%0 Journal Article %1 Hoehndorf.2009b %A Hoehndorf, Robert %A Bacher, Joshua %A Backhaus, Michael %A Gregorio, Sergio E. %A Loebe, Frank %A Prüfer, Kay %A Uciteli, Alexandr %A Visagie, Johann %A Herre, Heinrich %A Kelso, Janet %D 2009 %J BMC bioinformatics %K Computational_Biology/methods Database_Management_Systems Information_Storage_and_Retrieval/methods Internet Software User-Computer_Interface %P S5 %T BOWiki: an ontology-based wiki for annotation of data and integration of knowledge in biology %V 10 Suppl 5 %X MOTIVATION\r\nOntology development and the annotation of biological data using ontologies are time-consuming exercises that currently require input from expert curators. Open, collaborative platforms for biological data annotation enable the wider scientific community to become involved in developing and maintaining such resources. However, this openness raises concerns regarding the quality and correctness of the information added to these knowledge bases. The combination of a collaborative web-based platform with logic-based approaches and Semantic Web technology can be used to address some of these challenges and concerns.\r\nRESULTS\r\nWe have developed the BOWiki, a web-based system that includes a biological core ontology. The core ontology provides background knowledge about biological types and relations. Against this background, an automated reasoner assesses the consistency of new information added to the knowledge base. The system provides a platform for research communities to integrate information and annotate data collaboratively.\r\nAVAILABILITY\r\nThe BOWiki and supplementary material is available at http://www.bowiki.net/. The source code is available under the GNU GPL from http://onto.eva.mpg.de/trac/BoWiki.

@article{Hoehndorf.2009b, abstract = {MOTIVATION\r\nOntology development and the annotation of biological data using ontologies are time-consuming exercises that currently require input from expert curators. Open, collaborative platforms for biological data annotation enable the wider scientific community to become involved in developing and maintaining such resources. However, this openness raises concerns regarding the quality and correctness of the information added to these knowledge bases. The combination of a collaborative web-based platform with logic-based approaches and Semantic Web technology can be used to address some of these challenges and concerns.\r\nRESULTS\r\nWe have developed the BOWiki, a web-based system that includes a biological core ontology. The core ontology provides background knowledge about biological types and relations. Against this background, an automated reasoner assesses the consistency of new information added to the knowledge base. The system provides a platform for research communities to integrate information and annotate data collaboratively.\r\nAVAILABILITY\r\nThe BOWiki and supplementary material is available at http://www.bowiki.net/. The source code is available under the GNU GPL from http://onto.eva.mpg.de/trac/BoWiki.}, added-at = {2014-10-15T15:03:53.000+0200}, author = {Hoehndorf, Robert and Bacher, Joshua and Backhaus, Michael and Gregorio, Sergio E. and Loebe, Frank and Prüfer, Kay and Uciteli, Alexandr and Visagie, Johann and Herre, Heinrich and Kelso, Janet}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/27061b2747cb088f5d5704ee466f76a03/drtester}, interhash = {cd92f86bb25163057a7aaef1143d3da6}, intrahash = {7061b2747cb088f5d5704ee466f76a03}, journal = {BMC bioinformatics}, keywords = {Computational_Biology/methods Database_Management_Systems Information_Storage_and_Retrieval/methods Internet Software User-Computer_Interface}, pages = {S5}, timestamp = {2014-10-15T15:03:53.000+0200}, title = {BOWiki: an ontology-based wiki for annotation of data and integration of knowledge in biology}, volume = {10 Suppl 5}, year = 2009 }