Concept Service Description and Assumptions

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Last updated: Mar 28, 2012Version comment
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Description

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We will want to associate concepts with different attributes of objects and procedures.

Also need to describe:

  • The hierarchic nature of Concepts

Assumptions

  • Concepts can have a default generic use of concepts or terms (providing a flat namespace). 
  • However, Concept is designed to allow multiple instances to provide more specific namespaces (e.g., material, technique, culture).
  • The initial version will allow for a single term per Concept record for version 2.3 of CollectionSpace.  Refactoring of authorities to support preferred/non-preferred term will allow variants of terms to be supported.

Key Concepts

Dependencies

Background Documentation

Key team members

  • Jan Eklund is the primary functional expert defining the system