RE: pilot set of SKOS based semantic web services

Hi Thomas - would not disagree about supporting a 'Linked Data'
approach.
Our focus has been at a somewhat higher level on a potential SKOS
programmatic interface that might facilitate the development of SKOS
based applications and user interfaces - we'd be delighted to see a
RESTful version of any SKOS API.

Doug

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Bandholtz [mailto:thomas.bandholtz@innoq.com] 
Sent: 21 April 2008 15:58
To: Tudhope D S (AT)
Cc: public-esw-thes@w3.org; public-swd-wg@w3.org; NKOS-L@OCLC.ORG
Subject: Re: pilot set of SKOS based semantic web services

This surely is a valuable contribution.
However - I wonder if the 2004 SOAP API of SKOS is well aligned with 
current SemWeb.

Shouldn't it be RESTful to fit into e.g. LinkingOpenData?
http://esw.w3.org/topic/SweoIG/TaskForces/CommunityProjects/LinkingOpenD
ata

See "How to publish Linked Data on the Web"
http://www4.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de/bizer/pub/LinkedDataTutorial/

Thomas
http://www.semantic-network.de/home.html?lang=en
(which supports a SOAP API as well, and not even SKOS, but we'll be 
working on this)


Tudhope D S (AT) schrieb:
> The STAR project has developed a pilot set of semantic web services, 
> based upon the SKOS Core data model for thesauri and related knowledge

> organization systems. The services provide term look up in
vocabularies 
> known to the system, browsing and semantic concept expansion. Details 
> can be found at 
> http://hypermedia.research.glam.ac.uk/kos/terminology_services/
> 
>  
> 
> The service is based on a subset of the SWAD Europe SKOS API with 
> extensions for concept expansion. The service currently consists of 7 
> function calls, which could be integrated into a textual or metadata 
> based search system.
> 
> The services currently provide term look up across the thesauri held
in 
> the system, along with browsing and semantic concept expansion within
a 
> chosen thesaurus. This allows search to be augmented by SKOS-based 
> vocabulary and semantic resources (assuming the services are used in 
> conjunction with a search system).
> 
> Users may browse a concept space to explore and become familiar with 
> specialist terminology or as part of a broader application. A query is

> often expressed at a different level of generalisation from document 
> content or metadata, or may employ a slightly different semantic 
> perspective. In combination with a search system, the services allow 
> queries to be expanded (automatically or interactively) by synonyms or

> by expansion over the SKOS semantic relationships. Expansion is based
on 
> a measure of 'semantic closeness'.
> 
> Anyone interested is welcome to inspect the API or download a client 
> demonstrator, which is currently configured to operate with a subset
of 
> English Heritage thesauri. We're keen to receive any feedback or 
> suggestions. It's intended as an pilot demonstrator of core 
> functionality rather than any final user interface. It should install 
> and run automatically (after one or two initial questions).
> 
>  
> 
> A WSDL file and service description are available. The work is ongoing

> and we welcome any feedback or interest in collaboration on developing

> an API to support a rich range of SKOS use cases.
> 
>  
> 
> Doug
> 
>  
> 
>  
> Douglas Tudhope
> Professor, Faculty of Advanced Technology
> University of Glamorgan
> Pontypridd CF37 1DL
> Wales, UK
> Tel +44 (0) 1443-483609
> Fax +44 (0) 1443-482715
> dstudhope@glam.ac.uk <mailto:dstudhope@glam.ac.uk>
> http://hypermedia.research.glam.ac.uk/people/tudhope/
> Editor : The New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia
>

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