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<div>10 Pillars of Knowledge is an example of a systematic and comprehensive map (or ontology) of human knowledge. In fact it is an ontology of human knowledge major fields.</div>
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<div>(Please note that the map is not in the public domain. Therefore, if you'll decide to include it in your project, please let me know. Thanks).<br> </div>
<div>If you have any comment on the map please feel free to share it with me.</div>
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<div>All the best,</div>
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<div>Chaim</div><br><br>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 2/18/10, <b class="gmail_sendername">Michael F Uschold</b> <<a href="mailto:uschold@gmail.com">uschold@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span>
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<div><b>WHAT: </b><b>T</b>he <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <a title="http://www.neon-project.org" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 13px; COLOR: rgb(51,102,187); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.neon-project.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">NeOn project</a> is supporting an effort to collect high quality ontologies.</span></div>
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<div>I invite you to submit one or more "<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://ontologydesignpatterns.org/wiki/Odp:WhatIsAnExemplaryOntology" target="_blank">exemplary ontologies</a>" to a growing catalog in the <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/" target="_blank">Ontology Design Patterns Wiki</a>. </div>
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<li>you have significant knowledge or experience with, </li>
<li>you regard as an excellent example of a "high quality" ontology <br>See: <span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse">"<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://ontologydesignpatterns.org/wiki/Odp:WhatIsAnExemplaryOntology" target="_blank">What is an Exemplary Ontology</a>" for ideas about this; edit them if you wish.</span></li>
</ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse">Can you or any of your colleagues think of exemplary ontologies to add to the catalog? Think first about the ontologies you have used that are authored by others, rather than your own.</span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 31px"> </span></font></div>
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<div><b>WHY: <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"> <i>to make it easy for people to find good ontologies to draw inspiration from and to emulate.</i></span></b></div>
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<div><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"> If you don't have much time, I will make it easier by talking you through it on the phone. I'm UscholdM on Skype.</span></b></span></b></div>
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<li>Visit <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://ontologydesignpatterns.org/" target="_blank"><b>Ontology Design Patterns Wiki</b></a> (<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://ontologydesignpatterns.org/" target="_blank">http://ontologydesignpatterns.org/</a>)</li>
<li>Click the "<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://ontologydesignpatterns.org/wiki/Odp:Register" target="_blank"><b>How to register</b></a>" link at lower left of the page; follow instructions to get a login name and password.<br>
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse">---Or paste: </span><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://ontologydesignpatterns.org/wiki/Odp:Register" target="_blank">http://ontologydesignpatterns.org/wiki/Odp:Register</a> <span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse">into your browser</span></li>
<li><font face="sans-serif"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse">See: "<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://ontologydesignpatterns.org/wiki/Odp:WhatIsAnExemplaryOntology" target="_blank"><b>What is an Exemplary Ontology</b></a>" link for some criteria<br>
---Or paste: h<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://ontologydesignpatterns.org/wiki/Odp:WhatIsAnExemplaryOntology" target="_blank">ttp://ontologydesignpatterns.org/wiki/Odp:WhatIsAnExemplaryOntology</a> into your browser</span></font></li>
<li><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse">Visit <a title="Ontology:Main" style="COLOR: rgb(90,54,150); TEXT-DECORATION: none" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://ontologydesignpatterns.org/wiki/Ontology:Main" target="_blank"><b>Exemplary Ontology Catalogue</b></a> page to make sure the ontology is not already there.<br>
---Or paste: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://ontologydesignpatterns.org/wiki/Ontology:Main" target="_blank">http://ontologydesignpatterns.org/wiki/Ontology:Main</a><span style="FONT-SIZE: small; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: arial; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate"> <span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse">into your browser</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse">Click the <b>Su</b><i><b>bmit a new Exemplary Ontology</b></i> button.</span></li>
<li><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse">Fill out a form describing various aspects of the exemplary ontology. Key fields are:</span></li>
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<li><font face="sans-serif"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse"><b>Purpose </b>of the ontology</span></font></li>
<li><font face="sans-serif"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse"><b>Justification </b>(why you think this is an exemplary ontology)</span></font></li>
<li><font face="sans-serif"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse"><b>URI </b>of where to find the ontology</span></font></li>
<li><font face="sans-serif"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse"><b>References </b>One or more references to learn more.</span></font></li></ol></ol></div></div></div></div>
<div>Thanks very much,</div></div></div></div></div></div>
<div>Michael</div>
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<br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Chaim Zins, PhD.<br>Knowledge Mapping Research, Jerusalem, Israel;<br>Visiting Professor at the Information Science Post-Graduate Program, São<br>Paulo State University (UNESP), Marilia, Brazil.<br>
Mail: Chaim Zins<br>26 Hahaganah St, Jerusalem 97852, Israel;<br>Tel/Fax: 972-2-5816705<br>Email: <a href="mailto:chaim.zins@gmail.com">chaim.zins@gmail.com</a><br>Homepage: <a href="http://www.success.co.il">www.success.co.il</a><br>
10 Pillars of Knowledge: Map of Human Knowledge<br>(<a href="http://www.success.co.il/knowledge/index.html">http://www.success.co.il/knowledge/index.html</a>)