Difference between revisions of "The case for reference models"
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From the TC 372 Workshop Compendium
Do we talk about the same thing?
Naming a data element may appear sufficient in order to give it a meaning. While this may be true for personal databases, it clearly isn't as soon as people from different backgrounds want to share the information.
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Both statements on the left appear to be correct when viewed independently from each other. Let's assume that the first statement is from a database of documentaries for educational purposes. Most users of this database will be more interested in where the film was shot, rather than in where it was produced. The second statement is what we would expect from a general filmographic database where films are usually associated with a production country. |