Title The Semantic Web

Authors Tim Berners-Lee, James Hendler and Ora Lassila

Reference
The Semantic Web
A new form of Web content that is meaningful to computers will unleash a revolution of new possibilities
By Tim Berners-Lee, James Hendler and Ora Lassila, in Scientific American, May 2001

Year 2001

URL http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=00048144-10D2-1C70-84A9809EC588EF21&catID=2

My Summary
One of the essential papers on the SW, by its creators. It lays out the key SW concepts and objectives.
Should be a first reading material for anybody interested in the subject.

Methods
Popularization. Examples, scenarios, introduction.

Systems Integration Relevance
Excellent SW introductory article. Familiarizes the reader with the main SW concepts.

Keywords
semantic web; ontology; rdf; xml; taxonomy; semantics