]> The Bibliographic Ontology The Bibliographic Ontology describe bibliographic things on the semantic Web in RDF. This ontology can be used as a citation ontology, as a document classification ontology, or simply as a way to describe any kind of document in RDF. It has been inspired by many existing document description metadata formats, and can be used as a common ground for converting other bibliographic data sources. http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/1.3/ Used to link an agent (a person) to an event (a conference, an hearing, etc.) Used to relate an event such as a conference to the geographical place where it happens, for example Paris. Used to link an event such as a conference to an outcome (a product) of that event, for example, an article, a proceeding, etc. Used to link big events with smaller events such as workshops that happen in the context of a conference. Used to describe the timing of an event. For example, when a conference starts and stops. Used to link a bibliographic item to one of its contributor: can be an author, an editor, a publisher, etc. <dcterms:format> <dcterms:MediaTypeOrExtent> <rdf:value>text/html</rdf:value> <rdfs:label>HTML</rdfs:label> </dcterms:MediaTypeOrExtent> </dcterms:format> Used to describe the format of a bibliographic resource. Used to relate a reference citation to a bibliographic resource. Used to link a bibliographic resource to the language used to express it. Used to link a bibliographic item to its publisher. Used to describe rights related to a bibliographic resource. Used to describe the subject of a bibliographic resource. Used to describe the title of a bibliographic resource http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A legal decision that affirms a ruling. annotates http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable Critical or explanatory note for a Document. list of authors http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable An ordered list of authors. Normally, this list is seen as a priority list that order authors by importance. cited by http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ Relates a document to another document that cites the first document. unstable cites http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ Relates a document to another document that is cited by the first document as reference, comment, review, quotation or for another purpose. unstable list of contributors http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ An ordered list of contributors. Normally, this list is seen as a priority list that order contributors by importance. stable court http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ unstable A court associated with a legal document; for example, that which issues a decision. status http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ The thesis degree. We are not defining, using an enumeration, the range of the bibo:degree to the defined list of bibo:ThesisDegree. We won't do it because we want people to be able to define new degress if needed by some special usecases. Creating such an enumeration would restrict this to happen. unstable director http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A Film director. stable distributor http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ Distributor of a document or a collection of documents. stable editor http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility for the editorial part of a publishing firm or of a newspaper, magazine, or other publication. list of editors http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ An ordered list of editors. Normally, this list is seen as a priority list that order editors by importance. stable interviewee http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ An agent that is interviewed by another agent. stable interviewer http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ An agent that interview another agent. stable issuer http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ An entity responsible for issuing often informally published documents such as press releases, reports, etc. unstable organizer http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ The organizer of an event; includes conference organizers, but also government agencies or other bodies that are responsible for conducting hearings. unstable owner http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ Owner of a document or a collection of documents. unstable performer http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable presented at http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ Relates a document to an event; for example, a paper to a conference. unstable presented at http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ Relates an event to associated documents; for example, conference to a paper. unstable producer http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ Producer of a document or a collection of documents. stable recipient http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable An agent that receives a communication document. http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ The resource in which another resource is reproduced. unstable http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A legal decision that reverses a ruling. review of http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable Relates a review document to a reviewed thing (resource, item, etc.). status http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable The publication status of (typically academic) content. We are not defining, using an enumeration, the range of the bibo:status to the defined list of bibo:DocumentStatus. We won't do it because we want people to be able to define new status if needed by some special usecases. Creating such an enumeration would restrict this to happen. http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A legal decision on appeal that takes action on a case (affirming it, reversing it, etc.). transcript of http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ unstable Relates a document to some transcribed original. translation of http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable Relates a translated document to the original document. translator http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A person who translates written document from one language to another. Used to describe the content of a bibo:Document and othr bibliographic resouces. We suggest to use this property instead of the deprecated "bibo:content" one. Used to link an agent, related to bibliographic things, to a place where it is based near: can be a city, a monument, a building, etc. Used to link an agent with an image that depict it. Used to link an agent to its homepage (which is a web page accessible using a URL). Used to describe the creation date of a bibliographic item Use to link a bibliographic item to the date of an event. Check dcterms:created and other for proper specializations for this property Used to describe a bibliographic resource. Used to describe the issue date of a bibliographic resource abstract http://purl.org/dc/terms/ stable A summary of the resource. date argued http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ The date on which a legal case is argued before a court. Date is of format xsd:date unstable chapter http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ An chapter number unstable content http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ true This property is for a plain-text rendering of the content of a Document. While the plain-text content of an entire document could be described by this property. bibo:content has been deprecated; we recommend to use "rdf:value" for this purpose. Here is the rational behind this choice: http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-rdf-primer-20040210/#rdfvalue unstable edition http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable The name defining a special edition of a document. Normally its a literal value composed of a version number and words. issue http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ An issue number stable locator http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A description (often numeric) that locates an item within a containing document or collection. number of pages http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable The number of pages contained in a document number of volumes http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ The number of volumes contained in a collection of documents (usually a series, periodical, etc.). stable number http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A generic item or document number. Not to be confused with issue number. page end http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ Ending page number within a continuous page range. stable page start http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable Starting page number within a continuous page range. pages http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A string of non-contiguous page spans that locate a Document within a Collection. Example: 23-25, 34, 54-56. For continuous page ranges, use the pageStart and pageEnd properties. prefix name http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable The prefix of a name section http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A section number Di Rado, Alicia. 