The large-scale and almost ubiquitous availability of information has become as much of a
curse as it is a blessing. The more information is available, the harder it is to locate any …

Currently, computers are changing from single, isolated devices into entry points to a
worldwide network of information exchange and business transactions called the World …

As an informational technology, the World Wide Web has enjoyed spectacular success. In
just ten years it has transformed the way information is produced, stored, and shared in …

The primary goal of today's search and browsing techniques is to find relevant documents.
As the current web evolves into the next generation termed the Semantic Web, the emphasis …

More than two decades have passed since the establishment of the initial cornerstones of
the Semantic Web. Since its inception, opinions have remained divided regarding the past …

Ontologies have become a prominent topic in Computer Science where they serve as
explicit conceptual knowledge models that make domain knowledge available to information …

Despite its explosive growth over the last decade, the Web remains essentially a tool to
allow humans to access information. Semantic Web technologies like RDF, OWL and other …

The Web has witnessed an enormous growth in the amount of semantic information
published in recent years. This growth has been stimulated to a large extent by the …

Recent emerging technologies such as internetworking and the World Wide Web (WWW)
have signi cantly expanded the types, availability, and volume of data accessible to an …

The so-called information society demands for complete access to available information,
which is often heterogeneous and distributed. Most information systems use specific data …