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Proposed charter for a TAG Vocabulary Management Task Group (VOMAG)
by Dag Endresen (GBIF) 03 Nov '12

03 Nov '12

Dear TAG, After battling with the plans for a biodiversity knowledge organization (KOS) framework for biodiversity information resources we have identified the requirement to develop guidelines and best practices for the management of vocabularies of terms. Basic terms organized in vocabularies provides an essential element to underpin the biodiversity information standards. As introduced at the TDWG 2011 TAG meetings in New Orleans, we propose the formation of a new Vocabulary Management Task Group (VOMAG) [1] to be organized under the TDWG technical architecture group (TAG). Please find the draft charter available from the GBIF Community Site [2][3]. Here you will also find another draft document "Biodiversity Knowledge Organization System: Proposed Architecture; Version 0.1 February 2012" that provides an overview of the proposed KOS landscape and the context for the proposed work-plan of the Vocabulary Management Task Group Charter. This is the first draft so far only discussed with Greg Whitbread as convener of the TDWG TAG and with Steve Baskauf and Joel Sachs as convener of the TDWG RDF/OWL task group. We invite feedback and comments to the proposed formation of the task group including suggestions with regard to the work-plan. Please join the Vocabulary Management group at the GBIF Community Site [1]. You can start or participate in discussions or share suggestions using the GBIF Community Site. Feel also free to make contact with us to volunteer as a core member for this proposed task group! [1] http://community.gbif.org/pg/groups/21382/vocabulary-management/ [2] http://community.gbif.org/pg/file/read/21388/ [3] http://community.gbif.org/pg/blog/read/21387/ [4] http://community.gbif.org/pg/file/read/21582/ Best regards Dag, Eamonn and David -- Dag Endresen, PhD Knowledge Systems Engineer Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark http://community.gbif.org/pg/profile/dag.endresen

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