Re: FW: proposal by Encyclopaedia Britannica

Carmen-Maria, Paul,

 Thank you for taking the time to write this proposal up.

 I suggest you evangelize it both to folks on the public-vocabs mailing
list and to potential webmasters who might want to use it on their
websites. If there is sufficient interest in all or part of the vocabulary,
we can figure out what the next steps are.

thanks,

guha


On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 9:45 AM, Hetrea, Carmen <CHetrea@eb.com> wrote:

>  Hi, all,
>
> We have not heard back from the contact group below and are wondering
> whether our proposal has been received and whether it is being considered.
>
> I will try to resubmit it to the various e-mail addresses that I can find
> but would be grateful for a brief reply from someone working on the
> schema.org extensions.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Carmen Hetrea
>
> Director of Knowledge Architecture, Encyclopaedia Britannica
>
> 312.347.7071; chetrea@eb.com
>
> *From:* Hetrea, Carmen
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 24, 2013 1:42 PM
> *To:* schema-org-contact@googlegroups.com
> *Cc:* Cranmer, Paul; Hetrea, Carmen
> *Subject:* proposal by Encyclopaedia Britannica
>
>
>
> SCHEMA.ORG ONTOLOGY EXPANSION - a PROPOSAL by *Encyclopaedia Britannica*
>
>
>
> As demonstrated a*t the Frankfurt Academy’s **CONTEC 2013 Conference*<http://www.buchmesse.de/de/academy/programm/00659/#1>*
> --part of the 2013 Frankfurt Book Fair, *there is an increased awareness
> in the publishing community of the usefulness of the Semantic Web.  It is
> also becoming quite evident that the global publishing community is looking
> for help and leadership in making the transition to the Semantic Web.  W*e
> here at **Encyclopaedia Britannica ** have recognized the need to expand
> the schema.org <http://schema.org> ontology to accommodate a general
> knowledge view of the information provided on the Web.  It is our hope that
> we can play an active role in this effort,  based on our experience as a
> general-knowledge content provider, and help facilitate this transition
> while at the same time assist the expansion of schema.org
> <http://schema.org>. *
>
> Currently, the top Class in schema.org is Thing. The average person
> thinks of a Thing as merely one of the standardly recognized organizational
> categories, those being *People*, *Places*, *Events*, *Organizations*,
> *Things* (objects), and *Concepts*.  There is no Class with its
> corresponding set of Properties to deal with a *Concept* as opposed to
> existing Entities.  Also,  the properties for People, Organizations, and
> Events are geared only toward *currently active entities *rather than
> toward *historical information*.
>
> We at *Encyclopaedia Britannica* strongly believe that there is a real
> need for a * general knowledge view *of information and would like to
> propose that a schema.org ontology be based on it.    Such a general
> knowledge view would automatically include the Classes and Properties that
> support a business’s need to make its information more visible for online
> retrieval while also enabling publishers of general knowledge content to
> semantically describe their data.
>
> Proposal:
>
> 1.    We propose* top Class changes*
>
> Top Class: *SchemaOrgClass*
>
> Two major Subclass divisions of information: *Concept* and *Entity*.
>
>
>
> 2.    We propose to *allow multiple class designation for a given Webpage*
>
> This will allow content providers to classify both the *subject matter*and the *delivery
> format* individually as well as accommodate the fact that many *general
> knowledge subjects* can belong to more than one class.
>
>
>
>         For example, if a content provider offers an *Article* on an *Event,
> *both classes should be admissible and recognized by the semantic engine
> that reads the markup.  In the case of a Video showing Angkor Wat, a temple
> complex in Angkor, Cambodia, the subject is both a *Place* and a
> *ManMadeObject* (in this case a *Temple*) and the delivery format is
> *Video*.
>
>         We propose that the *Properties* associated with all *Classes*applied to the Webpage be valid for markup.
>
> 3.   We propose *Definitional Class Extensions* rather than continually
> articulating more specific Classes.
>
>         a.    This is to avoid the need to continually update the Ontology
> as content providers offer information on an increasing variety of subjects.
