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YAMZ.net:better,faster,cheapertaxonomybuilding
AnneBowser,JaneGreenberg,GregJanée,JohnKunze,Manoj Tuguru
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Twofer
1.John:termhardeninginopenyamz.net dictionary• Crowdsourced,butwithreputation-basedvoting• Everytermhasauniquepersistentidentifier(PID)
2.Jane:taxonomytestingwithyamz.net• Giveitawhirl• Feedback
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• Openidentifiersdeservetheirownfestival
• 9and10NovemberinReykjavik,Iceland!
• Ifyou’redoingsomethinginterestingwithPIDs(oryouwantto!)comeandshareyourideaswithacrowdoflike-mindedinnovators• Registerathttp://pidapalooza.org
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WhatisMetadata?
Structured informationaboutthingsincollections,eg,• Toolsinadatabase• Birdsobservationsinalocalpark• InsectspecimensinamuseumdrawerMetadatausedinevery knowledgedomain,eg,• Softwareinarepository(manyper-domainrepos)• Booksinalibrary(manyper-domainlibraries)• Inventoryinshoppingsites
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Metadataasstructuredinfo?
Structure=specialpunctuationtosetoffregions,eg,Cost:12.00USD<rating>3stars</rating>
• Elements:Cost,rating• Values:12.00USD,3starsTermstostandardize:• USD,stars,Cost,rating,…
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yamz.net (yetanothermetadatazoo)
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Problem:traditionalstandardization
• Changebycommitteeisugly,costly,andslow• Example:DublinCore,15cross-domainterms• sametermsafter5yearsasafter11months• newtermsbannedinfearoffragileconsensus
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EuropeanParliamentTechnology- DGITEC@flickr
TheMetadataUniverse
Jenn Riley,IU
TheMetadataUniverse
Jenn Riley,IU
TheMetadataUniverse
Jenn Riley,IU
TheMetadataUniverse
Jenn Riley,IU
TheMetadataUniverse
Jenn Riley,IU
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Analternatemetadatauniverse
• Vision:onedictionary,onenamespace• Allresearchdomains,anypartof“metadataspeech”• Names,values,units,relationships,...
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SimonRobertson@flickr
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Crowdsourced,butwithvoting
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vernacularcanonicaldeprecated
3classesofterm
ç alltermsarebornhereç thesedon’tevolveç sotermsnevergoaway
Eachtermgetsauniquepersistentid.Example:identifier: http://n2t.net/ark:/99152/h1193term:obadefinition:other(origin:fromTagalog)
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Reputation-basedvotingresists“gaming”
• Meritocracy:strongtermsrise,weaktermsdecline• LessonsfromStackOverflow,Internet standards,andWikipediaprocesses
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Karunakar Rayker @flickr
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YAMZusagepatterns
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Searchforterms
(wordsanddefinitions)
findatermyoulove great– useit
findatermyoukindoflove tryitout,comment,engagewithauthor
noworkabletermfound instantlyenterowntermandwatchforcomments
findaword youlove “Iwantthatword!”,soenteracompetingtermbutadefinition youhate
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TermtaginYAMZ
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Crowd-sourcedyamz.net taxonomybuilder
• Meritocracyviareputation-based voting• Per-domainand cross-domain• PersistentidentifierstoavoidambiguityClasses ofterms• Responsiveandrelevant:vernacular• Leverageandstability:canonical• Permanenthistoricalrecord:deprecated
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PART2:TestingYAMZ
1. YAMZbasicfunctions• Search• Comment• Createaterm
2. Citscitoolsportal#citsciexample
3. Giveitatry• 2cases
4. Feedback,nextsteps
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http://yamz.net/abouthttp://yamz.net/
YAMZbasicfunctions1. Search2. Comment3. Createaterm
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Describingtools….relax…
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Describingtools….continued
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PortalforCitscitools
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http://yamz.net/
Casestudies1. Citizenscientist--Rebecca2. Decisionmaker--Doug
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CitizenScientist-RebeccaRebeccaandherneighborsareconcernedabouttheairquality…learn…airqualitymonitoringstationsarenotgranularenoughtorepresenttheirneighborhood.Rebeccapurchasesanambientairqualitysensorshefindsonlineandrecruitsneighbors…demonstratesaviolationoftheNationalAmbientAirQuality.TheirRegionalEPAcontactinformsthemthatthedatacannotbeusedbecauseofqualityassuranceissues.
