TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stuart,David
TI  - Practical ontologies for information professionals
SN  - 9781783300624
U1  - 006.332 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - London
PB  - Facet Publishing
KW  - Ontologies (Information retrieval)
KW  - Archiving, preservation & digitisation
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; TOC; Title page; Contents; List of figures and tables; Chapter 1. What is an ontology?; Introduction; The data deluge and information overload; Defining terms; Knowledge organization systems and ontologies; Ontologies, metadata and linked data; What can an ontology do?; Ontologies and information professionals; Alternatives to ontologies; The aims of this book; The structure of this book; Chapter 2. Ontologies and the semantic web; Introduction; The semantic web and linked data; Resource Description Framework (RDF); Classes, subclasses and properties; The semantic web stack; Embedded RDF. Alternative semantic visionsLibraries and the semantic web; Other cultural heritage institutions and the semantic web; Other organizations and the semantic web; Conclusion; Chapter 3. Existing ontologies; Introduction; Ontology documentation; Ontologies for representing ontologies; Ontologies for libraries; Upper ontologies; Cultural heritage data models; Ontologies for the web; Conclusion; Chapter 4. Adopting ontologies; Introduction; Reusing ontologies: application profiles and data models; Identifying ontologies; The ideal ontology discovery tool; Selection criteria; Conclusion. Chapter 5. Building ontologiesIntroduction; Approaches to building an ontology; The twelve steps; Ontology development example: Bibliometric Metrics Ontology element set; Conclusion; Chapter 6. Interrogating ontologies; Introduction; Interrogating ontologies for reuse; Interrogating a knowledge base; Understanding ontology use; Conclusion; Chapter 7. The future of ontologies and the information professional; Introduction; The future of ontologies for knowledge discovery; The future role of library and information professionals; The practical development of ontologies; ISLM; ISLM
N2  - Practical Ontologies for Information Professionals provides an introduction to ontologies and their development, an essential tool for fighting back against information overload
UR  - https://www.worldcat.org/title/956520716
ER  -