Annex 3: Technical Documentation

Document concerning administrative instructions and circulars. Their structures vary widely across organizations and traditions but may have the format of a formal communication with a title and content in unnumbered or numbered paragraphs or be divided into sections.

has super-classes

administrative circularc, administrative instructionc

has sub-classes

advisory opinion

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/AdvisoryOpinion

is defined by

A document introducing an opinion rendered by a court or adjudicating body upon request.

has super-classes

court decisionc

agenda listing

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/AgendaListing

is defined by

http://www.estrellaproject.org/lkif-core/action.owl

A document listing agenda items to be considered at a specific meeting/s or session/s. It may report time, location, etc.

has super-classes

meeting agendac

agent

IRI: http://www.estrellaproject.org/lkif-core/action.owl#Agent

is defined by

has sub-classes

http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/

agent

IRI: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Agent

is defined by

has sub-classes

agent

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Agent

is defined by

An actor (e.g. a person, an organisation) that can perform some actions.

has super-classes

has sub-classes

organizationc, personc

amendment

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Amendment

is defined by

modificatory instructionc

A document that provides modifications to other normative documents. The modifications could appear in different structured texts like normative and deliberative documents, debate records, etc.

has super-classes

amendment list

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/AmendmentList

is defined by

modificatory instructionc

A document listing proposals for modifications submitted to official deliberative bodies for discussion. It provides modifications to other normative documents.

has super-classes

annotated agenda

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/AnnotatedAgenda

is defined by

An agenda with a brief description of agenda items, citation of related documents as well as information and other announcements.

has super-classes

meeting agendac

annotation

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Annotation

is defined by

A mechanism that allows someone to link a specific entity (e.g. a relation) to a target document (or its parts), with the intent of specifying from where that entity has been actually derived from.

has super-classes

annotation

has bodyop only referencec

has targetop only f r b r expressionc or f r b r itemc or f r b r manifestationc or f r b r workc

bulletin

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Bulletin

is defined by

A document containing information not requiring any action by the addressees.

has super-classes

charter

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Charter

is defined by

Foundational treaty outlining the conditions under which a body is organised, and defining its rights and privileges.

has super-classes

circular

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Circular

is defined by

A document containing specialized information of specific interests.

has super-classes

code of conduct

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/CodeOfConduct

is defined by

A document listing rules outlining the responsibilities of, or proper practices for, individuals, parties, organizations, or countries on specific issues.

has super-classes

code of practice

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/CodeOfPractice

is defined by

A document that defines correct procedures on how to implement principles and/or standards.

has super-classes

collection

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Collection

is defined by

A collection of individual autonomous documents.

has super-classes

publicationc

communication

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Communication

is defined by

A document containing an official communication used to formally inform the UN community of events and of the outcome of non-UN meetings, to transmit reports or communications, and for a variety of other purposes. Its structures vary widely across organizations and traditions but generally assume the format of a formal communication with title and content in unnumbered paragraphs.

has super-classes

has sub-classes

addressc, bulletinc, circularc, memorandac, notec, official letterc, official statementc, press releasec

concept

IRI: https://w3id.org/akn/ontology/allot/Concept

is defined by

has super-classes

concept

has sub-classes

annotationc, languagec, relationc, stepc, step typec, value in time and contextc, workflowc, workflow executionc

is in range of

has related conceptop, has semanticsop

conference report

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/ConferenceReport

is defined by

A document summarising discussions held during a conference. It may also contain full text of resolutions or decisions, either proposed or adopted; recommended actions to be taken by other organs, etc., in the body of the document or as annexes.

has super-classes

meeting reportc

constitution

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Constitution

is defined by

A document describing a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a body is acknowledged to be governed.

has super-classes

convention

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Convention

is defined by

Mandatory regulations subject to ratification. Instruments usually negotiated under the auspices of an international organization.

has super-classes

council report

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/CouncilReport

is defined by

A document summarising discussions held during a council. It may also contain full text of resolutions or decisions, either proposed or adopted; recommended actions to be taken by other organs, etc., in the body of the document or as annexes.

has super-classes

meeting reportc

court decision

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/CourtDecision

is defined by

A document introducing a court of law or adjudicating authority formal decision or specific determination following a legal proceedings. The typical narrative of judgments is often divided in background, introduction, motivation and decision.

