Web Science Subject Categorization: a proposal for discussionversion 0.2

Michalis Vafopoulos23/9/2010

Curriculum Workshop, University of Southampton

Aristotle University, Department of Mathematics Master in Web Science

supported by Municipality of Veria

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What is Web Science?

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Wrong Question!

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Web Science: Trans-disciplinary study of the

Web

Structure?Goals?

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Contents • next steps?• Science Subject Categorization• Web Science SSC– Top level– Second level

• Discussion

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next steps?

Fundamental research questionWorkshops, seminar, conferencesPublic awareness, projectsScientific communities Courses, degreesJournal (review papers)⊗Science Subject Categorization⊗Trans-disciplinary journals

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Science Subject Categorization• What? Autonomous taxonomic trees (i.e. ACM, PACS)

• Why? Organize and Communicate scientific knowledge

• How? doc, pdf, XML, Ontologies (Systems Biology)

• When? Updates every 10 years• Our proposal: – Semantic representation (i.e. SKOS)– Linked to other Science Subject Categorizations– Wiki discussion

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Web Science Subject Categorization (WSSC)

• Based on Web Science and WWW conferences• Links to:– ACM – computing– AMS – mathematics– JEL – economics – Sociological Abstracts Classification Scheme– Political Science Abstracts Classification Scheme– Internal connections– PACS – physics (in the future)– Others?

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Top LevelA. GeneralB. Web History and Methodology C. Teaching the WebD. Web TechnologiesE. Web Data and AnalysisF. Web Society

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B. Web History and Methodology

B.1. General B.2. ForerunnersB.3. Pre-Web technologiesB.4. StandardsB.5. EpistemologyB.6. Web Science Theory

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C. Teaching the Web

C.1. General C.2. Pre-college C.3. Undergraduate C.4. Graduate C.5. Other….

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D. Web Technologies

D.1. General D.2. Distributed Information Systems [H. Information Systems]

D.3 CommunicationsD.4 LanguagesD.5 DocumentsD.6 IdentifiersD.7 Linking

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E. Web Data and Analysis

E.1. General E.2. Mathematical and Quantitative Methods E.3. Media TheoryE.4. Linguistic TheoryE.5. Hypertext Theory

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F. Web Society

F.1. Economics and Business F.2. Social Engagement and Social Science

F.3. Personal Engagement and Psychology

F.4. LawF.5. Politics and Governance

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Web Science Subject Categorization (WSSC)

• Input is welcome in every aspect from all scientists based on real examples of Web-related research

• Trans-disciplinary conferences and journals• Attract scientists from various disciplines• Autonomous bachelor and master courses

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Thank you for your attention.

Wiki:http://wiki.websciencetrust.org/w/Web_Science_Subject_Categorization_(WSSC):_a_proposal_for_discussion

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SKOS for WSSC

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Additional

material

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Web Science Subject Categorization in SKOS

• SKOS: “Simple Knowledge Organisation System(s)• Why:– Simple, extensible, machine-understandable

representation for “concept schemes”– Thesauri– Classification Schemes– Taxonomies– Subject Headings– Other types of ‘controlled vocabulary’…

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