Introduction to the Semantic Web
Ivan Herman, W3C
Open Archives Experts’ Workshop, Rotterdam, 11.11.2004

Slides of the presentation given at the Open Archives Experts’ Workshop, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on the 11th of November, 2004. Additional slides for the discussion.

Table of Content:

  1. Towards a Semantic Web
  2. Example: Searching
  3. Example: Automatic Assistant
  4. What Is Needed (Technically)?
  5. SW: Where Does it Come From?
  6. Problem Example
  7. Statements
  8. Resource Description Framework
  9. Simple RDF statements
  10. URI-s Play a Fundamental Role
  11. Some More Words on RDF
  12. RDF is not Enough…
  13. Possible Issues to Handle
  14. Ontologies
  15. W3C’s Ontology Language
  16. An Example from an Ontology
  17. Deduction Possibilities
  18. Further Ontology Possibilities
  19. SW Applications
  20. SW Application Examples
  21. SW Application Examples (cont)
  22. SW Application Examples (cont)
  23. SW Application Examples (cont)
  24. Available Specifications: Primers
  25. Further Information
  26. Public Fora at W3C
  27. Lots of Tools
  28. Further Information