Linking a dataset to its website

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In the current examples, owl:sameAs is used to link a dataset to its website.
Yet, I think it would be better to make a difference between the dataset itself 
and the website / 
homepage that hosts / gives information about it.

foaf:topic is a solution (domain = owl:Thing / range = foaf:Document), but as 
this is an IFP, we 
cannot have 2 different datasets linked to dbpedia.org for example. It would 
imply to be careful 
with that and use, http://wiki.dbpedia.org/Downloads30#titles rather that 
http://dbpedia.org to 
make the link for each 'subdataset' hosted by dbpedia.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by apass...@gmail.com on 13 Jun 2008 at 7:34

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@apassant - can you explain the reasons why you think it is better that the 
description of the dataset be a separate resource from the dataset?
cheers,

Keith

Original comment by K.J.W.Al...@gmail.com on 13 Jun 2008 at 10:31

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Original comment by Michael.Hausenblas on 29 Jun 2008 at 7:22

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@keith I guess it was not clear, but I don't want the description to be a 
separate resource, it can be included in 
the dataset itself.
What I meant is that a dataset (i.e. a set of RDF statements / files) is not, 
IMHO, the website that introduces / 
host it.
That's why I think owl:sameAs is not appropriate to make the link between the 
dataset and the website (from 
examples about I found on the wiki : 
http://community.linkeddata.org/MediaWiki/index.php?
MetaLOD#Metadata_about_LOD_datasets )
Unless the website IS the dataset with RDFa maybe ...

Original comment by apass...@gmail.com on 4 Jul 2008 at 9:55

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@apassant: understood - we have agreed with you and will change the example to 
use
foaf:homepage instead of owl:sameAs

Original comment by K.J.W.Al...@gmail.com on 4 Jul 2008 at 10:13

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We have resolved this issue. Basically agree with Alexandre that using 
owl:sameAs 
here is kinda gaga. We rather use the IFP foaf:homepage to point to the 
dataset's 
homepage and let a reasoner do the rest. See current examples at 
http://community.linkeddata.org/MediaWiki/index.php?VoiD#An_Example_Using_Some_S
tats

Original comment by Michael.Hausenblas on 11 Jul 2008 at 12:06

• Changed state: Fixed

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correction: the pointer should be: 
http://community.linkeddata.org/MediaWiki/index.php?VoiD#A_Simple_Example

Original comment by Michael.Hausenblas on 11 Jul 2008 at 12:09