Authors:
Willem-Olaf Huijsen
1
;
Samuël J. Driessen
2
and
Jan W.M. Jacobs
2
Affiliations:
1
Telematica Instituut, Netherlands
;
2
Océ Technologies, Netherlands
Keyword(s):
information classification, conceptualizations, knowledge mapping, ontologies, semantic networks, thesauri.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Artificial Intelligence
;
Data Engineering
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Information Systems Analysis and Specification
;
Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development
;
Knowledge-Based Systems
;
Ontologies and the Semantic Web
;
Ontology Engineering
;
Symbolic Systems
Abstract:
Knowledge mapping supports members of an organization in finding knowledge available within the organization, and in developing insights into corporate expertise. An essential prerequisite is an explicit conceptualization of the subject domain to enable the classification of knowledge resources. Many tools exist to create explicit conceptualizations. This paper establishes a set of requirements for conceptualization tools from the perspective of knowledge mapping. Next, a number of tools are reviewed – thesauri, ontologies, and semantic networks – using the following criteria: the complexity, the effort required, and the degree to which it is possible to integrate it into the overall knowledge mapping system.