[topicmapmail] Is the title the basename ?

[Jan Algermissen]

"Thomas B. Passin" wrote:
> 
> [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.

Ok. Especially titles like 'Intorduction to..' are likely to cause ambiguity.
> 
> 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.  

I'd allways try the former, I just don't like scopes that do not scope enough
associations to convey any meaning, but that's another story...

> 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.

Yes, this is what I think.

Jan


> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Tom P
> 
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