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A case study in ontology library construction

G van Heijst¹, S Falasconi, A Abu-Hanna

¹University of Amsterdam, Social Science Informatics, The Netherlands.

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

|June 1, 1995

Summary

This study introduces a reusable ontology library to streamline medical knowledge-based system development. This approach simplifies knowledge acquisition and database integration for new applications.

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Area of Science:

Medical Informatics
Ontology Engineering

Background:

Developing medical knowledge-based systems requires significant knowledge acquisition.
Connecting these systems to existing databases can be complex.

Purpose of the Study:

To facilitate the development of medical knowledge-based systems.
To present a case study on constructing a reusable ontology library.

Main Methods:

Developing a library of reusable ontologies.
Studying the principles of the library's internal structure.
Analyzing the process of constructing and using the library.

Main Results:

The ontology library reduces knowledge acquisition efforts.
It simplifies the integration of knowledge-based systems with existing databases.

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Provides a foundation for future ontology construction.

Conclusions:

A reusable ontology library is crucial for efficient medical knowledge-based system development.
Future applications can leverage generic and domain ontologies from the library.