RE: How to model an "including" and "see also" notes in skos

Hi Johan,

in a classification system an „including“ note is a specific kind of note specifying the class’s scope. In some systems such as the DDC, it has very specific semantics, since topics mentioned in “including” cannot be further subdivided. The DDC Glossary [1] states:

[[
A note enumerating topics that are logically part of the class but are less extensive in scope than the concept represented by the class number. These topics do not have enough literature to warrant their own number. Standard subdivisions may not be added to the numbers for these topics.
]]

Thinking of it, the generic way of expressing “including” might just be to use skos:scopeNote.

[1] https://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/glossary/dewey.en.html#IncludingNote


Thanks,

Lars

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From: Johan De Smedt [mailto:johan.de-smedt@tenforce.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 5:14 PM
To: Svensson, Lars
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Subject: Re: How to model an "including" and "see also" notes in skos

Hi Lars,
What does "including" mean?
- is it a hierarchical relationship (has sub-class; has-instance; has-part, ...)
- or is it an associative relationship.
Johan

On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 3:22 PM, Svensson, Lars <L.Svensson@dnb.de<mailto:L.Svensson@dnb.de>> wrote:
All,

which is the best way to model "including" and "see also" notes as used in classifications in skos? For "see also" one could consider skos:related, but I haven't found anything suitable for "including".

Thanks for any insight,

Lars

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