- From: Alistair Miles <a.j.miles@rl.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:22:24 +0000
- To: public-esw-thes@w3.org, SW Best Practices <public-swbp-wg@w3.org>
Links to some use cases from Diane Hillman ... -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Fwd: [PORT] SKOS planning to 31 April] Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 10:49:06 -0500 From: Diane I. Hillmann <dih1@cornell.edu> To: Alistair Miles <a.j.miles@rl.ac.uk> References: <43EA2796.80206@rl.ac.uk> <p0600202ac01109fd8a80@[192.168.1.100]> <43EB5BF1.3040901@rl.ac.uk> Sure, go ahead. Please point out that this is a site in progress, and that suggestions or comments can be forwarded to me. Diane >Hi Diane, thanks alot for this. Can I forward these links to the >SKOS mailing list? > >Diane I. Hillmann wrote: >> >>Alistair: >> >>We have a bunch of use cases for registry functions using SKOS at: >>http://phoenix.ischool.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/NSDL_Registry_Use_Case_Documentation_%28Vocabularies%29 >>which you're welcome to use. When using them, please refer to our >>General Use Case Information ( >>http://phoenix.ischool.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/General_Use_Case_Information >>) for explanations of terms used in the cases. >> >>Regards, >>Diane >> >>>Hi all, >>> >>>The SWBPD-WG has asked for a 3 month charter extension to finish off a >>>couple of documents and draft a charter for subsequent activities, which >>>would take us up to 31 April. Continued SKOS work will feature in >>>subsequent activities, most likely as a recommendation track work item. >>> >>>So how could we best use the time to 31 April? >>> >>>One option is to plan a 3rd review and publish 3rd public working drafts >>>of the SKOS Core Guide and SKOS Core Vocabulary Specification. If we did >>>this, I'd suggest we don't aim to be too ambitious, but go for changes >>>like the extensions appendix, for which we know there is an immediate >>>demand. >>> >>>Note that the chairs have indicated that the current SKOS WDs are quite >>>sufficient as input to recommendation track work, so there is no >>>necessity for us to publish 3rd public working drafts. >>> >>>Another option is to begin drafting a use cases and requirements >>>document. The fundamental requirements and use cases driving design of >>>SKOS Core have until now been implicit, and I think it would help to >>>focus design goals if we attempt to articulate them. This would also >>>greatly help scoping of rec track work. OWL has a 'requirements and use >>>cases' document [1], as does SPARQL [2] - I haven't read these yet but I >>>plan to :) >>> >>>Speaking personally, I'd rather put my effort into a use cases and >>>requirements document. I'm currently finishing off a masters course, and >>>only have a limited amount of time to devote to SKOS over the next 3 >>>months. >>> >>>Whatever we decide, we can of course continue to develop and discuss the >>>SKOS Core proposals/issues list [3]. >>> >>>Cheers, >>> >>>Al. >>> >>>[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/webont-req/ >>>[2] http://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-dawg-uc/ >>>[3] http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core/proposals >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Alistair Miles >>>Research Associate >>>CCLRC - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory >>>Building R1 Room 1.60 >>>Fermi Avenue >>>Chilton >>>Didcot >>>Oxfordshire OX11 0QX >>>United Kingdom >>>Email: a.j.miles@rl.ac.uk >>>Tel: +44 (0)1235 445440 >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Alistair Miles >>>Research Associate >>>CCLRC - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory >>>Building R1 Room 1.60 >>>Fermi Avenue >>>Chilton >>>Didcot >>>Oxfordshire OX11 0QX >>>United Kingdom >>>Email: a.j.miles@rl.ac.uk >>>Tel: +44 (0)1235 445440 >> > >-- >Alistair Miles >Research Associate >CCLRC - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory >Building R1 Room 1.60 >Fermi Avenue >Chilton >Didcot >Oxfordshire OX11 0QX >United Kingdom >Email: a.j.miles@rl.ac.uk >Tel: +44 (0)1235 445440 -- Alistair Miles Research Associate CCLRC - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Building R1 Room 1.60 Fermi Avenue Chilton Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 0QX United Kingdom Email: a.j.miles@rl.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1235 445440
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