Using ontology languages for conceptual modeling

Journal of Database Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-28

  Bera, Palash ^a   Wand, Yair ^b  

^a Anna Krasnoperova   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conceptual modeling; Domain semantics; Ontology languages; OWL

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION DOMAINS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CONCEPTUAL MODELING; DOMAIN CONCEPTS; DOMAIN SEMANTICS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION; INFORMATION SHARING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT; ONTOLOGY LANGUAGE; SEMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS;

GRAPHIC METHODS; LINGUISTICS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SEMANTICS;

ONTOLOGY;

EID: 75449086669     PISSN: 10638016     EISSN: 15338010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jdm.2010112301     Document Type: Article

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