Hello Dr. Velios, Josh, I would also mention CIDOC's recommendation on URIs for objects (if you haven't seen it yet): http://www.cidoc-crm.org/URIs_and_Linked_Open_Data.html
The British Museum's URI pattern makes use of some of the ideas current in LD thinking (e.g. http://patterns.dataincubator.org/book/) and also embodies some useful metadata principles, e.g. that it doesn't contain more information than necessary about the data that might be built on top of the IDs - in the case of the teapot, were the main part and the lid produced simultaneously? Giving these events dumb number IDs allows multiple assertions to be made about the events, whether or not they are identical, depending on different assertion sources or changing information; an ID that has too much "intelligence" may not help with that. Best, Michael Hopwood Linked Heritage Project Lead EDItEUR United House, North Road London N7 9DP UK Tel: +44 20 7503 6418 Mob: +44 7811 591036 Skype: michael.hopwood.editeur http://www.linkedheritage.org/ http://editeur.org/ The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, please inform the sender and delete this e-mail immediately. The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. We cannot accept any responsibility for viruses, so please scan all attachments. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the company. EDItEUR Limited is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England no 2994705. Registered Office: United House, North Road, London N7 9DP, United Kingdom
