Where Does the Metadata Come From? Metadata从哪儿来的?
Q: Should we expect the author to type in all this metadata?
问: 我们是否应该预料作者会输入所有这些metadata呢?
A: Partially, but:
答: 部份是, 但:
part of the metadata information is present in the tool…
有些metadata信息是在工具内的...
…but thrown away at output
…却在出品中丢弃了
e.g., a business chart can be generated by a tool…
例如: 一个商业图表可以工具来制作...
…it “knows” the structure, the classification, etc. of the chart
…它“知道”图表的结构,分类,等
…but, usually, this information is lost
...但通常这资讯已遗失
…storing it in metadata is easy!
把它存于metadata是很简单的!
“SW-aware” authoring tools will be of a great help
SW-aware”编辑工具将是一个很好的帮手
Ivan Herman
, W3C Head of Offices
Beijing, China, 12 November, 2003
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