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Toma - TMQL, TMCL, TMML

Book Chapter, was published by Rani Pinchuk, Richard Aked, Juan-Jose de Orus, David De Weerdt, Georges Focant, Bernard Fontaine, and Els Dessin at 2007-09-04

This chapter presents Toma, a Topic Map Query Language.

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Toma is a Topic Map Query Language, Topic Map Manipulation Language and Topic Map Constraint Language. Although its syntax is similar to that of SQL, it has a powerful path expression syntax which allows to access elements of the topic map. Toma offers the SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE statements, used to query and manipulate the topic map. The MERGE statement is used to merge topic maps, and the EXPORT statement is used to export the topic map to XTM. Set of statements are provided for defining and managing constraints. Finally, Toma provides functions which allow to modify, convert and aggregate the data coming from the topic map.

Authors

Rani Pinchuk

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Rani is involved in LINDO, DIADEM, ULISSE, TopiEngi, and SATOPI.

Richard Aked

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Richard is author of TopiMaker – An.. , TopiWriter - Integrating.. , and Toma - TMQL, TMCL, TMML.

David De Weerdt

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David is author of TopiMaker – An.. , TopiWriter - Integrating.. , and Toma - TMQL, TMCL, TMML.

Georges Focant

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Georges is author of TopiWriter - Integrating.. and Toma - TMQL, TMCL, TMML.

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Nowadays Topic Maps appears to be very suitable for being applied in Libraries, Archives and Museums. It provides a suitable model and mechanisms for depth indexing, classification and the implementation of FRBR, CIDOC-CRM or other conceptualizations.

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