What are ontologies, and why do we need them?
Chandrasekaran, B.; Josephson, J.R.; Benjamins, V.R.
Intelligent Systems and their Applications, IEEE
Volume 14, Issue 1, Jan/Feb 1999 Page(s):20 - 26
Digital Object Identifier   10.1109/5254.747902
Summary: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

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