small editorial change for dcat:Catalog definition

[riccardoAlbertoni]

Supposing at this stage of the process we are still allowed to make small editorial changes, this PR tries to consider the suggestion made in issue #1186.

The former definition of dcat:Catalog

A curated collection of metadata about datasets and data services

is revised in

A curated collection of metadata about cataloged resources (e.g., datasets and data services)

Is this a good rephrasing for the other editors/ contributors?

I suggest finding an agreement on the exact sentence before touching any of the RDF files, as even if this is a small change, it implies adjustments in the translations provided as the rdfs:comment and skos:definition and impacts on the different RDF serializations.

[smrgeoinfo]

I like the generalization, but is it consistent with DCAT as a Data Catalog specification?

[agbeltran]

Due to DCAT's history, there is an implication that the catalog resources will be somewhat related to data, but in reality dcat:Resource is a generic resource (its properties can be applicable to any resource) and we indicate in the usage note that "dcat:Resource is an extension point that enables the definition of any kind of catalog. Additional sub-classes may be defined in a DCAT profile or other DCAT application for catalogs of other kinds of resources."

So, I am in favour of generalising and go with Riccardo's definition, giving datasets and data services as examples.

[plehegar]

(@riccardoAlbertoni , editorial changes are fine indeed, as long as everyone do see them as editorial...)

[dr-shorthair]

I think we did talk about it when dcat:Resource was introduced. On the one hand, DCATA is a data catalog vocabulary, so the normal assumption would be that sub-classes would be related to data. OTOH the idea was to provide a platform for any kind of catalogue, including real-world-things like specimens. So I agree with the spirit of @riccardoAlbertoni proposal on that basis. If we need the nuance, it would be something like

A curated collection of metadata about catalogued resources (e.g. datasets and data services in the context of a data catalog)

[andrea-perego]

My apologies for reacting so late, but I'm not sure about "cataloged" in the proposed defintion:

A curated collection of metadata about cataloged resources (e.g., datasets and data services)

If we are defining what a catalog is, we shouldn't use a related notion / word (what is a "cataloged resource"?).

I suggest we drop "cataloged" and revise the definition with something like:

A curated collection of metadata about a given set of resources (e.g., datasets and data services)

[pwin]

Perhaps we also need to add the 'single agent' as per "A dataset is a collection of data, published or curated by a single agent. " Also, doesn't the "curated" apply more to the datasets where the metadata passively reflects the active changes to the datasets/services?

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[riccardoAlbertoni]

I am dropping "cataloged" in Italian, Spanish, and English.