RiC-O is the OWL 2 ontology that implements the Records in Contexts Conceptual Model (RiC-CM). It provides a formal vocabulary for describing archival records, their creators, and the relationships between them as linked data.
| Entity | Description |
|---|---|
| RecordResource | Base class for all archival record descriptions |
| RecordSet | A group of records (fonds, series, collection) |
| Record | A single archival record |
| RecordPart | A component of a record |
| Instantiation | A physical or digital manifestation |
| Agent | A person, corporate body, or family |
| Activity | An action performed by an agent |
| Place | A geographic location |
| Date | A temporal entity |
rico:hasCreator — links a RecordResource to its creating Agentrico:hasOrHadHolder — links to the holding institutionrico:describesOrDescribed — links a description to what it describesrico:isAssociatedWith — general association between entitiesrico:hasOrHadSubject — subject access pointsHeratio implements RiC-O through its Fuseki triplestore integration. Archival descriptions are automatically synced to RDF triples following the RiC-O ontology, enabling SPARQL queries and graph visualization via the RiC Explorer.
The RiC Explorer is accessible at heratio.theahg.co.za/explorer.