[topicmapmail] Fragmented XTM for web metadata, and some ontology?

Christoph Froehlich cfauto@folge2.de
26 Jun 2003 09:47:25 +0200


Hi Alexander

I'm not quite sure, if this is what you are looking for, 
but did you see Jan Algermissens thoughts about expressing
Dublin Core in Topicmaps?

http://www.topicmapping.com/dc.html

bye 
christoph



Am Don, 2003-06-26 um 09.37 schrieb Alexander Johannesen:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm searching and surfing, not really finding what I'm after,
> so forgive me if my questions are somewhat silly and plain;
> 
> I'm looking for thoughts and ideas to implement, concerning
> fragmented XTM metadata for use in web browsing. Say I come
> to my site, and find the link;
> 
>    <link rel="alternate" type="application/xtm+xml" title="XTM" 
> href="mysite.xtm">
> 
> I can download an XTM for that page. My thinking is that
> there should be a bare-minimal ontology that defines the
> most used elements of web surfing, like Sitename, pagename,
> written by, published when, and so forth, just like any
> normal Dublin Core (basic) set would have. All of these
> have a PSI-set, of course. In addition, a set of topics and assocs that are 
> directed links out from this page, some
> of these using PSI's, some not.
> 
> Does anyone offer any pointers or thoughts to ;
> 
>   a) that common ontology
>   b) the fragmented XTM rules
> 
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> 
> Alexander
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Christoph Froehlich <cfauto@folge2.de>