> [!bot-text] AI-generated > This text was drafted by [[Jake]] and has not been reviewed. > [!info] Source > [Becoming an Ontologist](https://ontologist.substack.com/p/becoming-an-ontologist) > by <!-- IQ: =this.creator -->[[Kurt Cagle|Kurt Cagle]]<!-- /IQ --> > Related: <!-- IQ: =this.related -->[[Concepts/iaclass.md|iaclass]], [[Concepts/information architecture.md|IA]], [[Concepts/ontology.md|ontology]]<!-- /IQ --> ## Summary An ontologist is a data architect who designs models showing important things and their relationships in an organization. Training covers graph languages (RDF, OWL, SHACL), SPARQL, Neo4J, and practical data skills. The role helps standardize communication across teams but may be project-based and complemented by LLM tools. *(Summarized by Ghostreader)* ## Significance > [!bot-text] > A practical guide to the ontologist role — the skills, tools (RDF, OWL, SHACL, SPARQL), and organizational function of modeling what matters. ## Claims & insights Claims that cite this summary (claims link here via `source`): <!-- QueryToSerialize: TABLE WITHOUT ID link(file.link, file.title) AS "Claim", confidence AS "Confidence" FROM #claim WHERE contains(file.outlinks, [[Summary - Becoming an Ontologist]]) SORT file.mtime DESC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: TABLE WITHOUT ID link(file.link, file.title) AS "Claim", confidence AS "Confidence" FROM #claim WHERE contains(file.outlinks, [[Summary - Becoming an Ontologist]]) SORT file.mtime DESC --> | Claim | Confidence | | ----- | ---------- | <!-- SerializedQuery END -->