>
>         b.    The *Definitional* *Class Extension* is a *word or phrase*added to the Class that the content provider chooses to
> *introduce* as the specific language that *further defines the entity* in
> question.  For example, the Definitional Class Extension for Angkor Wat
> could be *Complex*, so the Class would become *Temple Complex *(the
> technical means of adding the extension without affecting the readability
> of the Ontology class must be decided).  The extension could even be
> augmented to include *Bhuddism*.  Wherever possible the extension
> language could refer to URIs from a source such as the DBpedia or even the
> Encyclopaedia Britannica Semantic SPARQL Endpoint to enable further machine
> disambiguation.
>
>         c.    *Definitional* *Class Extensions* are to be considered part
> of the Class for semantic disambiguation, both visual as in a Rich Snippet
> and for search.
>
>         d.    The word or phrase introduced as Definitional Class
> Extension does *not* depend upon visible text for markup, but is
> *introduced* as an * addition* to the Class.
>
>         e.    The available Properties remain those of the Ontology Class
> irrespective of the Definitional Class Extension.
>
>
>
> The Ontology proposed below has not been integrated with the current
> Schema.org Ontology.  It includes some of the Classes in the Schema.org
> Ontology, but not all, such as the Intangibles and many of the more narrow
> classes lower in the hierarchy.  It is an attempt to keep the
> classification at as broad a level as possible while covering all the areas
> of knowledge.  It is proposed for consideration rather than as a
> replacement of the current ontology.
>
> *Proposed General Knowledge Ontology of Classes* (not including the
> current schema.org Intangibles)
>
> *Class **(see also schema.org <http://schema.org> classes and properties
> not included here)*
>
> *        General Properties: description, image, name; alternateName;
> sameAs; url*
>
>         *Concept*
>
> *Properties: (hierarchical properties) **topConcept; PrimaryBroaderTerm;
> secondaryBroaderTerm; primaryNarrowerTerm; secondaryNarrowerTerm;
> relatedTerm; componentTerm; *
>
> *(definitional properties) **definition;  category; animalOnly;
> humanOnly; humanAndAnimal; lifeForm; lifeProcess; naturalObject;
> naturalProcess; manMadeObject; manMadeProcess;*
>
> *(associative properties) **associatedWith; discoveredBy;
> dateOfDiscovery; inventedBy; dateOfInvention; developedBy; studiedBy;
> geologicTime; historicalEra;  introducedTo; locatedAt; locatedIn; other;
> represents; date; startingTime; endingTime;*
>
> *(transitional properties) **inverse; symmetric; follows*
>
>                *BusinessConcept*
>
> *               EducationConcept*
>
> *               FinanceConcept*
>
> *               GeographylConcept*
>
> *               LiteratureConcept*
>
> *               MathematicsConcept*
>
> *               MedicalConcept*
>
> *                PerformingArtsConcept*
>
> *               PhilosophyConcept*
>
> *               PoliticalConcept*
>
> *               ReligionConcept*
>
> *               ScienceConcept*
>
> *                       AstronomyConcept*
>
> *                       BiologyConcept*
>
> *                       ChemistryConcept*
>
> *                       EarthScienceConecpt*
>
> *                              EnvironmentConcept*
>
> *                       PhysicsConcept*
>
> *               SocialConcept*
>
> *               TechnologyConcept*
>
> *                VisualArtsConcept*
>
>
>
> *        Entity *(specific entities that exist, have existed, or have
> been imagined)
>
> *               PersonalEntity*
>
> *                       Person* (use class extension to indicate author,
> composer, scientist, etc.)
