Dear Martin,
I agree with you. Exactly because there is a misunderstanding, my proposal was
based on the idea that we have to define what exactly an ontology is to
archivists. If we give them the chance to see what it is and what it is not, we
have more chances to draw their attention.
Kind regards,
Lina
> Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:25:37 +0200> From: [email protected]> To:
> [email protected]> CC: [email protected]> Subject: Re: [Crm-sig]
> About the short document for the archive community> > Lina Bountouri wrote:>
> > Dear all,> > > > > > > > I believe we should first of all make clear what a
> conceptual model is > > (_briefly_). We have to distinguish the role of
> conceptual model > > vis-à-vis metadata schemas, content standards etc. For
> example, metadata > > schemas are focusing description and on covering the
> search and > > retrieval needs of users, whilst ontologies’ target is to
> specify the > > semantic notions that define a domain (e.g. cultural
> heritage, > > multimedia, legal etc.) and their interrelationships providing
> a wider > > yet explicitly specified aspect, mostly oriented to cover
> information > > integration needs (i.e. facilitates reasoning, higher degree
> of > > abstraction, query model that corresponds to the users’ view of the >
> > domain, integration, inter-ontology mappings).> > Dear Lina,> > We should
> be careful to compare comparable things. Unfortunately, the domain> is full
> of contradictory definitions.> I recommend as a discussion base:> > Section
> 4.1.5 in:> "PATEL, M., KOCH, T., DOERR, M., TSINARAKI, C., GIOLDASIS, N.,
> GOLUB, K., AND TUDHOPE, D. 2005. Semantic Interoperability in Digital Library
> > Systems, DELOS Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries – deliverable
> 5.3.1, June 2005."> http://delos-wp5.ukoln.ac.uk/project-outcomes/SI-in-DLs/>
> > To my understanding, "ontology" in general has no target other than any
> human conceptualization.> An ontology can explicate the constructs of any
> metadata schema.> > A "metadata schema" IsA normal schema with a particular
> relationship, which does not affect its> substance in contrast to "conceptual
> model". It is a normal data schema "used" to describe objects that happen to
> contain data.> This accidental relationship has no bearing on the
> fundamentals of its substance.> It is on the same level as "office automation
> schema".> > The CRM is an ontology particularly made to explain the
> underlying concepts of metadata schemata> and other data schemata.> > In the
> tendency to (ab)use the term "ontology" for everything that has to to with
> data and knowledge, seems> also to have as an effect that information science
> seems slowly to adopt the term as synonym of terminological> data (subject
> terms, classification systems etc.).> > For CRM-SIG, I suggest to stay with
> Nicola Guarino's definition of ontology basically saying (in my words):> a
> formal theory about possible states of affairs approximating a human
> conceptualization.> > Kind regards,> > Martin> > > > > > > > Best regards,> >
> > > Lina> > > > > > > > / /> > > > //Lina Bountouri//> > > > //Laboratory on
> Digital Libraries and Electronic Publishing//> > > > //Department of Archives
> and Library Science, Ionian University//> > > > > > > > > > > >
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> To: [email protected]> > From: [email protected]> > Date: Mon, 3
> Nov 2008 23:26:37 +0200> > Subject: [Crm-sig] About the short document for
> the archive community> > > > Here are some ideas for the short document for
> the archive community > > (Friday 7th Nov. 9:30-):> > > > > > The common
> ontology for museums, libraries and archives should enable > > capturing
> information about curated artifacts in a way that takes into > > account
> object, process and context:> > > > (1) Object related information includes>
> > - Descriptive information about the artifact itself> > > > (2) Process
> related information includes information about> > - Events and activities
> related to the creation of artifacts> > - Events and activities related to
> the history of artifacts> > - Events and activities related to the curation
> and storage of artifacts> > > > (3) Context related information includes> > -
> Information about context of creation and original use of the artifact> > -
> Contextual information related to the history of the artifact> > -
> Information about the contemporary context of the artifact> > > > Best
> regards,> > Mika> > > >
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