module ActiveFedora::AttributeMethods::Read

def attribute(attribute_name)
  read_attribute(attribute_name)
end

to a date object, like Date.new(2004, 12, 12)).
it has been typecast (for example, "2004-12-12" in a date column is cast
Returns the value of the attribute identified by attr_name after

def read_attribute(attr_name)
  name = attr_name.to_s
  @attributes.fetch(name, nil)
end