Modelling court structures (organisational chart/diagram)

[Frederike Neuber]

Dear colleagues,

in a project we would like to model and visualize the structure of the Prussian court as an organisation chart/diagram. We are thinking about modelling the structure as a mixture of nested <listOrg> and <listPerson>, but we also consider the use of <taxonomy>. What do you think; are there any arguments for or against one of the above mentioned options or does anyone have any other experience with modelling organisational charts?

Thanks a lot and best wishes,

Frederike

[Jean-Paul Rehr]

Dear Frederike,

The recommended method for modelling relationships, hierarchical or not, is to use <relation>, populating it with your people, organizations, or whatever other objects. I personally use it to model family and organizational relations. Notwithstanding the recommendations, I find it much easier to manage than nested objects - everything is in one place - and the recursive code required to output the relations seems to me easier to control in this format.

Best,

JPR

On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 1:58 PM Frederike Neuber <[hidden email]> wrote:

Dear colleagues,

in a project we would like to model and visualize the structure of the Prussian court as an organisation chart/diagram. We are thinking about modelling the structure as a mixture of nested <listOrg> and <listPerson>, but we also consider the use of <taxonomy>. What do you think; are there any arguments for or against one of the above mentioned options or does anyone have any other experience with modelling organisational charts?

Thanks a lot and best wishes,

Frederike

[Martin de la Iglesia-3]

Dear Frederike,

Is there a reason why you want to use TEI for this in the first place? Why not use e.g. RDF instead?

Best,

Martin

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Martin de la Iglesia

Kommentierte digitale Edition der Reise- und Sammlungsbeschreibungen Philipp Hainhofers (1578-1647)
Herzog August Bibliothek, Lessingplatz 1, 38304 Wolfenbüttel     Tel. [phone]

Von: Frederike Neuber <[hidden email]>
An: <[hidden email]>
Gesendet: 03.11.2020 13:57
Betreff: Modelling court structures (organisational chart/diagram)

Dear colleagues,

in a project we would like to model and visualize the structure of the Prussian court as an organisation chart/diagram. We are thinking about modelling the structure as a mixture of nested <listOrg> and <listPerson>, but we also consider the use of <taxonomy>. What do you think; are there any arguments for or against one of the above mentioned options or does anyone have any other experience with modelling organisational charts?

Thanks a lot and best wishes,

Frederike

[Frederike Neuber]

Dear Jean Paul,

thanks for the hint, I will take a closer look at <relation>.

Dear Martin,

also in my opinion, RDF would be more suitable as a model, but unfortunately we are bound to an existing technical infrastructure which is XML/TEI and we have to make the best out of it.

Best,

Frederike

Am Di., 3. Nov. 2020 um 14:20 Uhr schrieb Martin de la Iglesia <[hidden email]>:

Dear Frederike,

Is there a reason why you want to use TEI for this in the first place? Why not use e.g. RDF instead?

Best,

Martin

— 

Martin de la Iglesia

Kommentierte digitale Edition der Reise- und Sammlungsbeschreibungen Philipp Hainhofers (1578-1647)
Herzog August Bibliothek, Lessingplatz 1, 38304 Wolfenbüttel     Tel. [phone]

Von: Frederike Neuber <[hidden email]>
An: <[hidden email]>
Gesendet: 03.11.2020 13:57
Betreff: Modelling court structures (organisational chart/diagram)

Dear colleagues,

in a project we would like to model and visualize the structure of the Prussian court as an organisation chart/diagram. We are thinking about modelling the structure as a mixture of nested <listOrg> and <listPerson>, but we also consider the use of <taxonomy>. What do you think; are there any arguments for or against one of the above mentioned options or does anyone have any other experience with modelling organisational charts?

Thanks a lot and best wishes,

Frederike

[Martin Holmes]

Hi all,

You might also consider <tree> and friends:

<https://tei-c.org/release/doc/tei-p5-doc/en/html/ref-tree.html>

to model the structure, linked to listPerson/listOrg data.

Cheers,
Martin

On 2020-11-03 5:32 a.m., Frederike Neuber wrote:

> Dear Jean Paul,
>
> thanks for the hint, I will take a closer look at <relation>.
>
> Dear Martin,
>
> also in my opinion, RDF would be more suitable as a model, but
> unfortunately we are bound to an existing technical infrastructure which
> is XML/TEI and we have to make the best out of it.
>
> Best,
> Frederike
>
> Am Di., 3. Nov. 2020 um 14:20 Uhr schrieb Martin de la Iglesia
> <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>:
>
>     Dear Frederike,
>
>     Is there a reason why you want to use TEI for this in the first
>     place? Why not use e.g. RDF instead?
>
>     Best,
>
>     Martin
>
>
>     —
>     Martin de la Iglesia
>     Kommentierte digitale Edition der Reise- und Sammlungsbeschreibungen
>     Philipp Hainhofers (1578-1647)
>     Herzog August Bibliothek, Lessingplatz 1, 38304 Wolfenbüttel    
>     Tel. [phone]
>
>
>
>     *Von: * Frederike Neuber <[hidden email]
>     <mailto:[hidden email]>>
>     *An: * <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>>
>     *Gesendet: * 03.11.2020 13:57
>     *Betreff: * Modelling court structures (organisational chart/diagram)
>
>         Dear colleagues,
>
>         in a project we would like to model and visualize the structure
>         of the Prussian court as an organisation chart/diagram. We are
>         thinking about modelling the structure as a mixture of nested
>         <listOrg> and <listPerson>, but we also consider the use of
>         <taxonomy>. What do you think; are there any arguments for or
>         against one of the above mentioned options or does anyone have
>         any other experience with modelling organisational charts?
>
>         Thanks a lot and best wishes,
>         Frederike
>

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