An Ontology-Based Model of Digital Libraries (original) (raw)

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In this paper a new unifying model is suggested for digital libraries which contains four conceptual layers, and defines the concepts of each layer as an OWL ontology. Instances of the ontology can be used to define an overall view of a digital library in terms of the four layers and the relationships between them. Such a model has the advantage that the methodology is formalized and extensible, thus models are comparable and manageable.

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  1. Department of Distributed Systems, MTA SZTAKI, Computer and Automation Research Institute, of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1111, Budapest XI., Lágymányosi u. 11., Hungary
    László Kovács & András Micsik

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  1. László Kovács
  2. András Micsik

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  1. Virginia Tech, 24061, Blacksburg, VA
    Edward A. Fox
  2. University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    Erich J. Neuhold
  3. Department of Library Science, Chulalongkorn University, 10330, Bangkok, Thailand
    Pimrumpai Premsmit
  4. School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, 12120, Klong Luang, Pathum Thani, Thailand
    Vilas Wuwongse

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Kovács, L., Micsik, A. (2005). An Ontology-Based Model of Digital Libraries. In: Fox, E.A., Neuhold, E.J., Premsmit, P., Wuwongse, V. (eds) Digital Libraries: Implementing Strategies and Sharing Experiences. ICADL 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3815. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11599517\_5

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