KNOWLEDGE ELICITATION TECHNIQUES FOR DERIVING COMPETENCY QUESTIONS FOR ONTOLOGIES

Lila Rao, Han Reichgelt, Kweku-Muata Osei-Bryson

2008

Abstract

This research explores the applicability of existing knowledge elicitation techniques for the development of competency questions for ontologies. This is an important area of research as competency questions are used to evaluate an ontology. The use of appropriate knowledge elicitation techniques increases the likelihood that these competency questions will be reflective of what is needed of the ontology. It thus helps ensure the quality of the ontology (i.e. the competency questions will adequately reflect the end users requirements).

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Rao L., Reichgelt H. and Osei-Bryson K. (2008). KNOWLEDGE ELICITATION TECHNIQUES FOR DERIVING COMPETENCY QUESTIONS FOR ONTOLOGIES . In Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 6: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-8111-38-8, pages 105-110. DOI: 10.5220/0001678701050110


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@conference{iceis08,
author={Lila Rao and Han Reichgelt and Kweku-Muata Osei-Bryson},
title={KNOWLEDGE ELICITATION TECHNIQUES FOR DERIVING COMPETENCY QUESTIONS FOR ONTOLOGIES},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 6: ICEIS,},
year={2008},
pages={105-110},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001678701050110},
isbn={978-989-8111-38-8},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 6: ICEIS,
TI - KNOWLEDGE ELICITATION TECHNIQUES FOR DERIVING COMPETENCY QUESTIONS FOR ONTOLOGIES
SN - 978-989-8111-38-8
AU - Rao L.
AU - Reichgelt H.
AU - Osei-Bryson K.
PY - 2008
SP - 105
EP - 110
DO - 10.5220/0001678701050110