The CellML Metadata 1.0 Specification Working Draft - 2 November 2001

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A  Cmeta Terms RDF SChema Draft



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<!--This Version:
Title: RDF Schema Declaration Draft for CellML Metadata terms.  

Creator: Autumn A. Cuellar
         Bioengineering Research Group, The University of Auckland
        
Date Created: 2001-11-02

Comments: This is a premilinary version to be used only as a model and will
          almost certainly change.  
          Comments may be sent to cellml-discussion@cellml.org.-->

<!DOCTYPE rdf:RDF [
  <!ENTITY rdfns http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#>
  <!ENTITY rdfsns http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>
  <!ENTITY dcns http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/>
  <!ENTITY dcqns http://purl.org/dc/terms/>
  <!ENTITY cmetans http://www.cellml.org/metadata/1.0#>
]>

<rdf:RDF
    xmlns:cmeta="&cmetans;"
    xmlns:dc="&dcns;"
    xmlns:dcq="&dcqns;"
    xmlns:rdf="&rdfns;"
    xmlns:rdfs="&rdfns;">

  <!--Description of this Schema-->
  <rdf:Description rdf:about="&cmetans;">
    <dc:title>The CellML Metadata Element Set Vocabulary</dc:title>
    <dc:creator>Autumn A. Cuellar</dc:creator>
    <dcq:created>
      <dcq:W3CDTF>2001-11-02</dcq:W3CDTF>
    </dcq:created>
    <dcq:RFC1766>en-uk</dcq:RFC1766>
    <dc:description>
      The CellML Metadata Element Set Vocabulary is intended to enable searches
      of a CellML model repository of biological models.
    </dc:description>
  </rdf:Description>
  
  <!--Sex-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&cmetans;sex">
    <rdfs:label>Sex</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>The sex for which a CellML element is relevant.</rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&cmetans;" />
  </rdf:Property>
  
  <!--Biological Entity-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&cmetans;bio_entity">
    <rdfs:label>Biological Entity</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      A name or database unique identifier for a biological entity.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&cmetans;" />
  </rdf:Property>
  
  <!--Alternative Database Identifier-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&cmetans;alternative">
    <rdfs:label>Alternative Database Identifier</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      An alternative database unique identifier for a biological entity.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:subPropertyOf rdf:resource="&cmetans;bio_entity" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&cmetans;" />
  </rdf:Property>
     
  <!--Mathematical Problem Type: GAMS classification tree-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&cmetans;alternative">
    <rdfs:label>Mathematical Problem Type: GAMS classification tree</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      A classification of the type of problem encoded in the math associated
      with the CellML model or model component.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&cmetans;" />
    <rdfs:seeAlso rdf:resource="http://gams.nist.gov" />
  </rdf:Property>

  <!--Annotation-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&cmetans;annotation">
    <rdfs:label>Annotation</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      An annotation that describes the CellML model or model component.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&cmetans;" />
  </rdf:Property>

  <!--Annotation:coment-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&cmetans;comment">
    <rdfs:label>Comment</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      A free-form comment of the person who coded the model into CellML.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&cmetans;annotation" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&cmetans;" />
  </rdf:Property>

  <!--Annotation:limitation-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&cmetans;limitation">
    <rdfs:label>Limitation</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      A description of the limitations/scope of the content of the CellML
      element.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&cmetans;annotation" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&cmetans;" />
  </rdf:Property>

  <!--Annotation:modification-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&cmetans;modification">
    <rdfs:label>Modification</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      A description of a change made to the content of the CellML element.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&cmetans;annotation" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&cmetans;" />
  </rdf:Property>
  
  <!--Annotation:validation-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&cmetans;validation">
    <rdfs:label>Validation</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      A description of the level of the content of the CellML element.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&cmetans;annotation" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&cmetans;" />
  </rdf:Property>

</rdf:RDF>

B  BQS Terms RDF Schema Draft


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<!--This Version:
Title: RDF Schema Declaration Draft for Bibliographic Query Service terms.  

Creator: Autumn A. Cuellar
         Bioengineering Research Group, The University of Auckland
        
Date Created: 2001-11-02

Comments: This is a premilinary version to be used only as a model and will
          almost certainly change (constraints need to be added, etc.). 
          Comments may be sent to cellml-discussion@cellml.org.-->

<!DOCTYPE rdf:RDF [
  <!ENTITY rdfns http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#>
  <!ENTITY rdfsns http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>
  <!ENTITY dcns http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/>
  <!ENTITY dcqns http://purl.org/dc/terms/>
  <!ENTITY bqsns http://www.cellml.org/bqs/1.0#>
]>

<rdf:RDF
    xmlns:bqsns="&bqs;"
    xmlns:dc="&dcns;"
    xmlns:dcq="&dcqns;"
    xmlns:rdf="&rdfns;"
    xmlns:rdfs="&rdfns;">

