Also check out the *Working Ontologist* website for example files, etc.: http://workingontologist.org/ –Tod On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Casey Davis <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thanks for your suggestions, Karen! I have added them to the wiki. > > Justin, luckily we have a representative from EBU who is planning to > attend. We are definitely reviewing the EBUCore ontology and are seeing > this hackathon as an opportunity to harmonize EBUCore and PBCore as much > as possible. > > Best, > Casey > > On 1/5/15 1:35 PM, "Karen Coyle" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > >Casey, I have some suggestions: > > > >1) Everyone should read at least the first chapters of the Allemang > >book, Semantic Web for the Working Ontologist: > > > http://www.worldcat.org/title/semantic-web-for-the-working-ontologist-effe > >ctive-modeling-in-rdfs-and-owl/oclc/73393667 > > > >2) Everyone should understand the RDF meaning of classes, properties, > >domain and range before beginning. (cf: > >http://kcoyle.blogspot.com/2014/11/classes-in-rdf.html) > > > >3) Don't lean too heavily on Protege. Protege is very OWL-oriented and > >can lead one far astray. It's easy to click on check boxes without > >knowing what they really mean. Do as much development as you can without > >using Protege, and do your development in RDFS not OWL. Later you can > >use Protege to check your work, or to complete the code. > > > >4) Develop in ntriples or turtle but NOT rdf/xml. RDF differs from XML > >in some fundamental ways that are not obvious, and developing in rdf/xml > >masks these differences and often leads to the development of not very > >good ontologies. > > > >kc > > > > > >On 1/5/15 9:35 AM, Casey Davis wrote: > >> Hi Code4Libbers, > >> > >> In case you are interested in attending or staying in the know about > >>the PBCore RDF ontology hackathon happening on February 7 & 8 before > >>Code4Lib, check out the Wiki page: > >>http://wiki.code4lib.org/PBCore_RDF_Hackathon. This is also where we > >>will provide links to all documentation created during the hackathon. In > >>case you are unable to join us, we will be using the hashtag > >>#PBCoreRDF15 on the days of the event. > >> > >> Best, > >> Casey > >> > >> Casey E. Davis, MLIS | Project Manager, American Archive of Public > >>Broadcasting > >> WGBH Media Library and Archives | WGBH Educational Foundation > >> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | 617-300-5921 | One > >>Guest Street | Boston, MA 02135 > >> > >> Subscribe to the American Archive > >>blog<http://americanarchivepb.wordpress.com/> > >> Follow the #AmericanArchive @amarchivepub > > > >-- > >Karen Coyle > >[log in to unmask] http://kcoyle.net > >m: +1-510-435-8234 > >skype: kcoylenet/+1-510-984-3600 > -- Tod Robbins Digital Asset Manager, MLIS todrobbins.com | @todrobbins <http://www.twitter.com/#!/todrobbins>