Web Based Ontology Implementation for Information Search System

Abstract

Currently, search engine websites are often used by people in searching for information about the profession. Such information can help job seekers to develop training strategies to master the competence of job skills, so that job seekers get jobs that match their competencies. Thus, this research develops a website that can be used to search professional information based on the name of the profession or competence in the field of Information Technology in the domain of the National Occupational Map of ICT mapped with ontology. Ontology is a hierarchical structure that describes a domain used as a representation of a knowledge base. Ontology design method used in this research is Seven Step method. Implementation of ontology using Protégé 5.2 tool as an ontology editor, while for the implementation of ontology into the web used XML. Search on the website is done based on keywords that are input by the user, the keyword can be a profession or competence. Based on the results of trials conducted, the website created able to provide information about the profession in the field of Information Technology, the use of ontology also makes the information submitted to be more structured.