The Semantic Web is a vision - the idea of having data on the Web
defined and linked in such a way that it can be used by machines not
just for display purposes but for automation, integration and reuse of
data across various applications. However, there is a widespread
misconception that the Semantic Web is a rehash of existing AI and
database work. Kashyap, Bussler, and Moran dispel this notion by
presenting the multi-disciplinary technological underpinnings such as
machine learning, information retrieval, service-oriented architectures,
and grid computing. Thus they combine the informational and
computational aspects needed to realize the full potential of the
Semantic Web vision. With this textbook, the authors deliver an
application-driven state-of-the-art presentation of Semantic Web
technologies, ideally suited for academic courses on the Semantic Web
and architectures of information systems.