I agree. Martin
"Gill, Tony" wrote: > Martin, > > I would recommend removing the word "scientifically" -- this could easily be > seen to exclude the assignment of Dewey clasmarks, subject headings, > iconographic classifications etc., which presumably are well within both our > prtactical and intended scope. Below is a version that I have edited > slightly for grammar etc.: > > This entity describes the act of classifying another entity, for example an > object, a specimen, an action or a concept. The value of classification > depends critically on the identity of the classifier and the date that the > classification was assigned. This entity also comprises the process of > "determination," i.e. the systematic and molecular identification of a > specimen in biology. > > Example: "first classification of object GE34604 as Lament Cloth, October 2, > 1998 by I.Dionissiadou". > > Cheers, > > T. > ====================================================================== > Tony Gill, ArtSTOR Director of Metadata > The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, 140 East 62nd Street, NY, 10021, USA > t1 (direct): +1 (646) 274-2265, t2: +1 (212) 838-8400 > w: http://www.mellon.org, f: +1 (212) 223-2778 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: martin [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, 09 October, 2002 11:36 AM > > To: [email protected]; Lida Harami > > Subject: [crm-sig] Issue 97 > > > > > > Dear All, > > > > E17 scope note now: > > > > E17 Type Assignment > > > > Subclass of: Attribute Assignment > > > > Scope note: This entity describes the act of scientifically > > classifying some entity, > > an object, a work, an action or whatever. The > > value of classification > > depends critically on general and personal > > knowledge and the scientific > > system used. Therefore the interest lies in the > > author and date. > > > > Proposed: > > Scope note: This entity describes the act of scientifically > > classifying some entity, > > an object, a work, an action or whatever. The > > value of classification > > depends critically on general and personal > > knowledge and the scientific > > system used. Therefore the interest lies in the > > author and date. This entity > > comprises also the process of > > "determination", i.e. the Systematic and Molecular > > identification of a specimen in biology. > > Example: "first classification of object > > GE34604 as Lament Cloth, > > October 2, 1998 by I.Dionissiadou". -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Martin Doerr | Vox:+30(810)391625 | Principle Researcher | Fax:+30(810)391609 | Project Leader SIS | Email: [email protected] | | Information Systems Laboratory | Institute of Computer Science | Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) | | Vassilika Vouton,P.O.Box1385,GR71110 Heraklion,Crete,Greece | | Web-site: http://www.ics.forth.gr/isl | --------------------------------------------------------------
