Using Templates in OWL Ontologies

Integrating model-driven development and semantic web resulted in metamodels
and model-driven tools for the semantic web. However, these metamodels or tools
do not provide dedicated support for dealing with templates in ontology
engineering.

Using Templates with OWL and UML Notation

Templates are useful for encapsulating knowledge and modeling
recurrent sets of axioms like ontology design patterns. We propose an extension
of existing metamodels and tools to support ontology engineers in modeling
OWL ontology templates. Our approach allows ontology engineers to keep template
specifications as first-class citizens, reducing complexity and increasing
reusability in ontology engineering.