MADS/RDF Namespace Document

Status: Published

Updated: 10 May 2012

Introduction

MADS/RDF (Metadata Authority Description Schema in RDF) is a knowledge organization system (KOS) designed for use with controlled values for names (personal, corporate, geographic, etc.), thesauri, taxonomies, subject heading systems, and other controlled value lists. It is closely related to SKOS, the Simple Knowledge Organization System and a widely supported and adopted RDF vocabulary. MADS/RDF has been fully mapped to SKOS. It is presented as an OWL ontology.

The MADS/RDF is designed as a data model for authority and vocabulary data used within the library and information science (LIS) community, which is inclusive of museums, archives, and other cultural institutions. For example, MADS/RDF provides a means to record data from the Machine Readable Cataloging (MARC) Authorities format in RDF for use in semantic applications and Linked Data projects.

MADS/RDF Schema Overview

The following is a non-normative overview of MADS/RDF classes and properties. This document can be referenced directly (http://www.loc.gov/standards/mads/rdf/v1.html) or indirectly by content negotiation from the MADS/RDF namespace URI (http://www.loc.gov/mads/rdf/v1#). There are three normative variants, all of which can be accessed directly also:

MADS/RDF Namespace Document - RDF/XML

MADS/RDF Namespace Document - n-triples

MADS/RDF Namespace Document - n3/turtle

A related text, the MADS/RDF Primer, provides additional details about the design and intent of MADS/RDF. There are also numerous examples.

Class List

Address     Affiliation     Area     Authority     CitySection     City     ComplexSubject     ComplexType     ConferenceName     Continent     CorporateName     Country     County     DateNameElement     DeprecatedAuthority     Element     ExtraterrestrialArea     FamilyNameElement     FamilyName     FullNameElement     GenreFormElement     GenreForm     Geographic     GeographicElement     GivenNameElement     HierarchicalGeographic     Island     LanguageElement     Language     MADSCollection     MADSScheme     MADSType     MainTitleElement     NameElement     Name     NameTitle     NonSortElement     Occupation     Identifier     PartNameElement     PartNumberElement     PersonalName     Province     RWO     Region     SimpleType     Source     State     SubTitleElement     TemporalElement     Temporal     TermsOfAddressNameElement     Territory     TitleElement     Title     TopicElement     Topic     Variant

Property List

adminMetadata     affiliationEnd     affiliationStart     authoritativeLabel     citationNote     citationSource     citationStatus     city     classification     code     componentList     country     definitionNote     deletionNote     deprecatedLabel     editorialNote     elementList     elementValue     email     exampleNote     extendedAddress     extension     fax     fieldOfActivity     hasAbbreviationVariant     hasAcronymVariant     hasAffiliation     hasAffiliationAddress     hasBroaderAuthority     hasBroaderExternalAuthority     hasCloseExternalAuthority     hasEarlierEstablishedForm     hasExactExternalAuthority     hasExpansionVariant     hasHiddenVariant     hasIdentifier     hasLaterEstablishedForm     hasMADSSchemeMember     hasMADSCollectionMember     hasNarrowerAuthority     hasNarrowerExternalAuthority     hasCorporateParentAuthority     hasReciprocalAuthority     hasReciprocalExternalAuthority     hasRelatedAuthority     hasSource     hasTopMemberOfMADSScheme     hasTranslationVariant     hasVariant     hiddenLabel     historyNote     hours     idScheme     idValue     identifiesRWO     isIdentifiedByAuthority     isMemberOfMADSCollection     isMemberOfMADSScheme     hasCorporateSubsidiaryAuthority     isTopMemberOfMADSScheme     natureOfAffiliation     note     organization     phone     postcode     scopeNote     see     state     streetAddress     useFor     useInstead     variantLabel

