ontology:TopComp

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For Resource Ontologies, one of the important issues is the top-level resource description that consequently dictates where different classes of resources get filed.

In this page, let's expose the top levels of some of our favorite relevant ontologies, and ask ourselves a) where would we put a software tool such as 3DSlicer; b) where would we put a web-based database such as BrainMap; and c) where would we put a community discussion forum such as the Resource Ontology Discussion Group (http://www.nitrc.org/projects/ontology/)

NCBC SoftwareOntology

 - Data (Raw data, model data, textual data, etc. of various formats)
 - Dissemination Vehicle (Community and User Interaction Systems,

educational resources and web-services)

 - Atomic (Individual, self-contained and atomic software tools or

libraries that are invoked by the user on local machines or remote servers)

So, 3DSlicer would be atomic; BrainMap would be data and dissemination; and Ontology Discussion would be dissimination.

NIF

 - Data Resource (neuroscience data or findings)
 - Bibliographic Resource
 - Software Resource
 - Research Supply (access to materials)
 - Portal (access to people, places or sites)

Here, 3DSlicer would be software; BrainMap would be data; and Ontology Discussion would be data.

NITRC

 - Information Resource
 - Software Tool

Here, 3DSlicer would be software; BrainMap would be information; and Ontology Discussion would be information.

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