[Person-ontology] fyi: A model for ontology quality evaluation

[=JeffH]

Although a this paper is rooted in the biosciences, I'm guessing it is of some 
interest here. I haven't yet read beyond the abstract tho.

A model for ontology quality evaluation
Besiki Stvilia
http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2043

Abstract

Ontologies are important knowledge representation and sharing tools in the 
workflow of biology research. The high cost of creating and maintaining 
ontologies encourages their sharing and reuse, and an increasing number of 
ontologies have been made available from different sources, with different 
models of curation. To enable effective selection, reuse, integration, and 
maintenance of these ontologies, however, one needs to have a systematic method 
of evaluating and connecting their quality to the context of an intended use. 
Based on an analysis of the activity system and Web server logs of the 
morphbank biodiversity research data repository, a model was developed to 
evaluate ontology quality. The model connects the types of quality problems 
with the types of research activities and suggests relevant metrics. The paper 
also describes the structure of some of the research activities and the types 
and patterns of end-user searches in morphbank.

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Text:http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2043/1905