This page presents a straw man data model for objects that correspond to Fedora 3 objects that only contain external datastreams.
The defining characteristics of this class of objects:
- They do not contain bitstreams, but rather, metadata about bitstreams held elsewhere
- They contain pointer(s) to the referenced bitstreams (or bitstream objects)
The related concept in LDP (Linked Data Platform) terms: Non-LDPC LDPRs
- LDPR: Linked Data Platform Resource
- LDPC: Linked Data Platform Container
To what extent can/should external datasream objects be modelled as LDPRs not contained within a LDPC?
What are the benefits of such a model?
What are the drawbacks or limitations?