Classes

Class:	madsrdf:Address
Label:	Address
Type(s):	owl:Class
Used With:	madsrdf:hasAffiliationAddress
Properties Include:	madsrdf:postcode     madsrdf:streetAddress     madsrdf:extendedAddress     madsrdf:city     madsrdf:state     madsrdf:country
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Class:	madsrdf:Affiliation
Label:	Affiliation
Comment:	A resource that describes an individual's affiliation with an organization or group, such as the nature of the affiliation and the active dates.
Type(s):	owl:Class
Used With:	madsrdf:hasAffiliation
Properties Include:	madsrdf:hasAffiliationAddress     madsrdf:affiliationStart     madsrdf:natureOfAffiliation     madsrdf:affiliationEnd     madsrdf:hours     madsrdf:email     madsrdf:phone     madsrdf:fax     madsrdf:organization
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Class:	madsrdf:Area
Label:	Area Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label is a non-jurisdictional geographic entity.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Geographic
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Class:	madsrdf:Authority
Label:	Authority
Comment:	A concept with a controlled label.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	owl:Thing     skos:Concept
Used With:	madsrdf:isIdentifiedByAuthority     madsrdf:hasTopMemberOfMADSScheme     madsrdf:hasRelatedAuthority
Properties Include:	madsrdf:hasVariant     madsrdf:hasRelatedAuthority     madsrdf:hasHiddenVariant     madsrdf:identifiesRWO     madsrdf:classification     madsrdf:authoritativeLabel
Disjoint With:	madsrdf:DeprecatedAuthority     madsrdf:MADSCollection     madsrdf:MADSScheme     madsrdf:Variant
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Class:	madsrdf:CitySection
Label:	City Section Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label is a smaller unit within a populated place, e.g., a neighborhood, park, or street.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Geographic
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Class:	madsrdf:City
Label:	City Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label is an inhabited place incorporated as a city, town, etc.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Geographic
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Class:	madsrdf:ComplexSubject
Label:	Complex Subject Type
Comment:	The label of a madsrdf:ComplexSubject is the concatenation of labels from two or more madsrdf:SimpleType descriptions, except that the combination of madsrdf:SimpleType labels for the madsrdf:ComplexSubject does not meet the conditions to be the label of a madsrdf:NameTitle resource or madsrdf:HierarchicalGeographic resource.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:ComplexType
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Class:	madsrdf:ComplexType
Label:	Complex Type
Comment:	madsrdf:ComplexType is a resource whose label is the concatenation of labels from two or more Authority descriptions or two or more Variant descriptions or some combination of Authority and Variant descriptions, each of a madsrdf:SimpleType.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:MADSType
Equivalent Class:	:
Has SubClasses:	madsrdf:HierarchicalGeographic     madsrdf:NameTitle     madsrdf:ComplexSubject
Properties Include:	madsrdf:componentList
Disjoint With:	madsrdf:SimpleType
Disjoint Union Of:	madsrdf:HierarchicalGeographic ∪ madsrdf:ComplexSubject ∪ madsrdf:NameTitle
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Class:	madsrdf:ConferenceName
Label:	Conference Name Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label represents a conference name.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Name
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Class:	madsrdf:Continent
Label:	Continent Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label is one of seven large landmasses on Earth. These are: Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Geographic
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Class:	madsrdf:CorporateName
Label:	Corporate Name Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label is the name of a corporate entity, which may include political or ecclesiastical entities.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Name
Used With:	madsrdf:hasCorporateSubsidiaryAuthority     madsrdf:hasCorporateParentAuthority
Properties Include:	madsrdf:hasCorporateSubsidiaryAuthority     madsrdf:hasCorporateParentAuthority
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Class:	madsrdf:Country
Label:	Country Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label is a country, i.e. a political entity considered a country.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Geographic
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Class:	madsrdf:County
Label:	County Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label is the largest local administrative unit, e.g. Warwickshire, in a country, e.g. England.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Geographic
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Class:	madsrdf:DateNameElement
Label:	Date Name Element
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:NameElement
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Class:	madsrdf:DeprecatedAuthority
Label:	Deprecated Authority
Comment:	A former Authority.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	owl:Thing
Properties Include:	madsrdf:deprecatedLabel
Disjoint With:	madsrdf:Authority     madsrdf:MADSCollection     madsrdf:MADSScheme
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Class:	madsrdf:Element
Label:	Element
Comment:	madsrdf:Element types describe the various parts of labels.
Type(s):	owl:Class
Equivalent Class:	:
Has SubClasses:	madsrdf:GeographicElement     madsrdf:TitleElement     madsrdf:TemporalElement     madsrdf:LanguageElement     madsrdf:GenreFormElement     madsrdf:TopicElement     madsrdf:NameElement
Properties Include:	madsrdf:elementValue
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Class:	madsrdf:ExtraterrestrialArea
Label:	Extraterrestrial Area Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label is any extraterrestrial entity or space, including a solar system, a galaxy, a star system, and a planet, including a geographic feature of an individual planet.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Geographic
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Class:	madsrdf:FamilyNameElement
Label:	Family Name Element
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:NameElement