  <!--Description of this Schema-->
  <rdf:Description rdf:about="&bqsns;">
    <dc:title>The Bibliographic Query Service Element Set Vocabulary</dc:title>
    <dc:creator>Autumn A. Cuellar</dc:creator>
    <dcq:created>
      <dcq:W3CDTF>2001-11-02</dcq:W3CDTF>
    </dcq:created>
    <dcq:RFC1766>en-uk</dcq:RFC1766>
    <dc:description>
      The Bibliographic Query Service Element Set Vocabulary is intended to
      enhance searches of any document containing biobliographic references.
    </dc:description>
  </rdf:Description>
  
  <!--BibliographicReference Class-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;reference">
    <rdfs:label>reference</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The root class for all BQS bibliographic references.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>
  
  <!--Bibliographic Identifier Scheme-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;identifier_scheme">
    <rdfs:label>Identifier Scheme</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      Identifies a cited reference using a database unique identifier.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:subPropertyOf rdf:resource="&dcns;identifier" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>  

  <!--Medline Indetifier Scheme-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;Medline_id">
    <rdfs:label>Medline identifier</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The Medline database unique identifier.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&bqsns;identifier_scheme" />
    <rdfs:seeAlso rdf:resource="http://medline.cos.com" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>    
  
  <!--PubMed Indetifier Scheme-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;PubMed_id">
    <rdfs:label>PubMed identifier</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The PubMed database unique identifier.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&bqsns;identifier_scheme" />
    <rdfs:seeAlso rdf:resource="http://www4.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>    
  
  <!--CAS Indetifier Scheme-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;CAS_id">
    <rdfs:label>CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) identifier</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The CAS database unique identifier.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&bqsns;identifier_scheme" />
    <rdfs:seeAlso rdf:resource="http://www.cas.org/" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>  
  
  <!--Reference Type-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;reference_type">
    <rdfs:label>Reference Type</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      Identifies the genre of a cited reference.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>    
  
  <!--Reference Type:Article-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;Article">
    <rdfs:label>Article</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The cited reference is an article.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&bqsns;reference_type" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>  

  <!--Reference Type:JournalArticle-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;JournalArticle">
    <rdfs:label>JournalArticle</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The cited reference is a journal article.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&bqsns;Article" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>  

  <!--Reference Type:BookArticle-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;BookArticle">
    <rdfs:label>BookArticle</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The cited reference is a book article.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&bqsns;Article" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>  
  
  <!--Reference Type:Book-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;Book">
    <rdfs:label>Book</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The cited reference is a book.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&bqsns;reference_type" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>  

  <!--Reference Type:Patent-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;Patent">
    <rdfs:label>Patent</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The cited reference is a patent.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&bqsns;reference_type" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>      

  <!--Reference Type:Proceeding-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;Proceeding">
    <rdfs:label>Proceeding</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The cited reference is a proceeding.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&bqsns;reference_type" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>      

  <!--Reference Type:TechReport-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;TechReport">
    <rdfs:label>Technical Report</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The cited reference is a technical report.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&bqsns;reference_type" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>      

  <!--Reference Type:Thesis-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;Thesis">
    <rdfs:label>Thesis</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The cited reference is a thesis.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&bqsns;reference_type" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>      

  <!--Reference Type:WebResource-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;WebResource">
    <rdfs:label>WebResource</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The cited reference is a web resource.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&bqsns;reference_type" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>      
  
  <!--Provider Type-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;provider_type">
    <rdfs:label>provider type</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      Who the resource is provided by.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>

  <!--Provider Type:Person-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;Person">
    <rdfs:label>Person</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The resource is provided by a person.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&bqsns;provider_type" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>
  
  <!--Provider Type:Organization-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;Organization">
    <rdfs:label>Organization</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The resource is provided by an organization.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&bqsns;provider_type" />
    <rdf:seeAlso rdf:resource="&bqsns;Organisation" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>
      
  <!--Provider Type:Organisation-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;Organisation">
    <rdfs:label>Organisation</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The resource is provided by an organisation.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&bqsns;provider_type" />
    <rdf:seeAlso rdf:resource="&bqsns;Organization" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />    
  </rdf:Property>
  
  <!--Provider Type:Service-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;Service">
    <rdfs:label>Service</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The resource is provided by a service.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdf:type rdf:resource="&bqsns;provider_type" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>
      
  <!--Subject Type-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&amp;bqsns;subject_type">
    <rdfs:label>subject type</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      Defines the topic of a resource.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:subPropertyOf rdf:resource="&dcns;subject" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>
  
  <!--Subject Type:Keyword-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;keyword">
    <rdfs:label>keyword</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      Defines the topic of a resource using keywords.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:type rdf:resource="&dcns;subject_type" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>
  
