Research on ontology semantic retrieval for enterprise metadata

This paper introduces the basic conceptions of metadata and ontology, analyzes process and relations between them. By employing the semantic logic ability of ontology to the enterprise metadata information system, it indicates ontology dominance in mutual operational of metadata. On the basis of establishing enterprise metadata information resource domain ontology, the author elaborates idea of metadata semantics retrieval at ontology environment, and through a prototype system, it is applied to the enterprise metadata manage systems to demonstrate the feasibility and the validity of the semantic inquiry.