- From: Miles, AJ \(Alistair\) <A.J.Miles@rl.ac.uk>
- Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:12:39 -0000
- To: "kk aw" <kkaw@multicentric.com>, <public-esw-thes@w3.org>
Hi KK Aw,
For use cases like yours I would suggest that you use custom refinements ('extensions') of skos:prefLabel and skos:altLabel. There is an example in the draft 'extensions' document [1] that covers this type of situation [2] - how does this look to you?
Cheers,
Al.
[1] http://isegserv.itd.rl.ac.uk/cvs-public/~checkout~/skos/drafts/appextensions.html?rev=1.8
[2] http://isegserv.itd.rl.ac.uk/cvs-public/~checkout~/skos/drafts/appextensions.html?rev=1.8#hExSpecLabelling
> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-esw-thes-request@w3.org
> [mailto:public-esw-thes-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of kk aw
> Sent: 05 November 2005 11:23
> To: public-esw-thes@w3.org
> Subject: comment:skos:preflabel
>
>
>
> I think the use of skos:preflabel and skos:altlabel may be
> restrictive
> and confusing.
>
> For example, in biological sciences, we have scientific name,
> local name
> and common name for plants, fish and other living things.
> Which should
> be the preferred name? It depends on the context. Likewise
> we can have
> labels in different languages.
>
> I would like to suggest the use of skos:label with a type attribute
> where the type can be "preferred", "alternate" and any other
> appropriate
> name.
>
> Regards,
> KK Aw
>
>
>
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