has super-classes

has sub-classes

advisory opinionc, judgementc

decision

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Decision

is defined by

A document describing a formal action regarding administrative and procedural matters of principal or subsidiary organ or other empowered bodies. This kind of documents is sometimes also used to record the adoption of a text representing the consensus of the members of a given organ.

has super-classes

deliberative documentc

deliberative document

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/DeliberativeDocument

is defined by

Formal expressions of the opinion or will of a principal or subsidiary organ or other empowered bodies. Usually they are open structure documents, sometimes articulated in hierarchical structures in which the text is subdivided into higher and lower subdivisions, generally including a preamble and operative paragraphs.

has super-classes

has sub-classes

decisionc, resolutionc

document

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Document

is defined by

A document of a specific kind (e.g. normative documents, legal documents, etc.) published by someone for certain reasons.

has super-classes

f r b r workc

has realizationop some document versionc

has sub-classes

administrative issuancec, communicationc, court decisionc, deliberative documentc, meeting agendac, meeting recordc, meeting reportc, modificatory instructionc, normative documentc, paperc, publicationc

is in domain of

has reconfigurationop

is in range of

has reconfigurationop

document version

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/DocumentVersion

is defined by

A particular version of a document written according to a certain language.

has super-classes

f r b r expressionc

inverse has realizationop only documentc

has languageop exactly 1 languagec

is in domain of

has revisionop

is in range of

has revisionop

event

IRI: https://w3id.org/akn/ontology/allot/Event

is defined by

has sub-classes

actionc

expression

IRI: http://purl.org/spar/fabio/Expression

is defined by

has sub-classes

f r b r expressionc

f r b r expression

IRI: https://w3id.org/akn/ontology/allot/FRBRExpression

is defined by

has super-classes

expressionc

has languageop exactly 1 languagec

has sub-classes

document versionc

f r b r item

IRI: https://w3id.org/akn/ontology/allot/FRBRItem

is defined by

has super-classes

itemc

f r b r manifestation

IRI: https://w3id.org/akn/ontology/allot/FRBRManifestation

is defined by

has super-classes

manifestationc

f r b r work

IRI: https://w3id.org/akn/ontology/allot/FRBRWork

is defined by

has super-classes

workc

has sub-classes

interval

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Interval

is defined by

A particular time period characterised by a starting date (specified by means of the property ti:hasIntervalStartDate) and an ending date (specified by means of the property ti:hasIntervalEndDate).

has super-classes

time intervalc

has interval end datedp only date time

has interval start datedp only date time

item

IRI: http://purl.org/spar/fabio/Item

is defined by

has sub-classes

f r b r itemc

judgement

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Judgment

is defined by

A document formalising a decision or specific determination following a legal proceeding. Its structures are highly formalised.

has super-classes

court decisionc

language

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Language

is defined by

A particular language adopted by the United Nation for publishing their documents (e.g. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish).

has super-classes

linguistic systemc

http://purl.org/dc/terms/

has members

Arabicni, Chineseni, Englishni, Frenchni, Russianni, Spanishni

linguistic system

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/LinguisticSystem

is defined by

has sub-classes

manifestation

IRI: http://purl.org/spar/fabio/Manifestation

is defined by

has sub-classes

f r b r manifestationc

meeting agenda

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/MeetingAgenda

is defined by

Documents listing agenda items of a meeting or a series of meetings, at times with brief description of agenda items, citation of related documents, and other announcements, such as consultations, informal meetings or side events, as well as summaries of the previous day's meetings. Their structures vary widely across organizations and traditions.

has super-classes

has sub-classes

agenda listingc, annotated agendac

meeting minute

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/MeetingMinute

is defined by

A document providing a third-person accounts of meetings.

has super-classes

meeting reportc

meeting record

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/MeetingRecord

is defined by

Documents containing full first-person records of a meeting (verbatim). Their structure reflects the different section of the debates and/or alternation of questions and answers that take place during meetings discussions.

has super-classes

meeting report

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/MeetingReport

is defined by

Documents containing summarized accounts of meetings. Their structures vary widely across organizations and traditions.

