The Beginner's Guide to RDF is now available at the TDWG-RDF Task Group's website via the RRL http://code.google.com/p/tdwg-rdf/wiki/Beginners
The guide is intended to serve as an introduction for persons who are not already familiar with RDF and OWL, and as a reference for those who would like organized access to reference material on those topics. The information is presented with minimal formal language and includes functional examples from the biodiversity informatics community.
Thanks to the members of the Task Group who provided clarification and examples during discussion prior to writing the guide and especially to Paul Murray and Bob Morris who provided helpful feedback on drafts of the guide.
Steve Baskauf TDWG-RDF Task Group co-convener