SWAP in UML, OWL, and XSD

A review of the DCMI Abstract Model with scenarios for its future asks if Dublin Core Application Profile (DCAP) should use OWL with closed-world assumptions. This example was created to demonstrate the possibility.

This example is derived from FIG 6. General DCAP Domain Model in FRBR: A generalized approach to Dublin Core Application Profiles.

General DCAP Domain Model (original)

• http://alcme.oclc.org/dcap/Fig6GeneralDcapDomainModel.png

The model represented in UML

• http://alcme.oclc.org/dcap/UML.png

The model represented in OWL

• http://alcme.oclc.org/dcap/model.owl

The model represented in XML Schema

• http://alcme.oclc.org/dcap/model.xsd
• OWL cardinalities are mapped to XSD minOccurs and maxOccurs
• The conversion from OWL to XML Schema could be automated if the RDF/XML structure is kept flat
• XML Schemas that pulled in more of the graph structure would need special attention

A "Work" individual modeled in OWL and constrained by XML Schema

• http://alcme.oclc.org/dcap/work_1.rdf

A more complete example

• http://alcme.oclc.org/dcap/dcap.zip