That's still not a "serialization".  It's just a similar data model.
 Pretty huge difference.

-Ross.


On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 10:31 AM, Ethan Gruber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I'm not sure that I agree that RDF is not a serialization.  It really
> depends on the context of the system and intended use of the linked data.
> For example, TEI is designed with a specific purpose which cannot be
> replicated in RDF (at least, not very easily at all), but deriving RDF from
> highly-linked TEI to put into an endpoint can open doors to queries which
> are otherwise impossible to make on the data.  This certainly requires some
> rethinking of the way texts interact.  But perhaps it may be best to say
> that RDF *can* (but not necessarily) be a derivation, rather than
> serialization, of some larger, more complex canonical data model.
>
> Ethan
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Aaron Rubinstein <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I think you’ve hit the nail on the head here, Karen. I would just add, or
> > maybe reassure, that this does not necessarily require rethinking your
> > existing metadata but how to translate that existing metadata into a
> linked
> > data environment. Though this might seem like a pain, in many cases it
> will
> > actually inspire you to go back and improve/increase the value of that
> > existing metadata.
> >
> > This is definitely looking awesome, Eric!
> >
> > Aaron
> >
> > On Nov 19, 2013, at 9:41 AM, Karen Coyle <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > Eric, I think this skips a step - which is the design step in which you
> > create a domain model that uses linked data as its basis. RDF is not a
> > serialization; it actually may require you to re-think the basic
> structure
> > of your metadata. The reason for that is that it provides capabilities
> that
> > record-based data models do not. Rather than starting with current
> > metadata, you need to take a step back and ask: what does my information
> > world look like as linked data?
> > >
> > > I repeat: RDF is NOT A SERIALIZATION.
> > >
> > > kc
> > >
> > > On 11/19/13 5:04 AM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote:
> > >> I believe participating in the Semantic Web and providing content via
> > the principles of linked data is not "rocket surgery", especially for
> > cultural heritage institutions -- libraries, archives, and museums. Here
> is
> > a simple recipe for their participation:
> > >>
> > >>   1. use existing metadata standards (MARC, EAD, etc.) to describe
> > >>      collections
> > >>
> > >>   2. use any number of existing tools to convert the metadata to
> > >>      HTML, and save the HTML on a Web server
> > >>
> > >>   3. use any number of existing tools to convert the metadata to
> > >>      RDF/XML (or some other "serialization" of RDF), and save the
> > >>      RDF/XML on a Web server
> > >>
> > >>   4. rest, congratulate yourself, and share your experience with
> > >>      others in your domain
> > >>
> > >>   5. after the first time though, go back to Step #1, but this time
> > >>      work with other people inside your domain making sure you use as
> > >>      many of the same URIs as possible
> > >>
> > >>   6. after the second time through, go back to Step #1, but this
> > >>      time supplement access to your linked data with a triple store,
> > >>      thus supporting search
> > >>
> > >>   7. after the third time through, go back to Step #1, but this
> > >>      time use any number of existing tools to expose the content in
> > >>      your other information systems (relational databases, OAI-PMH
> > >>      data repositories, etc.)
> > >>
> > >>   8. for dessert, cogitate ways to exploit the linked data in your
> > >>      domain to discover new and additional relationships between URIs,
> > >>      and thus make the Semantic Web more of a reality
> > >>
> > >> What do you think?
> > >>
> > >> I am in the process of writing a guidebook on the topic of linked data
> > and archives. In the guidebook I will elaborate on this recipe and
> provide
> > instructions for its implementation. [1]
> > >>
> > >> [1] guidebook - http://sites.tufts.edu/liam/
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Eric Lease Morgan
> > >> University of Notre Dame
> > >
> > > --
> > > Karen Coyle
> > > [log in to unmask] http://kcoyle.net
> > > m: 1-510-435-8234
> > > skype: kcoylenet
> >
>