Semantify Educational Resources using SKOS and Learning Object Ontologies

It is well known through experience that learning material is annotated in so many diverse ways, as the sources that maintain and curate them. Semantification of metadata descriptions can often resolve interoperability issues and strengthen the knowledge value of resources. To this end, SKOS can be a solid linking point offering a standard vocabulary for thematic descriptions. Using contemporary ontology management tools, such as WebProtégé, we show how this process can be streamlined and how it can help knowledge intensive institutions, including libraries and universities, towards aligning incoming learning material or enhancing their own. Keywords—SKOS, Thesauri, Learning Objects, Ontologies, WebProtégé.