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On 12 December 2011 11:16, Alexander Johannesen < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > "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. -- Richard Wallis Technology Evangelist, Talis http://consulting.talis.com Tel: +44 (0)7767 886 005 Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/richardwallis Skype: richard.wallis1 Twitter: @rjw IM: [log in to unmask]