[topicmapmail] Is the title the basename ?

[Thomas B. Passin]

[Jan Algermissen]
>
> I am really curious what others think about the following
> question:
>
> Up until now I have been very convinced that the title of a
> document is one of its basenames and that it would be
> perfectly sensible to use the following markup:
>
> <topic id="t1">
>   <subjectIdentity>
>     <resourceRef xlink:href="...the ducument URI" />
>   </subjectIdentity>
>   <baseName>
>     <baseNameString>The Title Of The Document</baseNameString>
>   </baseName>
> </topic>
>
> But now, I am not so sure anymore...any thoughts ?
>

I think it is OK, modulo uniqueness as Lars mentioned, especially if you are
getting the name automatically.  If you are getting it by hand, you might be
tempted to add something to add information. like "Hamlet (the play)", or
use some well-known name if there were one.

It is always a question whether to mung a name to get uniqueness rather than
to apply a unique but perhaps not very enlightening scope.  If the name is
not unique, then you may not be able to distinguish it (perhaps so you can
select it) in a list of other names.  If you mung the name, it will probably
seem a bit strange.  One way to enhance the name is to add something about
its context - this may seem more natural to a reader.

Cheers,

Tom P