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Class:	madsrdf:FamilyName
Label:	Family Name Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label represents a family name.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Name
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Class:	madsrdf:FullNameElement
Label:	Fullname Element
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:NameElement
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Class:	madsrdf:GenreFormElement
Label:	Genre/Form Element
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Element
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Class:	madsrdf:GenreForm
Label:	Genre/Form Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label is a genre or form term. Genre terms for textual materials designate specific kinds of materials distinguished by the style or technique of their intellectual contents; for example, biographies, catechisms, essays, hymns, or reviews. Form terms designate historically and functionally specific kinds of materials as distinguished by an examination of their physical character, characteristics of their intellectual content, or the order of information within them; for example, daybooks, diaries, directories, journals, memoranda, questionnaires, syllabi, or time sheets. In the context of graphic materials, genre headings denote categories of material distinguished by vantage point, intended purpose, characteristics of the creator, publication status, or method of representation.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:SimpleType
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Class:	madsrdf:Geographic
Label:	Geographic Authority
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label represents a geographic place or feature, especially when a more precise geographic determination (City, Country, Region, etc.) cannot be made.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:SimpleType
Has SubClasses:	madsrdf:Region     madsrdf:CitySection     madsrdf:City     madsrdf:State     madsrdf:County     madsrdf:Country     madsrdf:Territory     madsrdf:Continent     madsrdf:Area     madsrdf:Island     madsrdf:ExtraterrestrialArea     madsrdf:Province
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Class:	madsrdf:GeographicElement
Label:	Geographic Element
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Element
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Class:	madsrdf:GivenNameElement
Label:	Given Name Element
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:NameElement
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Class:	madsrdf:HierarchicalGeographic
Label:	Hierarchical Geographic Type
Comment:	A madsrdf:HierarchicalGeographic indicates that its label is the concatenation of labels from a sequence of madsrdf:Geographic types taken from one of the madsrdf:Geographic sub-classes such as madsrdf:City, madsrdf:Country, madsrdf:State, madsrdf:Region, madsrdf:Area, etc. The madsrdf:Geographic resources that constitute the madsrdf:HierarchicalGeographic should have a broader to narrower hierarchical relationship between them.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:ComplexType
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Class:	madsrdf:Island
Label:	Island Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label is a tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent but is not itself a separate country.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Geographic
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Class:	madsrdf:LanguageElement
Label:	Language Element
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Element
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Class:	madsrdf:Language
Label:	Language Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label represents a language.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:SimpleType
Equivalent Class:	dcterms:LinguisticSystem
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Class:	madsrdf:MADSCollection
Label:	MADS Collection
Comment:	A madsrdf:Collection is an organizational unit, members of which will have some form of intellectually unifying theme but not to the extent that it defines an independent knowledge organization system. It aggregates madsrdf:Authority descriptions or other madsrdf:MADSCollection resources.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	skos:Collection
Used With:	madsrdf:isMemberOfMADSCollection
Properties Include:	madsrdf:hasMADSCollectionMember
Disjoint With:	madsrdf:Authority     madsrdf:MADSScheme     madsrdf:Variant
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Class:	madsrdf:MADSScheme
Label:	MADS Scheme
Comment:	MADS Scheme is an organizational unit that describes a knowledge organization system. It aggregates madsrdf:Authority descriptions and/or madsrdf:MADSCollection resources included in the knowledge organization system. Including a madsrdf:MADSCollection within a madsrdf:MADSScheme should be done with care; when a madsrdf:MADSCollection is part of a madsrdf:MADSScheme, then any madsrdf:Authority within that madsrdf:MADSCollection is effectively also in the madsrdf:MADSScheme.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	skos:ConceptScheme
Used With:	madsrdf:isMemberOfMADSScheme     madsrdf:isTopMemberOfMADSScheme
Properties Include:	madsrdf:hasTopMemberOfMADSScheme     madsrdf:hasMADSSchemeMember
Disjoint With:	madsrdf:Authority     madsrdf:MADSCollection     madsrdf:Variant
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Class:	madsrdf:MADSType
Label:	MADS Type
Type(s):	owl:Class
Has SubClasses:	madsrdf:ComplexType     madsrdf:SimpleType
Disjoint With:	madsrdf:MADSCollection     madsrdf:MADSScheme
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Class:	madsrdf:MainTitleElement
Label:	Main Title Element
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:TitleElement
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Class:	madsrdf:NameElement
Label:	Name Element
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Element
Has SubClasses:	madsrdf:GivenNameElement     madsrdf:DateNameElement     madsrdf:FullNameElement     madsrdf:FamilyNameElement     madsrdf:TermsOfAddressNameElement
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Class:	madsrdf:Name
Label:	Name Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label represents a name, especially when a more precise Name type (madsrdf:ConferenceName, masdrdf:FamilyName, etc.) cannot be identified.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:SimpleType
