book
Let an agent handle physical books by format, binding, identifiers, condition, care and conservation, separating the book as object from the literary work.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
Researched by: Claude
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identity Which book.
Edition
ISBN and printing.
Edition
Edition.
- What are the ISBN, edition and printing? provenance
- Is it a first edition? boundary
Format
Binding.
Format
Format.
- What binding and format is it? definition
- What are its dimensions? measurement
Condition State.
Grade
Description.
Grade
Condition grading.
- How should its condition be described in standard terms? action
- Are there defects? provenance
Value
Valuation.
Value
Valuation.
- What is its value, according to recent sales or dealers? measurement
- Should a specialist appraise it? action
Care Preservation.
Storage
Environment.
Storage
Storage.
- How should books be stored to avoid mould and fading? action
- What humidity and light levels are advised? measurement
Repair
Conservation.
Repair
Repair.
- Should a damaged book be repaired at home or by a conservator? boundary
- How can a conservator be found? action
Senses Disambiguation.
Work
Literary work.
Work
Work sense.
- Is the literary work rather than the object meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Other
Bookkeeping, betting.
Other
Other senses.
- Is a ledger or a betting book meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- noun.artifact
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.OBJ
- Tags
- artifact
- Facets: substance
- material
- Facets: origin
- manufactured
- Facets: agency
- inert
- Facets: mobility
- portable
- Facets: scale
- handheld
- Facets: affordances
- graspable
- Other names and narrower kinds
- album, autograph album, volume, coffee-table book, coloring book, daybook, ledger, diary, folio, hardback, hardcover, journal
What it is Filled
A physical object consisting of pages of paper or similar material bound together between covers, such as volumes, albums, colouring books and daybooks, distinct from the text or work it contains.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle physical books by format, binding, identifiers, condition, care and conservation, separating the book as object from the literary work.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Bound pages
- Physical format
- Identified by ISBN and edition
- Can be conserved
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Repair rare or old books with tape, glue or methods that cause lasting damage.
- Remove pages, plates or maps from a book to sell them.
- Give novelty books with small detachable parts to infants.
- Destroy or discard books from a collection without its keeper's decision.
Only with a human decision
- Deaccessioning or disposing of books from a library or archive.
- Conservation work on rare items.
May
- Catalogue a book by its physical features, edition and condition.
- Handle, shelve and digitise books in a collection it is authorized to care for, following conservation guidance.
Moral aspects Filled
- Books carry a community's memory; destroying them has long been used to erase cultures.
- Rare copies are irreplaceable once damaged.
Who is affected
- Owners and libraries
- Readers and researchers
- Communities whose heritage they hold
Owners Filled
Steward
The owner, such as a person, library or archive.
Master systems
- Library catalogues
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- oewn-04014270-n - registry parent class
related
- artifact - category
- written work - content
- ISBN - identifier
- library - institution
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Incomplete
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.book-artifact
- Open English WordNet: oewn-02873453-n
- ISBN: 13 digits books
Direct properties required Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Recognition required Filled
- ISBN on the back or copyright page
- Hardback, paperback, spiral binding
- An e-book is a digital format
- Bound pages with covers and a spine.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify edition and binding
- describe condition for sale or cataloguing
- care for and repair books
- find conservation help for valuable books
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Mould and pest damage
- Damage from improper repairs
- Choking hazards in novelty books for infants
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- ISO 2108 ISBN
- Legal deposit laws
- Toy safety rules for children books with parts
Context of use required Filled
- Carrying text and images; collecting and heritage.
- hardbacks
- paperbacks
- albums and scrapbooks
- colouring and activity books
- rare and antiquarian books
Sources Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Note: Written from model knowledge without web access; claims are unverified.
Open questions
- Should formats be separate entries?
- How should editions be linked to works?
- How should rare books be described?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-book-artifact/spec.json