- From: Ivan Herman <ivan@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 10:35:26 +0100
- To: "Bailer, Werner" <werner.bailer@joanneum.at>
- Cc: w3c_ac <w3c_ac@joanneum.at>, "w3c-ac-forum@w3.org" <w3c-ac-forum@w3.org>, W3C Public Annotation List <public-annotation@w3.org>, Florian Stegmaier <florian.stegmaier@uni-passau.de>
- Message-Id: <42DEE9AB-862D-4E7F-AB38-566FD18786D2@w3.org>
On 06 Feb 2014, at 10:32 , Bailer, Werner <werner.bailer@joanneum.at> wrote: > Hi Ivan, > > I'm not sure when Annotation WG is planned to start, but it is true that Media Annotation WG might be closed within the next months (after the API has become REC). > > So I agree that it could not be listed a liaison. Nonetheless, the results should be considered in the work of Annotation WG. Sure, but that is something that the Working Group will have to decide when the time comes; I do not believe it should be part of the charter... That is still a few month away:-) Thanks! Cheers Ivan > > Best regards, > Werner > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ivan Herman [mailto:ivan@w3.org] >> Sent: Donnerstag, 06. Februar 2014 10:14 >> To: w3c_ac >> Cc: w3c-ac-forum@w3.org; W3C Public Annotation List; Florian Stegmaier >> Subject: Re: Work in Progress on a new Annotation Working Group Charter >> (Advance Notice) >> >> Werner, >> >> the information I got was that there is very little chance that the Media >> Annotation WG would still be alive by the time this Annotation WG would start. >> This means that, as I said, listing it as an external liaison seems >> unnecessary, unfortunately... >> >> Sincerely >> >> Ivan >> >> On 05 Feb 2014, at 11:01 , Ivan Herman <ivan@w3.org> wrote: >> >>> Werner, >>> >>> thanks for the comment. And yes, that WG might be very relevant for this new >> group. However... we have to check whether the group will still be active when >> the this new group will be starting. The related group's section lists active >> groups only... >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Ivan >>> >>> On 05 Feb 2014, at 09:08 , w3c_ac <w3c_ac@joanneum.at> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Ivan and Doug, >>>> >>>> We expect this work to be a very relevant and useful initiative. >>>> >>>> In the list of related W3C groups, we suggest to add the Media Annotation >> WG [1], which has been working on a basic metadata set for media content on >> the web [2], and a related API [3]. The metadata set has also been formalized >> as an OWL ontology, and the API proposes a JSON representation of the >> metadata. Thus we think that there is potential overlap with the work to be >> addressed by the Annotation WG. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> Werner >>>> >>>> [1] http://www.w3.org/2008/WebVideo/Annotations/ >>>> [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/REC-mediaont-10-20120209/ >>>> [3] http://www.w3.org/2008/WebVideo/Annotations/drafts/API10/PR2/ >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> -- >>>> Werner Bailer >>>> Audiovisual Media Group >>>> >>>> DIGITAL - Institute of Information and Communication Technologies >>>> >>>> JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH Steyrergasse 17, A-8010 >>>> Graz, AUSTRIA >>>> >>>> phone: +43-316-876-1218 personal fax: +43-316-876-91218 >>>> mobile: +43-664-602-876-1218 general fax: +43-316-876-1191 >>>> web: http://www.joanneum.at/digital >>>> e-mail: mailto:werner.bailer@joanneum.at >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> -- >>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Coralie Mercier [mailto:coralie@w3.org] >>>>> Sent: Dienstag, 04. Februar 2014 12:04 >>>>> To: w3c-ac-members@w3.org >>>>> Cc: public-annotation@w3.org >>>>> Subject: Work in Progress on a new Annotation Working Group Charter >>>>> (Advance >>>>> Notice) >>>>> >>>>> Dear Advisory Committee Representative, >>>>> >>>>> This is an advance notice that the Team has started work on a >>>>> charter for a Working Group supporting annotations in Web pages, in >>>>> digital books and magazines, and other types of media on the Web. >>>>> >>>>> Annotating, i.e., the act of creating associations between distinct >>>>> pieces of information, is a widespread activity online in many >>>>> guises but currently lacks a structured approach. Web citizens make >>>>> comments about online resources using either tools built into the >>>>> hosting web site, external web services, or the functionality of an >> annotation client. >>>>> Readers of ebooks use the tools provided by reading systems to add >>>>> and share their thoughts or highlight portions of texts. Comments >>>>> about photos on Flickr, videos on