Ontology: An analysis of the literature

Abstract

This work features a literature review about the ontology. From a study of literature are identified the types, methodologies, tools and languages used in the development of ontological tools. The result is an overview of the literature with definitions about ontologies in the area of computational systems, and the perception of researchers about the problems concerning the activity of creating and use of ontological tools. It is noticed that applications involving ontologies are significantly to academic conceptual and to create prototypes . © 2010 Springer-Verlag.