name: monarch_role_enum
from_schema: https://w3id.org/monarch-initiative/monarch-documentation
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
Foundational:
text: Foundational
description: A foundational product is a product that fulfills a strategic role
for the Monarch Initiative. In particular it (1) *directly* supports the Monarch
mission (excluding products of general utility) (2) has stakeholders outside
of the Monarch Initiative (3) has stakeholders among most major member organisations
of the Monarch Initiative An important corrolary of (3) is that all major member
organisations of the Monarch Initiative should feel a sense of commitment to
contributing to the success of the foundational product.
Core:
text: Core
description: A core product is a product that contributes to the Monarch mission,
but is not a foundational product. In particular it (1) may support the Monarch
mission in an indirect manner, such as core infrastructure for ontology lifecycle
management or querying (2) has stakeholders outside of the Monarch Initiative
(3) has stakeholders among at least one major member organisation of the Monarch
Initiative An important corrolary of (3) is that at least one major member organisation
of the Monarch Initiative should feel a sense of commitment to contributing
to the success of the core product.
Support:
text: Support
description: A support product is a product that only indirectly contributes to
the Monarch mission, usually by supporting the development of a foundational
or core product. A support product (1) does not directly support the Monarch
mission, but is essential for the development of a foundational or core product
(2) has few stakeholders outside of the Monarch Initiative
Research:
text: Research
description: A research product is a product that supports our own research efforts.
The research outcome may or may not be used in a foundational product, core
or support product. A research product (1) does not directly support the Monarch
mission, but leads to insights that support our mission (2) has no stakeholders
outside of the Monarch Initiative (the research itself may!)
Community:
text: Community
description: A community product is a product that does not directly support the
Monarch mission, but supports community efforts towards the mission. A community
product (1) is usually a community resource, such as training materials, a community
website, a standard specification, etc. (2) is usually more *general-purpose*
(3) is community-driven, rather than mission-driven