YouTube, audio tracks on >>>>> SoundCloud, people's posts on Facebook, or mentions of resources on >>>>> Twitter could all be considered to be annotations associated with the >> resource being discussed. >>>>> >>>>> The possibility of annotation is essential for many application >>>>> areas. For example, it is standard practice for students to mark up >>>>> their printed textbooks when familiarizing themselves with new >>>>> materials; the ability to do the same with electronic materials >>>>> (e.g., books, journal articles, or >>>>> infographics) is crucial for the advancement of e-learning. >>>>> Submissions of manuscripts for publication by trade publishers or >>>>> scientific journals undergo review cycles involving authors and >>>>> editors or peer reviewers; although the end result of this >>>>> publishing process usually involves Web formats (HTML, XML, etc.), >>>>> the lack of proper annotation facilities for the Web platform makes >>>>> this process unnecessarily complex and time consuming. Communities >>>>> developing specifications jointly, and published, eventually, on the >>>>> Web, need to annotate the documents they produce to improve the efficiency >> of their communication. >>>>> >>>>> There is a large number of closed and proprietary web-based "sticky note" >>>>> and annotation systems offering annotation facilities on the Web or >>>>> as part of ebook reading systems. The primary complaint about these >>>>> is that the user- created annotations cannot be shared, reused in >>>>> another environment, archived, and so on, due to a proprietary >>>>> nature of the environments where they were created. The goal of this >>>>> Working Group is to provide an open approach for annotation, making >>>>> it possible for browsers, reading systems, JavaScript libraries, and >>>>> other tools, to develop an annotation ecosystem where users have >>>>> access to their annotations from various environments, can share those >> annotations, can archive them, and use them how they wish. >>>>> >>>>> The mission of the Annotation Working Group, which we may propose to >>>>> add to the Digital Publishing Activity, is to define a generic data >>>>> model for annotations, and define the basic infrastructural elements >>>>> to make it deployable in browsers and reading systems. >>>>> >>>>> A draft charter is available (this is not a formal review, just an >>>>> early >>>>> draft): >>>>> https://www.w3.org/2014/01/Ann-charter.html >>>>> >>>>> The goal of this draft is to provide a framework for a public >>>>> discussion on the creation of an annotation working group at w3c. We >>>>> also anticipate getting community perspectives on the scope of this >>>>> proposed charter at a Workshop on Annotation that W3C plans to >>>>> organize in April, co-located with the I Annotate conference in San >>>>> Francisco. The current plan is to finalize the charter soon after >>>>> that event. Once the charter is finalized, it will be reviewed by the >> director and W3M and then sent to you for formal approval. >>>>> >>>>> We welcome your comments and questions as well as general >>>>> expressions of interest and support on <w3c-ac-forum@w3.org>, copied >>>>> to <public- annotation@w3.org> (this is a public mailing list). You >>>>> may also send comments directly to Ivan Herman <ivan@w3.org> or Doug >> Schepers <schepers@w3.org>. >>>>> >>>>> This announcement follows section 6.2.2 of the Process Document: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.w3.org/2005/10/Process-20051014/groups#WGCharterDevelopme >>>>> nt >>>>> >>>>> For Tim Berners-Lee, Director, >>>>> Ralph Swick, Information and Knowledge Domain Lead, Ivan Herman, >>>>> Digital Publishing Activity Lead; Coralie Mercier, W3C >>>>> Communications >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Coralie Mercier - W3C Communications Team - http://www.w3.org >>>>> mailto:coralie@w3.org +336 4322 0001 >>>>> http://www.w3.org/People/CMercier/ >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ---- >>> Ivan Herman, W3C >>> Digital Publishing Activity Lead >>> Home: http://www.w3.org/People/Ivan/ >>> mobile: +31-641044153 >>> GPG: 0x343F1A3D >>> FOAF: http://www.ivan-herman.net/foaf >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> ---- >> Ivan Herman, W3C >> Digital Publishing Activity Lead >> Home: http://www.w3.org/People/Ivan/ >> mobile: +31-641044153 >> GPG: 0x343F1A3D >> FOAF: http://www.ivan-herman.net/foaf >> >> >> >> > ---- Ivan Herman, W3C Digital Publishing Activity Lead Home: http://www.w3.org/People/Ivan/ mobile: +31-641044153 GPG: 0x343F1A3D FOAF: http://www.ivan-herman.net/foaf
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