Has SubClasses:	madsrdf:CorporateName     madsrdf:FamilyName     madsrdf:PersonalName     madsrdf:ConferenceName
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Class:	madsrdf:NameTitle
Label:	Name/Title Type
Comment:	The label of a madsrdf:NameTitle resource is the concatenation of a label of a madsrdf:Name description and the label of a madsrdf:Title description. Both description types (madsrdf:Name and madsrdf:Title) are of madsrdf:SimpleType types.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:ComplexType
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Class:	madsrdf:NonSortElement
Label:	Non-sort Element
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:TitleElement
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Class:	madsrdf:Occupation
Label:	Occupation Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label represents an occcupation.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:SimpleType
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Class:	madsrdf:Identifier
Label:	Other Identifier
Comment:	A madsrdf:Identifier resource describes an identifier by associating the identifier value with its type. To be used to record identifiers for a resource in the absence of URIs.
Type(s):	owl:Class
Used With:	madsrdf:hasIdentifier
Properties Include:	madsrdf:idValue     madsrdf:idScheme
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Class:	madsrdf:PartNameElement
Label:	Part Name Element
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:TitleElement
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Class:	madsrdf:PartNumberElement
Label:	Part Number Element
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:TitleElement
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Class:	madsrdf:PersonalName
Label:	Personal Name Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label represents a personal name.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Name
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Class:	madsrdf:Province
Label:	Province Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label is a first order political division, e.g. Ontario, within a country, e.g. Canada.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Geographic
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Class:	madsrdf:RWO
Label:	Real World Object
Comment:	A madsrdf:RWO is an abstract entity and identifies a Real World Object (RWO) identified by the label of a madsrdf:Authority or madsrdf:DeprecatedAuthority.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	owl:Thing
Used With:	madsrdf:identifiesRWO
Properties Include:	madsrdf:hasAffiliation     madsrdf:isIdentifiedByAuthority     madsrdf:fieldOfActivity
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Class:	madsrdf:Region
Label:	Region Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label is an area that has the status of a jurisdiction, usually incorporating more than one first level jurisdiction.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Geographic
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Class:	madsrdf:SimpleType
Label:	Simple Type
Comment:	madsrdf:SimpleType is a resource with a label constituting a single word or phrase.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:MADSType
Has SubClasses:	madsrdf:Occupation     madsrdf:Temporal     madsrdf:GenreForm     madsrdf:Topic     madsrdf:Language     madsrdf:Name     madsrdf:Geographic     madsrdf:Title
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Class:	madsrdf:Source
Label:	Source
Comment:	A resource that represents the source of information about another resource. madsrdf:Source is a type of citation.
Type(s):	owl:Class
Used With:	madsrdf:hasSource
Properties Include:	madsrdf:citationStatus     madsrdf:citationSource     madsrdf:citationNote
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Class:	madsrdf:State
Label:	State Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label is a first order political division, e.g. Montana, within a country, e.g. U.S.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Geographic
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Class:	madsrdf:SubTitleElement
Label:	Subtitle Element
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:TitleElement
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Class:	madsrdf:TemporalElement
Label:	Temporal Element
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Element
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Class:	madsrdf:Temporal
Label:	Temporal Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label represents a time-based notion.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:SimpleType
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Class:	madsrdf:TermsOfAddressNameElement
Label:	Terms of Address Element
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:NameElement
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Class:	madsrdf:Territory
Label:	Territory Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label is a geographical area belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Geographic
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Class:	madsrdf:TitleElement
Label:	Title Element
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Element
Has SubClasses:	madsrdf:NonSortElement     madsrdf:MainTitleElement     madsrdf:PartNameElement     madsrdf:PartNumberElement     madsrdf:SubTitleElement
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Class:	madsrdf:Title
Label:	Title Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label represents a title.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:SimpleType
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Class:	madsrdf:TopicElement
Label:	Topic Element
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:Element
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Class:	madsrdf:Topic
Label:	Topic Type
Comment:	Describes a resource whose label represents a topic.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	madsrdf:SimpleType
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Class:	madsrdf:Variant
Label:	Variant
Comment:	A resource whose label is the alternate form of an Authority or Deprecated Authority.
Type(s):	owl:Class
SubClass Of:	owl:Thing     skosxl:Label
Used With:	madsrdf:hasVariant     madsrdf:hasHiddenVariant
Properties Include:	madsrdf:hiddenLabel     madsrdf:variantLabel
Disjoint With:	madsrdf:Authority     madsrdf:MADSCollection     madsrdf:MADSScheme
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Property

