Re: Contd: [pedantic-web] question about sioc / foaf usage

Nathan wrote:
> Kingsley Idehen wrote:
>> Nathan wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> To follow on a conversation I'm having with Kingsley at the minute, and
>>> to make it public, I'm also cc'ing in public-lod, pedantic-web and the
>>> sioc user list, as it is to do with all 3. Please do give feedback and
>>> correct me where I'm wrong. Especially if you can inline comment where
>>> something is wrong in my understanding.
>>>
>>> Kingsley Idehen wrote:
>>>  
>>>> Nathan wrote:
>>>>    
>>>>> so do / should the Post, HTML Document and RDF Document all have
>>>>> different Identifiers?
>>>>>       
>>>> If you want to make a statement (create a record) describing anything
>>>> you need an Identifier for the subject of your description. If you want
>>>> said description (a graph pictorial) to be fully explorable using HTTP
>>>> (what Linked Data is about) then you shouldn't use the URL (Address of a
>>>> Resource) as its Identifier. An HTTP GET against a URL has specific
>>>> consequences distinct from an HTTP GET against a Generic HTTP scheme URI
>>>> (a genuine Identifier/Name that Identifies an Object/Resource/Data
>>>> Item/Entity).
>>>>
>>>> Rather than do the whole 303 and hash URI dance (counter productive
>>>> since it dances around the issue of Data Identity), see if this document
>>>> of Data Object Identity clarifies things for you re. Identifiers.
>>>>
>>>> Links:
>>>>
>>>> 1.
>>>> http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/clamen/OODBMS/Manifesto/htManifesto/node4.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     
>>> okay.. here's the set-up; I have:
>>>
>>> * a "Post" which is a <sioc:Post>
>>> * a HTML Document which contains (among other things) a human readable
>>> representation of the <sioc:Post> at an URL
>>> * a RDF Document which contains a graph pictorial of the <sioc:Post>
>>> which is published at an URL
>>>
>>> to describe or reference the <sioc:Post> I have to give it a URI:
>>>   <http://example.lod/uri/post-123>
>>>
>>> to describe or reference the HTML Document I have to give it a URI:
>>>   <http://example.lod/uri/html-document-123>
>>> in addition the HTML document has an URL
>>>   <http://example.lod/documents/html-document-123.html>
>>>
>>> to describe or reference the RDF Document I have to give it a URI:
>>>   <http://example.lod/uri/rdf-graph-123>
>>> in addition the RDF document has an URL
>>>   <http://example.lod/documents/rdf-document-123.rdf>
>> Assumption: your Identifiers are slash terminated (i.e. Slash style of
>> Generic HTTP URI).
>>> now, I'm assuming the RDF Document will need to be self describing (also
>>> contain a graph pictorial about itself, as well as the <sioc:Post> -
>>> here's a very simplified version of the triples it'd contain.
>>>   
>> So the RDF data container (resource)  is:
>>
>> <http://example.lod/documents/rdf-document-123.rdf>, right?
>>
>>>   <http://example.lod/uri/rdf-graph-123> <rdf:type> <foaf:Document> ;
>>>     <dc:title> "SIOC Post profile for post-123"@en
>>>     <foaf:primaryTopic> <http://example.lod/uri/post-123> .
>>>
>>>   <http://example.lod/uri/post-123> <rdf:type> <sioc:Post> .
>>>
>>> Q1: is <foaf:primaryTopic> correct here?
>>>   
>> Yep.
>>> to say that the <sioc:Post> is contained by this graph we'd add the
>>> triple:
>>>   <http://example.lod/uri/post-123>
>>>     <sioc:link> <http://example.lod/uri/rdf-graph-123> .
>>>   
>> Redundant, but not necessarily incorrect. You can make redundant
>> statements :-)
>>> then we need to say where the rdf graph can be found (provide it's URL):
>>>   <http://example.lod/uri/rdf-graph-123>
>>>     <??????> <http://example.lod/documents/rdf-document-123.rdf> .
>>>   
>> <http://example.lod/documents/rdf-document-123.rdf> is a data set
>> container so you identify it properly as in:
>> <http://example.lod/documents/rdf-document-123.rdf#this>, via a simple
>> URL to Generic HTTP URI hack, with Linked Data de-referencing in mind
>> re. exploration of the description of this Thing/Object/Entity/Data
>> Item. Note: a little change-up as I've added a new Identifier but taken
>> the cheap # route via fragment identifier.
>>
>> This also means your could have stated the following at the top:
>>
>>  <http://example.lod/documents/rdf-document-123.rdf#this> <rdf:type>
>> <foaf:Document> ;
>>     <foaf:primaryTopic> <http://example.lod/uri/post-123> .
>>
>>  <http://example.lod/uri/post-123> <rdf:type> <sioc:Post>;
>>  <dc:title> "SIOC Post profile for post-123"@en.
>>
>> OR even the following, assuming you'd already assigned these URIs and
>> discovered that <http://example.lod/uri/rdf-graph-123> is basically the
>> same as <http://example.lod/documents/rdf-document-123.rdf#this> i.e.,
>> RDF data set containers (documents or information resources):
>>
>>  <http://example.lod/documents/rdf-document-123.rdf#this> <rdf:type>
