Semantic Wikis and the Collaborative Construction of Ontologies: Case Study

Authors

  • Fernando Hadad Zaidan Universidade Federal Minas Gerais - UFMG
  • Marcello Peixoto Bax Universidade Federal Minas Gerais - UFMG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4301/s1807-17752011000300002

Keywords:

Semantic Web, Semantic Wikis, Ontology, Collaboration

Abstract

Ontologies are complex artifacts. They should seek consensus on the use of a set of modeled concepts. Some authors propose that these devices would be beneficial if they were built collaboratively. This article aims to address the use of a semantic wiki as an alternative to the collaborative construction of ontologies, and describes its ontological structure. Wikis are known as tools for collaborative construction of content. The semantic wiki is a research effort to integrate the concepts of wikis with the semantic web. The case study presented shows an implementation in Semantic MediaWiki: the best known and most used semantic wiki features by the academic community and the organizational environment.

Author Biographies

Fernando Hadad Zaidan, Universidade Federal Minas Gerais - UFMG

Fernando Hadad Zaidan, Professor Doutor, Universidade Federal Minas Gerais - UFMG - Escola de Ciência da Informação ECI

Marcello Peixoto Bax, Universidade Federal Minas Gerais - UFMG

Marcello Peixoto Bax, Professor Doutor, Universidade Federal Minas Gerais - UFMG - ECI, MG, Brasil, UFMG Escola de Ciência da Informação - Depto TGI

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Published

2011-12-28

How to Cite

Zaidan, F. H., & Bax, M. P. (2011). Semantic Wikis and the Collaborative Construction of Ontologies: Case Study. Journal of Information Systems and Technology Management, 8(3), 539–554. https://doi.org/10.4301/s1807-17752011000300002

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2011)

Section

Articles

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