Property:	rdfs:comment
Type(s):	owl:AnnotationProperty
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Property:	madsrdf:adminMetadata
Label:	Administrative Metadata
Comment:	This relates an Authority or Variant to its administrative metadata, which is, minimimally, a Class defined outside of the MADS/RDF namespace. The RecordInfo Class from the RecordInfo ontology is recommended.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:Authority ∪ madsrdf:DeprecatedAuthority ∪ madsrdf:Variant
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Property:	madsrdf:affiliationEnd
Label:	Affiliation Ended
Comment:	The date an individual ceased to be affiliated with an organization.
Type(s):	rdf:Property     owl:DatatypeProperty
Domain:	madsrdf:Affiliation
Range:	xsd:date
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Property:	madsrdf:affiliationStart
Label:	Affiliation Started
Comment:	The date an individual established an affiliation with an organization.
Type(s):	rdf:Property     owl:DatatypeProperty
Domain:	madsrdf:Affiliation
Range:	xsd:date
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Property:	madsrdf:authoritativeLabel
Label:	Authoritative Label
Comment:	A lexical string representing a controlled, curated label for the Authority.
Type(s):	owl:AnnotationProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	rdfs:label     skos:prefLabel
Domain:	madsrdf:Authority
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Property:	madsrdf:citationNote
Label:	Citation Note
Comment:	A note about how the madsrdf:Source relates to the resource about which the madsrdf:Source is the information source.
Type(s):	owl:AnnotationProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:Source
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Property:	madsrdf:citationSource
Label:	Citation Source
Comment:	The cited resource.
Type(s):	owl:AnnotationProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:Source
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Property:	madsrdf:citationStatus
Label:	Citation Status
Comment:	Should use a standard term - such as 'found' or 'not found' - to indicate whether the cited resource yielded information about the resource related to the madsrdf:Source.
Type(s):	owl:DatatypeProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:Source
Range:	xsd:string
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Property:	madsrdf:city
Label:	City
Comment:	The city component of an address.
Type(s):	owl:AnnotationProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:Address
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Property:	madsrdf:classification
Label:	Classification
Comment:	The classification code associated with a madsrdf:Authority.
Type(s):	owl:AnnotationProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	skos:semanticRelation
Domain:	madsrdf:Authority
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Property:	madsrdf:code
Label:	Code
Comment:	A code is a string of characters associated with a the authoritative or deprecated label. It may record an historical notation once used to uniquely identify a concept.
Type(s):	owl:DatatypeProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	skos:notation
Domain:	madsrdf:Authority ∪ madsrdf:DeprecatedAuthority
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Property:	madsrdf:componentList
Label:	Component List
Comment:	madsrdf:componentList organizes the madsrdf:SimpleType resources whose labels are represented in the label of the associated madsrdf:ComplexType resource.
Type(s):	rdf:Property     owl:ObjectProperty
Domain:	madsrdf:ComplexType
Range:
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Property:	madsrdf:country
Label:	Country
Comment:	Country associated with an address.
Type(s):	owl:AnnotationProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:Address
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Property:	madsrdf:definitionNote
Label:	Definition Note
Comment:	An explanation of the meaning of an Authority, DeprecatedAuthority, or Variant description.
Type(s):	owl:AnnotationProperty     rdf:Property
Equivalent Property:	skos:definition
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:note
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Property:	madsrdf:deletionNote
Label:	Deletion Note
Comment:	A note pertaining to the deletion of a resource.
Type(s):	owl:AnnotationProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:changeNote
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Property:	madsrdf:deprecatedLabel
Label:	Deprecated Label
Comment:	A label once considered authoritative (controlled and curated) but which is no longer.
Type(s):	rdf:Property     owl:AnnotationProperty
SubProperty Of:	rdfs:label     skos:hiddenLabel
Domain:	madsrdf:DeprecatedAuthority
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Property:	madsrdf:editorialNote
Label:	Editorial Note
Comment:	A note pertaining to the management of the label associated with the resource.
Type(s):	owl:AnnotationProperty     rdf:Property
Equivalent Property:	skos:editorialNote
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:note
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Property:	madsrdf:elementList
Label:	Element List
Comment:	The madsrdf:elementList property is used to organize the various parts of labels.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
Range:
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Property:	madsrdf:elementValue
Label:	Element Value
Type(s):	owl:DatatypeProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:Element
Range:	xsd:string
