Ontology Management Semantic Web, Semantic Web Services, and Business Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hepp, Martin (Editor), Leenheer, Pieter De (Editor), Moor, Aldo De (Editor), Sure, York (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2008.
• Series: Computing for Human Experience, 7
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computers.; Database management.; Artificial intelligence.; E-commerce.; Computer Science.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Computer Science, general.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Information Systems and Communication Service.; e-Commerce/e-business.; Database Management.

Managing ontologies and annotated data throughout their life-cycles is at the core of semantic systems of all kinds. Ontology Management, an edited volume by senior researchers in the field, provides an up-to-date, concise and easy-to-read reference on this topic. This volume describes relevant task...

Table of Contents:

• Overview
• Ontologies: State of the Art, Business Potential, and Grand Challenges
• Infrastructure
• Engineering and Customizing Ontologies
• Ontology Management Infrastructures
• Ontology Reasoning with Large Data Repositories
• Evolution, Alignment, and the Business Perspective
• Ontology Evolution
• Ontology Alignments
• The Business View: Ontology Engineering Costs
• Experiences
• Ontology Management in e-Banking Applications
• Ontology-Based Knowledge Management in Automotive Engineering Scenarios
• Ontologising Competencies in an Interorganisational Setting.