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Scientific Digital Libraries, Interoperability, and Ontologies

Hughes, J. Steven·Crichton, Daniel J.·Mattmann, Chris A.
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Scientific digital libraries serve complex and evolving research communities. Justifications for the development of scientific digital libraries include the desire to preserve science data and the promises of information interconnectedness, correlative science, and system interoperability. Shared ontologies are fundamental to fulfilling these promises. We present a tool framework, some informal principles, and several case studies where shared ontologies are used to guide the implementation of scientific digital libraries. The tool framework, based on an ontology modeling tool, was configured to develop, manage, and keep shared ontologies relevant within changing domains and to promote the interoperability, interconnectedness, and correlation desired by scientists.

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Hughes, J. Steven, Crichton, Daniel J., Mattmann, Chris A.. 2009-06-15. Scientific Digital Libraries, Interoperability, and Ontologies. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20150011934

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