Ontologies in Knowledge Organization

Within the knowledge organization systems (KOS) set, term “ontology” is paradigmatic of terminological ambiguity in different typologies. Contributing to this situation indiscriminate association “ontology”, both as a specific type KOS and process categorization, due interdisciplinary use with meanings. We present systematization perspectives authors ontologies, representational artifacts, seeking contribute clarification. Focusing analysis on intention, semantics modulation it was possible notice two broad regarding ontologies artifacts that coexist spectrum. have viewed, one hand, an evolution terms complexity traditional conceptual systems, other system organizes ontological rather than epistemological knowledge. The focus item model not intentions motivate construction system.