Randall, Dave, Sharrokc, Wes, Lin, Yu-wei, Procter, Rob and Rooksby, John (2007) Ontology building as practical work : lessons from CSCW. In: 3rd International Conference on e Social Science, Ann Arbor, USA, 7-10 Oct 2007 pp. 1-10.

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Abstract

Ontology building can be thought of sociologically: the work undertaken and the problems and difficulties entailed can be understood in terms of the practices of knowledge workers and the practical nature of ‘sorting things out’. It appears that many problems in the work of ontology building resemble problems in software engineering, particularly engineering cooperative systems. We discuss research in the field of Computer Supported Cooperative Work that focuses on classification and which throws light on ontology building. We then introduce some data from our own early ethnographic studies of ontology building.

Item Type:	Conference Item (Paper)
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science
Official Date:	October 2007
Dates:	Date Event October 2007 Published
Page Range:	pp. 1-10
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Conference Paper Type:	Paper
Title of Event:	3rd International Conference on e Social Science
Type of Event:	Conference
Location of Event:	Ann Arbor, USA
Date(s) of Event:	7-10 Oct 2007

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