Ontology Libraries for Production Use: The Finnish Ontology Library Service ONKI

  • Authors:

  • Kim Viljanen;Jouni Tuominen;Eero Hyvönen

  • Affiliations:

  • Semantic Computing Research Group (SeCo), Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) and University of Helsinki,;Semantic Computing Research Group (SeCo), Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) and University of Helsinki,;Semantic Computing Research Group (SeCo), Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) and University of Helsinki,

  • Venue:
  • ESWC 2009 Heraklion Proceedings of the 6th European Semantic Web Conference on The Semantic Web: Research and Applications
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

This paper discusses problems of creating and using ontology library services in production use. One approach to a solution is presented with an online implementation--the Finnish Ontology Library Service ONKI-- that is in pilot use on a national level in Finland. ONKI contributes to previous research on ontology libraries in many ways: First, mashup and web service support with various tools is provided for cost-efficient utilization of ontologies in indexing and search applications. Second, services covering the different phases of the ontology life cycle are provided. Third, the services are provided and used in real world applications on a national scale. Fourth, the ontology framework is being developed by a collaborative effort by organizations representing different application domains, such as health, culture, and business.