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
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