%0 Journal Article %T Ontology-Based Interactive Information Extraction From Scientific Abstracts %A David Milward %A Marcus Bj reland %A William Hayes %A Michelle Maxwell %A Lisa berg %A Nick Tilford %A James Thomas %A Roger Hale %A Sylvia Knight %A Julie Barnes %J Comparative and Functional Genomics %D 2005 %I Hindawi Publishing Corporation %R 10.1002/cfg.456 %X Over recent years, there has been a growing interest in extracting information automatically or semi-automatically from the scientific literature. This paper describes a novel ontology-based interactive information extraction (OBIIE) framework and a specific OBIIE system. We describe how this system enables life scientists to make ad hoc queries similar to using a standard search engine, but where the results are obtained in a database format similar to a pre-programmed information extraction engine. We present a case study in which the system was evaluated for extracting co-factors from EMBASE and MEDLINE. %U http://www.hindawi.com/journals/cfg/2005/251456/abs/