Architecture and usability of OntoKeeper, an ontology evaluation tool
Abstract Background The existing community-wide bodies of biomedical ontologies are known to contain quality and content problems. Past research has revealed various errors related to their semantics and logical structure. Automated tools may help to ease the ontology construction, maintenance, asse...
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| author | Muhammad Amith Frank Manion Chen Liang Marcelline Harris Dennis Wang Yongqun He Cui Tao |
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| description | Abstract Background The existing community-wide bodies of biomedical ontologies are known to contain quality and content problems. Past research has revealed various errors related to their semantics and logical structure. Automated tools may help to ease the ontology construction, maintenance, assessment and quality assurance processes. However, there are relatively few tools that exist that can provide this support to knowledge engineers. Method We introduce OntoKeeper as a web-based tool that can automate quality scoring for ontology developers. We enlisted 5 experienced ontologists to test the tool and then administered the System Usability Scale to measure their assessment. Results In this paper, we present usability results from 5 ontologists revealing high system usability of OntoKeeper, and use-cases that demonstrate its capabilities in previous published biomedical ontology research. Conclusion To the best of our knowledge, OntoKeeper is the first of a few ontology evaluation tools that can help provide ontology evaluation functionality for knowledge engineers with good usability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-68ef9925a7af4ec1ac606f0450375e232022-12-22T00:00:52ZengBMCBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making1472-69472019-08-0119S411810.1186/s12911-019-0859-zArchitecture and usability of OntoKeeper, an ontology evaluation toolMuhammad Amith0Frank Manion1Chen Liang2Marcelline Harris3Dennis Wang4Yongqun He5Cui Tao6School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonDepartment of Systems, Populations and Leadership, University of Michigan School of NursingArnold School of Public Health, University of South CarolinaDepartment of Systems, Populations and Leadership, University of Michigan School of NursingUniversity of TexasCenter for Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, University of Michigan Medical SchoolSchool of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonAbstract Background The existing community-wide bodies of biomedical ontologies are known to contain quality and content problems. Past research has revealed various errors related to their semantics and logical structure. Automated tools may help to ease the ontology construction, maintenance, assessment and quality assurance processes. However, there are relatively few tools that exist that can provide this support to knowledge engineers. Method We introduce OntoKeeper as a web-based tool that can automate quality scoring for ontology developers. We enlisted 5 experienced ontologists to test the tool and then administered the System Usability Scale to measure their assessment. Results In this paper, we present usability results from 5 ontologists revealing high system usability of OntoKeeper, and use-cases that demonstrate its capabilities in previous published biomedical ontology research. Conclusion To the best of our knowledge, OntoKeeper is the first of a few ontology evaluation tools that can help provide ontology evaluation functionality for knowledge engineers with good usability.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-019-0859-zBiomedical ontologiesOntology auditingQuality evaluationUsability analysisKnowledge managementKnowledge engineering |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Amith Frank Manion Chen Liang Marcelline Harris Dennis Wang Yongqun He Cui Tao Architecture and usability of OntoKeeper, an ontology evaluation tool BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making Biomedical ontologies Ontology auditing Quality evaluation Usability analysis Knowledge management Knowledge engineering |
| title | Architecture and usability of OntoKeeper, an ontology evaluation tool |
| title_full | Architecture and usability of OntoKeeper, an ontology evaluation tool |
| title_fullStr | Architecture and usability of OntoKeeper, an ontology evaluation tool |
| title_full_unstemmed | Architecture and usability of OntoKeeper, an ontology evaluation tool |
| title_short | Architecture and usability of OntoKeeper, an ontology evaluation tool |
| title_sort | architecture and usability of ontokeeper an ontology evaluation tool |
| topic | Biomedical ontologies Ontology auditing Quality evaluation Usability analysis Knowledge management Knowledge engineering |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-019-0859-z |
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