Leveraging the semantics of topic maps : Second International Conference on Topic Maps Research and Applications, TMRA 2006, Leipzig, Germany, October 11-12, 2006 : revised selected papers

• Main Authors: TMRA, Maicher, Lutz, Sigel, Alexander, Garshol, Marius
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Springer 2007; Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
• Edition: 1
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Subjects: Congresses; Expert systems (Computer science); Knowledge management; Metadata; Semantic networks (Information theory)-Congresses
• ISBN: 9783540719441; 354071944X

The papers in this volume were presented at TMRA 2006, the International Conference on Topic Maps Research and Applications, held October 11-12, 2006, in Leipzig, Germany. TMRA 2006 was the second conference of an annual series of international conferences dedicated to Topic Maps in research and ind...

Table of Contents:

• Intro -- Preface -- Organization -- Table of Contents -- Flat Topic Mapping for a Flat World -- On Topic Map Templates and Traceability -- Towards a Methodology for Developing Topic Maps Ontologies -- TopiMaker - An Implementation of a Novel Topic Maps Visualization -- Visual Browsing and Editing of Topic Map-Based Learning Repositories -- Documentation for Aircraft Maintenance Based on Topic Maps -- From Biological Data to Biological Knowledge -- Remote Topic Maps in Learning -- Design and Users' Evaluation of a Topic Maps- Based Korean Folk Music Retrieval System -- Towards a Formal TMQL Semantics -- Toma - TMQL, TMCL, TMML -- Indices, Meaning and Topic Maps: Some Observations -- The Impact of Semantic Handshakes -- The Essentials of the Topic Maps Reference Model (TMRM) -- Towards Converting the Internet into Topic Maps -- Topic Map Objects -- Topincs - A RESTful Web Service Interface for Topic Maps -- TopiWriter - Integrating Topic Maps with Word Processor -- Synchronizing Topic Maps with External Sources -- Tagomizer: Subject Maps Meet Social Bookmarking -- Semantic-Augmented Support in Spatial-Temporal Multimedia Blog Management -- Topic Maps-Based Semblogging with semblog-tm -- Report from the Open Space and Poster Sessions -- Author Index
• Intro -- Title -- Preface -- Organization -- Table of Contents -- Flat Topic Mapping for a Flat World -- What Unites the Community of Topic Mappers? -- What Differentiates the Topic Mapping Community from Other Communities with Avowedly Similar Goals? -- Natural Selection of Universes of Discourse -- Topic Mapping as a Survival Skill -- On Topic Map Templates and Traceability -- Introduction -- Use Case Descriptions and Templates -- Nested Templates -- Requirements Engineering and Traceability -- Consistency-Preserving Phase Transitions -- Navigation and Views -- Conclusion -- Towards a Methodology for Developing Topic Maps Ontologies -- Introduction -- The Role of the Ontology -- What's in the Methodology -- The Ontology Development Process -- Roles -- The Process -- The Ontology Documentation -- Guidelines for Ontology Development -- General Principles -- Topic Types -- Class Hierarchy -- Names -- Internal Occurrence Types -- External Occurrence Types -- Association Types -- Identifiers -- Related Work -- References -- TopiMaker - An Implementation of a Novel Topic Maps Visualization -- Introduction -- Related Work -- A 2D Plane in a 3D World -- Placement Algorithm -- The Viewport, Its Controls and Camera Movements -- Ghost Topics are Surrogates for Far Topics -- Exploiting the Third Dimension --- Elevation of Topics and Associations -- Manipulating the Topic Map -- Coping with the Information Overload -- Visualizing Hierarchical Structures -- Searching and Filtering -- Constraining the Topic Map -- Saving the State of the Virtual World -- Conclusion -- Visual Browsing and Editing of Topic Map-Based Learning Repositories -- Introduction -- Interface: Design Goals and Strategies -- Two Perspectives on the Interactions -- Editing and Browsing Support -- Graphical Editing and Exploration -- Related Work -- Conclusion -- References
• Documentation for Aircraft Maintenance Based on Topic Maps -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Application Scenario and System Architecture -- XTM-P Concepts -- Semantic Enrichment of Content -- Rendering Hints -- Authoring Environment -- Conclusion and Outlook -- From Biological Data to Biological Knowledge -- Introduction -- Large Scale Biological Knowledge Organization -- Discussion -- References -- Remote Topic Maps in Learning -- Introduction -- Virtual Communities -- Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) -- Remote Topic Maps -- Topicmap Server -- BrainBank Learning, Integration with Moodle -- Background -- The Integration -- Conclusions -- References -- Design and Users' Evaluation of a Topic Maps-Based Korean Folk Music Retrieval System -- Introduction -- Research Questions -- Related Works -- Korean Folk Music-Pansori -- TM Pansori Retrieval System Using Topic Maps (TMPRS) vs.Current Pansori Retrieval System (CPRS) -- Topic Maps-Based Pansori Retrieval System (TMPRS) -- A Current Pansori Retrieval System (CPRS) -- Research Design -- Experiment Participants -- Variables -- Procedure -- Research Methods -- Search Tasks -- Results and Analyses -- Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Towards a Formal TMQL Semantics -- Introduction -- TMQLOverview -- TMRMModel -- Properties, Proxies and Maps -- Subclassing -- Navigation -- Tuple Sequences -- T /TMRM Path Expressions -- TMQL Environment -- Content Generation -- Tuple Expressions -- Value Expressions -- TMQL Path Expression Semantics -- Projections -- Filters -- Association Predicates -- Variables -- Boolean Expressions -- Exists and Forall Clauses -- TMQL FLWR Semantics -- TMQL Select Semantics -- Remaining Issues -- References -- Toma - TMQL, TMCL, TMML -- Introduction -- General Features -- Toma Path Expression -- Elementary Path Expressions -- .al and .reify -- Instantiation and Inheritance
