- Introduced Rule 42: No Ontology Prefixes in Slot Names to enforce clean naming conventions.
- Established Rule: No Rough Edits in Schema Files to ensure structural integrity during modifications.
- Implemented Rule: No Version Indicators in Names to maintain stable semantic naming.
- Created Rule: Ontology Detection vs Heuristics to emphasize the importance of verifying ontology definitions.
- Defined Rule 50: Ontology-to-LinkML Mapping Convention to standardize mapping practices.
- Added Rule: Polished Slot Storage Location to specify directory structure for polished slot files.
- Enforced Rule: Preserve Bespoke Slots Until Refactoring to prevent unintended migrations during slot updates.
- Instituted Rule 56: Semantic Consistency Over Simplicity to mandate execution of revisions in slot_fixes.yaml.
- Added new Genealogy Archives Registry Enrichment class with multilingual support and structured aliases.
- Created 'updated_at.yaml' to record the last modified date and time of entities, including multilingual descriptions and structured aliases.
- Created 'written_in.yaml' to specify the language in which content is composed, covering both natural and programming languages, with detailed comments and close ontology mappings.
- Removed obsolete slots: `has_or_had_custodian_observation`, `provider`, and `specificity_annotation`.
- Updated `has_or_had_score` slot to use `SpecificityScore` class and modified its description and examples.
- Added new slots: `end_seconds`, `end_time`, `has_archive_path`, `has_or_had_custodian_name`, `protocol_name`, and `protocol_version`.
- Introduced a script `check_annotation_types.py` to validate the presence and structure of `custodian_types` in YAML files.
- Added a script `update_specificity.py` to automate updates related to `SpecificityAnnotation` to `SpecificityScore`.
- Introduced EADIdentifier, EBook, EcclesiasticalProvince, Edition, Editor, Education, EmailAddress, and Size classes to enhance archival description capabilities.
- Added slots for digital presence types, digital surrogates, digitization status, and dimensions to support comprehensive metadata management.
- Migrated existing slots such as ead_id, edition_number, and dimension to new structured formats.
- Established relationships between works and their editions, sizes, and editors to improve data interconnectivity.
- Enhanced ontology alignment with Schema.org and BIBFRAME standards for better interoperability.
