SGML transfer format for discussion

[Kate Ord <kateo@erin.gov.au>]

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Just a reminder that the deadline for comments is the end of the month.
If you can not make this deadline but are still interested in commenting, 
could you please at least indicate your interest by the end of the month
with an email.

Thanks to those people sho have already considered and commented on the documents.

Cheers,

Kate

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Kate Ord
Scientific Coordinator
ERIN Regional Information Section
Environment Forest Taskforce 
Environment Australia
GPO Box 787
Canberra  ACT 2601

ph:	(06) 274 1201	Int. ph:    +61-6-274 1201
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>From owner-ozmeta-l@steropes.erin.gov.au Thu May  1 15:13 EST 1997
Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 15:11:47 +1000 (EST)
From: Kate Ord <kateo@erin.gov.au>
To: ozmeta-l@erin.gov.au
Subject: SGML transfer format for discussion
Cc: stewart@erin.gov.au, tricia@erin.gov.au, tony@erin.gov.au,
        matt@erin.gov.au
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In support of the implementation of the Metadata Guidelines, the ANZLIC
Working Group on Metadata has developed an SGML transfer format for discussion 
and comment.

In order to transcend email conversion problems, we have included 
the main documents as text within this email. These documents can also 
be picked up a Microsoft Word or text files from the ERIN ftp site 
(ftp://ftp.erin.gov.au/pub/sgml). They are described below:-

SGMLWHY.DOC
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This document explains SGML, the transfer format and its potential 
for distributed directories. It includes an introduction to SGML. It 
also includes an explanation of why a standard format is required and 
why we have taken this particular path.

SGMLDTD.DOC
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This is a critical document for SGML called the Document Type Declaration
or DTD. This defines the structure and elements of the SGML documents.

SGMLEG.DOC
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This document is an example of a marked up SGML document.

ANZMAP.DOC
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This document maps ANZLIC elements only to FGDC and GILS. It does not fully map
all FGDC to all GILS, only those elements shared with ANZLIC. This is Word Table document
and has not been included in the text of this message. It can be picked up from 
the ftp site.


Could you please send any comments to Michael Fox (michael.fox@ogdc.vic.gov.au) or 
Kate Ord (kateo@erin.gov.au) by C.O.B. on Friday 30th May.

Thanks for your consideration.

Kate and Michael