Re: Linking to non-RDF datasets

Hi Bernard,

On 12 Mar 2013, at 13:40, Bernard Vatant <bernard.vatant@mondeca.com> wrote:

> Hi Alasdair
> 
> Some results from http://lov.okfn.org/dataset/lov/search/#s=dataset
> 
> http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Dataset is quite generic, but does not have any attached properties.
> http://purl.org/ctic/dcat#Dataset is a subclass of the above, is intended to represent datasets in a catalogue, and is not limited to RDF datasets
> 
> ... many more I let you explore
> 
I am aware of these as well as the proposal for schema.org/Dataset. However, as far as I'm aware, VoID is the only one with the notion of linksets where you describe the source and target for a set of links.

Alasdair

> Hope that helps
> 
> Bernard
> 
> 
> 2013/3/12 Alasdair J G Gray <Alasdair.Gray@manchester.ac.uk>
> Hi All,
> 
> We are making extensive use of the VoID vocabulary [1] in the Open PHACTS project [2] to describe our datasets.  We are currently deciding how to model a recurring use case of needing to describe non-RDF datasets and manage linksets to them.
> 
> In the VoID vocabulary, a dataset is defined to be [3]
> A set of RDF triples that are published, maintained or aggregated by a single provider.
> 
> Since all predicates are defined with a domain/range of void:Dataset, this would mean that it would be incorrect to use them for any dataset that is not a set of RDF triples. However, this usage is becoming common.
> 
> Should we go ahead and use the predicates despite this inaccurate interpretation of the non-RDF dataset? 
> 
> Is there another vocabulary that allows for the modelling of linksets that does not restrict the dataset to a set of RDF triples? I am aware of DCAT [4] but do not see suitable linking predicates.
> 
> Should we develop a set of super-properties that do not have the domain/range restrictions?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Alasdair
> 
> [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/void/
> [2] http://www.openphacts.org/
> [3] http://vocab.deri.ie/void#Dataset
> [4] http://www.w3.org/TR/vocab-dcat/
> 
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