A new edition of the widely used guide to the key ideas, languages,
and technologies of the Semantic Web
The development of the Semantic Web, with machine-readable content, has
the potential to revolutionize the World Wide Web and its uses. A
Semantic Web Primer provides an introduction and guide to this
continuously evolving field, describing its key ideas, languages, and
technologies. Suitable for use as a textbook or for independent study by
professionals, it concentrates on undergraduate-level fundamental
concepts and techniques that will enable readers to proceed with
building applications on their own and includes exercises, project
descriptions, and annotated references to relevant online materials.
The third edition of this widely used text has been thoroughly updated,
with significant new material that reflects a rapidly developing field.
Treatment of the different languages (OWL2, rules) expands the coverage
of RDF and OWL, defining the data model independently of XML and
including coverage of N3/Turtle and RDFa. A chapter is devoted to OWL2,
the new W3C standard. This edition also features additional coverage of
the query language SPARQL, the rule language RIF and the possibility of
interaction between rules and ontology languages and applications. The
chapter on Semantic Web applications reflects the rapid developments of
the past few years. A new chapter offers ideas for term projects.
Additional material, including updates on the technological trends and
research directions, can be found at http: //www.semanticwebprimer.org.