>> <foaf:Document> ;
>>        <owl:sameAs> <http://example.lod/uri/rdf-graph-123>;
>>     <foaf:primaryTopic> <http://example.lod/uri/post-123> .
>>
>>  <http://example.lod/uri/post-123> <rdf:type> <sioc:Post>;
>>  <dc:title> "SIOC Post profile for post-123"@en.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Q2: which ontology does one use for <??????> in the above triple?
>>>   
>> None.
>>> then we need to say that the HTML document is a document, that contains
>>> a human readable version of the <sioc:Post> (amongst other things)
>>>
>>>   <http://example.lod/uri/html-document-123>
>>>     <rdf:type> <foaf:Document> ;
>>>     <foaf:primaryTopic> <http://example.lod/uri/post-123> .
>>>
>>> Q3: is the HTML Document a <sioc:Container>, which is a container of the
>>> <sioc:Post>?
>>>     <http://example.lod/uri/html-document-123>
>>>     <rdf:type> <foaf:Document> , <sioc:Container> ;
>>>     <foaf:primaryTopic> <http://example.lod/uri/post-123> ;
>>>     <sioc:container_of> <http://example.lod/uri/post-123> .
>>>   
>> Yes, esp. as <sioc:Post> <rdfs:subClassOf> <sioc:Item> .
>>
>> Note same applies to the RDF data container as in:
>>
>> <http://example.lod/uri/rdf-graph-123> <rdf:type> <foaf:Document> ,
>> <sioc:Container> ;
>>     <foaf:primaryTopic> <http://example.lod/uri/post-123> ;
>>     <sioc:container_of> <http://example.lod/uri/post-123> .
>>
>> OR
>> <http://example.lod/uri/rdf-graph-123> <rdf:type> <foaf:Document> ,
>> <sioc:Container> ;
>>        <owl:sameAs>
>> <http://example.lod/documents/rdf-document-123.rdf#this>;
>>     <foaf:primaryTopic> <http://example.lod/uri/post-123> ;
>>     <sioc:container_of> <http://example.lod/uri/post-123> .
>>
>>
>>
>>> Q4: should we also say the description of the HTML Document is also
>>> contained by this graph?
>>>   <http://example.lod/uri/post-123>
>>>     <sioc:link> <http://example.lod/uri/rdf-graph-123> .
>>>   
>> <http://example.lod/uri/rdf-graph-123> <sioc:link>
>> <http://example.lod/uri/html-document-123>.
>> or even: <http://example.lod/uri/rdf-graph-123> <foaf:Topic>
>> <http://example.lod/uri/html-document-123>.
>>
>>
>>> Q5: how do we specify the URL of the HTML Document?
>>>     <http://example.lod/uri/html-document-123>
>>>     <?????> <http://example.lod/documents/html-document-123.html> .
>>>   
>> Remember the earlier statement re. the RDF document (resource):
>>
>>
>> <http://example.lod/documents/rdf-document-123.rdf#this> <rdf:type>
>> <foaf:Document> ;
>>        <owl:sameAs> <http://example.lod/uri/rdf-graph-123>;
>>     <foaf:primaryTopic> <http://example.lod/uri/post-123> .
>>
>>
>> Re. HTML resource description same thing applies re. association with
>> the sioc:Post:
>>
>>  <http://example.lod/documents/html-document-123.html#this> <rdf:type>
>> <foaf:Document>;
>>  <foaf:primaryTopic> <http://example.lod/uri/post-123> .
>>
>>  <http://example.lod/uri/post-123> <rdf:type> <sioc:Post>;
>>  <dc:title> "SIOC Post profile for post-123"@en.
>>
>> OR
>>
>> <http://example.lod/documents/html-document-123.html#this> <rdf:type>
>> <foaf:Document> ;
>>   <owl:sameAs> <http://example.lod/uri/html-document-123>;
>>   <foaf:primaryTopic> <http://example.lod/uri/post-123> .
>>
>>
>>  <http://example.lod/uri/post-123> <rdf:type> <sioc:Post>;
>>  <dc:title> "SIOC Post profile for post-123"@en.
>>
>>
>>> I think that's enough for now; all feedback welcome!
>>>
>>> regards
>>>
>>> nathan
>>>
>>>   
>> Bar any typos or cut&paste snafus, I've hopefully answered your questions.
>> Ultimately, the file (information resource, document, data container)
>> has its own set of attributes e.g. format (dcterms:format), actual file
>> name (not title of the content), creation date etc.. Distinct from the
>> description of its content (hence the use of foaf:primaryTopic as
>> conduit to content description graph).
>>
>> Link:
>>
>> 1.
>> http://linkeddata.uriburner.com/about/html/http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10407056-36.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0
>> - example of Linked Data graph that describes an document (information
>> resource) in a manner distinct from its content (see the data exposed by
>> foaf:primaryTopic) .
>>
>>
> 
> perfect, thanks kingsley :)
> 
> only q (which i still don't follow) is that afaik I *need* to specify in
>  rdf where one can find the HTML document, no point describing something
> people can't find... noted that in you're own rdf you use:
> <resource>
> <http://www.openlinksw.com/schema/attribution#isDescribedUsing> <url>
> 
> i essentially need the equiv for anything;
> 
>   <http://example.lod/uri/html-document-123>
>  <canBeFound> <here/URL> .
> or
>  <has_link> <here/URL> .
> 
> the thing I'm describing can be found at web address, ie show the human
> this version etc etc (if you follow)

perhaps foaf:page ? like dbpedia uses?

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