has super-classes

has sub-classes

conference reportc, council reportc, meeting minutec

memoranda

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Memoranda

is defined by

An official written communication issued to disseminate information.

has super-classes

modificatory instruction

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/ModificatoryInstruction

is defined by

A document containing formal proposals for modifications, as single instruction or as a collection of instructions, of previously issued documents issued by the same body that approved the original document. Its structures vary widely across organizations and traditions.

has super-classes

has sub-classes

amendmentc, amendment listc

normative document

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/NormativeDocument

is defined by

Formal provision concerning commands, recommendations, opinions or expressions of will issued or entered into by a principal or a subsidiary organ or other empowered bodies. Usually, it is articulated in hierarchical structures, in which the text is subdivided into higher and lower subdivisions.

has super-classes

has sub-classes

charterc, code of conductc, code of practicec, constitutionc, conventionc, protocolc, recommendationc, regulationc, rulesc, rules of procedurec, standardc, treatyc

note

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Note

is defined by

A written communication to transmit comments or reports.

has super-classes

official compilation

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/OfficialCompilation

is defined by

An authoritative compilation of official documents.

has super-classes

publicationc

official letter

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/OfficialLetter

is defined by

Official written correspondence; communications or notes verbale concerning issues under the authority of the organisation to provide information, requiring specific action by the addressees or stating a position.

has super-classes

official statement

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/OfficialStatement

is defined by

A document introducing a pronunciation of officers in their official capacity.

has super-classes

http://www.estrellaproject.org/lkif-core/action.owl

organisation

IRI: http://www.estrellaproject.org/lkif-core/action.owl#Organisation

is defined by

has sub-classes

organizationc

organization

IRI: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Organization

is defined by

http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/

has sub-classes

organizationc

organization

IRI: https://w3id.org/akn/ontology/allot/Organization

is defined by

has super-classes

organisationc

organizationc

paper

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Paper

is defined by

An official document that provides information about a particular subject or a detailed account of issues, policies or outcomes of, for example, inquiries or scientific investigations. Its structures vary widely across organizations and traditions.

has super-classes

http://www.estrellaproject.org/lkif-core/action.owl

has sub-classes

policyc, position paperc, progress reportc

person

IRI: http://www.estrellaproject.org/lkif-core/action.owl#Person

is defined by

has sub-classes

personc

person

IRI: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Person

is defined by

http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/

has sub-classes

personc

person

IRI: https://w3id.org/akn/ontology/allot/Person

is defined by

has super-classes

personc

policy

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Policy

is defined by

A document introducing general course or principle of action adopted or proposed by the official authorities or bodies.

has super-classes

paperc

position paper

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/PositionPaper

is defined by

An essay detailing facts and opinions regarding specific issues.

has super-classes

paperc

press release

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/PressRelease

is defined by

A written communication to the public that serves information purposes only. It is not considered an official document.

has super-classes

progress report

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/ProgressReport

is defined by

A document assessing projects or processes.

has super-classes

paperc

protocol

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Protocol

is defined by

International agreement that supplements a previous treaty or international agreement.

has super-classes

publication

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Publication

is defined by

The documentary output of the process meant to share information in any form or medium.

has super-classes

has sub-classes

collectionc, official compilationc

recommendation

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Recommendation

is defined by

A document that provides guidance and may create reporting obligations for parties.

has super-classes

reference

IRI: https://w3id.org/akn/ontology/allot/Reference

is defined by

has sub-classes

agentc, intervalc

is in range of

has proponentop, has receiverop

regulation

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Regulation

is defined by

A set guides to enforce a statutory instrument or regulate activities.

has super-classes

relation

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Relation

is defined by

Something that allows one to link a proponent entity to a receiver entity according to a specific semantics - e.g. saying that a document (proponent) cites (semantics) another document (receiver), or that an organization (proponent) approves (semantics) a certain document (receiver), etc.

has super-classes

has proponentop exactly 1

has receiverop exactly 1

has semanticsop exactly 1

is in domain of

has proponentop, has receiverop, has semanticsop

resolution

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Resolution

is defined by

http://www.estrellaproject.org/lkif-core/role.owl

A particular kind of document that contains a formal expression of the will of a principal or subsidiary organ or other empowered bodies.

