Ontology: the term and the idea

Authors

  • José Marcelo Schiessl Universidade de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1518-2924.2007v12n24p172

Keywords:

Ontology, Semantic web, Information retrieval, Knowledge representation

Abstract

The paper presents the concept of Ontology, and lists some problems that challenge researchers in this area. It contextualizes information overload as a result of the increasingly amount of electronic texts in storage, mainly in the Web, and the implications to keep up with the information cycle. It presents an introduction to Semantic Web Idea in order to organize the content of web sites, and the preponderant role of Ontology that helps the automated interpretation of these contents and optimizes the information retrieval.

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Author Biography

José Marcelo Schiessl, Universidade de Brasília

Graduado em Estatística e Mestre em Ciência da Informação, ambos pela Universidade de Brasília

Published

2007-12-06

How to Cite

SCHIESSL, José Marcelo. Ontology: the term and the idea. Encontros Bibli: electronic journal of library science, archival science and information science, Florianópolis/SC, Brasil, v. 12, n. 24, p. 172–181, 2007. DOI: 10.5007/1518-2924.2007v12n24p172. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/eb/article/view/1518-2924.2007v12n24p172. Acesso em: 28 dec. 2025.

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