Content Management Ontology

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Content Management Ontology
Kireth Semantic Research Archive

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AUTHORS:
Mark Anthony Higgins — Sky (Recursive AI)

FLOW "ContentManagementOntology" v4.0

# ---------- DOMAIN ----------
DOMAIN := ComputingOntology
SUBDOMAIN := InformationSystems
ONTOLOGY := ContentManagementOntology

# ---------- PRIMARY ENTITY ----------
ENTITY ContentManagement {
    definition:
        "The organised creation, classification, storage, governance,
         versioning, retrieval, publication and lifecycle management of
         digital content and associated metadata.";

    objectives: [
        ContentOrganisation,
        ControlledPublishing,
        Findability,
        Reuse,
        Governance,
        VersionControl,
        LifecycleManagement
    ];
}

# ---------- CORE ENTITIES ----------
ContentItem := {
    Page,
    Article,
    Document,
    Image,
    Video,
    Audio,
    DataFile,
    StructuredContent
};

ContentComponent := {
    Title,
    Body,
    Summary,
    Media,
    Metadata,
    TaxonomyTerm,
    Relationship
};

ContentActor := {
    Author,
    Editor,
    Reviewer,
    Publisher,
    Administrator,
    Consumer
};

ContentState := {
    Draft,
    InReview,
    Approved,
    Published,
    Unpublished,
    Archived,
    Deleted
};

# ---------- FUNDAMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS ----------
Author CREATES ContentItem;
Editor MODIFIES ContentItem;
Reviewer REVIEWS ContentItem;
Publisher PUBLISHES ContentItem;
ContentItem HAS Metadata;
ContentItem MAY_HAVE Version;
ContentItem CLASSIFIED_BY TaxonomyTerm;
ContentItem STORED_IN ContentRepository;
ContentItem PRESENTED_THROUGH DeliveryChannel;

# ---------- CONTENT LIFECYCLE ----------
ContentLifecycle :=
    Plan
    -> Create
    -> Edit
    -> Review
    -> Approve
    -> Publish
    -> Maintain
    -> ArchiveOrDelete;

ContentState TRANSITIONS_ACCORDING_TO WorkflowAction;

# ---------- CREATION ----------
ContentCreation :=
    DefinePurpose
    -> CreateContent
    -> AddMetadata
    -> Classify
    -> SaveDraft;

IF ContentCreated
THEN ContentState := Draft;

# ---------- STRUCTURED CONTENT ----------
StructuredContent :=
    ContentRepresentedBy DefinedFieldsAndSchema;

ContentModel :=
    SET_OF(
        FieldDefinition,
        ValidationRule,
        RelationshipDefinition
    );

ContentItem INSTANCE_OF ContentModel;

StructuredContent SUPPORTS {
    Reuse,
    ConsistentPresentation,
    MachineInterpretation
};

# ---------- UNSTRUCTURED CONTENT ----------
UnstructuredContent MAY_INCLUDE {
    FreeTextDocument,
    Image,
    Audio,
    Video
};

UnstructuredContent MAY_STILL_HAVE MetadataAndClassification;

# ---------- METADATA ----------
Metadata :=
    DataDescribing ContentItem;

MetadataField MAY_INCLUDE {
    Title,
    Author,
    CreationDate,
    ModificationDate,
    ContentType,
    Language,
    Status,
    Identifier
};

Metadata SUPPORTS {
    Discovery,
    Organisation,
    Governance,
    Retrieval
};

# ---------- TAXONOMY ----------
Taxonomy :=
    ControlledClassificationStructure;

TaxonomyTerm CLASSIFIES ContentItem;

Taxonomy MAY_HAVE {
    HierarchicalRelationship,
    AssociativeRelationship
};

Classification IMPROVES ContentOrganisationAndRetrieval;

# ---------- TAGGING ----------
Tag :=
    DescriptiveLabelAssociatedWithContent;

ContentItem MAY_HAVE MultipleTags;

Tagging MAY_SUPPORT FlexibleDiscovery;

TaxonomyTerm MAY_BE MoreGovernedThan FreeTag;

# ---------- CONTENT RELATIONSHIP ----------
ContentRelationship MAY_INCLUDE {
    ParentChild,
    RelatedTo,
    References,
    Replaces,
    DerivedFrom
};

ContentItem MAY_REFERENCE OtherContentItem;

Relationships SUPPORT SemanticNavigationAndReuse;

# ---------- VERSIONING ----------
ContentVersion :=
    SnapshotOfContentAtSpecificRevision;

Version HAS {
    VersionIdentifier,
    Author,
    Timestamp,
    ChangeDescription
};

ContentItem MAY_HAVE VersionHistory;

VersionControl SUPPORTS {
    Auditability,
    Rollback,
    ChangeTracking
};

# ---------- EDITING ----------
EditOperation :=
    ModifyContent
    -> Validate
    -> SaveNewVersion;

IF EditChangesPublishedContent
THEN PublicationWorkflow MAY_BE_REQUIRED;