>
> *Properties: (associative properties) **activity; knownFor; office;
> subjectOfStudy; subjectMatter; artisticSchool; authorship; popularize;
> founderOf; victimOf; influenceOn; influenceOf; supportOf; oppositionTo;
> leadership; award; collaboration; sharedPrizeWith; dateOfBirth;
> placeOfBirth; currentPlaceOfBirth; countryOfBirth; currentCountryOfBirth;
> stateOrProvinceOfBirth; placeOfBaptism; currentPlaceOfBaptism;
> countryOfBaptism; currentCountryOfBaptism; dateOfDeath; placeOfDeath;
> currentPlaceOfDeath; placeWhereFoundDead; currentPlaceWhereFoundDead;
> countryOfDeath; currentCountryOfDeath; stateOrProvinceOfDeath;
> causeOfDeath; killedInAction; placeOfBurial; currentPlaceOfBurial;
> countryOfBurial; currentCountryOfBurial; religiousAffiliation;
> politicalAffiliation; culturalAssociation; nationality; citizenship;
> naturalizedCitizenship; ethnicity; viewpoint; characterizationIn; family*
>
> *(modifying properties) **uncertain; indirectAssociation; activeRole;
> passiveRole; near*
>
> *                       DynastyFamily*
>
> *Properties: (associative properties) **definition; significance;
> activity; knownFor; culturalAssociation; ethnicAssociation;
> nationalAssociation; locationalAssociation; politicalAssociation;
> religiousAssociation; artisticAssociation; placeOfActiticy;
> periodOfActivity; startDate; endDate; causeOfDownfall; leadership;
> victimOf; subjectMatter; indirectAssociation; characterizationIn;
> characterizedBy; viewpoint; founderOf; oppositionTo; supportOf;
> influenceOf; influenceOn; sharedPrizeWith; collaboration; family;
> artisticSchool; award; office; subjectOfStudy;*
>
> *(modifying properties) **uncertain; indirectAssociation; activeRole;
> passiveRole; near*
>
> *                       FictionalBeing*
>
> *Properties: **definition; significance; activity; characterizationIn;
> maleGender; femaleGender; child; culturalAssociation; indirectAssociation;
> familyDynastyKinship; locationalAssociation; periodOfAssociation *(date
> span)
>
> *(modifying properties) **uncertain; indirectAssociation; activeRole;
> passiveRole*
>
>                *        LegendaryBeing*
>
> *Properties: **definition; significance; activity; knownFor;
> characterizationIn; maleGender; femaleGender; child; associatedLegend;
> culturalAssociation; indirectAssociation; familyDynastyKinship;
> locationalAssociation; periodOfAssociation *(date span)
>
> *(modifying properties) **uncertain; indirectAssociation; activeRole;
> passiveRole*
>
>                        *MythologicalBeing*
>
> *Properties: **definition; significance; activity; knownFor;
> characterizationIn; maleGender; femaleGender; child; associatedMythology;
> culturalAssociation; indirectAssociation; familyDynastyKinship;
> locationalAssociation; periodOfAssociation *(date span)
>
> *(modifying properties) **uncertain; indirectAssociation; activeRole;
> passiveRole*
>
>                        *Deity*
>
> *Properties: **definition; significance; activity; knownFor;
> characterizationIn; maleGender; femaleGender; child; associatedReligion;
> culturalAssociation; indirectAssociation; familyDynastyKinship;
> locationalAssociation; periodOfAssociation *(date span)
>
>                        *Personification*
>
> *Properties: **definition; significance; activity; knownFor;
> characterizationIn; maleGender; femaleGender; child;
> personsonificationOfConcept; culturalAssociation; indirectAssociation;
> familyDynastyKinship; locationalAssociation; periodOfAssociation *(date
> span)
>
> *(modifying properties) **uncertain; indirectAssociation; activeRole;
> passiveRole*
>
> *Place*
>
> *                       PhysicalPlace*
>
> *Properties: (associative properties) **definition; significance;
> knownFor; partOf; characterizationIn; indirectAssociation; location;
> siteOf; politicallyPartOf; historicallyPartOf; intersectWithPhysicalPlace;
> intersectWithPoliticalPlace; containedIn; polOrGeogrComponent;
> historicalComponent; dependencyOf; includedInPhFeature;
> intersectWithPhFeature; adjacency; near*
>
>                               *Landform*
>
> *               BodyOfWater*
>
> *               NaturalRegion*
>
> *               see also Construction *(Subclass of ManMadeObject)
>
> *                       PoliticalPlace*
>
> *Properties: **definition; significance; knownFor; partOf;
> characterizationIn; victionOf; indirectAssociation; location; siteOf;
> politicallyPartOf; historicallyPartOf; intersectWithPolPlace; containedBy;
> polOrGeogrComponent; historicalComponent; dependencyOf;
> includedInPhFeature; intersectWithPhFeature; adjacency; near;
> typeOfAdministration*
>
> *                              AdministrativeArea *(use for any
> administrative area not defined by subclasses)
>
> *                                      NationState*
>
> *                                      StateOrProvince*
>
> *                                      City*
>
> *                                      TownOrVillage*
>
> *                                      PoliticalRegion*
>
> *                       SociographicalPlace*
>
> *Properties: **definition; significance; knownFor; partOf;