  <!--Subject Type:Subject Heading-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;subject_heading">
    <rdfs:label>subject heading</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      Defines the topic of a resource using subject headings.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:type rdf:resource="&dcns;subject_type" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>
  
  <!--Subject Type:Classification Code-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;classification_code">
    <rdfs:label>classification code</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      Defines the topic of a resource using classification codes.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:type rdf:resource="&dcns;subject_type" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>

  <!--Entry Status-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;entry_status">
    <rdfs:label>Entry Status</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      Provides information about the citation, as opposed to the cited
      reference.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>

  <!--Subset-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;subset">
    <rdfs:label>Subset</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      Provides reference subset information.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property> 
  
  <!--Property-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;property">
    <rdfs:label>Property</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      Provides a property about the reference.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property> 
  
  <!--Property Type-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;property_type">
    <rdfs:label>Property Type</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      Declares the property name.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:subPropertyOf rdf:resource="&bqsns;property" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property> 
  
  <!--Book:ISBN-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;isbn">
    <rdfs:label>International Standard Book Number</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      International Standard Book Number unique identifier.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property> 

  <!--Book (& Article):Volume-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;volume">
    <rdfs:label>Volume</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      Book or journal volume number.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property> 

  <!--Book:Edition-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;edition">
    <rdfs:label>Edition</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      Book edition.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property> 

  <!--Book:Series-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;series">
    <rdfs:label>Series</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The title of the series of which the book is a member.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property> 

  <!--Book:Editor-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;editor">
    <rdfs:label>Editor</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The books's editor.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property> 
  
  <!--Article:first_page-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;first_page">
    <rdfs:label>First Page</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The first page of the article referenced.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property> 
  
  <!--Article:last_page-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;last_page">
    <rdfs:label>Last Page</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The last page of the article referenced.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>
  
  <!--Article:last_page-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;last_page">
    <rdfs:label>Last Page</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The last page of the article referenced.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>
  
  <!--Article:issue-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;issue">
    <rdfs:label>Issue</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The issue in which the referenced article is found.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>
  
  <!--Article:issue_supplement-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;issue_supplement">
    <rdfs:label>Issue Supplement</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The issue supplement in which the referenced article is found.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>
  
  <!--Journal-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;Journal">
    <rdfs:label>Journal</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      Journal reference.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>

  <!--Journal:ISSN-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;issn">
    <rdfs:label>International Standard Serial Number</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      International Standard Serial Number unique identifier.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>
  
  <!--Journal:abbreviation-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;abbreviation">
    <rdfs:label>Abbreviation</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      Journal abbreviation.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>
  
  <!--Journal:abbreviation_scheme-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;abbreviation_scheme">
    <rdfs:label>Abbreviation Scheme</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      Standard journal abbreviation scheme.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:subPropertyOf rdf:resource="&bqsns;abbreviation" />
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>

  <!--WebResource:url-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;url">
    <rdfs:label>Uniform Resource Locator</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The Uniform Resource Locator that identifies the Web Resource.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>

  <!--WebResource:estimated size-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;estimated_size">
    <rdfs:label>Estimated Size</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The estimated size of the Web Resource.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>
  
  <!--WebResource:cost-->
  <rdf:Property rdf:about="&bqsns;cost">
    <rdfs:label>Cost</rdfs:label>
    <rdfs:comment>
      The cost of the Web Resource.
    </rdfs:comment>
    <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&bqsns;" />
  </rdf:Property>
</rdf:RDF>

C  Changes between the 18 May 2001 Research Summary and the 2 November 2001 Working Draft

