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• Semantic Web Framework Analysis (deliverable 1.2.2)
• Methodologies for ontology evaluation (deliverable 1.2.3)
• Architecture of the Semantic Web Framework (deliverable 1.2.4)

METHODS FOR ONTOLOGY EVALUATION

A classification of methods and tools for the evaluation of ontologies for industrial practice is provided. It concerns methods and tools to:

• select existing ontologies (possibly from libraries)
• measure the correspondence between textual sources and the corresponding ontology
• evaluate the impact of an ontology on an information retrieval application
• check and improve the quality and consistency of ontologies
• monitor an ontology in use

The methods and tools intervene at different stages in the industrial life cycle of a software product. For each method and tool, its scientific basis and design purposes as well as its relevance and usefulness for industry are presented.

Deliverable 1.2.3/ WP 1.2 Methods for ontology evaluation.

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