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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Halper, Michaela; * | Soldatova, Larisa N.b | Brochhausen, Mathiasc | Sabiu Maikore, Fatimad | Ochs, Christophere | Perl, Yehoshuaf
Affiliations: [a] Informatics Department, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102-1982, USA | [b] Department of Computing, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK | [c] Dept. of Biomedical Informatics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA | [d] Computer Science Department, Baze University, Abuja, Nigeria | [e] Nokia Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ 07974, USA | [f] Computer Science Department, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102-1982, USA
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. E-mail: michael.halper@njit.edu.
Note: [] Accepted by: Janna Hastings
Abstract: Reuse of elements from existing ontologies in the construction of new ontologies is a foundational principle in ontological design. It offers the benefits, among others, of consistency and interoperability between such knowledge structures as well as sharing resources. Reuse is widely found within important collections of established ontologies, such as BioPortal and the OBO Foundry. However, reuse comes with its own potential problems involving ontological commitment, granularity, and ambiguity. Guidelines are proposed to aid ontology developers and curators in their prospective reuse of content. These guidelines have been gleaned over years of practice in the ontology field. The guidelines are couched in experiential reports on designing and curating particular ontologies (e.g., EXACT and EXACT2) and using generally accepted approaches (e.g., MIREOT) in doing so. Various software tools to assist in ontology reuse are surveyed and discussed.
Keywords: Ontology reuse, ontology modeling, ontological commitment, ontology reuse guidelines, ontology reuse tools
DOI: 10.3233/AO-230275
Journal: Applied Ontology, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 5-29, 2023
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