has super-classes

deliberative documentc

role

IRI: http://purl.org/spar/pro/Role

is defined by

http://purl.org/spar/pro

has sub-classes

rolec

role

IRI: http://www.estrellaproject.org/lkif-core/role.owl#Role

is defined by

has sub-classes

rolec

role

IRI: https://w3id.org/akn/ontology/allot/Role

is defined by

has super-classes

rolec

valuec

rules

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Rules

is defined by

A document prescribing principles governing conduct or procedure within a particular area of activity.

has super-classes

rules of procedure

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/RulesOfProcedure

is defined by

A document that prescribes guides for conduct or actions, such as rules for conducting business within a body, as well as for the financial administration of organizations and their members.

has super-classes

standard

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Standard

is defined by

A document introducing a set of guides established by consensus outlining the responsibilities of, or proper practices for, individuals, parties, organizations or countries on specific issues.

has super-classes

status

IRI: http://purl.org/spar/pso/Status

is defined by

http://purl.org/spar/pso

has sub-classes

statusc

status

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Status

is defined by

A value identifying the status of a document (e.g. in drafting, under revision, published).

has super-classes

statusc

valuec

step

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Step

is defined by

An atomic unit of a workflow that involves some input entity needed to complete the step, and produces some outcomes, such as a document.

has super-classes

step

has next step only stepc

needs only referencec

is executed in only actionc

produces only referencec

is in domain of

has step typeop

step type

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/StepType

is defined by

The class of all the types for categorising the steps in workflow descriptions.

has super-classes

is in range of

has step typeop

term

IRI: https://w3id.org/akn/ontology/allot/Term

is defined by

http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/timeinterval.owl

is in domain of

has related conceptop

time interval

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/timeinterval.owl#TimeInterval

is defined by

has sub-classes

intervalc

treaty

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Treaty

is defined by

An international agreement concluded between States, and bilateral or multilateral agreements governed by international law to which international organizations are parties.

has super-classes

value

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Value

is defined by

Something that can be held by an entity (e.g. a particular role or status).

has super-classes

conceptc

has sub-classes

rolec, statusc

value in time

IRI: http://www.essepuntato.it/2012/04/tvc/ValueInTime

is defined by

value in time and contextc

has sub-classes

value in time and context

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/ValueInTimeAndContext

is defined by

The situation that involves an entity (with the object property tvc:hasValue) having a particular value (tvc:withValue) associated during a certain time interval (tvc:atTime) and within a specific context (tvc:withinContext).

has super-classes

value in timec

inverse has valueop only referencec

at timeop only intervalc

with valueop only valuec

within contextop only referencec

This class is based on a particular ontology pattern called Time-indexed Value in Context (http://www.essepuntato.it/2012/04/tvc). It has been used by several ontologies for describing values that can be assigned/held by an entity at different times and according to different contexts. Notable ontologies that are using it are the Publishing Roles Ontology (PRO, http://purl.org/spar/pro) and the Publishing Status Ontology (PSO, http://purl.org/spar/pso).

More information are available at the following paper:

Peroni, S., Shotton, D., Vitali, F. (2012). Scholarly publishing and the Linked Data: describing roles, statuses, temporal and contextual extents. In Sack, H., Pellegrini, T. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Semantic Systems (i-Semantics 2012): 9-16. New York, New York, USA: ACM. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2362499.2362502 (Open Access version available at http://speroni.web.cs.unibo.it/publications/peroni-2012-scholarly-publishing-linked.pdf)

work

IRI: http://purl.org/spar/fabio/Work

is defined by

has sub-classes

f r b r workc

workflow

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/Workflow

is defined by

A description of a sequence of connected steps, representing a sequence of publishing operations undertaken by agents.

has super-classes

workflow

has step only stepc

workflow execution

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/WorkflowExecution

is defined by

A collection of actions that address all the step defined in a workflow.

has super-classes

workflow execution

involves action only actionc

executes only workflowc

Object Properties

at time

IRI: http://www.essepuntato.it/2012/04/tvc/atTime

is defined by

embodiment

IRI: http://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#embodiment

is defined by

exemplar

IRI: http://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#exemplar

is defined by

has sub-properties

has exemplarop

has body

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/oa#hasBody

is defined by

http://www.w3.org/ns/oa#

has exemplar

IRI: https://w3id.org/akn/ontology/allot/hasExemplar

has super-properties

exemplarop

has language

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/language

is defined by

http://purl.org/dc/terms

This property enables one to specify the language associated to a particular document version.

