[topicmapmail] Announcement of XML Schema forISO13250Topic Maps

[Patrick Durusau]

David,

+1!

I hope to get to interface issues this year for biblical scholars and it
will be interesting to see how that works out in practice!

Hope everyong is having a Happy New Year!

Patrick

David RR Webber wrote:

> Patrick,
>
> After all the tour around the block, I'm not sure that we
> really disagree that much here!
>
> The relevant points seem to be.
>
> a) there are several classes/ communities of users, separated by
>      their varying needs to interact with topicmap
>      semantics.
>
> b) ensuring interoperability between different vendors requires
>      automated mechanisms that the average user just uses
>      without being aware of the underpinning.
>
> c) in b) above the developer community does need access to
>      the underpinning in some way (angle bracket / and / or UI)
>      in order to configure and maintain.
>
> d) exposing the topicmap semantics via UI can be needed
>      for business processes to succeed - particularly
>      knowing context.
>
> e) Knowledge workers should not have to be experts in
>      topicmap semantics.
>
> f) item b) above requires consistent use of XML syntax to
>    deliver via as plain vanilla use of XML parser
>    built-in mechanisms as possible.
>
> There's probably a few more points but this seems to
> be a good first wash.
>
> The key thing is ensuring that what we architect delivers
> on all this.
>
> Thanks, DW.
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Patrick Durusau
Director of Research and Development
Society of Biblical Literature
pdurusau@emory.edu