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1. When a URI is resolved and a document returned a variety of formats may be used. The following is guidance as to what format to use in what circumstance.
1. When a URI is resolved and a document returned a variety of formats may be used. The following is guidance as to what format to use in what circumstance.4
2. Documents may be available in multiple formats. Each possible representation of the Document should have a distinct representation URI. For example:
2. Documents may be available in multiple formats. Each possible representation of the Document should have a distinct representation URI. For example:6
3. Having distinct representation URIs for each possible representation makes it possible to access a particular representation without changing the headers that are sent with a request, which is useful for certain clients. Each document should also include pointers to the other available formats, and lists of resources should also include lists of possible representations. For example:
3. Having distinct representation URIs for each possible representation makes it possible to access a particular representation without changing the headers that are sent with a request, which is useful for certain clients. Each document should also include pointers to the other available formats, and lists of resources should also include lists of possible representations. For example:7
- In HTML, use the element with a suitable type attribute
- In RDF, use a dct:hasFormat property
- In Atom, use the
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4. At least one representation must be machine-readable in a way that enables the construction of an RDF graph. It is recommended that this representation is one of:
4. At least one representation must be machine-readable in a way that enables the construction of an RDF graph. It is recommended that this representation is one of:12
6. Other formats are also useful. In particular, it is useful to provide other machine-readable formats such as:
6. Other formats are also useful. In particular, it is useful to provide other machine-readable formats such as:14
7. It is also useful to provide human-readable versions of the documents in HTML, if appropriate.
7. It is also useful to provide human-readable versions of the documents in HTML, if appropriate.15
8. The community of practice will provide further examples to illustrate how information can be returned from looking up a Representation URI.
8. The community of practice will provide further examples to illustrate how information can be returned from looking up a Representation URI.
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