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This pioneering book deals specifically with the visualization of the Second-Generation Web. Now in its second edition it has been completely revised and updated, and includes extensive new material. It focuses on key topics including:
• Visualization of semantic and structural information and metadata in the context of the emerging Semantic Web.
• Ontology-based information visualization and the use of graphically represented ontologies.
• Semantic visualizations using topic maps and graph techniques.
• Web Services, e-commerce and web search applications.
• Recommender systems for filtering and recommending on the Semantic Web.
• SVG and X3D as new XML-based languages for 2D and 3D visualisations.
• Methods used to construct and visualize high quality metadata and ontologies.
• Navigating and exploring XML documents using interactive multimedia interfaces.
• The use of semantic association networks as well as social networks on the Second-Generation Web.
• Semantically enhanced solutions for the medical community.
• Semantic-oriented use of existing visualization methods.
The design of visual interfaces for e-commerce and information retrieval is currently a challenging area of practical web development. Most of the techniques and methods discussed can be applied now, making this book essential reading for web developers and end users as well as visualisation researchers.
Preface.
Contributors.
Semantic, Visual, and Technological Facets of the Second-Generation Web.
The Concept and Architecture of the Semantic Web. Vladimir Geroimenko.
Information Visualization and the Semantic Web. Lawrence Reeve, Hyoil Han, and Chaomei Chen.
Ontology-Based Information Visualization: Toward Semantic Web Applications.Christiaan Fluit, Marta Sabou, and Frank van Harmelen.
Topic Maps, RDF Graphs, and Ontologies Visualization. Benedicte Le Grand and Michel Soto.
Web Services: Description, Interfaces, and Ontology. Alexander Nakhimovsky and Tom Myers.
Recommender Systems for the Web. J. Ben Schafer, Joseph A. Konstan, and John T. Riedl.
SVG and X3D: New XML Technologies for 2D and 3D Visualization. Vladimir Geroimenko and Larissa Geroimenko.
Visual Techniques and Applications for the Semantic Web.
Using Graphically Represented Ontologies for Searching Content on the Semantic Web. Leendert W.M. Wienhofen.
Adapting Graph Visualization Techniques for the Visualization of RDF Data. Flavius Frasincar, Alexandru Telea, and Geert-Jan Houben.
Spring-Embedded Graphs for Semantic Visualization. Jennifer Golbeck and Paul Mutton.
Semantic Association Networks: Using Semantic Web Technology to Improve Scholarly Knowledge and Expertise Management. Katy Borner.
Interactive Interfaces for Mapping E-Commerce Ontologies. Vladimir Geroimenko and Larissa Geroimenko.
Back Pain Data Collection Using Scalable Vector Graphics and Geographical Information Systems. Gheorghita Ghinea, Tacha Serif, David Gill, and Andrew O. Frank.
Social Network Analysis on the Semantic Web: Techniques and Challenges for Visualizing FOAF. John C. Paolillo and Elijah Wright.
Concluding Remarks: Today’s Vision of Envisioning the Semantic Future. Vladimir Geroimenko and Chaomei Chen.
Index