subject indicators

Hi all,

For a bit more description of the skos:subjectIndicator property with a
couple of examples, see:

http://esw.w3.org/mt/esw/archives/000094.html

Can I check with topic maps folks that the following analysis seems
reasonable? ...

The following bits of RDF/XML and XTM are analagous to each other:

---
<rdf:RDF  xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
          xmlns:skos="http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#">

  <rdf:Description rdf:nodeID="ontopia">
    <skos:subjectIndicator rdf:resource="http://www.ontopia.net/"/>
    ...
  </rdf:Description>	

</rdf:RDF>
---
<topic id="ontopia">
  <subjectIdentity>
    <subjectIndicatorRef xlink:href="http://www.ontopia.net/"/>
  </subjectIdentity>
  ...
</topic>
---

The following bits of RDF/XML and XTM are analagous to each other:

---
<rdf:RDF  xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">

  <rdf:Description rdf:about="http://www.ontopia.net/">
    ...
  </rdf:Description>

</rdf:RDF>
---
<topic id="ontopia-homepage">
  <subjectIdentity>
    <resourceRef xlink:href="http://www.ontopia.net/"/>
  </subjectIdentity>
  ...
</topic>
---

Yours,

Alistair.

---
Alistair Miles
Research Associate
CCLRC - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Building R1 Room 1.60
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Chilton
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Oxfordshire OX11 0QX
United Kingdom
Email:        a.j.miles@rl.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1235 445440

Received on Thursday, 11 November 2004 12:37:43 UTC