XML Topic Maps: Creating and Using Topic Maps for the Web

Table of Contents

Foreword.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Contributors.
1. Let There Be Light, Jack Park.
2. Introduction to the Topic Maps Paradigm, Michel Biezunski.
3. A Perspective on the Quest for Global Knowledge Interchange, Steven R. Newcomb.
4. The Rise and Rise of Topic Maps, Sam Hunting.
5. Topic Maps from Representation to Identity: Conversation, Names, and Published Subject Indicators, Bernard Vatant.
6. How to Start Topic Mapping Right Away with the XTM Specification, Sam Hunting.
7. Knowledge Representation, Ontological Engineering, and Topic Maps, Leo Obrst and Howard Liu.
8. Topic Maps in the Life Sciences, John Park and Nefer Park.
9. Creating and Maintaining Enterprise Web Sites with Topic Maps and XSLT, Nikita Ogievetsky.
10. Open Source Topic Map Software.
11. Topic Map Visualization, Benedicte Le Grand.
12. Topic Maps and RDF, Eric Freese.
13. Topic Maps and Semantic Networks, Eric Freese.
14. Topic Map Fundamentals for Knowledge Representation, H. Holger Rath.
15. Topic Maps in Knowledge Organization, Alexander Sigel.
16. Prediction: A Profound Paradigm Shift, Kathleen M. Fisher.
17. Topic Maps, the Semantic Web, and Education, Jack Park.
Glossary.
Appendix A: Tomatoes Topic Map.
Appendix B: Topic Map for Chapter 9.
Appendix C: XSLT Style Sheet for Chapter 9.
Appendix D: Genealogical Topic Map.