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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Stefan F. Keller <SPAN
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<DIV>I think that two crucial questions are crucial:</DIV>
<DIV>i) Do we need a search protocol or a harvesting protocol?</DIV>
<DIV>ii) How to describe data access services as well as filter
services? <SPAN class=210430612-10082006><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><SPAN class=210430612-10082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>IMO what
is 'crucial' is a formalization of the metadata
scheme</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=210430612-10082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>we are
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=210430612-10082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>going to require for data stored at
telascience</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=210430612-10082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=210430612-10082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>How we
use/expose that is of secondary concern</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=210430612-10082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>Cheers</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=210430612-10082006><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><SPAN class=210430612-10082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>Norman</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>