A Semantic Web Primer, by Grigoris Antoniou and Frank van Harmelen. Topics include an introduction to the Semantic Web and the key ideas, languages and technologies of the Semantic Web. Discusses languages including XML, RDF and OWL; and technologies including metadata, ontologies, and logic and inference.

Semantic Web Technologies: Trends and Research in Ontology-based Systems, by John Davies, Rudi Studer and Paul Warren. Topics include an introduction to the Semantic Web; knowledge discovery for ontology construction; semantic annotation and human language technology; ontology evolution; reasoning with inconsistent ontologies; ontology mediation, merging and aligning; ontologies for knowledge management; semantic information access; ontology engineering methodologies; semantic web services; applying semantic technology to a digital library; semantic web: a legal case study; a semantic service-oriented architecture for the telecommunications industry; and more.

The Semantic Web: A Guide to the Future of XML, Web Services, and Knowledge Management, by Michael C. Daconta, Leo J. Obrst and Kevin T. Smith. Topics include an introduction to the Semantic Web, the business case for the Semantic Web, understanding XML and it impact on the enterprise, understanding web services, understanding the resource description framework (RDF), understanding other related technologies, understanding taxonomies, understanding ontologies, and crafting your company's roadmap to the Semantic Web.

Spinning the Semantic Web: Bringing the World Wide Web to Its Full Potential, by Tim Berners-Lee, Dieter Fensel, James A. Hendler, Henry Lieberman and Wolfgang Wahlster. Discusses the new hierarchy and standards used in the Semantic Web to create a "web of meaning." Topics include software agents, markup languages and knowledge systems.

Semantic Web and Education (Integrated Series in Information Systems), by Vladan Devedzic. Discusses the features of the Semantic Web and how it can be used to build education applications. Topics include architecture, metadata, learning objects, software engineering trends, learner modeling, collaborative learning, learning management, learning communities, ontological engineering of web-based learning and more.

Semantic Web Services, Processes and Applications (Semantic Web and Beyond), by Jorge Cardoso and Amit P. Sheth. Discusses semantic design, annotation, discovery, choreography and composition. Topics include ontological modeling or services, annotation, matching and mapping, and reasoning.