@phdthesis{83, author = {Zubeida Khan and Maria Keet}, title = {Extending ontology development methodologies with foundational ontologies}, abstract = {From studies, it is clear that using a foundational ontology for domain ontology development is beneficial in theory and practice. However, when it is to be used, developers don{\textquoteright}t know which one to choose and why. In order to solve this problem, a comprehensive set of criteria that in influence foundational ontology selection has been compiled and a corresponding software tool has been developed to help a domain ontology developer to choose one. This report presents ONSET: a tool used for foundational ontology selection in domain ontology development. Based on an ontology developer{\textquoteright}s preferences such as ontological commitments, representation languages and other factors, ONSET selects an appropriate foundational ontology to be used for the domain ontology to be developed.}, year = {2011}, volume = {Honours}, }