The Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a structure for describing
and interchanging metadata on the Web--anything from library catalogs
and worldwide directories to bioinformatics, Mozilla internal data
structures, and knowledge bases for artificial intelligence projects.
RDF provides a consistent framework and syntax for describing and
querying data, making it possible to share website descriptions more
easily. RDF's capabilities, however, have long been shrouded by its
reputation for complexity and a difficult family of specifications.
Practical RDF breaks through this reputation with immediate and
solvable problems to help you understand, master, and implement RDF
solutions.Practical RDF explains RDF from the ground up, providing
real-world examples and descriptions of how the technology is being used
in applications like Mozilla, FOAF, and Chandler, as well as
infrastructure you can use to build your own applications. This book
cuts to the heart of the W3C's often obscure specifications, giving you
tools to apply RDF successfully in your own projects.The first part of
the book focuses on the RDF specifications. After an introduction to
RDF, the book covers the RDF specification documents themselves,
including RDF Semantics and Concepts and Abstract Model specifications,
RDF constructs, and the RDF Schema. The second section focuses on
programming language support, and the tools and utilities that allow
developers to review, edit, parse, store, and manipulate RDF/XML.
Subsequent sections focus on RDF's data roots, programming and framework
support, and practical implementation and use of RDF and RDF/XML.If you
want to know how to apply RDF to information processing, Practical RDF
is for you. Whether your interests lie in large-scale information
aggregation and analysis or in smaller-scale projects like weblog
syndication, this book will provide you with a solid foundation for
working with RDF.
