originally: http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/termservices/resources/info-uri.htm
The
info Registry
provides a mechanism for the registration of public namespaces
that are used for the identification of information assets.
The
Registered on 07 June 2004, pending approval by the info URI registrar.
The kos identifier provides a mechanism for identifying knowledge organization schemes and the concepts used in those schemes.
The kos identifier has two elements:
The scheme element identifies the knowledge organization scheme being used and the concept element identifies a concept within a given scheme.
The syntax for the scheme and concept identifiers:
The «code» in the identifier is required and used to identify a given knowledge organization scheme.
The «expr» in the identifier is optional and specifies the edition name, edition number, or the publication date of the knowledge organization scheme.
The «lang» in the identifier is optional and specifies the language of the intended audience for the knowledge organization scheme.
The «id» in the identifier is required and specifies the unique identifier assigned to a concept by the creator, publisher, or maintainer of the knowledge organization scheme.
kos namespace | (For information only) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
«code» | «expr» | «lang» | «id» | Preferred Label |
aat | 300014245 | papier-mâché | ||
gsafd | 20010920 | GSAFD000001 | Adventure fiction | |
lcc | 2001 | CF#96396097# | Z674.75.I58 | |
lcsh | sh#92002816# | Internet | ||
lcsh | en | sh#85097674# | Papier-mâché flowers | |
mesh | D004538 | Eidetic Imagery |
Please send comments or questions to: kos@oclc.org.