ISSUE:
The scope-note of E32 to be extended to cover KOS. The term KOS,
Knowledge Organizing Systems is very wide. KOS is the system or method
for organizing information and not the information itself. Thus KOS and
SKOS are instances of E29 design or procedure. The content of a database
using SKOS is an instance of E31 Document and may bbe an instance of
E32 Authority Document. Thus instances of KOS need not necessarily be
confined to E32. We may use E31. Since the issue was to extend E32, I
give a draft scope note below. It should however, be discussed if the
E31 should be used instead.
New scope note:
E32 Authority Document
Subclass of: E31 Document
Scope note: This class comprises encyclopaedia, thesauri, authority
lists, documents and instances of knowledge organizing systems that
define terminology or conceptual systems for consistent use.
Examples:
Webster's Dictionary
Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus
the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model
the GeoNames geographical database
Properties:
P71 lists (is listed in): E1 CRM Entity
Christian-Emil
