This book covers two applications of ontologies in software engineering and software sharing knowledge of the problem domain and using a common terminology among all stakeholders; and filtering the knowledge when defining models and metamodels. By presenting the advanced use of ontologies in software research and software projects, this book is of benefit to software engineering researchers in both academia and industry.
From the perspective of a software development or software designer, this is good introduction to Ontological models. The content is somewhat dated but good foundational background. There are more recent books on the topic that are more helpful to someone who needs to apply this craft to their practice.