@inproceedings{f257b7f3da77437285e9b6398f893c04,
title = "On the semantics of linking and importing in modular ontologies",
abstract = "Modular ontology languages, such as Distributed Description Logics (DDL), ε-connections and Package-based Description Logics (P-DL) offer two broad classes of approaches to connect multiple ontology modules: the use of mappings or linkings between ontology modules e.g., DDL and ε-connections; and the use of importing e.g., P-DL. The major difference between the two approaches is on the usage of {"}foreign terms{"} at the syntactic level, and on the local model disjointness at the semantic level. We compare the semantics of linking in DDL and ε-connections, and importing in P-DL within the Distributed First Order Logics (DFOL) framework. Our investigation shows that the domain disjointness assumption adopted by the linking approach leads to several semantic difficulties. We explore the possibility of avoiding some of these difficulties using the importing approach to linking ontology modules.",
author = "Jie Bao and Doina Caragea and Honavar, {Vasant G.}",
year = "2006",
doi = "10.1007/11926078_6",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "3540490299",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "72--86",
booktitle = "The Semantic Web - ISWC 2006 - 5th International Semantic Web Conference, ISWC 2006, Proceedings",
address = "Germany",
note = "5th International Semantic Web Conference, ISWC 2006 ; Conference date: 05-11-2006 Through 09-11-2006",
}