Knowledge representation in the social semantic Web / Katrin Weller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weller, Katrin.

Series:

Knowledge & information.

Knowledge & information, 1868-8144

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semantic Web.

Knowledge representation (Information theory).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (457 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : De Gruyter Saur, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The main purpose of this book is to sum up the vital and highly topical research issue of knowledge representation on the Web and to discuss novel solutions by combining benefits of folksonomies and Web 2.0 approaches with ontologies and semantic technologies. The book contains an overview of knowledge representation approaches in past, present and future, introduction to ontologies, Web indexing and in first case the novel approaches of developing ontologies.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1. Knowledge Representation and Indexing: Background and Future

1.1 Knowledge Representation

1.2 The Semantic Web

1.3 The Social Web

1.4 The Social Semantic Web

Chapter 2. Ontologies: Semantics for the Web

2.1 Ontologies: Definition and Background

2.2 Structure and Elements of Ontologies

2.3 Ontologies as Knowledge Organization Systems

Chapter 3. Ontology Engineering in the Era of the Social Semantic Web

3.1 Ontology Engineering

3.2 Community-based Ontology Engineering

3.3 Semantic Upgrades & Tag Gardening

3.4 Co-Existence of Knowledge Organization Systems

Conclusion & Outlook

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612912184

9781282912182

1282912186

9783598441585

3598441584

OCLC:

701031323