Use of RDF for content re-purposing on the ARKive project

The paper reports on prototype systems to provide an infrastructure for the dynamic and flexible re-purposing of multimedia resources held in a large database. The database, called ARKive, holds film, stills, audio and text about globally endangered and native UK animal and plant species as well as their habitats. It aims to offer a wide range of users customised access to both the core multimedia data, and full integration of core data with external educational resources. Aspects covered in the paper include: designing for re-purposing with respect to specific audiences, storage and querying using RDF, XSL, SMIL and related technologies. The advantages of the approaches taken are discussed and key issues are highlighted.