The goal of this workshop is to advance the development and adoption of environmental health language standards through the formation of a sustained community effort. In this interactive workshop, participants will be charged to “think together” on two themes:
- Build a Sustainable Community: Obtain agreement on the proposed Environmental Health Language Collaborative’s mission, community model, and strategy to build an impactful community.
- Develop Solutions: Define use cases in environmental health sciences research and begin identifying semantic needs, gaps, and strategies for implementing solutions.
Virtual Pre-workshop: A Primer on Using Terminologies, Vocabularies, and Ontologies for Knowledge Organization
July 20, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. EDT
Purpose
The goal of this workshop is to provide attendees with sufficient starting knowledge to understand the different knowledge organization systems (especially ontologies), when to use them, where to find them, and how to apply them.
Agenda
What is an Ontology?
Overview of different knowledge organization systems (taxonomies, thesauri, ontologies), where to find ontologies, and how to use them.
Relevant Ontologies for EHS
An overview of key ontologies and terminologies useful for environmental health sciences research.
Hands-On: Applying an Ontology in Practice
Participants will be guided through an example of how to find and apply an ontology as well as what to do when a term is not found.
Participant Discussion
Q&A based on participants’ hands-on experience.