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Property:	madsrdf:email
Label:	Email
Type(s):	owl:DatatypeProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:Affiliation
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Property:	madsrdf:exampleNote
Label:	Example Note
Comment:	A example of how the resource might be used.
Type(s):	owl:AnnotationProperty     rdf:Property
Equivalent Property:	skos:example
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:note
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Property:	madsrdf:extendedAddress
Label:	Extended Address
Comment:	The second address line, if needed.
Type(s):	owl:DatatypeProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:Address
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Property:	madsrdf:extension
Label:	Extension
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
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Property:	madsrdf:fax
Label:	Fax
Comment:	Fax number
Type(s):	owl:DatatypeProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:Affiliation
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Property:	madsrdf:fieldOfActivity
Label:	Field of Activity
Comment:	The field of activity associated with an individual.
Type(s):	rdf:Property     owl:ObjectProperty
Domain:	madsrdf:RWO
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Property:	madsrdf:hasAbbreviationVariant
Label:	Has Abbreviation Variant
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:hasVariant
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Property:	madsrdf:hasAcronymVariant
Label:	Has Acronym Variant
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:hasVariant
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Property:	madsrdf:hasAffiliation
Label:	Has Affiliation
Comment:	Property to associate an individual, such as a foaf:Agent, to a group or organization with which an individual is or has been affiliated.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:RWO
Range:	madsrdf:Affiliation
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Property:	madsrdf:hasAffiliationAddress
Label:	Has Affiliation Address
Comment:	The address of the group or organization with which an individual is associated.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:Affiliation
Range:	madsrdf:Address
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Property:	madsrdf:hasBroaderAuthority
Label:	Has Broader Authority
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:hasRelatedAuthority     skos:broader
Inverse Of:	madsrdf:hasNarrowerAuthority
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Property:	madsrdf:hasBroaderExternalAuthority
Label:	Has Broader External Authority
Comment:	Creates a direct relationship between an Authority and a more broadly defined Authority from a different MADS Scheme.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:hasBroaderAuthority     skos:broadMatch
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Property:	madsrdf:hasCloseExternalAuthority
Label:	Has Close External Authority
Comment:	Records a relationship between an Authority and one that is closely related from a different MADS Scheme.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property     owl:SymmetricProperty
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:hasRelatedAuthority     skos:closeMatch
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Property:	madsrdf:hasEarlierEstablishedForm
Label:	Has Earlier Established Form
Comment:	Used to reference a resource that was an earlier form. This is Related type='earlier' in MADS XML.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:see
Inverse Of:	madsrdf:hasLaterEstablishedForm
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Property:	madsrdf:hasExactExternalAuthority
Label:	Has Exact External Authority
Comment:	Records a relationship between an Authority and one to which it matches exactly but from a different MADS Scheme.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property     owl:SymmetricProperty     owl:TransitiveProperty
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:hasCloseExternalAuthority     skos:exactMatch
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Property:	madsrdf:hasExpansionVariant
Label:	Has Expansion Variant
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:hasVariant
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Property:	madsrdf:hasHiddenVariant
Label:	Has Hidden Variant
Comment:	Use for variants that are searchable, but not necessarily for display.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	skosxl:hiddenLabel
Domain:	madsrdf:Authority
Range:	madsrdf:Variant
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Property:	madsrdf:hasIdentifier
Label:	Has Identifier
Comment:	Associates a resource with a madsrdf:Identifier.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
Range:	madsrdf:Identifier
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Property:	madsrdf:hasLaterEstablishedForm
Label:	Has Later Established Form
Comment:	Use to reference the later form of a resource. This is Related type='later' in MADS XML.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:see
Inverse Of:	madsrdf:hasEarlierEstablishedForm
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Property:	madsrdf:hasMADSSchemeMember
Label:	Has MADS Scheme Member
Comment:	Associates an Authority or Collection with a madsrdf:MADSScheme.
Type(s):	rdf:Property     owl:ObjectProperty
Domain:	madsrdf:MADSScheme
Range:	madsrdf:Authority ∪ madsrdf:MADSCollection
Inverse Of:	madsrdf:isMemberOfMADSScheme
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Property:	madsrdf:hasMADSCollectionMember
