Libraries

RDF Test Cases RDF Test Cases- Containing test cases for RDF. RDF Semantics RDF Semantics- A work in progress (W3C Working Draft) on developing the formal semantics for RDF as a model theory. Introduction to RDF Metadata Introduction to RDF Metadata- W3C NOTE 1997-11-13. The Cambridge Communiqué The Cambridge Communiqué- A report of the results of a meeting of a group of W3C members involved in XML and RDF to advance the general understanding of a unified approach to the … RDF/XML Syntax Specification (Revised) RDF/XML Syntax Specification (Revised)- The document which defines RDF. RDF Concepts and Abstract Syntax RDF Concepts and Abstract Syntax- Defines the RDF graph model along with the concepts used in RDF and the triples abstract syntax. RDF 1. 1 XML Syntax RDF 1. 1 XML Syntax- Specifying the RDF/XML syntax and how it generates RDF graphs or models. Using RDF to model multimedia content Using RDF to model multimedia content- Presentation by Janne Saarela at W3C Workshop on Television and the Web, Sophia-Antipolis. Metadata for the Web - RDF and the Dublin Core Metadata for the Web - RDF and the Dublin Core- Presentation by Andy Powell, UKOLN at UKOLUG, Manchester giving a general audience introduction to DC and RDF. Managing the web: Chaos to Quality Managing the web: Chaos to Quality- Presentation by Tim Berners-Lee, AIIM. RDF is mentioned as a way of defining meaning, or common semantics on the web. UKOLN RDF Seminar UKOLN RDF Seminar- Overview of the event held in Bath, 1998 including presentations by Renato Iannella and Brian Kelly. Technical Overview of the Resource Description Framework Technical Overview of the Resource Description Framework- Presentation by Ralph Swick, W3C at WWW7 Developers Day, Brisbane. WWW7 Tutorial - Using Web Metadata I - RDF: Resource Description Framework WWW7 Tutorial - Using Web Metadata I - RDF: Resource Description Framework- Tutorial by Josef Dietl and Ralph Swick at WWW7, Brisbane. Evolvability: TimBL at WWW7 Evolvability: TimBL at WWW7- Keynote talk, WWW7, Brisbane RDF is mentioned as part of his theme to provide evolvability and "partial understanding". Evolution of Web Data Formats Evolution of Web Data Formats- Presentation by Dan Connolly at the XML Conference, Seattle Mentions when to use XML or RDF. RDF and Metadata in Mozilla RDF and Metadata in Mozilla- Presentation by Eric Miller, OCLC at WWW7 Developers Day, Brisbane describing the use of RDF and Metadata in Mozilla. XML & Next Generation Web publishing XML & Next Generation Web publishing- Presentation by Tim Berners-Lee at the Seybold Conference, New York. Mentions RDF as a common metadata framework. Resource Description Framework : Overview and Update Resource Description Framework : Overview and Update- Presentation by Eric Miller, OCLC at Metastructures '98, Montreal, Canada on the state of RDF. Metadata at W3C Metadata at W3C- Early presentation on metadata work at W3C by Ralph Swick and Eric Miller, based on requirements from PICS 1. How RDF Databases Differ from Other NoSQL Solutions How RDF Databases Differ from Other NoSQL Solutions- Article by Arto, introducing the format and its the peculiar characteristics. The Semantic Web: An Introduction The Semantic Web: An Introduction- A gentle introduction to RDF and the Semantic Web by Sean B. Palmer. Frequently Asked Questions about RDF Frequently Asked Questions about RDF- Answers to general RDF questions by the W3C team. The Semantic Web In Breadth The Semantic Web In Breadth- An introduction by Aaron Swartz. What is RDF? What is RDF?- An introduction to RDF (updated version of RDF and Metadata) by Tim Bray. RDF and Metadata. RDF and Metadata.- By Tim Bray. Metadata for the Web Metadata for the Web- Introduction to RDF and Dublin Core showing examples of how they can be used for structure web metadata by Andy Powell, UKOLN presented at UKOLUG. An Introduction to the Resource Description Framework An Introduction to the Resource Description Framework- By Eric Miller, OCLC in Dlib magazine. A formulation of the RDF data model A formulation of the RDF data model- A possible set theory model of the RDF level 0 and 1 by Ian Peacock, UKOLN, UK. RDF Metadata and Agent Architectures RDF Metadata and Agent Architectures- Paper by Ora Lassila, Nokia and W3C, given at Workshop on Compositional Software Architectures, Monterey, California. What is...RDF? What is...RDF?