Carrier Medium

• CURIE: gmeow:CarrierMedium
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/CarrierMedium
• Category: class
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/creative-works
• Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)

The medium of a physical carrier — a VALUE vocabulary (individuals, never subclasses). Print, e-ink file, optical disc, and server object are examples; the set is open.

Structure

Subclass of: gufo:QualityValue

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:CarrierMedium as a specialized kind of gufo:QualityValue. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use as the value vocabulary for the material medium of a physical carrier — print, e-ink file, optical disc, server object; referenced by gmeow:medium.

Avoid when

• Avoid confusing it with the publishable format (gmeow:ManifestationFormat — a 'paperback' is a format, 'print' is its carrier medium) and avoid per-medium subclasses.

How to use

• Reference a seeded gmeow:CarrierMedium individual from a creative work or carrier via gmeow:medium; extend with new individuals (not subclasses) when a new substrate appears.

Examples

• gmeow:mediumPrint a gmeow:CarrierMedium.