- From: Karen Coyle <kcoyle@kcoyle.net>
- Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:11:43 -0700
- To: Ed Summers <ehs@pobox.com>
- Cc: public-lld <public-lld@w3.org>
Quoting Ed Summers <ehs@pobox.com>: I also think it would > be good to articulate some guiding principles for vocabulary usage > before diving into best practices myself. Can you say a little more about what you mean by "vocabulary usage"? kc > > //Ed > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Karen Coyle <kcoyle@kcoyle.net> wrote: >> Since library data has some common patterns, it seems like one project to >> incubate would be the creation of examples of how to present those patterns >> in linked data, and some best practices for "linked data friendly" output >> from traditional library data. This would save everyone a lot of time in >> developing linked data for libraries, and would probably have the result of >> bringing more consistency overall. >> >> As an example, there could be a best practice for the description of >> personal names and name variants, a topic that has come up recently on the >> foaf list. This is a pretty complex problem, and it would be a shame to have >> to solve it multiple times in different projects, with different results. >> >> Best practices aren't mandatory, so no one HAS to follow them; they exist to >> guide those who desire guidance, and to save people time. They are not >> usually as formal as standards, and could be entirely in the form of >> examples and short explanations. There can be competing best practices, so >> that one has a choice should there be more than one "good way" to solve a >> problem. >> >> kc >> >> -- >> Karen Coyle >> kcoyle@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net >> ph: 1-510-540-7596 >> m: 1-510-435-8234 >> skype: kcoylenet >> >> >> >> > > -- Karen Coyle kcoyle@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net ph: 1-510-540-7596 m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet
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