[InfoGathering] Task Description

During the last telcon it was requested that I send out a description of 
the Information Gathering task, so that people have a better 
understanding as to exactly what it involves. Well, here's my description.

The goal of the information-gathering task is to identify existing 
Semantic Web resources, and to ensure that they are easy for others to 
find and utilize going forwards. Resources for this task will include 
tools, products, code, demos, papers and books.

It would be expected that the initial stages of the task would focus on 
identifying how effectively the resources are currently made available. 
If we discover that a third party is already managing a comprehensive 
list for one of the types of resource, then we would just point to that 
list rather than re-create work that is already being undertaken. 
Alternatively, if we discover that there isn’t a particularly 
comprehensive or up to date list for a type of resource, then this is an 
area in which we would want to focus.

For the areas in which we want to focus, there are some key decisions 
that will need to be made:
1. How will we ensure that our work survives beyond the duration of the 
SWEO interest group? This isn’t an easy question to answer, but it is 
important, as it would be a great shame if our work were left to stagnate.
2. How will our list of resources coexist with efforts that have already 
been undertaken? In some cases, individuals may prefer us to take over 
their lists. In other cases, we may want to combine lists of resources 
from different places. Sometimes we may want to start from scratch
3. We need to make sure that our lists are useful. We need to make sure 
that people can easily find what it is they are looking for, and we will 
likely want to incorporate a preference system to help people identify 
the more trustworthy resource.
4. We will need to decide upon the technology that can help us based 
upon our earlier decisions.

I would envision that one person would want to coordinate this task, 
while others would focus on the different resources.

Cheers,

Susie

Received on Tuesday, 26 December 2006 19:48:59 UTC