Provides machine-readable declarations
of vocabulary terms, mappings between those
terms (either within a particular thesaurus or across multiple thesauri or classification
schemes) and automatic classification services. The intention is to allow consumers of
the service to map terms, allowing users to use one set of terminology, but automatically
mapping their terms to alternative or additional terms in thesauri or classification
schemes used by target services. (Note that terminology is not limited to subject but
also includes audience level, resource type and certification).
The key functions for a this service are:
- providing decalarions of vocabulary terms
- providing mappings from one term to other terms
- providing automatic classification of resources according to one or more vocularies
and/or thesausi
Specifications with applicability to this
area are:
- IMS Vocabulary Definition and Exchange (VDEX)
- RDFS
- OWL
Related services are:
