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Resource Description Framework (RDF)
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The Resource Description Framework (RDF) integrates a variety of applications from library catalogs and world-wide directories to syndication and aggregation of news, software, and content to personal collections of music, photos, and events using XML as an interchange syntax. The RDF specifications provide a lightweight ontology system to support the exchange of knowledge on the Web.
The W3C Semantic Web Activity Statement explains W3C's plans for RDF, including the RDF Core WG, Web Ontology and the RDF Interest Group.
RDF Specification Development
The RDF Specifications build on URI and XML technologies. The RDF suite of specifications consist of:
RDF/XML Syntax Specification (Revised)
W3C Recommendation
Dave Beckett, ed.
RDF Vocabulary Description Language 1.0: RDF Schema
W3C Recomendation
Dan Brickley, R.V. Guha, eds.
RDF Primer
W3C Recommendation
Frank Manola, Eric Miller, eds.
Resource Description Framework (RDF): Concepts and Abstract Syntax
W3C Recommendation
Graham Klyne, Jeremy Carroll, eds.
RDF Semantics
W3C Recommendation
Patrick Hayes, ed.
RDF Test Cases
W3C Recommendation
Jan Grant, Dave Beckett, eds.
These documents are intended to jointly replace the original Resource Description Framework specifications, RDF Model and Syntax (1999 Recommendation) and RDF Schema (1999 Proposed Recommendation).
RDF along with OWL a ...