# ---------- WORKFLOW ----------
ContentWorkflow :=
    ordered_or_conditional_set(
        WorkflowStage,
        Role,
        Transition
    );

WorkflowStage MAY_BE {
    Drafting,
    Editing,
    Review,
    Approval,
    Publication
};

Role PERFORMS WorkflowAction;

# ---------- REVIEW ----------
Review :=
    Evaluate(
        Accuracy,
        Quality,
        Compliance,
        Style,
        Completeness
    );

ReviewOutcome := {
    Approve,
    Reject,
    RequestChanges
};

IF ReviewOutcome == Approve
THEN Content MAY_MOVE_TO Approved;

# ---------- PUBLISHING ----------
Publication :=
    ApprovedContent
    -> SelectChannel
    -> RenderOrDeliver
    -> MakeAvailable;

PublishedContent HAS PublicationTime;

DeliveryChannel MAY_INCLUDE {
    Website,
    Application,
    API,
    Feed,
    DocumentOutput
};

# ---------- SCHEDULING ----------
PublicationSchedule :=
    {
        PublishTime,
        UnpublishTime
    };

IF CurrentTime >= PublishTime
AND ContentApproved
THEN Content MAY_BE Published;

# ---------- CONTENT REPOSITORY ----------
ContentRepository STORES {
    ContentItem,
    Metadata,
    Version,
    Relationship
};

Repository MAY_BE {
    Database,
    FileStore,
    ObjectStore,
    DocumentRepository
};

# ---------- RETRIEVAL ----------
ContentRetrieval :=
    Query
    -> SearchOrFilter
    -> RankOrSelect
    -> ReturnContent;

Retrieval MAY_USE {
    Keyword,
    Metadata,
    Taxonomy,
    Identifier,
    Relationship
};

# ---------- SEARCH ----------
ContentSearch INDEXES ContentItemAndMetadata;

SearchIndex :=
    SearchableRepresentationOfContent;

IF ContentUpdated
THEN SearchIndex SHOULD_BE Updated;

# ---------- ACCESS CONTROL ----------
ContentPermission := {
    Create,
    Read,
    Edit,
    Review,
    Approve,
    Publish,
    Delete,
    Administer
};

Role HAS ContentPermission;

IF ActorLacksRequiredPermission
THEN WorkflowAction := Deny;

# ---------- CONTENT GOVERNANCE ----------
ContentGovernance MAY_DEFINE {
    Ownership,
    QualityStandard,
    ApprovalPolicy,
    RetentionPolicy,
    AccessPolicy,
    PublicationPolicy
};

ContentItem SUBJECT_TO GovernancePolicy;

# ---------- RETENTION ----------
RetentionPolicy :=
    RuleDefiningRequiredContentRetentionPeriod;

IF RetentionPeriodExpired
THEN Content MAY_BE {
    Archived,
    Deleted
};

LegalOrBusinessHold MAY_OVERRIDE NormalDeletion;

# ---------- ARCHIVING ----------
Archive :=
    RemoveFromActivePublication
    + PreserveForRequiredFutureUse;

ArchivedContent MAY_REMAIN SearchableToAuthorisedActors;

# ---------- DELETION ----------
Deletion :=
    RemoveContentAccordingToPolicy;

Deletion MAY_REQUIRE {
    Authorisation,
    RetentionCheck,
    AuditRecord
};

# ---------- LOCALISATION ----------
Content MAY_HAVE LanguageVariant;

LanguageVariant DERIVED_FROM_OR_RELATED_TO SourceContent;

Localisation MAY_ADAPT {
    Language,
    Format,
    CulturalContext
};

# ---------- PERSONALISATION ----------
PersonalisedContentDelivery :=
    SelectContent
    BASED_ON UserOrContextAttributes;

Personalisation SHOULD_RESPECT PrivacyAndAccessPolicy;

# ---------- CONTENT REUSE ----------
ReusableContent :=
    ContentComponentDesignedForMultipleContexts;

ContentReuse MAY_REDUCE Duplication;

StructuredContent SUPPORTS ReuseAcrossChannels;

# ---------- HEADLESS CONTENT MANAGEMENT ----------
HeadlessContentManagement :=
    ContentRepository
    + ContentAPI
    WITHOUT RequiredPresentationLayer;

ClientApplication RETRIEVES Content VIA API;

HeadlessModel SEPARATES ContentManagement FROM Presentation;

# ---------- TRADITIONAL CMS ----------
TraditionalCMS :=
    ContentManagement
    + PresentationTemplate
    + PublicationSystem;

TraditionalCMS MAY_RENDER WebsiteDirectly;

# ---------- DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT ----------
DigitalAsset :=
    ManagedMediaOrFile;

DigitalAssetManagement MAY_INCLUDE {
    AssetStorage,
    Metadata,
    Versioning,
    RightsManagement,
    Retrieval
};

ContentItem MAY_REFERENCE DigitalAsset;