…aquickonlinesearchonSciStarterProjectDatabase,RebeccafindsalocalEPAsupportedprojectinneedofhelp.…TheToolsDatabasemakesiteasyforthemtoreadreviewsoflowcostinstruments- includingthosegeneratingdataacceptedbythelocalEPA’sstandards- andto“build,borroworbuy”thetools.SheandherneighborsregularlymeetupfortrainingandtosharetheirconcernswiththeRegionalEPAoffice.TheresidentsandtheEPAdevelopmutualrespectforeachotherandworktogethertodiscoverandaddresscommunityconcerns.
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Decision-Maker-DougDougworks…statewildlifedepartment.Hisjobistointerpretdatafromwildlifestudiestodeterminewhethertoallocatemorestateresourcestowardsprotectingthehabitatofanendangeredspecies.Dougreadsstudiesfromstatewildlifeagency…universityscientists,but…samplesizeandgeographiccoverageisinsufficienttounderstandthemovementofthisspecies.Hestumblesacrossacitizenscienceprojectthatusescameratraps,collectshairandscatsamples,andanalyzesspeciesDNAinalocalDIYbiologyspace.Whileimpressed,heisskepticaloftheirmethodsandequipmentbecauseit’savolunteereffort.
Dougcontactsthecitizensciencegroupandasksabouttheirmethodsandequipment.ThegroupdirectshimtotheSciStarterCitizenScienceToolsDatabase,wheretheyboweredtheirequipmentfrom,andhefindsawealthofinformationdocumentingthedevelopmentandaccuracyoftheequipment.ThisinformationallowsDougtoincorporatecitizenscienceresearchonthespeciesinquestionintohisownjustificationforusingstateresourcestoincreaseconservationofthisspecies.
Rebecca…onlinesearchonSciStarterProjectDatabase,RebeccafindsalocalEPAsupportedprojectinneedofhelp.…TheToolsDatabasemakesiteasyforthemtoreadreviewsoflowcostinstruments- includingthosegeneratingdataacceptedbythelocalEPA’sstandards- andto“build,borroworbuy”thetools.SheandherneighborsregularlymeetupfortrainingandtosharetheirconcernswiththeRegionalEPAoffice.TheresidentsandtheEPAdevelopmutualrespectforeachotherandworktogethertodiscoverandaddresscommunityconcerns.
DougDougcontactsthecitizensciencegroupandasksabouttheirmethodsandequipment.ThegroupdirectshimtotheSciStarterCitizenScienceToolsDatabase,wheretheyboweredtheirequipmentfrom,andhefindsawealthofinformationdocumentingthedevelopmentandaccuracyoftheequipment.ThisinformationallowsDougtoincorporatecitizenscienceresearchonthespeciesinquestionintohisownjustificationforusingstateresourcestoincreaseconservationofthisspecies.
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MAKEYourMetadataterm(s):http://yamz.net/
1. Discussyourcase• Howwouldyousearch#citsci• Whatmetadatatermswouldhelp
2. ExploreYAMZ• SpendafewminutessearchingYAMZtoseeifthereareanytermsthataresuitable(ornotsuitable).
• Commentonaterm
3. Identify 1to3metadatatermsandaddthemtoYAMZ
4. Feedback
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Feedback- discussion
1. 3thingsthatyoulike2. 3thingsthatyoufoundconfusing3. other…
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DiscussionandConclusions1. Complementaryandalternativeapproaches
• Morethanonewaytoskinacat…• Rationalistapproachdrawbacks
tunnelvision,egotistical,+scopecreep
• Ownershiphasappeal,communityownership++
2. Nextsteps• Populate,test,engage• Rankingalgorithm• Communityengagement
Toothbrush
