Changes between Version 14 and Version 15 of oaipmh_improvements


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07/16/12 06:43:01 (13 years ago)
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simonp
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  • oaipmh_improvements

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    1515==== '''Metadata Object harvesting''' ====
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    17 In recent times !GeoNetwork has moved from supporting a simple ISO19115/19139 metadata in the form of a 'record' to supporting a set of ISO19115/19139 metadata 'objects' with hierarchical relationships between the objects. The diagram below shows a typical hierarchy:
     17In recent times !GeoNetwork has moved from supporting a simple ISO19115/19139 metadata in the form of a 'record' to supporting a set of ISO19115/19139 metadata 'objects' with hierarchical relationships between the objects. The diagram below shows an example of some objects and relationships:
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     19[[Image(ISOLinks.png)]]
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    1921The mechanisms for handling these relationships are part of the ISO standard. They can be explicit in the form of an xlink that refers directly to the related metadata object or implicit by including the UUID of a related metadata object as content in an element. Here is an example of an explicit relationship between a metadata record and a fragment of contact information that it includes: