(中国农业科学院科技文献信息中心　北京   100081)

文章给出了Ontology 的概念, 介绍了中文名称的翻译种类; 分析了Ontology 在国际上处于热点研究领域, 国内处于起步阶段; 解释了在信息检索领域Ontology 的构建方法, 研究内容, 以及与叙词表的关系; 展望了Ontology 在图书情报管理中的应用前景。

(Scientech Documentation and Information Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China)

This paper introduces the concept of Ontology. It lists the Chinese translations of Ontology, analyses the research focused on Ontology at international level, and its preliminary step in China. The paper also describes the ways of creating Ontology in information retrieval domain, and its relations with thesaurus. Finally, it looks at the perspective of Ontology in information management.

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