How to "rightsize" an ontology: a case of ontology-based Web information management to improve the service for handicapped persons

Author

Klischewski, Ralf

Author_Institution

Fac. of Manage. Technol., German Univ. in Cairo, Egypt

fYear

2004

fDate

30 Aug.-3 Sept. 2004

Firstpage

158

Lastpage

162

Abstract

The paper describes the first steps of improving the semantic integration of Web information services for handicapped persons in the area of Hamburg, Germany. To specify the informational resources in use, an ontology is suggested building on three main concepts: (1) a partonomy of physical objects of which the attributes represent most of the relevant information, (2) a simple taxonomy of informational objects, (3) a relation between the informational objects and those physical objects they inform about. It is argued that the presentation of a domain-specific ontology based on these concepts has convinced the stakeholders involved to increase their cooperation in order to meet the informational needs of handicapped people moving around the Hamburg area. Summarizing the lessons learned it is discussed how taking into account stake holder perspectives contributes to rightsizing" an ontology to support Web information management.

Keywords

handicapped aids; information needs; information resources; ontologies (artificial intelligence); semantic Web; domain-specific ontology; handicapped person; informational need; informational resource; ontology-based Web information management; physical object partonomy; semantic integration; taxonomy; Buildings; Cities and towns; Computer aided software engineering; Information management; Ontologies; Paper technology; Semantic Web; Taxonomy; Technology management; Wheelchairs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Database and Expert Systems Applications, 2004. Proceedings. 15th International Workshop on

ISSN

1529-4188

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2195-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DEXA.2004.1333466

Filename

1333466