@article {ref_5647, title = {The semantic web}, journal = {Scientific American}, year = {2001}, month = {05/2001}, abstract = {\"The Semantic Web is an extension of the current web in which information is given well-defined meaning, better enabling computers and people to work in cooperation.\"

Definition: The Semantic Web is the representation of data on the World Wide Web. It is a collaborative effort led by W3C with participation from a large number of researchers and industrial partners. It is based on the Resource Description Framework (RDF), which integrates a variety of applications using XML for syntax and URIs for naming.

}, keywords = {interopebiliteit, ontologie, rdf, semantisch web, taxonomie, thesaurus, uitwisselbaarheid}, url = {http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-semantic-web}, author = {Tim Berners-Lee and James Hendler and Ora Lassila} }