- From: Stella Dextre Clarke <stella@lukehouse.org>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:06:24 +0000
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*/"Interoperability with other vocabularies"/* is to be the title of Part 2 of the international standard *ISO 25964* */Thesauri and interoperability with other vocabularies/*.Part 2 will build on the foundation established in Part 1 /Thesauri for information retrieval/, which was published in 2011. (See more about Part 1 at http://nkos.slis.kent.edu/PressReleaseISO25964-1Dec2011.pdf). It is also well aligned with the mapping properties of SKOS. *Public availability* The draft is now available for public consultation until the end of April 2012, free of charge, at http://drafts.bsigroup.com/ . You can find it there easily by entering "25964" in the search box. Although no payment is required you will need to register before viewing the whole document, section by section. You are invited to enter as many comments as you wish, and propose alternative text if appropriate. All comments submitted online will be forwarded to the drafting committee (ISO TC46/SC9/WG8) at the end of the commenting period. Comments are welcome from prospective users of all nationalities. *Content of the draft* ISO DIS 25964-2, as the draft of Part 2 is known, provides guidance for the context in which diverse vocabularies are used and needed to access multiple information systems. It deals first with structural models for mapping across vocabularies, such as hub structures or direct linkage. It goes on to set out good practice for mapping between one vocabulary and another, including: ·the various types of mapping recommended (e.g. equivalence, broader/narrower, etc.); ·how to handle pre-coordination of concepts ·techniques for identifying candidate mappings ·data management and exchange ·display of mapped vocabularies The guidance in this standard applies not just to mapping between one thesaurus and another, but also to interoperability between thesauri and classification schemes, taxonomies, subject heading schemes, ontologies, terminologies, name authority lists and synonym rings. Key characteristics including the basic semantic components of each of these vocabulary types are described, and where applicable examples are given of mapping between these and thesauri. *Role and applicability of the standard* Part 1 of the standard sets out the best practice available now for thesaurus development and maintenance. Part 2 adds guidance for the networked future, and marks a step towards the Semantic Web. The drafting committee will look forward to your feedback Stella Dextre Clarke Convenor, ISO TC46/SC9/WG8 -- ***************************************************** Stella Dextre Clarke Information Consultant Luke House, West Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8RR, UK Tel: 01235-833-298 Fax: 01235-863-298 stella@lukehouse.org *****************************************************
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