The Semantic Web - ISWC 2002 - First International Semantic Web Conference, Sardinia, Italy, June 9-12, 2002, Proceedings (Paperback, 2002 ed.)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Semantic Web Conference, ISWC 2002, held in Sardinia, Italy, in June 2002.The 27 revised full research papers, 6 position papers, and 7 system descriptions presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 133 submissions. All current issues in this exciting new field are addressed, ranging from theoretical aspects to applications in various fields.