Re: [SKOS] Re: Review of the SKOS Primer

Dear Quentin,

The latest version of the SKOS Primer draft includes proposals to 
address the editorial comments that were still pending.
The points Ed addressed aree at the end of this mail.

The abstract would now read
[[
SKOS provides a model for expressing the basic structure and content of 
concept schemes such as thesauri, classification schemes, subject 
heading lists, taxonomies, folksonomies, and other types of controlled 
vocabulary. As an application of the Resource Description Framework 
(RDF) SKOS allows concepts to be documented, linked and merged with 
other data, while still being composed, integrated and published on the 
World Wide Web.
This document is an implementors guide for those who would like to 
represent their concept scheme using SKOS.
In basic SKOS, conceptual resources (concepts) can be identified using 
URIs, labelled with strings in one or more natural languages, documented 
with various types of notes, semantically related to each other in 
informal hierarchies and association networks, and aggregated into 
distinct concept schemes.
In advanced SKOS, conceptual resources can be mapped to conceptual 
resources in other schemes and grouped into labelled or ordered 
collections. Concept labels can also be related to each other. Finally, 
the SKOS vocabulary itself can be extended to suit the needs of 
particular communities of practice.
This document is a companion to the SKOS Reference, which gives the 
normative reference on SKOS.
]]

And the first part of the introduction would now read
[[
The Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS) is a RDF vocabulary for 
representing semi-formal knowledge organization systems (KOS), such as 
thesauri, taxonomies, classification schemes and subject heading 
systems. Because SKOS is based on the Resource Description Framework 
(RDF) [RDF-PRIMER] these representations are machine-readable, and can 
be exchanged between software applications and published on the World 
Wide Web.
SKOS has been designed to provide a low-cost migration path for porting 
existing organization systems to the Semantic Web. SKOS also provides a 
light weight, intuitive conceptual modeling language for developing and 
sharing new KOSs. It can be used on its own, or in combination with more 
formal languages like the Web Ontology Language (OWL) [OWL]. SKOS can 
also be seen as a bridging technology, providing the missing link 
between the rigorous logical formalism of ontology languages such as OWL 
and the chaotic, informal and weakly-structured world of social 
approaches to information management, as exemplified by social tagging 
applications.
]]

I hope these address your comments.

Cheers,

Antoine

 >>> > > > Specific comments
 >>> > > > =================
 >>> > > > Abstract:
 >>> > > > - I would move "meaningfully" before "on the World Wide Web".

removed "meaningfully" instead

 >>> > > > - I use "character string" or simply "string" rather than 
"lexical
 >>> > > > strings" in the third paragraph.

Done

 >>> > > > - In the last paragraph, I would refer to "concept labels" 
rather than
 >>> > > > "labels of concepts".

Done. I also added a sentence just afterwards, about extending the
skos vocabulary.

 >>> > > >
 >>> > > > Introduction:
 >>> > > > - I would use "machine-readable" rather than 
"machine-processable".

Done.

 >>> > > > - I would combine the last sentence from the second paragraph 
with the
 >>> > > > third paragraph as they seem to be related.

Done.

Received on Thursday, 31 January 2008 11:29:27 UTC