diff --git a/.github/workflows/shacl.yml b/.github/workflows/shacl.yml
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+name: shacl
+ 
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:   
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master    
+ 
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest 
+    steps:  
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Validate against SHACL shape
+        uses: konradhoeffner/shacl@v1
+        with:
+          shacl: myshaclfile.ttl
+          data: TACIO.ttl  
+  
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+[![SHACL status](https://github.com/username/reponame/actions/workflows/workflowname.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/username/reponame/actions/workflows/workflowname.yml)
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diff --git a/myshaclfile.ttl b/myshaclfile.ttl
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+@prefix sh: <http://www.w3.org/ns/shacl#> .
+@prefix rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#> .
+@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
+@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
+@prefix cco: <http://www.ontologyrepository.com/CommonCoreOntologies/> .
+
+# Shapes Graph
+[] rdf:type sh:NodeShape ;
+   sh:targetClass cco:ActOfEncoding ;
+   sh:property [
+       sh:path rdfs:label ;
+       sh:datatype xsd:string ;
+       sh:minCount 1 ;
+       sh:message "Instances of cco:ActOfEncoding must have a label." ;
+   ] ;
+   sh:property [
+       sh:path cco:definition ;
+       sh:datatype xsd:string ;
+       sh:minCount 1 ;
+       sh:message "Instances of cco:ActOfEncoding must have a definition." ;
+   ] .
+
+# Validate cco:ActOfCopying
+[] rdf:type sh:NodeShape ;
+   sh:targetClass cco:ActOfCopying ;
+   sh:property [
+       sh:path cco:definition ;
+       sh:datatype xsd:string ;
+       sh:minCount 1 ;
+       sh:message "Instances of cco:ActOfCopying must have a definition." ;
+   ] ;
+   sh:property [
+       sh:path rdfs:label ;
+       sh:datatype xsd:string ;
+       sh:minCount 1 ;
+       sh:message "Instances of cco:ActOfCopying must have a label." ;
+   ] .
+
+# Object Property: cco:has_information_descendent_copy
+[] rdf:type sh:PropertyShape ;
+   sh:targetObjectsOf cco:has_information_descendent_copy ;
+   sh:class cco:ReferenceCarrier ;
+   sh:message "Objects of cco:has_information_descendent_copy must be of type cco:ReferenceCarrier." .
+
+# Object Property: cco:is_a_canonical_copy_of
+[] rdf:type sh:PropertyShape ;
+   sh:targetObjectsOf cco:is_a_canonical_copy_of ;
+   sh:class cco:ReferenceCarrier ;
+   sh:message "Objects of cco:is_a_canonical_copy_of must be of type cco:ReferenceCarrier." .
+
+# Validate Properties of cco:ReferenceCarrier
+[] rdf:type sh:NodeShape ;
+   sh:targetClass cco:ReferenceCarrier ;
+   sh:property [
+       sh:path rdfs:label ;
+       sh:datatype xsd:string ;
+       sh:minCount 1 ;
+       sh:message "Instances of cco:ReferenceCarrier must have a label." ;
+   ] ;
+   sh:property [
+       sh:path cco:definition ;
+       sh:datatype xsd:string ;
+       sh:minCount 1 ;
+       sh:message "Instances of cco:ReferenceCarrier must have a definition." ;
+   ] .