Working Group Ontology Harmonization and Mapping
The consistent use of terminology and the organisation of terms in structured ontologies are necessary prerequisites for FAIR data, especially for its reuse by other scientific communities and executability by machines. Each field of research contributes its own terminology that reflects its specific needs. This results in conceptual overlaps and, as in natural language, more than one way of expressing facts.
- Harmonization aims to develop a common terminology shared across domains
- Mapping involves agreeing on a clearly defined mapping as an interface between terminologies that remain separate
The working group coordinates this work, which is essential for linking research data across NFDI consortia.
Contact
- Contact person: Philip Strömert
Resources
- Working Group Charter on Zenodo: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6726518
- GitHub: github.com/nfdi-de/section-metadata-wg-onto (issues, self-organisation)
Mailing list
- Address: section-metadata-wg-onto@lists.nfdi.de
- Subscribe/Archive: https://lists.nfdi.de/postorius/lists/section-metadata-wg-onto.lists.nfdi.de
Coordinators
- Philip Strömert (Technische Informationsbibliothek) — philip.stroemert@tib.eu
- Lozana Rossenova (Technische Informationsbibliothek; NFDI4Culture) — lozana.rossenova@tib.eu
- Roman Baum (Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Medizin; NFDI4Health) — baum@zbmed.de
Used Ontologies
Browse per-consortium ontology usage tables extracted from the consolidated spreadsheet.
- View index: Used Ontologies