Label:	Has MADSCollection Member
Comment:	Associates an Authority or other Collection with a madsrdf:MADSCollection.
Type(s):	rdf:Property     owl:ObjectProperty
SubProperty Of:	skos:member
Domain:	madsrdf:MADSCollection
Range:	madsrdf:Authority ∪ madsrdf:MADSCollection
Inverse Of:	madsrdf:isMemberOfMADSCollection
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Property:	madsrdf:hasNarrowerAuthority
Label:	Has Narrower Authority
Comment:	Creates a direct relationship between an Authority and one that is more narrowly defined.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:hasRelatedAuthority     skos:narrower
Inverse Of:	madsrdf:hasBroaderAuthority
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Property:	madsrdf:hasNarrowerExternalAuthority
Label:	Has Narrower External Authority
Comment:	Creates a direct relationship between an Authority and a more narrowly defined Authority from a different MADS Scheme.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:hasNarrowerAuthority     skos:narrowMatch
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Property:	madsrdf:hasCorporateParentAuthority
Label:	Has Parent Organization
Comment:	Establishes a relationship between a CorporateName Authority and one of the same that is more broadly defined.
Type(s):	rdf:Property     owl:ObjectProperty
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:hasRelatedAuthority
Domain:	madsrdf:CorporateName
Range:	madsrdf:CorporateName
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Property:	madsrdf:hasReciprocalAuthority
Label:	Has Reciprocal Authority
Comment:	Establishes a relationship between two Authority resources. It is reciprocal, so the relationship must be shared. This is Related type='equivalent' in MADS XML.
Type(s):	owl:SymmetricProperty     rdf:Property     owl:ObjectProperty
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:hasRelatedAuthority     skos:related
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Property:	madsrdf:hasReciprocalExternalAuthority
Label:	Has Reciprocal External Authority
Comment:	Establishes a relationship between an Authority and one from a different MADS Scheme. It is reciprocal, so the relationship must be shared.
Type(s):	owl:SymmetricProperty     rdf:Property     owl:ObjectProperty
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:hasReciprocalAuthority     skos:relatedMatch
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Property:	madsrdf:hasRelatedAuthority
Label:	Has Related Authority
Comment:	Unless the relationship can be more specifically identified, use 'hasRelatedAuthority.'
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	skos:semanticRelation
Domain:	madsrdf:Authority
Range:	madsrdf:Authority
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Property:	madsrdf:hasSource
Label:	Has Source
Comment:	Associates a resource description with its Source.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
Range:	madsrdf:Source
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Property:	madsrdf:hasTopMemberOfMADSScheme
Label:	Has Top Member of MADS Scheme
Comment:	Identifies an Authority that is at the top of the hierarchy of authorities within the MADS Scheme.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:hasMADSSchemeMember     skos:hasTopConcept
Domain:	madsrdf:MADSScheme
Range:	madsrdf:Authority
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Property:	madsrdf:hasTranslationVariant
Label:	Has Translation Variant
Comment:	A Variant whose label represents a translation of that of the authoritative label.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:hasVariant
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Property:	madsrdf:hasVariant
Label:	Has Variant
Comment:	Associates a Variant with an Authority or Deprecrated Authority. Unless the variant type can be more specifically identified, use 'hasVariant.'
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	skosxl:altLabel
Domain:	madsrdf:Authority
Range:	madsrdf:Variant
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Property:	madsrdf:hiddenLabel
Label:	Hidden Label
Comment:	A label entered for discovery purposes but not shown.
Type(s):	rdf:Property     owl:DatatypeProperty
SubProperty Of:	skosxl:literalForm
Domain:	madsrdf:Variant
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Property:	madsrdf:historyNote
Label:	History Note
Comment:	A note pertaining to the history of the resource.
Type(s):	owl:AnnotationProperty
Equivalent Property:	skos:historyNote
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:note
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Property:	madsrdf:hours
Label:	Hours
Type(s):	owl:DatatypeProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:Affiliation
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Property:	madsrdf:idScheme
Label:	Identifier Scheme
Comment:	The scheme associated with the identifier. For example, "LCCN" would be used when the Identifier Value (madsrdf:idValue) is a LC Control Number.
Type(s):	owl:AnnotationProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:Identifier
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Property:	madsrdf:idValue
Label:	Identifier Value
Comment:	The value of the identifier conforming to the Identifier Scheme syntax.
Type(s):	owl:DatatypeProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:Identifier
Range:	xsd:string
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Property:	madsrdf:identifiesRWO
Label:	Identifies RWO
Comment:	Associates a madsrdf:Authority with the Real World Object that is the subject of the authority's label.
Type(s):	rdf:Property     owl:ObjectProperty