1995. Trekking through college: Classes explore modern society using the world of Star trek. Los Angeles Times, March 15, sec. A, p. 3. unstable short title http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ The abbreviation of a title. stable suffix name http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ The suffix of a name stable uri http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ Universal Resource Identifier of a document stable volume http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A volume number Used to name the locality of a publisher, an author, etc. This is the property we choose to use to describe the family name of a person related to a bibliographic resource. This is the property we choose to describe the given name of a Person related to a bibliographic resource. This is the first name of a person. Used to describe bibliographic related events such as conferences, hearing, etc. BIBO assert that a dcterms:Agent is an equivalent class to foaf:Agent. This means that all the individuals belonging to the foaf:Agent class also belongs to the dcterms:Agent class. This way, dcterms:contributor can be used on foaf:Person, foaf:Organization, foaf:Agent and foaf:Group. Even if this link is not done in neither the FOAF nor the DCTERMS ontologies this is a wide spread fact that is asserted by BIBO. Academic Article http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A scholarly academic article, typically published in a journal. Article http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine. stable audio document http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ An audio document; aka record. stable audio-visual document http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable An audio-visual document; film, video, and so forth. Bill http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ Draft legislation presented for discussion to a legal body. stable Book http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A written or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers. Book Section http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A section of a book. unstable Brief http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A written argument submitted to a court. unstable Chapter http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A chapter of a book. unstable Code 1 http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A collection of statutes. Collected Document 1 http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A document that simultaneously contains other documents. Collection http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A collection of Documents or Collections Conference http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A meeting for consultation or discussion. Court Reporter 1 http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A collection of legal cases. Document http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A document (noun) is a bounded physical representation of body of information designed with the capacity (and usually intent) to communicate. A document may manifest symbolic, diagrammatic or sensory-representational information. document part 1 http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ a distinct part of a larger document or collected document. unstable Document Status http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ The status of the publication of a document. stable Edited Book http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ An edited book. stable EMail http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A written communication addressed to a person or organization and transmitted electronically. Excerpt http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A passage selected from a larger work. stable Film http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ aka movie. stable Hearing http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable An instance or a session in which testimony and arguments are presented, esp. before an official, as a judge in a lawsuit. Image http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A document that presents visual or diagrammatic information. Interview http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A formalized discussion between two or more people. Issue 1 http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ something that is printed or published and distributed, esp. a given number of a periodical stable Journal 1 http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A periodical of scholarly journal Articles. Legal Case Document http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ unstable A document accompanying a legal case. Decision http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ unstable A document containing an authoritative determination (as a decree or judgment) made after consideration of facts or law. Legal Document http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A legal document; for example, a court decision, a brief, and so forth. stable Legislation http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A legal document proposing or enacting a law or a group of laws. unstable Letter http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail. stable Magazine 1 http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A periodical of magazine Articles. A magazine is a publication that is issued periodically, usually bound in a paper cover, and typically contains essays, stories, poems, etc., by many writers, and often photographs and drawings, frequently specializing in a particular subject or area, as hobbies, news, or sports. stable Manual http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A small reference book, especially one giving instructions. unstable Manuscript http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable An unpublished Document, which may also be submitted to a publisher for publication. Map http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ unstable A graphical depiction of geographic features. Series http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A loose, thematic, collection of Documents, often Books. Newspaper 1 http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A periodical of documents, usually issued daily or weekly, containing current news, editorials, feature articles, and usually advertising. stable Note http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable Notes or annotations about a resource. Patent http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A document describing the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years. Performance http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ unstable A public performance. Periodical 1 http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A group of related documents issued at regular intervals. stable Personal Communication http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A communication between an agent and one or more specific recipients. stable Personal Communication Document http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A personal communication manifested in some document. stable Proceedings http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ unstable A compilation of documents published from an event, such as a conference. Quote http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable An excerpted collection of words. Reference Source http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A document that presents authoritative reference information, such as a dictionary or encylopedia . unstable Report http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A document describing an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.. Series http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A loose, thematic, collection of Documents, often Books. stable Slide http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A slide in a slideshow unstable Slideshow http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A presentation of a series of slides, usually presented in front of an audience with written text and images. stable Standard http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A document describing a standard stable Statute http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A bill enacted into law. Thesis http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ stable A document created to summarize research findings associated with the completion of an academic degree. Thesis degree http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ The academic degree of a Thesis stable Webpage http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ unstable A web page is an online document available (at least initially) on the world wide web. A web page is written first and foremost to appear on the web, as distinct from other online resources such as books, manuscripts or audio documents which use the web primarily as a distribution mechanism alongside other more traditional methods such as print. Website 1 http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ unstable A group of Webpages accessible on the Web. Workshop http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ A seminar, discussion group, or the like, that emphasizes zxchange of ideas and the demonstration and application of techniques, skills, etc. stable Used to describe any "agent" related to bibliographic items. Such agents can be persons, organizations or groups of any kind. Ued to describe an organization related to bibliographic items such as a publishing company, etc. Used to describe a Person related to a bibliographic ite such as an author, an editor, etc. http://purl.org/net/darcusb/info#me http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ Bruce D'Arcus M.A. masters degree in arts stable M.S. stable masters degree in science PhD degree PhD degree stable http://fgiasson.com/me/ http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/ Frederick Giasson accepted Accepted for publication after peer reviewing. stable draft Document drafted stable forthcoming Document to be published stable legal stable Legal document non peer reviewed stable A document that is not peer reviewed peer reviewed stable The process by which articles are chosen to be included in a refereed journal. An editorial board consisting of experts in the same field as the author review the article and decide if it is authoritative enough for publication. published stable Published document rejected stable Rejected for publication after peer reviewing. unpublished Unpublished document stable