Re: [Obi-instrument-branch] [Obi-role-branch] organizations

[Fostel, J. (NIH/N. [C] <fo...@ni...>]

surely this is not a part, but the organization we are referencing.
when i say "the chemical came from sigma"  i really mean the chemical
came formthe suply department of sigma, after processing through
customer service and sales departments.

if we need to reference a specific department then we should use that
name, eg the authors are in FDA-CDER.  as opposed to in CDER, a part of
the FDA

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From: Smith, Barry [mailto:phi...@bu...] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 5:39 PM
To: Daniel Schober; Alan Ruttenberg
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Subject: Re: [Obi-role-branch] organizations


>
>
>3.2  organization part: Any department, service or other entity within 
>an organization, which needs to be identified for information 
>interchange.
>....




This term should be avoided.
If person part_of organization
And molecule part_of person
Then: molecule part_of organization
But not: molecule is_a organization part

One solution to the above might be to have persons be not parts of
organizations but something like members.

The 'which needs to be identified for information interchange' is
typical ISO-speak.
Compare 'Object' = Any object of interest ...
BS




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