- From: Miles, AJ \(Alistair\) <A.J.Miles@rl.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 12:33:53 -0000
- To: <public-esw-thes@w3.org>
This all sounds good to me, will update the SKOS Core guide & spec accordingly (if no-one has any objections). Al. > -----Original Message----- > From: public-esw-thes-request@w3.org > [mailto:public-esw-thes-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of Leonard Will > Sent: 05 February 2005 20:50 > To: SKOS > Subject: Re: What about "taxonomies"? RE: Glossary of terms > relating to > thesauri and faceted classification > > > > In message > <F5839D944C66C049BDB45F4C1E3DF89D18DB74@exchange31.fed.cclrc.a > c.uk> on > Fri, 4 Feb 2005, "Miles, AJ (Alistair)" <A.J.Miles@rl.ac.uk> wrote > >A 'conceptual scheme' or 'concept scheme' is defined here > as: a set of > >concepts, optionally including statements about semantic > relationships > >between those concepts. Thesauri, classification schemes, subject > >heading schemes, terminologies, glossaries and other types of > >controlled vocabularies are all examples of conceptual schemes. > > > >How does that sound? > > It sounds fine to me, and as nobody has raised serious > objections I have > added it to the glossary at > <http://www.willpowerinfo.co.uk/glossary.htm>. I hope that is OK. > > I think you have to call it a "concept scheme" rather than a > "conceptual > scheme", because the latter form makes it sound as though it is not a > real scheme, just a conceptual one . . . > > >Do you think we should add 'taxonomies' to the second > sentence, or not :) ? > > I have added it, as I have also added "taxonomy" to the glossary with > it's narrower definition as a monohierarchical classification scheme. > > I put in a note to say that "taxonomy" is sometimes used with > a broader > meaning, which seems equivalent to your definition of > "concept scheme" > above. Adding it to the definition of "concept scheme" with > that meaning > would be self-referential, and should therefore be avoided. > > Leonard > > -- > Willpower Information (Partners: Dr Leonard D Will, > Sheena E Will) > Information Management Consultants Tel: +44 > (0)20 8372 0092 > 27 Calshot Way, Enfield, Middlesex EN2 7BQ, UK. Fax: +44 > (0)870 051 7276 > L.Will@Willpowerinfo.co.uk > Sheena.Will@Willpowerinfo.co.uk > ---------------- <URL:http://www.willpowerinfo.co.uk/> > ----------------- >
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