Re: [xtm-wg] Re: XTM-UCS: USE CASES SURVEY #1 -- FINAL CALL !!!

[Alexander Sigel <sigel@bonn.iz-soz.de>]

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> Hello,
> 
> This is the final call for this survey.  We encourage you to take
> a moment and respond.  Your responses will help us to make XTM a 
> better specification.  All responses must be posted by midnight, 
> Friday September 1st GMT.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -bryan thompson
> 
> 
> --- In xtm-wg@egroups.com, "Bryan Thompson" <bryan-pop@c...> wrote:
> > The Use Case Subgroup is conducting a series of BRIEF surveys in
> > order to be able to identify and characterize the representative
> > uses of XTM.  This email message is the first such survey.  Please
> > take a moment to respond to these four questions.  This information
> > will help us all to make XTM a better specification, and one that
> > is more widely adopted.
> > 
> > When completing this form, please REPLY to the message and
> > complete the blanks in place.  This will help us to parse the
> > responses, e.g., using a Perl script.
> > 
> > (1) Please identify one or more use cases.  Indicate with
> >     a (*) any use case which is directly relevant to your
> >     anticipated application(s) of XTM.
> > 
> >      a) * multiple-view organization of internetworked resources
            in scientific documentation (here: in the social sciences)
            (interlinking bibliographic, project, fact databases,
            sdi services, theme foci, clearinghouse, all already indexed
            with in-house classification & thesaurus)
            see e.g. http://www.bonn.iz-soz.de/index-e.htm
> >      b) multiple-view organization of didactic material
            (e.g. in information science, see e.g. the site
            http://www.k-n-o-r-z.de/search/themap.asp)
> >      c) multiple-view organization of long-term personal
            or group workspaces (e.g. scholarly note-taking,
            archives of artists etc.)
>>       d) interrelating different conceptual schemata to
            organize knowledge for user-oriented tasks,
            e.g. in the domain of cultural heritage
> > 
> > (2) Please indicate one or more markets to which these use
> >     cases apply. (This is to separate the technology from
> >     the application.)
> > 
> >      a) (scientific) documentation centres,
            quality-controlled subject gateways (= clearinghouses),
            community portals, digital libraries
> >      b) virtual universities, life-long learning
> >      c) scholarly personal knowledge management, edition projects,
            interdisciplinary projects about a concept seen from
            different angles (with no common name and lots of resources)
>>       d) knowledge organization in general, vocabulary switching,
            domain-oriented virtual reference rooms
> > 
> > (3) Please indicate if you are willing to contribute a detailed
> >     use case for the XTM specification.  (We need identify use
> >     cases for which there exists significant support within the
> >     XTM community.)
> > 
> >     (Yes/No): no (unfortunately not. mainly because of the timeframe,
                  because it is a sparetime effort, and because even a)
                  is only early envisaged).
                  but maybe i might be able to describe a case
                  in a bit more detail. you did not state what exactly
                  you'd like to see when.
> > 
> >     Use case: n/a__________________________________________
> > 
> > (4) Please indicate if you would like to join the Use Cases
> >     subgroup.  If yes, please indicate your membership status
> >     in XTM (e.g., founding, participating, advisory, sponsor,
> >     host-organization, none).  Non-members are welcome to
> >     participate in the XTM-UCS discussions on the list, but
> >     do not have any official standing.
> > 
> >     (Yes/No): no (not at present)__________________
> > 
> >     Membership status: n/a___________
> > 
> > 
> > (5) Please provide contact information (so we can tell who is
> >     interested in what).
> > 
> > 
> >     Name:    Alexander Sigel_____________________
> > 
> >     Company: IZ Sozialwissenschaften, Bonn, Germany__
> > 
> >     EMail:   sigel@bonn.iz-soz.de_____________________
> > 
> > All information given in response to this survey will be
> > in the public domain.  The information will be summarized
> > by the use case group and posted back to the XTM list.
i agree.

alex
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