The role of standards in creating community

Participation in the web of communities requires a common language, a common technological structure and development of content that is relevant and captivating. This paper reports on a project that both conserves a rich regional cultural heritage and has structured the content developed during this conservation to be fluidly shared with both the domain and the broader communities. It also examines the varied degrees of acceptance within these communities. Categories and Subject Descriptors I.2.2 Designer, C.2.1 Internet, D.2.2 JSP, D.3.2 Java, H.2.3 SQL, I.7.2 XML General Terms Design, Languages, Standardization, . Keywords Open Archive Initiative, Museums Online Archive California, Semantic Web, Historic Costume Collection, Ontology, Thesaurus, XML, Dublin Core

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: WWW
• Authors: Kathi C. Martin
• Keywords: Common Technological Structure, Internet Technology, Keywords Open Archive, WWW 2004, XML General Terms