SubProperty Of:	foaf:focus
Domain:	madsrdf:Authority
Range:	madsrdf:RWO
Inverse Of:	madsrdf:isIdentifiedByAuthority
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Property:	madsrdf:isIdentifiedByAuthority
Label:	Is Identified By Authority
Comment:	Associates a Real World Object with its Authority description.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:RWO
Range:	madsrdf:Authority
Inverse Of:	madsrdf:identifiesRWO
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Property:	madsrdf:isMemberOfMADSCollection
Label:	Is Member Of MADSCollection
Comment:	Associates a Collection with a madsrdf:Authority or another madsrdf:MADSCollection.
Type(s):	rdf:Property     owl:ObjectProperty
Domain:	madsrdf:Authority ∪ madsrdf:MADSCollection
Range:	madsrdf:MADSCollection
Inverse Of:	madsrdf:hasMADSCollectionMember
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Property:	madsrdf:isMemberOfMADSScheme
Label:	Is Member of MADS Scheme
Type(s):	rdf:Property     owl:ObjectProperty
SubProperty Of:	skos:inScheme
Domain:	madsrdf:Authority ∪ madsrdf:MADSCollection
Range:	madsrdf:MADSScheme
Inverse Of:	madsrdf:hasMADSSchemeMember
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Property:	madsrdf:hasCorporateSubsidiaryAuthority
Label:	Is Parent Organization Of
Comment:	Establishes a relationship between a CorporateName Authority and one of the same that is more narrowly defined.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:hasRelatedAuthority
Domain:	madsrdf:CorporateName
Range:	madsrdf:CorporateName
Inverse Of:	madsrdf:hasCorporateParentAuthority
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Property:	madsrdf:isTopMemberOfMADSScheme
Label:	Is Top Member of MADS Scheme
Comment:	Identifies a MADS Scheme in which the Authority is at the top of the hierarchy.
Type(s):	rdf:Property     owl:ObjectProperty
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:isMemberOfMADSScheme     skos:topConceptOf
Domain:	madsrdf:Authority ∪ madsrdf:MADSCollection
Range:	madsrdf:MADSScheme
Inverse Of:	madsrdf:hasTopMemberOfMADSScheme
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Property:	madsrdf:natureOfAffiliation
Label:	Nature of Affiliation
Comment:	Records the individual's role or position in the organization with which the individual is affiliated. A "job title" might be appropriate.
Type(s):	rdf:Property     owl:AnnotationProperty
Domain:	madsrdf:Affiliation
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Property:	madsrdf:note
Label:	Note
Comment:	A note about the resource.
Type(s):	rdf:Property     owl:AnnotationProperty
Equivalent Property:	skos:note
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Property:	madsrdf:organization
Label:	Organization or Group
Comment:	The group or organization with which an individual is associated.
Type(s):	owl:AnnotationProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:Affiliation
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Property:	madsrdf:phone
Label:	Phone
Type(s):	owl:DatatypeProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:Affiliation
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Property:	madsrdf:postcode
Label:	Post Code / Zip Code
Type(s):	owl:DatatypeProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:Address
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Property:	madsrdf:scopeNote
Label:	Scope Note
Type(s):	owl:AnnotationProperty     rdf:Property
Equivalent Property:	skos:scopeNote
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:note
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Property:	madsrdf:see
Label:	See Also
Comment:	Denotes a relationship between an Authority and/or DeprecatedAuthority. The relationship may or may or may not be reciprocated and there is no certainty that the related resource will further illuminate the original resource.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty
SubProperty Of:	rdfs:seeAlso
Domain:	madsrdf:Authority ∪ madsrdf:DeprecatedAuthority
Range:	madsrdf:Authority ∪ madsrdf:DeprecatedAuthority
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Property:	madsrdf:state
Label:	State
Comment:	The state associated with an address.
Type(s):	owl:AnnotationProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:Address
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Property:	madsrdf:streetAddress
Label:	Street Address
Comment:	First line of address. For second line, use madsrdf:extendedAddress.
Type(s):	owl:DatatypeProperty     rdf:Property
Domain:	madsrdf:Address
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Property:	madsrdf:useFor
Label:	Use For
Comment:	"Use [This Resource] For." Traditional "USE FOR" reference.
Type(s):	rdf:Property     owl:ObjectProperty
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:see
Inverse Of:	madsrdf:useInstead
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Property:	madsrdf:useInstead
Label:	Use Instead
Comment:	"Use [This Other Resource] Instead." Traditional "USE" reference.
Type(s):	owl:ObjectProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	madsrdf:see
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Property:	madsrdf:variantLabel
Label:	Variant Label
Comment:	The lexical, variant form of an authoritative label.
Type(s):	owl:DatatypeProperty     rdf:Property
SubProperty Of:	skosxl:literalForm
Domain:	madsrdf:Variant
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Acknowledgements

The MADS/RDF to SKOS/RDF mapping was done by Antoine Isaac. The MADS/RDF model and ontology benefited significantly as a result of the fruitful discussions surrounding his effort to map the MADS/RDF ontology to SKOS.