That is not correct. The statement <rdfs:subPropertyOf rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/contributor"/>
is a single predicate-object statement, enclosed within angle brackets. The following statement <rdf:type rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#ObjectProperty"/> is also separate statement, enclosed within angle brackets. The OWL statement is not part of the subPropertyOf statement. The next statement is also a separate statement. So we have three statements: subPropertyOf: DC contributor type: owl ObjectProperty type: BIBFRAME role The term you were looking up is the implied subject of the statements, making these RDF triples. Steve McDonald steve.mcdon...@tufts.edu > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries <CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG> On Behalf Of Karen > Coyle > Sent: Monday, October 9, 2023 5:36 PM > To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG > Subject: [External] [CODE4LIB] Question about multiple declarations > > All, > > I am looking at the LoC relators at id.loc.gov, and am trying to understand > the > implications of the multiple declarations for relator terms. > > <rdfs:subPropertyOf > rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/contributor"/> > <rdf:type > rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#ObjectProperty"/> > <rdf:type rdf:resource="http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/Role"/> > > dct:contributor is not an Object Property; there is no object type given, so I > suppose it is de facto an Annotation Property. I read the next statement as > narrowing, so at statement 2 we have: > subproperty of dct:contributor AND an owl:ObjectProperty > > If my reading is correct, it would be a violation of this to use the relator > with a > string rather than a thing. > > (Stop me here if I'm wrong.) > > Then the 3rd statement appears to say that the relator is a bf:Role, which is > a > BIBFRAME-specific class. I can't wrap my head around the functionality of this > statement and would love a brief explanation. I'm undoubtedly not into > BIBFRAME deep enough to grok this. > > Also, my reading is that each relator is ALL THREE OF THESE; this is an AND > not > at OR. Right? > > Thanks for any help, > kc > > -- > Karen Coyle > kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net > m: +1-510-435-8234 > skype: kcoylenet/+1-510-984-3600 > > Caution: This message originated from outside of the Tufts University > organization. Please exercise caution when clicking links or opening > attachments. When in doubt, email the TTS Service Desk at > i...@tufts.edu<mailto:i...@tufts.edu> or call them directly at 617-627-3376.
