Generating domain representations using a relationship model

Domain analysis (DA) techniques are more and more applied in information science, software engineering and even knowledge management, to help in the creation of a controlled vocabulary to represent, index and retrieve every kind of information. The main limitation of DA expansion is related with the enormous human resources investment these techniques demand. This paper presents a particular technology to perform computer based (semi) Automatic Domain Analysis (ADA) based on a relationships information representation model called RSHP. The proposed technology is presented, describing its different stages and algorithms. Finally, experimental results obtained when the methodology was applied to the “Software Reuse” domain are presented.