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REPRO
  • Recommended Engineering PRactices for Ontologies
  • Introduction
    • Why using ontologies
    • How to become an ontology expert?
  • Part I - The REPRO Method
    • Chapter 1: Overview of the REPRO method
    • Chapter 2: Preparatory Phase
      • 2.1: Purpose & Intended use
      • 2.2: Motivating business scenarios
      • 2.3: Glossary of terms
      • 2.4: Application requirements
      • 2.5: Test definitions
    • Chapter 3: Conceptual Phase
      • 3.1: Competency Questions
      • 3.2: Test Case Definitions
      • 3.3: Ontology modularisation
      • 3.4: Conceptual Modelling
      • 3.5: Axioms Definition
      • 3.6: Ontology reuse
      • 3.7: Ontology Formalisation
      • 3.8: Query & Test Data Formalisation
      • 3.9: Ontology Verification
    • Chapter 4: Computational Phase
    • Chapter 5: Ontology Publication
  • Part II - The REPRO Best Practices
    • Chapter 1: Identifiers
    • Chapter 2: Synonyms
    • Chapter 3: Reuse of existing ontologies
      • 3.1: Deciding on reuse of existing ontologies
      • 3.2: Actual reuse of existing ontologies
    • Chapter 4: Codelists
    • Chapter 5: Generic vs specific
  • Part III - The REPRO Patterns
  • Closure
    • Literature
    • Relevant links
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  1. Part II - The REPRO Best Practices

Chapter 3: Reuse of existing ontologies

We don't want to re-invent the wheel, or more appropriate, engineer from scratch when parts of the solution are already available. What should we consider?

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  • Question: How do we go about ontology reuse?

  • Category: Conceptual

  • Problem owner: Linda

  • Date: 14 Dec 2020

The following aspects are relevant to consider when thinking about ontology reuse.

3.1: Deciding on reuse of existing ontologies
3.2: Actual reuse of existing ontologies