shacl for RDA

[delahousse]

Is there a shacl version of the RDA ontology? Where can we find the cardinality constraints on the properties?

[diseminger]

Hello,

We have not created any shacl graphs for cardinality constraints on the properties. In general, RDA does not specify repeatability, nor does it specify when a property should be used. Those decisions are made at the application level. However there is guidance in RDA Toolkit for cardinality restrictions when it comes to the minimum description of an entity, minimum description of a resource entity (WEMI), and cardinality restrictions for certain kinds of works, expressions, manifestations, and items.

Please see the following guidance in RDA Toolkit:

• Cardinality restrictions for constructing a coherent description
• Minimum description of a resource entity
• The minimum description sections of the Entity pages
• The cardinality restrictions for specific kinds of resource entities, linked from Resource description

[delahousse]

Thanks a lot for your answer and the links
We will create a shacl file during our project, in the context of the project, but we'll share it as an example
best
jean