Virtual TravelogThoughts and essays by John R. Harris on System Design, The Internet, Globalization, Complexity, and Technology.Ontology Review 1. The NHS Common Basic Specification. Why top level Ontologies don't work.- January 26, 2004 The first of an occasional series of reviews that will illustrate some important general traits of ontologies. This review covers an ontology called the Common Basic Specification (CBS) that was designed in the late 1980s to bring much needed standardization and rationalization to the fragmented information management processes of the British National Health Service (NHS). This is my explanation of why it failed.http://www.virtualtravelog.net/entries/2004/01/ontology_review_1_the_nhs_common_basic_spec... Judging the likely Success of an Ontology- January 20, 2004 By defining the anatomy or architecture of an ontology it is possible to judge the likely success of various examples. The anatomy I develop here is based on practical experience of systems I have designed, reviewed, or studied.http://www.virtualtravelog.net/entries/2004/01/judging_the_likely_success_of_an_ontology.h... |