> characterizationIn; victionOf; indirectAssociation; location; siteOf;
> politicallyPartOf; historicallyPartOf; intersectWithPolPlace; containedBy;
> polOrGeogrComponent; historicalComponent; dependencyOf;
> includedInPhFeature; intersectWithPhFeature; adjacency; near*
>
> *                       HistoricalPlace*
>
> *Properties: **definition; significance; knownFor; partOf;
> characterizationIn; victionOf; indirectAssociation; location; siteOf;
> politicallyPartOf; historicallyPartOf; intersectWithPolPlace; containedBy;
> polOrGeogrComponent; historicalComponent; dependencyOf;
> includedInPhFeature; intersectWithPhFeature; adjacency; near*
>
>                        *CelestialBody*
>
> *Properties: **definition; significance; knownFor; partOf;
> intersectWithPhysicalFeature; near; indirectAssociation*
>
> *                       see also PhysicalFeature *(Subclass of
> EntityNaturalObject)
>
> *                       see also Map *(Subclass of GraphicWork)
>
>
>
>
> *               ThingOrObject*
>
> *                       ManMadeObjectEntity*
>
> *Properties: **definition; significance; knownFor; indirectAssociation;
> location; containedIn; partOf; intersectWithPolPlace;
> intersectWithPhFeature*
>
>                               *Construction* (buildings, monuments,
> parks, etc.)
>
>                                       *Additional Properties:**
> architecturalStyle; createdBy; constructedBy*
>
> *                                      CommercialConstruction*
>
> *                                      GovernmentConstruction*
>
> *                                             MilitaryConstruction*
>
> *                                             MunicipalConstruction*
>
> *                                      PlaceOfWorship*
>
> *                                             Church*
>
> *                                             Mosque*
>
> *                                             Synagogue*
>
> *                                             Temple*
>
> *                                      RecreationalConstruction*
>
> *                                      ResidentialBuilding*
>
> *                              see also CreativeWork*
>
> *                       NaturalObjectEntity*
>
> *Properties: **definition; significance; knownFor; location;
> intersectWithPhysicalFeature; indirectAssociation; partOf; near*
>
> *               AnimalEntity*
>
> *Additional Properties: **activity; award; ownedBy*
>
> *               PlantEntity   *
>
> *Additional Properties: **activity; award; ownedBy*
>
>                *PhysicalFeature*
>
> *               see also CelestialBody* (Subclass of Place)
>
>                *Organization*
>
> *Properties: **definition; significance; knownFor; partOf; causeOf;
> associationWithArtisticSchool; politicalAffiliation; religiousAffiliation;
> indirectAssociation; award; locationOfHeadquarters; culturalAssociation;
> influenceOn; influenceOf; supportOf; viewpoint; foundedBy; startDate;
> endDate; startYear; endYear;*
>
>                               *BusinessOrganization*
>
> *                                      BroadcastingOrganization*
>
> *                                      RadioOrganization*
>
> *                                      TelevisionOrganization*
>
> *                                      FinancialOrganization*
>
> *                                      ITOrganization*
>
> *                                      ManufacturingOrganization*
>
>                                              *Additional Properties:**
> product*
>
> *                                      NewsOrganization*
>
> *                              ServiceOrganization*
>
> *                       CulturalOrSocialOrganization*
>
> *                       EducationalOrganization*
>
> *                       GovernmentOrganization*
>
> *                       ReligiousOrganization*
>
> *                       ScientificOrganization*
>
> *                       SportsOrRecreationalOrganization*
>
> *                       see also ArtisticSchool* (Subclass of
> CreativeWork)
>
>                        *see also DynastyOrFamily *(Subclass of People)
>
> *               Event*
>
> *Properties: **definition; significance; knownFor; partOf; causeOf;
> causedBy; participant; impersonalParticipant; location; siteOf;
> politicallyPartOf; influenceOn; influenceOf; startDate; endDate*
>
>                        *HistoricalEvent*
>
> *                       RecentOrCurrentEvent*
>
> *                       EntertainmentEvent*
>
>                               *Additional Properties:** venue*
>
> *                              see also TheatricalProduction* for
> theatrical performances (Subclass of WorkOfArt)
>
> *               CreativeWork *
>
> *Properties: **definition; significance; subjectMatter; createdBy (used
> for artists, writers, composers, etc.; sponsoredBy; producedBy;
> associatedOrganization; partOf; causeOf; supportOf; oppositionTo;
> influenceOn; influencedBy*
>
> *                       ArtisticSchool*
>
>                               *Additional Properties:** associatedArtist*
>
> *                       MultiMedia*