- An introductory explanation of RDF by Rachel Heery in Ariadne magazine online. The Semantic Toolbox: Building Semantics on top of XML-RDF The Semantic Toolbox: Building Semantics on top of XML-RDF- 'Ramblings' on how semantics can be applied on the web using RDF/XML by Tim Berners-Lee. RDF and Metadata RDF and Metadata- An introduction by Tim Bray, XML.com covering why someone would want to use it and the relationship between RDF and XML. Web Architecture: Describing and Exchanging Data Web Architecture: Describing and Exchanging Data- An analysis of the XML Schema and the RDF Schema designs as used to further the semantic description of the web. DOAP: Description of a Project DOAP: Description of a Project- An XML/RDF vocabulary describing open source projects. In addition to developing an RDF schema and examples, the project aims to provide tool suppo… Describing and retrieving photos using RDF and HTTP Describing and retrieving photos using RDF and HTTP- It describes the RDF schemas, a data-entry program for quickly entering metadata for large numbers of photos, a way to serve t… SWI Prolog SWI Prolog- A package that provides a parser for mapping RDF, XML and SGML based data as Prolog terms. DMOZ RDF Dump DMOZ RDF Dump- Files containing both the structure and content. They are free to download but their use is subject to Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. University of Oxford Text Archive University of Oxford Text Archive- Holds several thousand electronic texts and linguistic corpora, in a variety of languages. Its holdings include electronic editions of works by … Scholars' Lab - University of Virginia Scholars' Lab - University of Virginia- The Center combines an on-line archive of electronic texts and images with a library service that offers hardware and software suitable for… TEI and XML in Digital Libraries: Final Report TEI and XML in Digital Libraries: Final Report- A two day meeting at the Library of Congress sponsored by the Digital Library Federation. TEI Text Encoding in Libraries: Draft Guidelines for Best Encoding Practices TEI Text Encoding in Libraries: Draft Guidelines for Best Encoding Practices- A collaborative document produced as a result of the TEI and XML in Digital Libraries meeting at the … Documenting the American South -- University of North Carolina Documenting the American South -- University of North Carolina- "DAS is a full-text database of primary resources on Southern history, literature and culture from the colonial per… Text Encoding Initiative Text Encoding Initiative- "The Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) is an international project to develop guidelines for the preparation and interchange of electronic texts for scholar… Library Electronic Text Resource Service (LETRS) Library Electronic Text Resource Service (LETRS)- LETRS at Indiana University makes available many TEI texts and text processing tools and documentation -- including the Victorian… Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS) Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS)- Area of work developing specifications and standards to support the use of knowledge organization systems (KOS) such as thesauri, clas… SPARQL Query Language for RDF SPARQL Query Language for RDF- Specification, defines the syntax and semantics of the SPARQL query language for RDF. RDF Resources RDF Resources- Links to various documentation of RDF sources. Dave Beckett's RDF Resource Guide Dave Beckett's RDF Resource Guide- Annotated collection of several links to RDF documents and software. RDF-DEV : RDF Resource Guide RDF-DEV : RDF Resource Guide- Database containing links to guides, papers, tools, and standards in addition to the archives of the (now closed) RDF-DEV mailing list. RDF Interest Group 1999-2004 RDF Interest Group 1999-2004- The main discussion forum for RDF developers and users.