A Controlled Vocabulary for Acronyms of NFDI-MatWerk Using the Vocabulary Service EVOKS

Controlled vocabularies are comprehensive collections of domain-specific terms used to describe knowledge within a specific field. They help overcome data ambiguity and offer benefits such as referencing term definitions, promoting semantic interoperability, and facilitating the integration of ontologies. EVOKS is a general-purpose vocabulary service that enables data stewards and scientists to easily create, edit, curate, and publish controlled vocabularies using the W3C recommended SKOS data model. The service ensures access to published vocabularies through the implementation of SKOSMOS, a dedicated vocabulary browser instance. NFDI-MatWerk provides a publicly accessible SKOSMOS instance for publishing vocabularies and an EVOKS instance for editing vocabularies exclusively for its members. The poster showcases the MatWerk Acronyms Vocabulary as an example and highlights the key features and benefits of using EVOKS, including collaborative work, the application of persistent URLs to vocabulary terms, and the integration of controlled vocabularies into metadata schemas.