Title
The Semantic Web
Author
Tim Berners-Lee, James Hendler, and Ora Lassila
Date
5/30/2005
(Original Publish Date: 5/17/2005)
(Original Publish Date: 5/17/2005)
Abstract
In this article, lead author and director of the World Wide Web Consortium provides a concise and readable explanation of what the next generation of the World Wide Web will enable, and how it will do so. The article provides a clear explanation in laymen's terms of what constitutes a "Semantic Web" and the technical approach that is being employed to create it. The article closes with observations on what the realization of the Semantic Web will mean for the evolution of human knowledge.