Other ontologies

This documentation contains references to the following external ontologies from which we have incorporated elements into our own:

• CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CIDOC-CRM)
• Foundational Model of Anatomy (FMA)
• GALEN Common Reference Model (GALEN)
• Open Biological Ontologies Foundry (OBO)
  • Ontology for Biomedical Investigations (OBI)
• Resource Description Framework Schema
• VIVO Ontology (VIVO)

The following ontologies provide elements to the VIVO ontology and are referenced in this documentation:

• Bibliographic Ontology (BIBO)
• Friend of a Friend Ontology (FOAF)
• Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS)

The following ontologies inspired parts of our ontology, though no elements have been incorporated:

• Europeana Data Model (EDM)
• FRBR-aligned Bibliographic Ontology (FaBiO)
• Organization Ontology (ORG)
• PROV Data Model (PROV-O)