Managing information quality in e-Science using semantic Web technology

Alun Preece*, Binling Jin, Edoardo Pignotti, Paolo Missier, Suzanne Embury, David Stead, Al Brown

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Abstract

We outline a framework for managing information quality (IQ) in e-Science, using ontologies, semantic annotation of resources, and data bindings. Scientists define the quality characteristics that are of importance in their particular domain by extending an OWL DL IQ ontology, which classifies and organises these domain-specific quality characteristics within an overall quality management framework. RDF is used to annotate data resources, with reference to IQ indicators defined in the ontology. Data bindings -again defined in RDF - are used to represent mappings between data elements (e.g. defined in XML Schemas) and the IQ ontology. As a practical illustration of our approach, we present a case study from the domain of proteomics.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Semantic Web
Subtitle of host publicationResearch and Applications: 3rd European Semantic Web Conference, ESWC 2006 Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages472-486
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)3540345442, 9783540345442
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Event3rd European Semantic Web Conference, ESWC 2006 - Budva, Serbia and Montenegro
Duration: 11 Jun 200614 Jun 2006

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume4011 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference3rd European Semantic Web Conference, ESWC 2006
Country/TerritorySerbia and Montenegro
CityBudva
Period11/06/0614/06/06

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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