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:CarrierMediumindividual from a creative work or carrier viagmeow:medium; extend with new individuals (not subclasses) when a new substrate appears.