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The rise of ontologies or the reinvention of classification

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Abstract

Classifications/ontologies, thesauri, and dictionaries serve many functions, which are summarized in this note. As a result of this multiplicity of functions, classifications - often called ontologies - are developed in many communities of research and practice. Unfortunately, there is little communication and mutual learning; thus, efforts are fragmented, resulting in considerable reinvention and less than optimal products.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1119-1120
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the American Society for Information Science
Volume50
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1999

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