Representation of the
Data Documentation Initiative using
   Semantic Web Technologies
          Workshop on Semantic Statistics
                     12.09.2011 – 16.09.2011




                          Thomas Bosch
 (research associate, GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences)
Agenda


• Use Cases



• Take-aways and Discussion




                              2
Publish and Link DDI Data and Metadata




 Linking Open Data cloud diagram, by Richard Cyganiak and Anja Jentzsch. http://lod-cloud.net/   3
Semantic Queries
• What kinds of problems can be solved?
• Queries on multiple, distributed and merged DDI instances
• Formulation using DDI domain concepts
                                               ?question

                                   contains
  questionScheme                               ?question


SELECT ?question                               ?question
WHERE { questionScheme contains ?question. }                  4
Integration of Other Ontologies
• Domain ontologies' classes can relate to
  similar concepts of external ontologies
• Reasoner may use additional
  semantic information
                                               DDI
                                                            Other
                                             Domain
                                                          Ontologies
                                             Ontology

                                             (Question)   (Question)




                                                                       5
DDI Consistency Check
• Definition of 'consistency'
• OWL reasoning techniques
   • Class consistency
   • Global consistency
• Global consistency of DDI ontology
    Global consistency of DDI data model




                                           6
Concept Hierarchy
Variable            Concept          Concept




 Concept
                 SimilarConcept
Reference



                                  SimilarConcept
                   Difference
                                    Reference



                   text + html
                 (superClassOf)
                                                   7
Concept Hierarchy



                  Concept      subConceptOf



            hasConcept

Variable

                                          8
DDI Elements‘ Comparability
                  Grade_USA
                                    hasCode
  subClassOf
                                              A         subClassOf

Variable                                                       Code

                                                        subClassOf
                                              1.0
  subClassOf
                                    hasCode
                 Grade_Germany

• Necessary conditions (equality, inequality, similarity, …)
                                                                      9
References
                                 OtherMaterial   type



                                 ExternalURL
         Citation                                       Relationship
                                  Reference


                                                         RelatedTo
        DCElements                    ...
                                                         Reference



Title                Creator                               URN



 …                     …                                    ...
                                                                       10
References
                           OtherMaterial   type

                                                               Drawbacks:
                           ExternalURL
         Citation                           Relationship
                            Reference
                                                           • type
                                                           • complex data model
                                             RelatedTo
        DCElements              ...                        • no intuitive semantics
                                             Reference
                                                           • bibliographic citation
                                                             limits
Title                Creator                      URN
                                                           • ensure reusability?


 …                     …                          ...
                                                                                 11
Semantic References



                    referencesPublication
Referencing
                                                  Publication     ID
Publication

      subClassOf
                            X
                   publicationReferencedBy




 Variable                     Title          Creator       Date   URL

                                                                        12
Agenda


• Use Cases



• Take-aways and Discussion




                              13
http://ddiandsemanticweb.blogspot.com
   Concept
                                     SPARQL
  Hierarchies                        Queries
                    Consistency

                                   References
     LOD Cloud
                   Use Cases


   Comparability      Ontology
                     Integration

Workshop on Semantic Statistics - Representation of the Data Documentation Initiative using Semantic Web Technologies

  • 1.
    Representation of the DataDocumentation Initiative using Semantic Web Technologies Workshop on Semantic Statistics 12.09.2011 – 16.09.2011 Thomas Bosch (research associate, GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences)
  • 2.
    Agenda • Use Cases •Take-aways and Discussion 2
  • 3.
    Publish and LinkDDI Data and Metadata Linking Open Data cloud diagram, by Richard Cyganiak and Anja Jentzsch. http://lod-cloud.net/ 3
  • 4.
    Semantic Queries • Whatkinds of problems can be solved? • Queries on multiple, distributed and merged DDI instances • Formulation using DDI domain concepts ?question contains questionScheme ?question SELECT ?question ?question WHERE { questionScheme contains ?question. } 4
  • 5.
    Integration of OtherOntologies • Domain ontologies' classes can relate to similar concepts of external ontologies • Reasoner may use additional semantic information DDI Other Domain Ontologies Ontology (Question) (Question) 5
  • 6.
    DDI Consistency Check •Definition of 'consistency' • OWL reasoning techniques • Class consistency • Global consistency • Global consistency of DDI ontology Global consistency of DDI data model 6
  • 7.
    Concept Hierarchy Variable Concept Concept Concept SimilarConcept Reference SimilarConcept Difference Reference text + html (superClassOf) 7
  • 8.
    Concept Hierarchy Concept subConceptOf hasConcept Variable 8
  • 9.
    DDI Elements‘ Comparability Grade_USA hasCode subClassOf A subClassOf Variable Code subClassOf 1.0 subClassOf hasCode Grade_Germany • Necessary conditions (equality, inequality, similarity, …) 9
  • 10.
    References OtherMaterial type ExternalURL Citation Relationship Reference RelatedTo DCElements ... Reference Title Creator URN … … ... 10
  • 11.
    References OtherMaterial type Drawbacks: ExternalURL Citation Relationship Reference • type • complex data model RelatedTo DCElements ... • no intuitive semantics Reference • bibliographic citation limits Title Creator URN • ensure reusability? … … ... 11
  • 12.
    Semantic References referencesPublication Referencing Publication ID Publication subClassOf X publicationReferencedBy Variable Title Creator Date URL 12
  • 13.
    Agenda • Use Cases •Take-aways and Discussion 13
  • 14.
    http://ddiandsemanticweb.blogspot.com Concept SPARQL Hierarchies Queries Consistency References LOD Cloud Use Cases Comparability Ontology Integration