Ontology development in collaborative networks as a process of social construction of meaning

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2008

Authors

Carla Pereira (Author) FEUP; António Lucas Soares (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems: OTM 2008 Workshops

Pages: 605-614

OTM Confederated International Workshops and Posters ADI, AWeSoMe, COMBEK, EI2N, IWSSA, MONET, OnToContent+QSI, ORM, PerSys, RDDS, SEMELS, and SWWS 2008

Monterrey, Mexico, November 9-14, 2008

Indexing

ISI Web of Science

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Knowledge engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00H-0SA

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-88875-8_84

Abstract (EN): This paper proposes a new method to support the collaborative construction of semantic artifacts in an inter-organizational context. It aims at being applied, in particular, in the early phases of ontology development. We share the view that that the development of semantic artifacts in collaborative networks of organizations should be based on a continuous construction of meaning, rather than pursuing the delivery of highly formalized accounts of domains. For that, our research is directed to the application of cognitive semantics results, specifically by developing and extending the Conceptual Blending Theory to cope with the socio-cognitive aspects of inter-organizational ontology development. Besides the outline of the method, we analyze the main problems and gaps in current ontology development methods regarding collaboration and negotiation in early development phases.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific