Semantically unlocking database content through ontology-based mediation

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Volumn 3372, Issue , 2005, Pages 109-126

  Verheyden, Pieter ^a   De Bo, Jan ^a   Meersman, Robert ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; INTERNET; INTEROPERABILITY; QUERY LANGUAGES; SEMANTICS;

DOGMA APPROACH; LEXONS; ONTOLOGY;

SECURITY OF DATA;

EID: 24144440378     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-31839-2_9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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