Sounds like a good case for making @scheme optional. Though I never 
expected to hear a librarian propose such a thing!


On 03/08/12 15:58, Kevin Hawkins wrote:
> @scheme on <keywords> allows for reference to an external or internally
> defined keyword scheme used for the various <term> elements inside
> <keywords>.  I'm interested in attaching keywords to a TEI document that
> are not from a controlled vocabulary, such as author-defined keywords.
> Would you do this?
>
> <keywords scheme="#uncontrolled">
>   <term>ceremonials</term>
>   <term>fairs</term>
>   <term>street life</term>
> </keywords>
>
> <!-- in the header ... -->
> <taxonomy xml:id="uncontrolled">
>   <bibl>An uncontrolled vocabulary of terms from authors</bibl>
> </taxonomy>
>
> If feels a bit like tag abuse since there is no actual taxonomy.  If
> @scheme weren't required, I would be inclined to do:
>
> <keywords>
>   <term>ceremonials</term>
>   <term>fairs</term>
>   <term>street life</term>
> </keywords>
>
> and be done with it.  Thoughts?
>
> Kevin