A Framework for Reference Management in the Semantic Web

Lewy, Timothy and Glaser, Hugh and Shadbolt, Prof Nigel (2005) A Framework for Reference Management in the Semantic Web. Technical Report, Electronics & Computer Science, University of Southampton.

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Much of the semantic web relies upon open and unhindered interoperability between diverse systems. The successful convergence of multiple ontologies and referencing schemes is key. This is hampered by a lack of any means for managing and communicating co-references. We have therefore developed an ontology and framework for the exploration and resolution of potential co-references, in the semantic web at large, that allow the user to a) discover and record uniquely identifying attributes b) interface candidates with and create pipelines of other systems for reference management c) record identified duplicates in a usable and retrievable manner, and d) provide a consistent reference service for accessing them. This paper describes this ontology and a framework of web services designed to support and utilise it.

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