Re: AW: AW: use-instead notes

On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 at 14:40:48, Neubert Joachim <J.Neubert@zbw.eu> 
wrote
>The SKOS model allows, as Antoine pointed out, even more (indeed
>arbitrarily complex) structures for notes, but in my eyes these
>structures require some self-discipline and some explanation (in form of
>documentation properties or comments, which can be attached to custom
>sub-properties of skos:note oder skos:scopeNote).

Yes, but when you depend on custom properties you pave the way for all 
sorts of individual developments which may lead to incompatibility and 
difficulty in exchanging data. At the least, software will have to be 
adjusted to handle each customised format.

>> restrictive business practices
>> SN: For restrictions on market entry USE market entry
>> RT: market entry

>> restrictions on market entry
>> USE: market entry
>
>SKOS does not provide "non-descriptors" as stand-alone entries, so this
>kind of hint could only be attached to <market entry> as an altLabel.

But the point of having an altLabel is that someone can enter the system 
using it and will then be referred to the relevant concept, with its 
preferred label. I have shown the way this is presented in a 
conventional thesaurus, and any user interface for SKOS should have some 
equivalent.

>(May be a good addition, but doesn't help at <restrictive business
>practices>.)

It would if the interface displays the scope note. Again I'm uncertain 
as to what extent we are considering systems for humans to read and 
understand or for computers to manipulate.

>(And, by the way, there are forms of "use-instead" notes which cannot be
>formalized at all - e.g. <industrial promotion> - For the promotion of
>particular sectors or regions USE the corresponding descriptors).

Yes, indeed, and a computer would have a problem in trying to interpret 
such a note, so this is clearly intended for humans.

Regards

Leonard
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