Ontology of User Traces - OUT | Hypios Ontologies

Ontology of User Traces - OUT

Authors:

Jelena Jovanovic (University of Belgrade, Serbia)

Milan Stankovic (hypios & STIH (University Paris-Sorbonne))

Last update:

18 October 2010

Namespace URI:

http://research.hypios.com/neologism/OUT#

Abstract

OUT: the Ontology of User Traces provides a standard vocabulary for expressing information about the traces that users leave on the Web, and that might potentially be used to determine their areas of interest and expertise.

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Classes: EvidenceOfExpertise

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Classes

Class: OUT:EvidenceOfExpertise

Evidence of Expertise - This class represents evidence of expertise i.e. anything that reveals the fact that a particualr user has expertise in a particular topic. The eveidence might be some activity of a user (blogging, writing a paper, etc.) but also something that identifies the user as an expert - like giving an award to the user, or obraining a research grant etc. As a consequence of the Evidence of Expertise, we usually have a User Trace that is left on the Web and that gives a clue about the evidence.

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