METS Records

[Gul Akbar <G....@Bradford.ac.uk>]

Hello all,

Has anyone had any experience with METS (Metadata Encoding & Transmission 
Standards) records. This is where one record points to another in a structured 
approach.

I was wondering if anyone had any idea how I would store these records in the 
Xindice database.
[http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets/]

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Xindice Questions

[te...@email.unc.edu]

Hello all,
I am currently a graduate student in Information Science at the 
University of NC at Chapel Hill. I just starting using Xindice and 
really think it's a great tool. Bravo for the Apache XML project! For a 
user interface course I'm in this semester, I am planning to build a 
prototype for a gui-based content management system that sits on top of 
the Xindice database. I need some users though to answer a few 
questions...as there obviously aren't a plethora of ppl at the 
university that have ever used a native XML database :) 

So, if you have a few seconds in your day for a lowly grad student, it 
would be great if you could answer 7 questions about how you decided to 
use a native XML database...Either fill answers out at this url:
http://www.questionbuilder.com/html/styles/corporate.shtml?cqmid=2659

or respond directly to me with answers to the questions below. I would 
greatly appreciate it and I swear I won't clog up the user list again! 
Additionally, the results of the survey will not be used for any 
commercial purposes. They are primarily for me to get a feel of what 
features would be appropriate for a GUI that works with Xindice.

Cheers,
Susan
former java developer, current grad student

QUESTIONS:
Name 2-3 reasons why you chose to use a native XML database?


Do you find a command line interface difficult to use with a native XML 
database?


Would you prefer to use a GUI based interface 
for database management (i.e., a content management system 
that sits on the Xindice database)?

Do you currently use a content management tool or database management 
tool for organizing and managing XML documents?

If so, which tools do you use?


List 3-4 tasks you do on a daily basis with the Xindice database.