The Ontolingua Server: A Tool for Collaborative Ontology Construction

Citation: Adam Farquhar and Richard Fikes and James Rice. (1996) The Ontolingua Server: A Tool for Collaborative Ontology Construction. In KSL-96-26, September,1996.

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author	Adam Farquhar and Richard Fikes and James Rice
title	The Ontolingua Server: A Tool for Collaborative Ontology Construction
number	KSL-96-26
institution	Knowledge Systems, AI Laboratory
address	Stanford, CA, USA
year	1996
month	September
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abstract	Reusable ontologies are becoming increasingly important for tasks such as information integration, knowledge-level interoperation, and knowledge-base development. We have developed a set of tools and services to support the process of achieving consensus on common shared ontologies by geographically distributed groups. These tools make use of the world-wide web to enable wide access and provide users with the ability to publish, browse, create, and edit ontologies stored on an ontology server. Users can quickly assemble a new ontology from a library of modules. We discuss how our system was constructed, how it exploits existing protocols and browsing tools, and our experience supporting hundreds of users. We describe applications using our tools to achieve con-sensus on ontologies and to integrate information.

KSL Technical Report ID: KSL-96-26

Abstract	Reusable ontologies are becoming increasin … Reusable ontologies are becoming increasingly important for tasks such as information integration, knowledge-level interoperation, and knowledge-base development. We have developed a set of tools and services to support the process of achieving consensus on common shared ontologies by geographically distributed groups. These tools make use of the world-wide web to enable wide access and provide users with the ability to publish, browse, create, and edit ontologies stored on an ontology server. Users can quickly assemble a new ontology from a library of modules. We discuss how our system was constructed, how it exploits existing protocols and browsing tools, and our experience supporting hundreds of users. We describe applications using our tools to achieve con-sensus on ontologies and to integrate information. n ontologies and to integrate information.
Address	Stanford, CA, USA +
Author	Adam Farquhar and Richard Fikes and James Rice +
Bibtype	techreport +
Has author	Adam Farquhar and Richard Fikes and James Rice +
Has identifier	KSL-96-26 +
Has publishing details	September,1996 +
Has title	The Ontolingua Server: A Tool for Collaborative Ontology Construction +
Has where published	KSL-96-26 +
Has year	1996 +
Institution	Knowledge Systems, AI Laboratory +
Ksl tr id	KSL-96-26 +
Month	September +
Number	KSL-96-26 +
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Title	The Ontolingua Server: A Tool for Collaborative Ontology Construction +
Year	1996 +