OntologTaxoThesaurus

= OntologizingOntolog: Taxo-Thesaurus Project Home Page =

Most Critical Task(s) At Hand:

 * Refine the Project Agenda
 * Time availability
 * Expectations and known events occuring over the next 100 days
 * Candidate criteria for Proof or Failure of key "Concept": Ontologizing
 * Resources presented by Wiki
 * Resources presented by Ontolog
 * Refine Project questions and scope of answers (possibly a bibliography or webography?)
 * What do we mean by "Ontologizing"?
 * Who else is currently involved with "Ontologizing" interesting things?
 * What is the business case for Ontologized Bodies of Knowledge?
 * What are the tensions and distinctions between:
 * Natural, Semi-formal, and Formal Ontologies?
 * Ideal and Practical Taxonomies, Thesaurus, Conceptual Models, Formal Ontologies?
 * Are "Levels" of usage, maturity, net benefits useful to consider at this stage?

What's New:

 * DeniseBedford has created a first-cut inventory of online assets and has posted it as: http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/work/OntologizingOntolog/TaxoThesaurus/ontolog-cwe-inventory-map_dbedford_20060514a.xls
 * ref: BobSmith's presentation on 2006.04.20 that started this project http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2006_04_20#nidMKA

Key Date(s) to Note:

 * Face to Face Session at Protege Conference, Stanford University, July 23, 2006
 * Ontolog Forum Agenda and Slides for Thursday, May 25th
 * project commencement: 2006.04.20

Project Mission

 * Design a roadmap from where we are today towards a taxonomy_thesaurus based means for some Users to access Ontolog's Body of Knowledge
 * Sketch 1 shows main pathways currently being explored (Google on "Ontologizing" for 12.8K hits)
 * Sketch 2 may show a selected pathway/method
 * Sketch 3 could show the schema etc for a working Taxo_Thesaurus Demonstration
 * Sketch 4 solves some individual or team's "nasty problem" with grace and elegance OR illustrates what NOT TO DO
 * Value Proposition (evolves)

Deliverables & Deadlines

 * Sketch 1..... week ___
 * Sketch 2..... Week ___
 * Sketch 3..... Week ___
 * Sketch 4..... Week ___

Project Work-in-Progress

 * DeniseBedford has created a first-cut inventory of online assets and has posted it as: http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/work/OntologizingOntolog/TaxoThesaurus/ontolog-cwe-inventory-map_dbedford_20060514a.xls
 * From the ConferenceCall_2006_06_15 work session:
 * Slides from DeniseBedford describing the steps in her "Building a Top Down Ontology from the Bottom Up" process: http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/work/OntologizingOntolog/TaxoThesaurus/Building_a_Top_Down_Ontology_From_the_Bottom_Up--DeniseBedford_20060608b.ppt
 * Concept map of our proposed process: (--process by DeniseBedford, concept map graphics by BobSmith)


 * http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/work/OntologizingOntolog/TaxoThesaurus/taxo-thesaurus_steps--DeniseBedford-BobSmith_20060612a.png


 * For the ConferenceCall_2006_09_07 discussion, BobSmith produced his general outline, revised goals and revised "pattern trees" as follows, for discussion:


 * http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/work/OntologizingOntolog/TaxoThesaurus/TaxoThesaurusWrap_4a--BobSmith_20060907.jpg


 * ...(put content here)...

Project Plan OUTLINE

 * Background (Issues of Access to this Body of Knowledge)
 * Assumptions about Requirements and Architecture
 * Developing an Ontolog Taxo-Thesaurus "Product"
 * Methodology Options and Criteria (See Ontology 101, revised)
 * Available Tools and their selection criteria
 * Work plan
 * Results to date
 * Lessons learned and future tasks

The Team

 * BobSmith
 * DeniseBedford
 * LisaColvin
 * PeterYim
 * PatHeinig
 * DagobertSoergel
 * AntoinetteArsic
 * AjChen
 * KenBaclawski
 * ...(sign up here if you want to join the team)...

Discussion Archives & Shared-File Workspace

 * Discussion Archives: http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontologizing/ (prefix that with [TaxoThesaurus] on the subject line if possible.)
 * Shared-File Workspace: http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/work/OntologizingOntolog/TaxoThesaurus/

Resources

 * ...(put link here)...
 * ...(put description and other pertinent info here)...
 * Methodology studied and adopted by the Ontolog community for the UBL-Ontology project - see: Methodology

Conference Call, Meeting & Workshop

 * 2007.06.21: Project Update & Planning - ConferenceCall_2007_06_21
 * 2007.03.22: Project Review - http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2007_03_22#nidVF5
 * 2006.09.07: OntologizingOntolog 'postmortem' & OntologTaxoThesaurus 'next steps' - http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2006_09_07#nidQ55
 * 2006.07.23 F2F: Workshop Session - http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologWorkshop_July_2006#nidNR9
 * 2006.06.15: Project work session: Categorizing Concepts - ConferenceCall_2006_06_15
 * 2006.05.25: Project discussion during the 2006.05.25 call - see: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2006_05_25#nidNFK
 * 2006.05.02: Initial Project Focus Conference Call - OntologTaxoThesaurus/ConferenceCall_2006_05_02
 * 2006.04.20: Project Kicked-off at the "Ontologizing Ontolog Cotent" discussion session-1: ConferenceCall_2006_04_20