Guidelines for the reuse of ontology content
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2023
Abstract
Reuse of elements from existing ontologies in the construction of new ontologies is a foundational principle in ontological design. It offers the benefits, among others, of consistency and interoperability between such knowledge structures as well as sharing resources. Reuse is widely found within important collections of established ontologies, such as BioPortal and the OBO Foundry. However, reuse comes with its own potential problems involving ontological commitment, granularity, and ambiguity. Guidelines are proposed to aid ontology developers and curators in their prospective reuse of content. These guidelines have been gleaned over years of practice in the ontology field. The guidelines are couched in experiential reports on designing and curating particular ontologies (e.g., EXACT and EXACT2) and using generally accepted approaches (e.g., MIREOT) in doing so. Various software tools to assist in ontology reuse are surveyed and discussed.
Identifier
85161265044 (Scopus)
Publication Title
Applied Ontology
External Full Text Location
https://doi.org/10.3233/AO-230275
e-ISSN
18758533
ISSN
15705838
First Page
5
Last Page
29
Issue
1
Volume
18
Grant
R01GM111324
Fund Ref
National Institutes of Health
Recommended Citation
Halper, Michael; Soldatova, Larisa N.; Brochhausen, Mathias; Sabiu Maikore, Fatima; Ochs, Christopher; and Perl, Yehoshua, "Guidelines for the reuse of ontology content" (2023). Faculty Publications. 2385.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/2385
