A Modular Ontology for MODS – Metadata Object Description Schema
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2023
Abstract
The Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS) was developed to describe bibliographic concepts and metadata and is maintained by the Library of Congress. Its authoritative version is given as an XML schema based on an XML mindset which means that it has significant limitations for use in a knowledge graphs context. We have therefore developed the Modular MODS Ontology (MMODS-O) which incorporates all elements and attributes of the MODS XML schema. In designing the ontology, we adopt the recent Modular Ontology Design Methodology (MOMo) with the intention to strike a balance between modularity and quality ontology design on the one hand, and conservative backward compatibility with MODS on the other.
Repository Citation
Rayan, R.,
Shimizu, C.,
Sieverding, H.,
& Hitzler, P.
(2023). A Modular Ontology for MODS – Metadata Object Description Schema. Knowledge Graphs and Semantic Web - 5th Iberoamerican Conference and 4th Indo-American Conference, KGSWC 2023, Proceedings, 168-182.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/cse/708
DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-47745-4_13