>
>                               *Additional Properties:** see schema.org
> <http://schema.org> technical aspect properties*
>
>                               *AudioEntity*
>
> *                              VideoEntity*
>
> *                              see also MotionPicture; RadioProgram;
> TelevisionProgram* (Subclasses of WorkOfArt)
>
> *                       Document*
>
> *Additional Properties: **placeOfPublication;* *publicationDate*
>
>                               *EducationalWork*
>
>                                       *Additional Properties: **see LRMI
> properties*
>
> *                              NewsArticle*
>
>                                       *Additional Properties: *
> *newsOrganization*
>
> *                              PhilosophicalWork*
>
>                                       *Additional Properties: *
> *philosophicalSchool*
>
> *                              PoliticalWork*
>
>                                       *Additional Properties: *
> *politicalAssociation*
>
> *                              ReligiousWork*
>
>                                       *Additional Properties: *
> *religiousAssociation*
>
> *                              ScienceOrTechnologyWork*
>
>                                       *Additional Properties: *
> *scientificOrTechnologicalAssociation*
>
> *                              see also LiteraryWork* (Subclass of
> WorkOfArt)
>
> *                       Game*
>
>                        *WorkOfTechnology*
>
> *                              SoftwareApplication*
>
> *                              WebApplication*
>
> *                       WorkOfArt*
>
>                               *Additional Properties: *
> *associationWithArtisticSchool*
>
>                               *ArchitecturalWork*
>
> *                              Dance* (specific choreography or dance
> notation)
>
>                                       * see also TheatricalProduction*for specific performances
>
> *                              GraphicWork                      *
>
> *                                      Animation*
>
> *                                      Diagram*
>
> *                                      Graph*
>
> *                                      Illustration*
>
> *                                      Map*
>
> *                                      Painting*
>
> *                                      Photograph*
>
> *                                      Print* (lithograph, etching, block
> print, silkscreen, etc.)
>
> *                                      Sculpture*
>
> *                              LiteraryWork*
>
> *                                      DramaticLiteraryWork* (includes
> plays, screenplays, both drama and comedy)
>
> *                                      Fiction*
>
> *                                             ScienceFiction*
>
> *                                      NonFiction*
>
> *                                             History*
>
> *                                             Biography*
>
> *                                             see also
> ScienceOrTechnologyWork* (Subclass of Document)
>
> *                                      Poetry*
>
>                               *MotionPicture*
>
>                                       *Additional Properties: **directedBy;
> associatedPerformer*
>
>                               *RadioProgram*
>
>                                       *Additional Properties: **directedBy;
> associatedPerformer*
>
>                        *        TelevisionProgram*
>
>                                       *Additional Properties: **directedBy;
> associatedPerformer*
>
>                               *Music*
>
>                                       *Additional Properties: *
> *associatedPerformer*
>
>                                       *ClassicalMusic*
>
> *                                      Opera*
>
> *                                      PopularMusic*
>
> *                              CountryMusic*
>
> *                              Jazz*
>
> *                              Rock*
>
>                                       * see also EntertainmentEvent*(Subclass of Event)
>
>                                       * see also Person* for composers
> (Subclass of PersonalEntity)
>
>
>
> *                              TheatricalProduction*
>
>                                       *Additional Properties: **directedBy;
> associatedPerformer*
>
>                                       *see also** Dance *for
> choreography, notation, etc. (Subclass of WorkOfArt)
>
>                                       *see also** DramaticLiteraryWork*(Subclass of LiteraryWork)
>
> *                                      see also Opera *for specific
> operas (Subclass of Music)
>
>                                       * see also EntertainmentEvent*  for
> non-theatrical performances (Subclass of Event)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> Carmen-Maria Hetrea, Director, Knowledge Architecture, Encyclopaedia
> Britannica
>
> Paul Cranmer, Information architect
>
> chetrea@eb.com; pcranmer@eb.com
>
>
>