• Topincs - A RESTful Web Service Interface for Topic Maps -- Motivation -- Status -- JSON Topic Maps (JTM) -- The Topincs Web Service Interface -- Addressing Items -- Creating Items -- Reading Items -- Updating Items -- Deleting Items -- The Topincs Server -- The Topincs Editor -- Outlook -- References -- TopiWriter - Integrating Topic Maps with Word Processor -- Introduction -- Why TopiWriter -- From Topic Map to Document - Reporting Tool -- Assisting in Topic Map Authoring -- From Document to Topic Map -- Authoring Documentation and Topic Maps in Parallel -- What is TopiWriter -- A TOMEC is a Bi-directional Placeholder for Topic Map Content -- A TOMATO is a Composite and a Skin -- A Content Generator is a Sequential TOMATO -- Constraints in All Their Glory -- Conclusion -- References -- Synchronizing Topic Maps with External Sources -- Introduction -- Algorithm Overview -- An Example -- The Update Algorithm -- Background -- Translation -- Additional Functions -- The Algorithm -- Observations -- PracticalUse -- The Example Use Case -- Extending the Example -- Performance -- Related Work -- References -- Tagomizer: Subject Maps Meet Social Bookmarking -- Background -- A Context for Discussion of Subject Mapping and Knowledge Representation -- Tagomizer-Informal Ontology Federation -- Social Bookmarking -- TopicSpaces-A Subject Map Provider -- Frame-Based KR in TopicSpaces -- Subject-Centric KR in TopicSpaces -- Subject-Centric Federation of Formal Ontologies -- Related Work -- Discussion -- References -- Semantic-Augmented Support in Spatial-Temporal Multimedia Blog Management -- Introduction -- Overview of the State of the Art -- Semantic Augmented Support Using Topic Maps -- Semantic-Augmented Layer Architecture -- Topic Maps Storage Component -- Semantic Viewer Function -- Conclusion and Perspectives -- References
• Topic Maps-Based Semblogging with semblog-tm -- Introduction -- Relevance and Motivation: Why We Need Blogging with More Explicit Structure and Semantics -- The Semblogging Approach -- Research Gap at Project Start in 2004 -- Our Contribution -- Review of Related Work on Semblogging -- RDF-Based Semblogging -- Topic Maps-Based Semblogging -- Discussion -- semblog-tm, a Topic Maps-Based Semblogging System -- Conceptual Design and Main Capabilities -- System Architecture, Tool Selection, and Implementation -- Discussion and Suggestions for Further Work -- References -- Report from the Open Space and Poster Sessions -- The Poster Session -- TMAPI-Implementation for Shared Accessed Topic Maps -- A Tiny, Simple, and Versatile Topic Map -- PHPTMAPI -- Natural Language User Interface to Topic Maps with Prolog -- SIREN-A Topic Maps-Based Semantic Information Retrieval Environment for Digital Libraries -- Visualisation of Intellectual Content for Topic Maps Conceptualisation -- The Open Space Sessions -- A Topic Map for Botanical Art -- A StandardWeb Service Interface for Topic Maps -- Proposals for Graphical Topic Maps Notations -- The Atmo Topic Maps Editor -- A Visual Ontology Editor -- Creating Topic Maps in Pidgin English -- A Topic Maps Module in Perl -- Converting Relational Data to Topic Maps -- Using SQL in AsTMA= -- A Topic Maps API in Python -- References -- Author Index
• Associations -- Square Brackets - Range -- Brackets in Path Expressions -- Scope - @ -- Precedence -- The USE Statement -- SELECT Statement -- SELECT Clause -- WHERE Clause -- UNION -- INTERSECT -- EXCEPT -- ORDER BY Clause -- LIMIT and OFFSET Clauses -- INSERT Statement -- UPDATE Statement -- DELETE Statement -- MERGE Statement -- LOCK, UNLOCK and SHOW LOCKS Statements -- EXPORT Statement -- DEFINE CONSTRAINT Statement -- Managing Constraints Statements -- CHECK CONSTRAINT Statement -- Toma Functions -- String Functions -- Conversions Functions -- Aggregation Functions -- Conclusion -- Indices, Meaning and Topic Maps: Some Observations -- Introduction -- Meaning and the Indexing Literature -- Peirce on Indices -- Heidegger on Signs -- Discussion -- Implications for Topic Maps Research -- Conclusion -- The Impact of Semantic Handshakes -- The Challenge of Semantic Integration -- Theoretical Background -- Simulation Design -- Results of the Experiment Series -- Related Research -- Discussion -- References -- The Essentials of the Topic Maps Reference Model (TMRM) -- Whose Subjects? -- Subject Proxies and Subject Maps -- More Subject Proxies -- Absent Subjects -- Legends -- Illustration with Proxies -- Conclusion -- Towards Converting the Internet into Topic Maps -- Motivation -- Wikipedia Overview -- Wiki Markup and Templates -- Semants -- Converting Wikipedia Articles -- Conclusions and Further Work -- References -- Topic Map Objects -- Introduction -- Topic Map Objects Framework -- Overview -- The Object Manager Service -- Annotation Types -- Topic Map Objects Client -- Example Usage -- The Topic Map Web Service Update Capability -- Packaging and Deploying the Different Components -- Applications of Topic Map Objects -- Data Transformer -- Multiple Views on Data -- Hibernate on Steriods -- Conclusion and Future Work -- References