INTERIM Ontology
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INTERIM Ontology

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https://w3id.org/interim/#
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https://w3id.org/interim/#
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1.0.0
Authors:
Maria Francesca Bocchi, ORCID iD https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0559-0409
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Ontology Specification

Abstract

INTERmedial Image-text Model (INTERIM) is a conceptual model and ontology for describing intermedial relations within the cultural heritage domain. It is based on three main modules of description, from abstract to technical, and it integrates GEkO (General Ekphrastic Ontology, https://w3id.org/geko/#), a conceptual model for describing ekphrastic phenomena, i.e. verbal description of visual artworks, as peculiar examples of intermedial image-text relation.

Introduction back to ToC

Intermediality is a wide term that has been defined variously according to different study perspectives but it essentially designates the meaningful connections that arise when cultural content circulates and passes the borders of different media to be reinterpreted through other representational forms.
Text-image relations are probably the most recognizable and pervasive forms of intermediality, instantiated into various kinds of objects, from illuminated manuscripts to iconotexts and ekphrasis. Understanding how each media relates with one another and what are the intrinsic meanings of the connection requires an interpretative work tailored to the specificities of each media.
The digitization process involving cultural heritage objects and research methodologies raises new questions about how intermedial complexity can be represented under computational logics: intermediality intended as a process of remediation of cultural heritage within the digital sphere requires a careful reframing of what the difference between media means. In the digital context, heterogeneous resources are ultimately rendered through the same informational layer of bits and pixels, therefore, what becomes analytically decisive is the way in which the coexistence of different media is orchestrated through the logic of computation systems, namely data models and formats.
In this perspective, the challenge is twofold. On the one hand the question is how to express media relations though computational methodologies and, on the other hand, how digital environments make them relate in a concrete sense, and what kinds of constraints and affordances these environments impose on scholarly interpretation.
INTERmedial Image-text Model (INTERIM) ontology addresses these specific needs leveraging Semantic Web technologies by integrating domanin standards such as CIDOC-CRM and LRMoo with frameworks for visualization and annotation of digital objects such as IIIF and Web Annotation Data Model.
Subdivided into three main modules, INTERIM describes intermediality in a conceptual sense and then focuses on a peculiar kind of intermedial relation, i.e. ekphrasis that is the verbal description of a visual artwork. In doing so, INTERIM reuses the formalization proposed by the General Ekphrastic Ontology (GEko), specifically developed to analyze ekphrasis through annotations and connecting images and text resources on the web.

Namespace declarations

interim<https://w3id.org/interim/#>
crm<http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/>
dct<http://purl.org/dc/terms/>
foaf<http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/>
geko<https://w3id.org/geko/#>
hico<http://purl.org/emmedi/hico/>
icon<https://w3id.org/icon/ontology/>
lrmoo<http://iflastandards.info/ns/lrm/lrmoo/>
miro<https://w3id.org/miro/>
mlao<https://w3id.org/mlao/#>
oa<http://www.w3.org/ns/oa#>
owl<http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#>
prov<http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#>
rdf<http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#>
rdfs<http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>
sc<https://iiif.io/api/model/shared-canvas/1.0/#>
skos<http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#>
xml<http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace>
xsd<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#>

INTERIM Ontology: Overview back to ToC

This ontology has the following classes and properties.

Classes

Object Properties

Data Properties

Annotation Properties

Named Individuals

INTERIM Ontology: Description back to ToC

INTERIM Ontology describes intermedial relations.

Cross-reference for INTERIM Ontology classes, object properties and data properties back to ToC

This section provides details for each class and property defined by INTERIM Ontology.

Classes

Annotationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/oa#Annotation

has super-classes
Entity c
is in domain of
has Anchor op, was Generated By op
is in range of
had Member op

Intermedial Objectc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/interim/#IntermedialObject

The resulting object in which the intermedial relation is instantiated.
has super-classes
E73 Information Object c
is in domain of
object Produced By op
is in range of
produces Object op
is disjoint with
Intermedial Relation c

Intermedial Relationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/interim/#IntermedialRelation

The core class of INTERIM representing the relationship between two different media.
is equivalent to
Intermedial Relation c
has super-classes
E89 Propositional Object c
is in domain of
has Source Medium op, has Target Medium op, produces Object op
is in range of
object Produced By op
is disjoint with
Intermedial Object c

Object Properties

had Memberop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#hadMember

has domain
Ekphrasis c
has range
Annotation c

has Anchorop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/mlao/#hasAnchor

has domain
Annotation c
has range
Anchor c

has Conceptual Levelop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/mlao/#hasConceptualLevel

has domain
Anchor c
has range
Iconographical Subject c or Iconological Subject c or Preiconographical Subject c

has Source Mediumop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/interim/#hasSourceMedium

This property identifies the source medium in the relation.
has domain
Intermedial Relation c
has range
Concept c

has Target Mediumop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/interim/#hasTargetMedium

This property identifies the target medium in the relation.
has domain
Intermedial Relation c
has range
Concept c

is Anchored Toop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/mlao/#isAnchoredTo

has domain
Anchor c
has range
E1 C R M Entity c

object Produced Byop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/interim/#objectProducedBy

has domain
Intermedial Object c
has range
Intermedial Relation c
is inverse of
produces Object op

produces Objectop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/interim/#producesObject

This property links the relation to the intermedial object.
has domain
Intermedial Relation c
has range
Intermedial Object c
is inverse of
object Produced By op

was Generated Byop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#wasGeneratedBy

has domain
Annotation c
has range
Interpretation Act c

Data Properties

createddp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/created

has range
date Time

namedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/name

has domain
Person c
has range
string

valuedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#value

has range
string

Annotation Properties

creatorap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/creator

definitionap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#definition

descriptionap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/description

in Schemeap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#inScheme

pref Labelap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel

titleap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/title

Named Individuals

denotationni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/geko/#denotation

belongs to
Concept c

dynamizationni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/geko/#dynamization

belongs to
Concept c

Imageni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/interim/#mediumImage

Image pertains to the broader category of visual media
belongs to
Concept c
has facts
definition ap "Image pertains to the broader category of visual media"@en
in Scheme ap Media type scheme ni
pref Label ap "Image"@en

integrationni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/geko/#integration

belongs to
Concept c

Media type schemeni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/interim/#mediaScheme

Controlled vocabulary of media types.
belongs to
Concept Scheme c
has facts
title ap "Media Type"@en
definition ap "Controlled vocabulary of media types."@en
pref Label ap "Media type scheme"@en

modalities Schemeni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/geko/#modalitiesScheme

belongs to
Concept Scheme c

Textni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/interim/#mediumText

Text pertains to the broader category of linguistic media
belongs to
Concept c
has facts
definition ap "Text pertains to the broader category of linguistic media"@en
in Scheme ap Media type scheme ni
pref Label ap "Text"@en

Legend back to ToC

c: Classes
op: Object Properties
dp: Data Properties
ni: Named Individuals

References back to ToC

Add your references here. It is recommended to have them as a list.

Acknowledgments back to ToC

The authors would like to thank Silvio Peroni for developing LODE, a Live OWL Documentation Environment, which is used for representing the Cross Referencing Section of this document and Daniel Garijo for developing Widoco, the program used to create the template used in this documentation.