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Describing linked datasets with the VoID vocabulary
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EngineeringSemantic TechnologyRdf DatasetsMetadataRdf DataSemanticsSemantic WebVoid VocabularyInformation RetrievalData ScienceMetadata QualityRdf Schema VocabularyManagementData IntegrationLinked DataData ManagementMetadata IntegrationKnowledge DiscoveryMeta DataLinked Data VisualizationMetadata SchemaData Modeling
VoID is an RDF Schema vocabulary that enables publishers and users to describe RDF datasets, facilitating discovery, cataloging, and archiving. This document serves as a detailed guide to the VoID vocabulary. It explains how to use VoID to express general, access, structural metadata and inter‑dataset links, and offers deployment advice and guidance on discovering VoID descriptions.
VoID is an RDF Schema vocabulary for expressing metadata about RDF datasets. It is intended as a bridge between the publishers and users of RDF data, with applications ranging from data discovery to cataloging and archiving of datasets. This document is a detailed guide to the VoID vocabulary. It describes how VoID can be used to express general metadata based on Dublin Core, access metadata, structural metadata, and links between datasets. It also provides deployment advice and discusses the discovery of VoID descriptions.