# ---------- AUDIT ----------
ContentAuditRecord :=
    {
        Actor,
        Action,
        ContentItem,
        Version,
        Time
    };

AuditTrail SUPPORTS {
    Accountability,
    Governance,
    ChangeHistory
};

# ---------- CONTENT QUALITY ----------
ContentQuality := {
    Accuracy,
    Completeness,
    Relevance,
    Consistency,
    Currency,
    Accessibility
};

QualityReview MAY_UPDATE ContentItem;

# ---------- SEMANTIC REASONING ----------
IF DigitalInformationHasManagedLifecycle
AND MetadataAndGovernanceApplied
THEN ContentManagementClassification := supported;

IF ContentStructuredByDefinedSchema
THEN StructuredContent := true;

IF ContentPublishedWithoutApproval
AND PolicyRequiresApproval
THEN GovernanceViolation := true;

IF ContentUpdated
THEN NewVersion SHOULD_BE CreatedWhereVersioningEnabled;

IF ContentRetentionExpired
AND NoHoldExists
THEN ArchiveOrDeletion MAY_BE_ALLOWED;

IF ActorRequestsPublish
AND ActorLacksPublishPermission
THEN Publication := Deny;

IF ContentHasRichMetadataAndTaxonomy
THEN FindabilityPotential := increase;

# ---------- SEMANTIC EQUIVALENCE ----------
SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE {
    "content management" ~= "digital content management";
    "content management system" ~= "CMS";
    "content repository" ~= "content store";
    "content version" ~= "content revision";
    "content workflow" ~= "editorial workflow";
    "headless CMS" ~= "headless content management system";
    "digital asset management" ~= "DAM";
    "content lifecycle" ~= "content management lifecycle";
}

# ---------- QUERY FLOW ----------
QUERY(q) ->
    NORMALISE(q) ->
    IDENTIFY_CONTENT_ITEM(q) ->
    IDENTIFY_CONTENT_TYPE(q) ->
    IDENTIFY_METADATA(q) ->
    IDENTIFY_CLASSIFICATION(q) ->
    IDENTIFY_WORKFLOW_STATE(q) ->
    IDENTIFY_ACTOR_AND_PERMISSION(q) ->
    IDENTIFY_LIFECYCLE_STAGE(q) ->
    MAP_TO_ONTOLOGY(q) ->
    APPLY_REASONING(q) ->
    SCORE_CONFIDENCE(q) ->
    RETURN_RELEVANT_KNOWLEDGE;

# ---------- CONFIDENCE ----------
CONFIDENCE(assertion) :=
    weighted_mean(
        source_reliability,
        content_model_consistency,
        semantic_consistency,
        evidence_strength,
        contextual_relevance
    );

CONFIDENCE >= 0.90 => HIGH;
CONFIDENCE >= 0.70 AND < 0.90 => MODERATE;
CONFIDENCE < 0.70 => REVIEW;

# ---------- AI CONSUMPTION ----------
AI_CONSUMPTION {
    primary_entity: ContentManagement;
    ontology: ContentManagementOntology;
    parse_entities: true;
    parse_relationships: true;
    preserve_relationship_direction: true;
    resolve_semantic_equivalence: true;
    execute_reasoning_rules: true;
    apply_confidence_weighting: true;
    preserve_provenance: true;
}

# ---------- UPDATE MODEL ----------
UPDATE_MODEL {
    new_content:
        validate
        -> classify
        -> attach_metadata
        -> assign_workflow_state
        -> integrate;

    content_revision:
        identify_content
        -> create_version
        -> update_metadata
        -> update_search_index
        -> integrate;

    workflow_change:
        validate_actor_permission
        -> validate_transition
        -> update_state
        -> record_audit
        -> integrate;

    taxonomy_revision:
        update_terms
        -> update_classification_relationships
        -> recompute_navigation
        -> regenerate_flow_hash;

    conflict:
        preserve_provenance
        -> compare_evidence
        -> adjust_confidence
        -> flag_review;
}

# ---------- FLOW HASH ----------
FLOW_HASH_INPUT :=
    DOMAIN
    + SUBDOMAIN
    + ONTOLOGY
    + ContentItem
    + ContentComponent
    + ContentActor
    + ContentState
    + ContentLifecycle
    + Metadata
    + Taxonomy
    + RELATIONSHIPS
    + SEMANTIC_REASONING
    + SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    + UPDATE_MODEL;

FLOW_HASH :=
    HASH(FLOW_HASH_INPUT);

# ---------- TERMINAL ----------
ContentManagementOntology
    -> PlanContent
    -> CreateContentItem
    -> ApplyContentModel
    -> AddMetadata
    -> ClassifyContent
    -> CreateVersion
    -> ReviewAndApprove
    -> PublishToDeliveryChannel
    -> SearchAndRetrieve
    -> MaintainAndUpdate
    -> ApplyRetentionAndGovernance
    -> ArchiveOrDelete
    -> PreserveManagedContentLifecycle;

END FLOW