%0 Journal Article %1 Christiaens06ontologyFolksonomy %A Christiaens, Stijn %D 2006 %J On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2006: OTM 2006 Workshops %K 06 Christiaens folksonomy hierarchy ontology %P 199--207 %T Metadata Mechanisms: From Ontology to Folksonomy ... and Back %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11915034_43 %X In this paper we give a brief overview of different metadata mechanisms (like ontologies and folksonomies) and how they relate to each other. We identify major strengths and weaknesses of these mechanisms. We claim that these mechanisms can be classifiedfrom restricted (e.g., ontology) to free (e.g., free text tagging). In our view, these mechanisms should not be used in isolation,but rather as complementary solutions, in a continuous process wherein the strong points of one increase the semantic depthof the other. We give an overview of early active research already going on in this direction and propose that methodologiesto support this process be developed. We demonstrate a possible approach, in which we mix tagging, taxonomy and ontology.

@article{Christiaens06ontologyFolksonomy, abstract = {In this paper we give a brief overview of different metadata mechanisms (like ontologies and folksonomies) and how they relate to each other. We identify major strengths and weaknesses of these mechanisms. We claim that these mechanisms can be classifiedfrom restricted (e.g., ontology) to free (e.g., free text tagging). In our view, these mechanisms should not be used in isolation,but rather as complementary solutions, in a continuous process wherein the strong points of one increase the semantic depthof the other. We give an overview of early active research already going on in this direction and propose that methodologiesto support this process be developed. We demonstrate a possible approach, in which we mix tagging, taxonomy and ontology.}, added-at = {2009-03-27T16:54:31.000+0100}, author = {Christiaens, Stijn}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a785a130b386c2dad072298fae601276/lee_peck}, description = {SpringerLink - Book Chapter}, interhash = {f733d993459329ed1ef9f26d303ba0d9}, intrahash = {a785a130b386c2dad072298fae601276}, journal = {On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2006: OTM 2006 Workshops}, keywords = {06 Christiaens folksonomy hierarchy ontology}, pages = {199--207}, timestamp = {2009-03-27T16:54:31.000+0100}, title = {Metadata Mechanisms: From Ontology to Folksonomy ... and Back}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11915034_43}, year = 2006 }