%0 Conference Paper %1 Renear2009 %A Renear, Allen H. %A Wickett, Karen M. %B Proceedings of Balisage: The Markup Conference 2009 %C Montréal %D 2009 %K XML document %R 10.4242/BalisageVol3.Renear01 %T Documents Cannot Be Edited %U http://www.balisage.net/Proceedings/vol3/html/Renear01/BalisageVol3-Renear01.html %V 3 %X Most definitions of document current in the document processing and digital publishing communities, would, if take literally, imply that documents are extensional entities that cannot undergo changes such as editing or revision. In other domains as well, such as textual criticism and library science, one can also find notions of text or document that are similarly difficult to reconcile with modification. We describe the problem and sketch some possible resolutions. Although the issues are conceptual and foundational the practical significance is real. Formal representation in logic-based ontology languages, increasingly important in information management, requires that familiar idioms, however serviceable and entrenched, be converted to expressions that support literal interpretation. %@ 0-9824344-2-1

@inproceedings{Renear2009, abstract = {Most definitions of document current in the document processing and digital publishing communities, would, if take literally, imply that documents are extensional entities that cannot undergo changes such as editing or revision. In other domains as well, such as textual criticism and library science, one can also find notions of text or document that are similarly difficult to reconcile with modification. We describe the problem and sketch some possible resolutions. Although the issues are conceptual and foundational the practical significance is real. Formal representation in logic-based ontology languages, increasingly important in information management, requires that familiar idioms, however serviceable and entrenched, be converted to expressions that support literal interpretation. }, added-at = {2010-09-04T20:04:36.000+0200}, address = {Montréal}, author = {Renear, Allen H. and Wickett, Karen M.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a9b97b74773d795e06750cf203ca0130/voj}, booktitle = {Proceedings of Balisage: The Markup Conference 2009}, doi = {10.4242/BalisageVol3.Renear01}, interhash = {8f20fda1f814d2edbe299d2a4c12f072}, intrahash = {a9b97b74773d795e06750cf203ca0130}, isbn = {0-9824344-2-1}, keywords = {XML document}, series = {Balisage Series on Markup Technologies}, timestamp = {2010-09-04T20:04:36.000+0200}, title = {Documents Cannot Be Edited}, url = {http://www.balisage.net/Proceedings/vol3/html/Renear01/BalisageVol3-Renear01.html}, volume = 3, year = 2009 }