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WorldCat Family

Discover details about WorldCat Family, a subclass of WorldCat Agent.

Class

Family

URI Description Subclass of Scrope note
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/Family Group of persons with shared kinship. WorldCat Agent Persons in a Family may share relations including, but not limited to: common ancestry, genetics, legal conventions, and/or a self-identified kinship.

Declared Properties

type detail

URI Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/typeDetail  Entity has concept that specifies its character, nature, and/or function. SKOS Concept

enslaved by

URI Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/enslavedBy Person or family who is forced into involuntary servitude by the agent WorldCat Transactional Event

Inherited from Agent

acquired

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object Scope note
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/acquired Agent has organization or place that it purchased or over which it claimed ownership. WorldCat Transactional Event Acquisition can take the form of non-financial transfers of ownership, such as gifts or donations. Acquisition can also take the the form of unjust and/or extralegal actions such as theft, coercion, or occupation.  The definition of this property is not intended to confer legitimacy to any such injustices. Note that claims of ownership may be disputed. See the DEI statement in the ontology primer for more information.

active end date

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/activeEndDate Date on which ends the agent's period of creative activity. OWL time instant

active start date

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/activeStartDate Date on which begins the agent's period of creative activity. OWL time instant

award received

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/awardReceived Formal honor, decoration, or prize which the agent or work has received. SKOS Concept

employed by

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/employedBy Agent has relationship with agent for whom they function as an employee. WorldCat Role

enslaved

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/enslaved Agent which forces the person or family into involuntary servitude. WorldCat Transactional Event

field of activity

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/fieldOfActivity Area of interest for which the agent is known as an active participant or contributor. SKOS Concept

genre of activity

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/genreOfActivity Subject, theme, or topic to which the agent is known as an active contributor. SKOS Concept

ghostwriter for

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/ghostwriterFor Agent that writes on behalf of the agent. WorldCat Agent

influenced by

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/influencedBy Agent who affects the creative or intellectual development of another agent. WorldCat Agent

language

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/language Language associated with the work or agent. SKOS Concept

member of

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/memberOf Organization or family to which the agent is an active contributor or participant, or to which the agent belongs. WorldCat Organization OR WorldCat Family 

nominated for

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/nominatedFor Award or honor for which the agent or work was recommended or considered. SKOS Concept

pseudonym

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/pseudonym Relationship between an agent and an alternate identity. WorldCat Agent

Inherited from Thing

alternative label

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#altLabel Alternate forms of the label for a WorldCat Entity. literal

date

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/date Thing has time instance on which it occurred. OWL time instant

description

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/description Entity has statement which explains its fundamental characteristics, nature, or purpose. literal

end date

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/endDate Date on which the thing was completed, terminated, dissolved, abolished, or expired. OWL time instant

has part

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasPart Super-property for all whole-to-part relationships. OWL thing

iiif manifest

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/iiifManifest Thing has relationship to a IIIF Manifest that can be used to generate a IIIF compliant image, video, or audio bitstream. RDFS Resource

image

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/image Still visual representation of the thing. RDFS Resource

is part of

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/isPartOf Super-property for all part-to-whole relationships. OWL Thing

preceded by

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/precededBy Entity that follows or is preceded by the entity. WorldCat Transactional Event

preferred label

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel Preferred label for the entity. literal
URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/relatedAgent Thing entity has agent to which it is related; a generic super-property designed to group all thing to agent properties. WorldCat Agent
URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/relatedConcept Thing entity has concept to which it is related; a generic super-property designed to group all thing to concept properties. SKOS Concept
URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/relatedEdition Thing entity has edition to which it is related; a generic super-property designed to group all thing to edition properties. WorldCat Edition
URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/relatedEvent Thing entity has event to which it is related; a generic super-property designed to group all thing to event properties. WorldCat Event
URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/relatedFamily Thing entity has family to which it is related; a generic super-property designed to group all thing to family properties. WorldCat Family
URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/relatedOrganization Thing has organization to which is is related; a generic super-property designed to group all thing to organization properties. WorldCat Organization
URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/relatedPerson Thing entity has person to which it is related; a generic super-property designed to group all thing to person properties. WorldCat Person
URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/relatedPlace Thing entity has place to which it is related; a generic super-property designed to group all thing to place properties. WorldCat Place
URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/relatedWork Thing has work to which it is related; a generic super-property designed to group all thing to work properties. WorldCat Work

same as

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#sameAs The property that determines that two given individuals are equal. OWL Thing

start date

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/startDate Date on which the thing was begun, originated, created, founded, or initiated. OWL time instant

succeeded by

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/succeededBy Entity that is followed or is succeeded by the entity. WorldCat Transactional Event

type

URI (Universal Resource Identifier) Description Expected object
http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type The subject is an instance of a class. RDFS Class