xDX Application Profile
This application profile is under construction and may not fully reflect the current dataset. The pattern examples and Turtle data samples are subject to change.
Purpose
The purpose of this application profile is to document how xDX Project data is modelled for compatibility with the wider LINCS data model. This document provides patterns used in the mapping of xDX data which correspond to the categories of the main LINCS Application Profiles.
This document introduces classes and properties as used in this specific context (LINCS and the xDX dataset), without providing complete definitions for them. You can find the full definitions in the documentation of CIDOC CRM version 7.3.1 and other reference ontologies.
Dependencies
This section reports the ontologies, vocabularies, and authority files adopted in the xDX application profile. The tables below list the acronyms used to refer to each resource and the prefixes used to compose the URIs in Turtle code examples found in the document.
Ontologies
For more information about ontologies, see Linked Open Data Basics – Ontologies.
Acronym | Prefix | Ontology | Purpose |
CIDOC-CRM | crm: | CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model | Main reference ontology |
CRMdig | crmdig: | CRM Digital | To represent digital objects |
Vocabularies
For more information about vocabularies, see Linked Open Data Basics – Vocabularies.
Acronym | Prefix | Vocabulary or Authority | Purpose |
AAT | aat: | Getty AAT | To represent object types, note types, material types, technique types, and dimension types. |
Biography | biography: | LINCS Biography | To represent name types. |
Lexvo | lexvo: | Lexvo | To represent languages. |
XSD | xsd: | XML Schema Datatypes | For literal datatypes. |
Authority Files
For more information about authority files, see Terms – Authority File.
Acronym | Prefix | Authority File | Purpose |
GeoNames | geonames: | GeoNames | For place URIs. |
LINCS | lincs: | LINCS-minted entities | To represent any entities not described elsewhere. |
LOC | loc: | Library of Congress | For people and group URIs. |
ULAN | ulan: | Getty Union List of Artist Names | For people and group URIs. |
VIAF | viaf: | Virtual International Authority File | For people and group URIs. |
Wikidata | wikidata: | Wikidata Knowledge Base | For people and group URIs. |
Main Classes
The classes listed below are imported from CIDOC CRM and use prefix crm:
except where otherwise noted.
Entity Type | Class | Declaration Snippet (Turtle Syntax) |
xDX Object | E22 Human-Made Object |
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Owner | E39 Actor |
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Production Company | E74 Group |
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Production | E12 Production |
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Acquisition | E8 Acquisition |
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Material | E57 Material |
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Dimension | E54 Dimension |
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Design | E29_Design_or_Procedure |
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Creation | E65 Creation |
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IP Right | E30 Right |
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Place | E53 Place |
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Designer | E21 Person |
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Design Firm | E74 Group |
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Model | E99 Product Type |
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Series | E99 Product Type |
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Brand | E99 Product Type |
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Classification | E99 Product Type |
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Archival File | E73 Information Object |
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Name or Title | E33_E41 Linguistic Appellation |
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Identifier | E42 Identifier |
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Note | E33 Linguistic Object |
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Actor in a Role | PC14 Actor in a Role |
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Webpage | D1 Digital Object (CRMdig) |
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Overview
The xDX dataset reconstitutes the former Design Exchange (DX) collection, documenting the unique history of design in Canada. The dataset describes the design objects along with their creators, producers, and owners.
The image below shows an overview of the entire xDX application profile. Each section of the diagram is described in detail in one of the sections of this document. Click here or on the image for a large-scale, more readable version.
Graph Patterns
This section presents the graph patterns adopted in the xDX application profile, along with examples of usage. The URI of the xDX graph which can be used to query the dataset through the SPARQL endpoint is <http://graph.lincsproject.ca/xdx>
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