On 12 December 2011 11:16, Alexander Johannesen <
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> "Richard Wallis" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Your are not the only one who is looking for a better term for what is
> > being created - maybe we should hold a competition to come up with one.
>
> A "named graph" gets thrown around a lot, and even though this is
> technically correct, it's neither nice nor sexy.
>

It also carries lots of baggage from the Linked Data/Triple store
communities that would get in the way.

>
> In my past a "bucket" was much used, as you can easily thrown things in or
> take it out (as opposed to the more terminal record being set), however
> people have a problem with the conceptual size of said bucket, which more
> or less summarizes why this term is so hard to pin down.
>

Yes, most would assume that a bucket would be the place to put their [think
of a better word than] records.


>
> I have, however, seen some revert the old RDBMS world of "rows", as they
> talk about properties on the same line, just thinking the line to be more
> flexible than what it used to be, but we'll see if it sticks around.
>

Collection of triples?


> Personally I think the problem is that people *like* the idea of a closed
> little silo that is perfectly contained, no matter if it is technically
> true or not, and therefore futile. This is also why, I think, it's been so
> hard to explain to more traditional developers the amazing advantages you
> get through true semantic modelling; people find it hard to let go of a
> pattern that has helped them so in the past.
>

A classic example of only being able to describe/understand the future in
the terms of your past experience.


> Breaking the meta data out of the wonderful constraints of a MARC record?
> FRBR/RDA will never fly, at least not until they all realize that the
> constraints are real and that they truly and utterly constrain not just the
> meta data but the future field of librarying ... :)
>

:-)

~Richard.
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