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Ed, thanks for the pointer to this. It does indeed look to be something libraries should get involved with. > Using SKOS, conceptual resources can be identified using URIs, > labeled with lexical strings in one or more natural > languages,documented with various types of note, linked to each > other and organized into informal hierarchies and association > networks, aggregated into concept schemes, and mapped to conceptual > resources in other schemes. In addition, labels can be related to > each other, and conceptual resources can be grouped into labeled and/ > or ordered collections. On Jan 30, 2008, at 9:21 PM, Ed Summers wrote: > Just a quick heads up about the Simple Knowledge Organization System > (SKOS) Reference was just released as a W3C Public Working Draft [1]. > I apologize if you've already seen this announcement elsewhere. > > SKOS is aimed at making a range of knowledge organization systems > (classification schemes, thesauri, subject heading lists, > folksonomies) available on the web in a machine readable form--so it's > really quite relevant to libraries, archives and museums. > > This is a public working draft so the SKOS folks are looking for > feedback on this document. Details on where to send comments are below > in the official announcement. The SKOS Reference is a normative > reference so it may seem a bit deeply technical. There is also a > Primer in the works that is aiming to be more of an entry point for > people who are new to SKOS. > > //Ed > > [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-skos-reference-20080125/ > > --- > > W3C Semantic Web Deployment Working Group > > We are pleased to announce the publication of the SKOS Reference as a > W3C First Public Working Draft: > > http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-skos-reference-20080125/ > > This is a substantial update to and replacement for the previous SKOS > Core Vocabulary Specification W3C Working Draft dated 2 November 2005 > [1]. > > We ask at this stage feedback and reviews on this draft specification. > All comments are welcome and may be sent to [log in to unmask]; > please > include the text "SKOS comment" in the subject line. Note especially > that there are a number of open issues, which are indicated in the > document. Please forward this announcement to any other groups which > may > be interested. > > Abstract: > > """ > This document defines the Simple Knowledge Organization System > (SKOS), a > common data model for sharing and linking knowledge organization > systems > via the Semantic Web. > > Many knowledge organization systems, such as thesauri, taxonomies, > classification schemes and subject heading systems, share a similar > structure, and are used in similar applications. SKOS captures much of > this similarity and makes it explicit, to enable data and technology > sharing across diverse applications. > > The SKOS data model provides a standard, low-cost migration path for > porting existing knowledge organization systems to the Semantic Web. > SKOS also provides a light weight, intuitive language for developing > and > sharing new knowledge organization systems. It may be used on its own, > or in combination with formal knowledge representation languages > such as > the Web Ontology language (OWL). > > This document is the normative specification of the Simple Knowledge > Organization System. It is intended for readers who are involved in > the > design and implementation of information systems, and who already > have a > good understanding of Semantic Web technology, especially RDF and OWL. > > For an informative guide to using SKOS, see the upcoming SKOS Primer. > """ > > For more information on SKOS, the Semantic Web Deployment Working > Group, > or the W3C Semantic Web Activity, please see the following links: > > http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos > http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/ > http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/ > > Kind regards, > > Alistair. > > [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-swbp-skos-core-spec-20051102/ > > -- > Alistair Miles > Research Associate > Science and Technology Facilities Council Rutherford Appleton > Laboratory > Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 0QX > United > Kingdom > Web: http://purl.org/net/aliman > Email: [log in to unmask] > Tel: +44 (0)1235 445440