[topicmapmail] New Semantic Web Book Coming Out

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas B. Passin [mailto:tpassin@comcast.net] 
> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 9:40 PM
> To: topicmapmail@infoloom.com
> Subject: [topicmapmail] New Semantic Web Book Coming Out
> 
> 
> Well, friends, it is really happening.  Some of you know that I have 
> been working for a long time on a book about the Semantic 
> Web, and it is 
> finally about to be published.  The title of the book is
> 
> Explorer's Guide to the Semantic Web
> 
> It is being published by Manning (www.manning.com).  The 
> publisher just 
> told me that it should be available in electronic form from their web 
> site in about a week, from them in paper in about 3 weeks, and from 
> bookstores in 6-8 weeks.
> 
> The book is about the nature of the semantic web - what the devil do 
> people think it is supposed to be anyway? - and about the 
> technologies 
> that will be needed to make it happen. What kinds of 
> technologies will 
> be needed, how much is in existence now, how will they work together, 
> what are their strengths and pitfalls ...?  There is an 
> entire chapter 
> on Topic Maps, and another on RDF, the two together standing for the 
> domain of knowledge representation.
> 
> Other areas the book covers are search, annotation, the 
> potential role 
> of logic in the semantic web, ontologies, agents, distibuted 
> trust and 
> belief, and more.
> 
> The book has had a slew of reviewers, including Michel 
> Biezunski, Rick 
> Jellife, Uche Ogbuji, Duane Degler, Danny Vint, and our own 
> Eric Freese 
> and Alexander Johannesen, to name just some of the very knowledgable 
> folks who graciously gave of their time and experience.  The 
> reviewers 
> helped a tremendous amount in steering and shaping the book 
> to the form 
> it ended up in.
> 
> So by the time of Extreme in Montreal, the book should be in the 
> bookstores.  Please check it out at the Manning site when 
> they make it 
> available.  I think it contains much material that will be very 
> interesting to memberss of this list (and related lists).
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Tom P

Tom,

Great! Congratulations on completing the book - we were expecting it. There
is a need of good SW books and I believe yours will fill part of the big
current gap.

Looking forward to the book's publication,
Darina

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601 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27110
Phone: (336) 750-2484  http://www.wssu.edu/~dicheva/
Visit:
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&gt; -----Original Message-----
 &gt; From: Thomas B. Passin [<A HREF="mailto:tpassin@comcast.net">mailto:tpassin@comcast.net</A>] 
 &gt; Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 9:40 PM
 &gt; To: topicmapmail@infoloom.com
 &gt; Subject: [topicmapmail] New Semantic Web Book Coming Out
 &gt; 
 &gt; 
 &gt; Well, friends, it is really happening.&nbsp; Some of you know that I have 
 &gt; been working for a long time on a book about the Semantic 
 &gt; Web, and it is 
 &gt; finally about to be published.&nbsp; The title of the book is
 &gt; 
 &gt; Explorer's Guide to the Semantic Web
 &gt; 
 &gt; It is being published by Manning (www.manning.com).&nbsp; The 
 &gt; publisher just 
 &gt; told me that it should be available in electronic form from their web 
 &gt; site in about a week, from them in paper in about 3 weeks, and from 
 &gt; bookstores in 6-8 weeks.
 &gt; 
 &gt; The book is about the nature of the semantic web - what the devil do 
 &gt; people think it is supposed to be anyway? - and about the 
 &gt; technologies 
 &gt; that will be needed to make it happen. What kinds of 
 &gt; technologies will 
 &gt; be needed, how much is in existence now, how will they work together, 
 &gt; what are their strengths and pitfalls ...?&nbsp; There is an 
 &gt; entire chapter 
 &gt; on Topic Maps, and another on RDF, the two together standing for the 
 &gt; domain of knowledge representation.
 &gt; 
 &gt; Other areas the book covers are search, annotation, the 
 &gt; potential role 
 &gt; of logic in the semantic web, ontologies, agents, distibuted 
 &gt; trust and 
 &gt; belief, and more.
 &gt; 
 &gt; The book has had a slew of reviewers, including Michel 
 &gt; Biezunski, Rick 
 &gt; Jellife, Uche Ogbuji, Duane Degler, Danny Vint, and our own 
 &gt; Eric Freese 
 &gt; and Alexander Johannesen, to name just some of the very knowledgable 
 &gt; folks who graciously gave of their time and experience.&nbsp; The 
 &gt; reviewers 
 &gt; helped a tremendous amount in steering and shaping the book 
 &gt; to the form 
 &gt; it ended up in.
 &gt; 
 &gt; So by the time of Extreme in Montreal, the book should be in the 
 &gt; bookstores.&nbsp; Please check it out at the Manning site when 
 &gt; they make it 
 &gt; available.&nbsp; I think it contains much material that will be very 
 &gt; interesting to memberss of this list (and related lists).
 &gt; 
 &gt; Cheers,
 &gt; 
 &gt; Tom P

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Tom,</FONT>
</P>

Great! Congratulations on completing the book - we were expecting it. There is a need of good SW books and I believe yours will fill part of the big current gap.

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Looking forward to the book's publication,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Darina</FONT>
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 Darina Dicheva
 Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
 Winston-Salem State University
 601 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27110
 Phone: (336) 750-2484&nbsp; <A HREF="http://www.wssu.edu/~dicheva/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.wssu.edu/~dicheva/</A>
 Visit:
 2nd International Workshop on Applications of Semantic Web Technologies for E-Learning (SW-EL'04) (<A HREF="http://wwwis.win.tue.nl:8080/SW-EL04/" TARGET="_blank">http://wwwis.win.tue.nl:8080/SW-EL04/</A>)

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