Relationships involving collections

Hi,

With regard to the latest skos reference working draft, how should 
mappings between vocabularies that involve collections be performed?

In the astronomy vocabularies that I have been working with, I have come 
across several instances where I either need to directly relate 2 
collections or a collection with a concept. One such example is for 
relating the vocabulary of astronomy and astrophysics journal keywords 
(A&A) [1] with the international astronomical union thesaurus (IAUT) 
[2]. Below are brief snippets of the two vocabularies.

A&A
Concept: "Sources as function of wavelength"
  NT Collection: "Gamma Rays"
    NT Concept: "Gamma ray bursts"
       Concept: "Gamma ray observations"
       Concept: "Gamma ray theory"

IAUT
Concept: "Radiation"
  NT Concept: "Gamma rays"

I would like to assert
A&A:"Gamma Rays" skos:exactMatch IAUT:"Gamma rays"

In fact, as I have typed up this example I wonder if the A&A vocabulary 
snippet I have given is in fact valid in the new skos reference as is 
declares a collection to be a narrower term and this goes against the 
domain and range declarations for the BT/NT relationships.

Cheers,

Alasdair

[1] 
http://www.aanda.org/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=170&Itemid=191
[2] http://msowww.anu.edu.au/library/thesaurus/english/

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