• Specification Wide
  • Many minor editorial changes have been made to all sections of the specification.
  • Examples have been updated and expanded where appropriate.
• Section 2.1.2: The Advantages of Using RDF
  • New information about the W3C's "SiRPAC" has been included.
• Section 2.1.3: Multiple Methods for Expressing Metadata in RDF
  • Now includes The RDF Model and Syntax Specification
• Section 2.2.1: What is the Dublin Core?
  • Now contains information about two relevant articles from the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative: Expressing Simple Dublin Core in RDF/XML and Expressing Qualified Dublin Core in RDF/XML.
• Section 2.2.2: The Advantages of Using Dublin Core
  • Defines the use of the prefixes dc (for Dublin Core)and dcq (Dublin Core Qualifiers).
• Section 2.3: vCard
  • A new section that explains the use of the "vCard" system to give metadata about people. It has been included as the now standard method for this type information.
• Section 2.4: Bibliographic Query Service
  • A generalized description of bibliographic referencing in RDF.
• Section 2.5: CellML Metadata
  • A new section that describes the use of the cmeta namespace prefix for all otherwise undefined CellML relevant metadata.
• Section 2.6: Namespaces in CellML Metadata
  • With an accompanying table, appropriate namespace URIs and prefixes are given.
• Section 3: Fundamentals
  • This section provides a new description of metadata as it is defined within the an <rdf:RDF> element.
• Section 3.2: Dublin Core Elements and Qualifiers
  • A new table (Table 2) is provided giving suitable Dublin Core Metadata elements and their respective qualifiers.
• Section 4.5: Creation Date
  • <dcq:creation> & <dcq:w3CDTF> now replace <dc:date> with the value "created", <dcq:dateType> and <dcq:dateScheme>.
• Section 4.6: Modified Date
  • <dcq:modified> replaces the <dcq:dateType> with the value of "modified".
• Section 4.7: Alternative Names
  • <dcq:alternative> replaces <dcq:titleType> with the value of "alternative".
• Section 4.9: Sex
  • The addition of the controlled vocabulary "other" and "all" has been made.
• Section 4.10: Biological Entity
  • Alternative biological entity names are now described using the <dcq:alternative> element within <cmeta:bio_entity> element. This replaces the previous <dc:title> qualified by a <dcq:titleType> with the value "alternative".
  • The following encoding schemes have now been added to those previously defined: GO Consortium (Gene Ontology controlled vocabulary), OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man catalog of human genes and genetic disorders), LocusLink (LocusLink Genetic Loci database), and Unigene (GenBank non-redundant gene clusters database).
  • Figure 20 now includes the use of the <rdfs:label> element (an alternative to the <dc:title> element).
• Section 4.11: Mathematical Problem Type
  • <dcq:abstract> or <dcq:tableOfContents> replaces the previous <dc:description> that was qualified by <dcq:descriptionType>.
• Section 4.12: Description
  • <dcq:modified> replaces the <dcq:dateType> with the value of "modified".
• Section 4.13: Annotations
  • <cmeta:comment>, <cmeta:limitation>, <cmeta:modification> & <cmeta:validation> are now recommended instead of <cmeta:annotation> with the <cmeta:annotation_type> qualifier.
• Section 5: Citations
  • A new comprehensive section on citations has been added.
• Section 5.2.1: The identifier attribute
  • The database elements <bqs:medline_id>, <bqs:PubMed_id> & <bqs:CAS_id> replaces the need for the <dc:identifier_scheme> element to be used with the value of the database.
• Section 5.2.2: The cross_references attribute
  • <bqs:alternative> element can provide and alternative identifier and replaces the <dc:identifier> and <bqs:identifier_type> combination.
• Section 5.2.3: The type attribute
  • <bqs:JournalArticle> replaces <bqs:reference_type>.
• Section 5.2.6: The language attribute
  • It is recommended that the RFC1766 encoding scheme is used to define the language of the cited resource. The <dc:RFC1766> element replaces <dcq:language>.
• Section 5.2.7: The format attribute
  • <dcq:medium> element qualified by <dcq:IMT> is recommended to describe the cited resource, replacing <dc:format>.
• Section 5.2.8: The date attribute
  • Updated to embrace the W3C-DTF format. <dcq:issued> qualified by <dcq:W3CDTF> replaces the <dc:date> element.
• Section 5.4: The <BibRefSubject> class
  • Keywords: <bqs:keywords> replaces <bqs:subject_type> value = keyword.
  • Subheadings: <bqs:subject_heading> with <dcq:LCSH> or <dcq:MESH> replace <bqs:subject_type>, value = subject heading and <dcq:subjectscheme> value = LCSH or UDC.
  • Codes: <bqs:classification_code> with <dcq:DDC> or <dcq:UDC> replaces <bqs:subject_type> value=classification_code with <dcq:subjectScheme> with value = DDC or LCC.
• Section 5.5: The BibRefDescription class
  • The <dcq:abstract> & <dcq:tableOfContents> elements replace <dcq:descriptiontype> with the values of abstract or tableofcontents.
  • Abstract_type and toc_type can be serilized with <dcq:IMT> instead of the previous <dcq:format>.
  • Similarly the <dcq:IMT> element replaces <dc:format> when used if the abstract of table of contents is supplied by a URI.
• Section 5.7: The EntryStatus class
  • Information about the modification date of a citation is now given by the <dcq:modified> element replacing the <dc:date> element.
• Section 5.10.1: The Book subclass
  • The editor subclass element <bqs:editor> replaces the <dc:contributor> qualified by <bqs:contributor_type> with value = editor.
• Section 5.10.2: The Article subclass and its subclasses
  • The from_book attribute is now <bqs:book> instead of the <bqs:reference> with the type book.
• Appendices
  • Two new appendices "Cmeta Terms RDF SChema Draft" and "BQS Terms RDF Schema Draft" have been added.