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RE: Record Linkage in Simile

From: Butler, Mark <Mark_Butler@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 19:25:23 -0000
Message-ID: <E864E95CB35C1C46B72FEA0626A2E808206218@0-mail-br1.hpl.hp.com>
To: "'Nick Matsakis'" <matsakis@mit.edu>, SIMILE public list <www-rdf-dspace@w3.org> 

Hi Nick

> This made me realize that I should clarify my use of the term "record
> linkage".   ...
> The
> person 'Nick Matsakis' is not the same as a document he authored.

I'm not saying they are, I'm saying that in our conceptual model we have
first class objects that do not represent people, and where appropriate if
those objects are about the same "thing" then we potentially want to link
them. But yes, you could call this "record merging". Can you explain the
difference between "record linking" and "record merging"?

Dr Mark H. Butler
Research Scientist                HP Labs Bristol
mark-h_butler@hp.com
Internet: http://www-uk.hpl.hp.com/people/marbut/
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