• DocumentCode
    1476096
  • Title

    What are ontologies, and why do we need them?

  • Author

    Chandrasekaran, B. ; Josephson, John R. ; Benjamins, V. Richard

  • Author_Institution
    Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1999
  • Firstpage
    20
  • Lastpage
    26
  • Abstract
    This survey provides a conceptual introduction to ontologies and their role in information systems and AI. The authors also discuss how ontologies clarify the domain´s structure of knowledge and enable knowledge sharing
  • Keywords
    artificial intelligence; information systems; vocabulary; AI; artificial intelligence; information systems; knowledge sharing; ontologies; survey; vocabulary; Artificial intelligence; Design engineering; Intelligent systems; Liquids; Natural languages; Neural networks; Ontologies; Operational amplifiers; Vocabulary; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Intelligent Systems and their Applications, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1094-7167
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/5254.747902
  • Filename
    747902