State of the Art on Semantic IS Standardization, Interoperability & Quality

This book contains a broad overview of relevant studies in the area of semantic IS standards. It includes an introduction in the general topic of standardization and introduces the concept of interoperability. The primary focus is however on semantic IS standards, their characteristics, and the quality of standards. Sidesteps are made to the economics of standards, the development & adoption of semantic IS standards, and the latest trends in the area of standardization. The reader will get a basic understanding of a huge amount of literature in this area and is invited to look for the original sources for in-depth understanding. In addition, the audience can make the next step by building new research on these sources to advance the area of semantic IS standardization. It is also useful for practitioners or policy makers that are mainly interested in a quick overview of the state-of-the-art on semantic IS standards in the current scientific literature