has proponent

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/hasProponent

is defined by

The proponent entity of a relation.

has super-properties

has related referenceop

has domain

relationc

has range

has realization

IRI: https://w3id.org/akn/ontology/allot/hasRealization

has super-properties

realizationop

has receiver

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/hasReceiver

is defined by

The receiver entity of a relation.

has super-properties

has related referenceop

has domain

relationc

has range

has reconfiguration

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/hasReconfiguration

is defined by

This property describes documents that are intended to be reconfigured somehow in another original document in a sufficient degree to warrant their being considered as new works, rather than simply different versions of the same document.

has super-properties

transformationop

has related referenceop

has domain

has range

has related concept

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/hasRelatedConcept

is defined by

A concept that is related somehow to a term (e.g. because it represents the meaning of a particular term).

has super-properties

has related referenceop

has domain

termc

has range

has revision

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/hasRevision

is defined by

It links a document version with another altered or updated version of it.

has super-properties

revisionop

has related referenceop

has domain

document versionc

has range

document versionc

has semantics

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/hasSemantics

is defined by

The semantics of a relation.

has super-properties

has related referenceop

has domain

relationc

has range

has step type

IRI: https://w3id.org/un/ontology/undo/hasStepType

is defined by

has super-properties

has related referenceop

has domain

stepc

has range

step typec

has target

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/oa#hasTarget

is defined by

http://www.w3.org/ns/oa#

has value

IRI: http://www.essepuntato.it/2012/04/tvc/hasValue

is defined by

realization

IRI: http://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#realization

is defined by

has sub-properties

has realizationop

revision

IRI: http://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#revision

is defined by

has sub-properties

has revisionop

transformation

IRI: http://purl.org/vocab/frbr/core#transformation

is defined by

has sub-properties

has reconfigurationop

with value

IRI: http://www.essepuntato.it/2012/04/tvc/withValue

is defined by

within context

IRI: http://www.essepuntato.it/2012/04/tvc/withinContext

is defined by

Data Properties

has interval end date

has interval start date

has interval end date

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/timeinterval.owl#hasIntervalEndDate

has interval start date

IRI: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/cp/owl/timeinterval.owl#hasIntervalStartDate

Named Individuals

Arabic

IRI: http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-1/ar

is defined by

The Arabic is one of the languages used for publishing United Nations documents.

belongs to

This entity representing the Arabic language has been originally defined in the Library of Congress concept scheme (skos:ConceptScheme) available at http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-1, which maps all the two-letters codes for languages introduced in the specification ISO 639-1 as Linked Open Data.

Chinese

IRI: http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-1/zh

is defined by

The Chinese is one of the languages used for publishing United Nations documents.

belongs to

This entity representing the Chinise language has been originally defined in the Library of Congress concept scheme (skos:ConceptScheme) available at http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-1, which maps all the two-letters codes for languages introduced in the specification ISO 639-1 as Linked Open Data.

English

IRI: http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-1/en

is defined by

The English is one of the languages used for publishing United Nations documents.

belongs to

This entity representing the English language has been originally defined in the Library of Congress concept scheme (skos:ConceptScheme) available at http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-1, which maps all the two-letters codes for languages introduced in the specification ISO 639-1 as Linked Open Data.

French

IRI: http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-1/fr

is defined by

The French is one of the languages used for publishing United Nations documents.

belongs to

This entity representing the French language has been originally defined in the Library of Congress concept scheme (skos:ConceptScheme) available at http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-1, which maps all the two-letters codes for languages introduced in the specification ISO 639-1 as Linked Open Data.

Russian

IRI: http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-1/ru

is defined by

The Russian is one of the languages used for publishing United Nations documents.

belongs to

This entity representing the Russian language has been originally defined in the Library of Congress concept scheme (skos:ConceptScheme) available at http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-1, which maps all the two-letters codes for languages introduced in the specification ISO 639-1 as Linked Open Data.

Spanish

IRI: http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/iso639-1/es

is defined by

The Spanish is one of the languages used for publishing United Nations documents.

belongs to