]> 2004-04-28T10:00:00-05:00 2004-04-28T12:00:00-05:00 This tutorial will cover the basics of how ontologies are being used in information system today. It will include a discussion of their history, the relationship to the semantic web, the languages and tools used for building and using ontologies, examples of large and small ontologies, some example applications that use ontologies, and speculations on how the ideas and technologies will develop.]]>