The Semantic Web von Bo Leuf | Crafting Infrastructure for Agency | ISBN 9780470028162

The Semantic Web

Crafting Infrastructure for Agency

von Bo Leuf
Buchcover The Semantic Web | Bo Leuf | EAN 9780470028162 | ISBN 0-470-02816-5 | ISBN 978-0-470-02816-2

The Semantic Web

Crafting Infrastructure for Agency

von Bo Leuf
The Semantic Web is an idea of World Wide Web inventor TimBerners-Lee that the Web as a whole can be made more intelligentand perhaps even intuitive about how to serve a users needs. Although search engines index much of the Web's content, they havelittle ability to select the pages that a user really wants orneeds. Berners-Lee foresees a number of ways in which developersand authors, singly or in collaborations, can use self-descriptionsand other techniques so that the context-understanding programs canselectively find what users want.
The Semantic Web: Crafting Infrastructure for Agencypresents a more holistic view of the current state of developmentand deployment. This a comprehensive reference to the rapidlydeveloping technologies, which are enabling more intelligent andautomated transactions over the internet, and a visionary overviewof the implications of deploying such a layer ofinfrastructure.
* A through examination of the Semantic Web, including thefollowing topics: web information management, languages andprotocols, application and tools, and collaboration andagency.
* A unique volume of practical information, in-depth analysis, conceptual overviews and contextual material from professionals inthe field.
* Features appendices of technical terms and glossary, SemanticWeb resources, intellectual property issues and lists ofelements.
This is essential reading for engineers, web developers andindustry professionals wishing to enhance their knowledge of recentdevelopments. Management staff, lecturers. postgraduate andundergraduate students will also find this book appealing.