> > Registry: (noun) a dynamically updatable database containing
> > metadata about and contained by resources available to a
> > grid. A single registry may be one of a network of mutually
> > queriable registries.
>
> What does 'and contained by' mean?
Metadata "about" resources: basic and curation metadata (id, name, title, contact, location, etc)
Metadata "contained by" resources: metadata contained in the data archive, data processor, data storage, etc. This is the dreaded "metadataFormat". If the resource were a star catalogue, the "contained by" metadata would be ramax, coordinates, wavelength, magnitude, etc. I would really like a better way to express this concept.
cheers,
Elizabeth
Received on 2003-04-30Z19:24:51