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DD 8723-5:2008 Structured vocabularies for information retrieval. Guide - Exchange formats and protocols for interoperability, 2008
- Contents [Go to Page]
- Introduction 1
- 1 Scope 2
- 2 Normative references 2
- 3 Definitions 3
- 4 Functions involving vocabularies that need interoperability 4
- 5 Data model 7
- 5.1 General 7
- 5.2 Notes on the model 9
- 5.3 Tabular presentation 12
- 6 Exchange formats 17
- 6.1 XML schema for thesaurus exchange 17
- 6.2 Exchanging a whole thesaurus 18
- 6.3 Updating a thesaurus 18
- 6.4 Exchanging thesaurus subsets 18
- 7 Alternative formats in widespread use 28
- 8 Protocols 29
- Annexes
- Annex A (informative) Examples of thesaurus data in DD 8723-5 format 30
- Bibliography 51
- Index (DD 8723-5) 54
- List of figures
- Figure 1 - UML model 8
- Figure 2 - XML schema 19
- Figure A.1 - Example A: Hierarchical display 31
- Figure A.2 - Example A: Alphabetical display 31
- Figure A.3 - Example A: Data encoded in DD 8723-5 format 32
- Figure A.4 - Example B: Alphabetical display in English 35
- Figure A.5 - Example B: Alphabetical display in Spanish 36
- Figure A.6 - Example B: Bilingual classified display, with node labels and notation 37
- Figure A.7 - Example B: Data encoded in DD 8723-5 format 38
- Figure A.8 - Example C: Alphabetical display 42
- Figure A.9 - Example C: Hierarchical display 42
- Figure A.10 - Example C: Data encoded in DD 8723-5 format 43
- Figure A.11 - Example D: Alphabetical display 45
- Figure A.12 - Example D: Classified display 46
- Figure A.13 - Example D: Hierarchical display 46
- Figure A.14 - Example D: Data encoded in DD 8723-5 format 47
- List of tables
- Table 1 - Attributes and associations of Thesaurus 13
- Table 2 - Attributes and associations of ThesaurusArray 14
- Table 3 - Attributes and associations of ThesaurusConcept 14
- Table 4 - Attributes and associations of ThesaurusTerm 16
- Table 5 - Attributes and associations of Note 17
- Table 6 - Definitions of occurrence as used in Tables 1 to 5 17
- Table A.1 - Tags used for Example B 37
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Definitions [Go to Page]
- 3.1 client
- 3.2 computer application
- 3.3 data model
- 3.4 exchange format
- 3.5 federated search
- 3.6 markup
- 3.7 markup language
- 3.8 protocol
- 3.9 server
- 4 Functions involving vocabularies that need interoperability [Go to Page]
- a) Publish or exchange a vocabulary
- b) Update a vocabulary publication
- c) Access a vocabulary for indexing or searching
- 5 Data model [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General [Go to Page]
- Figure 1 UML model
- 5.2 Notes on the model [Go to Page]
- 5.2.1 Naming conventions
- 5.2.2 Symbols for associations
- 5.2.3 Identifier
- 5.2.4 Dates
- 5.2.5 Status
- 5.2.6 Notation
- 5.2.7 Source
- 5.2.8 Language codes
- 5.2.9 Dublin Core elements
- 5.2.10 Multiplicity of PreferredTerm
- 5.2.11 Top level concepts
- 5.2.12 Note references
- 5.2.13 Custom attributes
- 5.2.14 Arrays and node labels
- 5.2.15 Relationship roles
- 5.2.16 Compound non-preferred terms
- 5.2.17 Role of relationship tags
- 5.3 Tabular presentation [Go to Page]
- Table 1 Attributes and associations of Thesaurus
- Table 2 Attributes and associations of ThesaurusArray
- Table 3 Attributes and associations of ThesaurusConcept
- Table 4 Attributes and associations of ThesaurusTerm
- Table 5 Attributes and associations of Note
- Table 6 Definitions of occurrence as used in Tables 1 to 5
- 6 Exchange formats [Go to Page]
- 6.1 XML schema for thesaurus exchange
- 6.2 Exchanging a whole thesaurus
- 6.3 Updating a thesaurus
- 6.4 Exchanging thesaurus subsets [Go to Page]
- a) single records, i.e. all the data associated with a single concept or term. Such subsets are trivially simple and may be conveyed using the appropriate elements from the recommended format, without the validations required for a whole thesaurus;
- b) updates (see 6.3);
- c) responses in the course of live indexing/searching applications (see Clause 8);
- d) selections of data large and coherent enough to serve as an independent thesaurus.
- Figure 2 XML schema (continued)
- 7 Alternative formats in widespread use
- 8 Protocols
- Annex A (informative) Examples of thesaurus data in DD 8723-5 format [Go to Page]
- A.1 General
- A.2 Example A: A very simple thesaurus [Go to Page]
- A.2.1 Source data description [Go to Page]
- Figure A.1 Example A: Hierarchical display
- Figure A.2 Example A: Alphabetical display
- Figure A.3 Example A: Data encoded in DD 8723-5 format
- A.2.2 Commentary
- A.3 Example B: Extract from a bilingual thesaurus, with notation and node labels [Go to Page]
- A.3.1 Source data description [Go to Page]
- Figure A.4 Example B: Alphabetical display in English
- Figure A.5 Example B: Alphabetical display in Spanish
- Figure A.6 Example B: Bilingual classified display, with node labels and notation [Go to Page]
- Table A.1 Tags used for Example B
- A.3.2 Commentary [Go to Page]
- Figure A.7 Example B: Data encoded in DD 8723-5 format
- A.4 Example C: Compound terms [Go to Page]
- Figure A.8 Example C: Alphabetical display
- Figure A.9 Example C: Hierarchical display
- Figure A.10 Example C: Data encoded in DD 8723-5 format
- A.5 Example D: Thesaurus extract, showing top level terms/concepts [Go to Page]
- Figure A.11 Example D: Alphabetical display
- Figure A.12 Example D: Classified display
- Figure A.13 Example D: Hierarchical display
- Figure A.14 Example D: Data encoded in DD 8723-5 format
- Bibliography [Go to Page]
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- Index (DD 8723-5) [Go to Page]