Martin, I have now had chance to read this document. I agree that, once finalised, it will become a useful guide to the modelling approach adopted by the CRM SIG. Would it be possible for us to have a summary of the conclusions that were reached when it was discussed at the recent SIG meeting?
At 66 pages, the document is stretching the meaning of "short" (despite our commitment to maintaining independence from scale - this is a pretty large dwarf!). It lacks a 'road map' which tells the reader how to go about getting value from it, assuming they know little or nothing about this subject when they start reading. (Come to that, do we have a clear idea of the background knowledge and intentions of the typical/target reader? If so, these should maybe be stated.) The general introduction, in particular, is very dense and theoretical, and will probably cause most readers to give up before they even get to the meat of the document. If this introduction is to remain, I suggest that it is included as an appendix. I would also place the glossary at the end, since it interrupts the flow of the text. (Where glossary terms appear in the text, they could have a pop-up containing their definition: in that way, they would actually be useful.) Instead of the General introduction, I would include a short outline of the main structure of the document: process model, engineering principles, and conceptual modelling checklist. You could briefly explain that the CRM has a particular modelling approach (and hence the need for this document), without going into detail. I suggest that live cross-reference links to specific sections of the published CRM would help to ground the text, and would give these modelling ideas a concrete context. This might also be an effective way of giving examples in the modelling principles section: some of the examples provided are currently too cryptic to be helpful. Best wishes, Richard On 2017-09-26 5:44 PM, martin wrote: > Dear All, > > In the next CRM-SIG meeting we will discuss the following document: > > http://www.cidoc-crm.org/technicalpapersPage > "<http://www.cidoc-crm.org/technicalpapersPage#>Principles for > Modelling Ontologies: A Short Reference Guide > <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/Resources/principles-for-modelling-ontologies-a-short-reference-guide>" > > This is a first draft trying to capture basic ideas of the CRM > development methodology in hopefully simple terms with simple rules to > follow. This could become a sort of standard reference for all those > that need extensions of the CRM, or in the course of mapping are > wondering if the need extensions or not. > > We hope to close a very important intellectual gap with this guide. > It is very important that it stays simple, comprehensible and > comprehensive for all sorts of audiences. Therefore it does not aim at > extended scientific justifications, but we need as much feedback as > possible. > > All the best, > > martin > > -- > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Dr. Martin Doerr | Vox:+30(2810)391625 | > Research Director | Fax:+30(2810)391638 | > | Email: mar...@ics.forth.gr | > | > Center for Cultural Informatics | > Information Systems Laboratory | > Institute of Computer Science | > Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) | > | > N.Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton, | > GR70013 Heraklion,Crete,Greece | > | > Web-site: http://www.ics.forth.gr/isl | > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > Crm-sig mailing list > Crm-sig@ics.forth.gr > http://lists.ics.forth.gr/mailman/listinfo/crm-sig -- *Richard Light*
