lass="sexpr">:owl</code>,
if present, must precede <code class="sexpr">:rdfs</code>.</p>

<p class="bodytext">The value of <span class="defn"><a
href="serialize.html#tarnsp">*target-namespace*</a></span> is interpreted as
the base URI of the document.</p>

<h3><a id="sectionB3.0">Resource Classes</a></h3>

<p class="bodytext">The distinction between <span class="xmldefn">rdfs:Class</span> and <span
class="xmldefn">owl:Class</span> (the latter being a subclass of the
former) relevant to OWL Lite is reflected