Z39.98-2012 Resource Directory Vocabulary

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About this vocabulary

This RDF vocabulary is a normative part of NISO Z39.98-2012. It defines a set of properties for use in the Z39.98-2012 Resource Directory document type.

You are currently reading the normative W3C XHTML+RDFa expression of this vocabulary. It is also available in informative Notation3 and RDF/XML syntax versions.

Document last modified: 2012-12-19. Refer to the revision history for details.

Nature and Identity

reference

A human-readable description of the purpose and structure of the entity described by this directory

token-identifier

A canonical string identifier for the entity described by this directory

maintenance-agency

The identity of agency responsible for maintaining the entity described by this directory

specification-compliance

A reference to a specification which the entity described by this directory conforms to

version

A version identifier for the entity described by this directory

current-version-uri

A URI resolving to the resource directory of the most recently published (current) version of the entity described by this directory

version-history

A reference to list of URIs that contains all available versions of the entity described by this directory

Instance Conformance

Resources related to testing whether instances satisfies the constraints expressed in this directory

normative-schemata

The normative schema(ta) for validation of instances satisfying the constraints expressed in this directory

normative-prose

Normative prose regarding the application of the entity described by this directory

schema-documentation

Human-readable documentation of a schema

prefix

A prefix functioning as a symbolical short form for a URI

conformance

The conformance requirement of a resource: normative or informative

format

The language in which a schema is expressed

Instance Conformance (Z39.98-2012 Profile Specific)

Resources related to testing whether instances satisfies the constraints expressed in this directory

z3998-instance name

The name by which a profile or feature must be identified in Z39.98-AI document declarations.

z3998-feature

A Feature supported by the Profile

z3998-rdfa-context

The canonical URI of the RDFa initial context document

Auxiliary Resources

examples

Examples of instances satisfying the constraints expressed in this directory

informative-schema-alt

An informative schema, alternative to normative schemas, for validation of instances satisfying the constraints expressed in this directory

informative-schema-add

An informative schema, for use in addition to normative schemas

module

A subcomponent of a schema

default-css

A cascading stylesheet suitable for use in instances satisfying the constraints expressed in this directory

supporting-software

Software that supports the entity described by this directory or instances satisfying the constraints expressed herein

archive

A downloadable archive of documents and resources referenced from this directory