%0 Journal Article %1 halpin_when_2010 %A Halpin, Harry %A Herman, Ivan %D 2010 %J IN ISWC %K ontologien %T When owl:sameAs isn't the Same : an analysis of identity in linked data %X In Linked Data, the use of owl:sameAs is ubiquitous in in- terlinking data-sets. There is however, ongoing discussion about its use, and potential misuse, particularly with regards to interactions with in- ference. In fact, owl:sameAs can be viewed as encoding only one point on a scale of similarity, one that is often too strong for many of its current uses. We describe how referentially opaque contexts that do not allow inference exist, and then outline some varieties of referentially-opaque alternatives to owl:sameAs. Finally, we report on an empirical experi- ment over randomly selected owl:sameAs statements from the Web of data. This theoretical apparatus and experiment shed light upon how owl:sameAs is being used (and misused) on the Web of data.

@article{halpin_when_2010, abstract = {In Linked Data, the use of owl:sameAs is ubiquitous in in- terlinking data-sets. There is however, ongoing discussion about its use, and potential misuse, particularly with regards to interactions with in- ference. In fact, owl:sameAs can be viewed as encoding only one point on a scale of similarity, one that is often too strong for many of its current uses. We describe how referentially opaque contexts that do not allow inference exist, and then outline some varieties of referentially-opaque alternatives to owl:sameAs. Finally, we report on an empirical experi- ment over randomly selected owl:sameAs statements from the Web of data. This theoretical apparatus and experiment shed light upon how owl:sameAs is being used (and misused) on the Web of data.}, added-at = {2018-11-04T17:00:37.000+0100}, author = {Halpin, Harry and Herman, Ivan}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2d765c46bc090e03d2de82f58f646e6ab/lepsky}, interhash = {530683ff92f7a1d1d55ee81c71a1a40a}, intrahash = {d765c46bc090e03d2de82f58f646e6ab}, journal = {IN ISWC}, keywords = {ontologien}, timestamp = {2018-11-04T17:00:37.000+0100}, title = {When owl:{sameAs} isn't the {Same} : an analysis of identity in linked data}, year = 2010 }