Knowledge Architectures : Structures and Semantics

__Knowledge Architectures__ reviews traditional approaches to managing information and explains why they need to adapt to support 21st-century information management and discovery. Exploring the rapidly changing environment in which information is being managed and accessed, the book considers how to use knowledge architectures, the basic structures and designs that underlie all of the parts of an effective information system, to best advantage. Drawing on 40 years of work with a variety of organizations, Bedford explains that failure to understand the structure behind any given system can be the difference between an effective solution and a significant and costly failure. Demonstrating that the information user environment has shifted significantly in the past 20 years, the book explains that end users now expect designs and behaviors that are much closer to the way they think, work, and act. Acknowledging how important it is that those responsible for developing an information or knowledge management system understand knowledge structures, the book goes beyond a traditional library science perspective and uses case studies to help translate the abstract and theoretical to the practical and concrete. Explaining the structures in a simple and intuitive way and providing examples that clearly illustrate the challenges faced by a range of different organizations, __Knowledge Architectures__ is essential reading for those studying and working in library and information science, data science, systems development, database design, and search system architecture and engineering. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of figures List of tables Preface Acknowledgments Section 1 Context and purpose of knowledge architecture 1 Making the case for knowledge architecture 2 The landscape of knowledge assets 3 Knowledge architecture and design 4 Knowledge architecture reference model 5 Knowledge architecture segments Section 2 Designing for availability 6 Knowledge object modeling 7 Knowledge structures for encoding, formatting, and packaging 8 Functional architecture for identification and distinction 9 Functional architectures for knowledge asset disposition and destruction 10 Functional architecture designs for knowledge preservation and conservation Section 3 Designing for accessibility 11 Functional architectures for knowledge seeking and discovery 12 Functional architecture for knowledge search 13 Functional architecture for knowledge categorization 14 Functional architectures for indexing and keywording 15 Functional architecture for knowledge semantics 16 Functional architecture for knowledge abstraction and surrogation Section 4 Functional architectures to support knowledge consumption 17 Functional architecture for knowledge augmentation, derivation, and synthesis 18 Functional architecture to manage risk and harm 19 Functional architectures for knowledge authentication and provenance 20 Functional architectures for securing knowledge assets 21 Functional architectures for authorization and asset management Section 5 Pulling it all together – the big picture knowledge architecture 22 Functional architecture for knowledge metadata and metainformation 23 The whole knowledge architecture – pulling it all together Index "Knowledge Architectures reviews traditional approaches to managing information and explains why they need to adapt to support twenty-first century information management and discovery. Exploring the rapidly changing environment in which information is being managed and accessed, the book considers how to use knowledge architectures, the basic structures and designs that underlie all of the parts of an effective information system, to best advantage. Drawing on forty years of work with a variety of organizations, Bedford explains that failure to understand the structure behind any given system can be the difference between an effective solution, and a significant and costly failure. Demonstrating that the information user environment has shifted significantly in the past twenty years, the book explains that end users now expect designs and behaviours that are much closer to the way they think, work and act. Acknowledging how important it is that those responsible for developing an information or knowledge management system understand knowledge structures, the book goes beyond a traditional library science perspective and uses case studies to help translate the abstract and theoretical to the practical and concrete. Explaining the structures in a simple and intuitive way and providing examples that clearly illustrate the challenges faced by a range of different organizations, Knowledge Architectures is essential reading for those studying and working in library and information science, data science, systems development, database design and search system architecture and engineering"-- Provided by publisher "Knowledge Architectures reviews traditional approaches to managing information and explains why they need to adapt to support 21st-century information management and discovery. Exploring the rapidly changing environment in which information is being managed and accessed, the book considers how to use knowledge architectures, the basic structures and designs that underlie all of the parts of an effective information system, to best advantage. Drawing on 40 years of work with a variety of organizations, Bedford explains that failure to understand the structure behind any given system can be the difference between an effective solution and a significant and costly failure. Demonstrating that the information user environment has shifted significantly in the past 20 years, the book explains that end users now expect designs and behaviors that are much closer to the way they think, work, and act. Acknowledging how important it is that those responsible for developing an information or knowledge management system understand knowledge structures, the book goes beyond a traditional library science perspective and uses case studies to help translate the abstract and theoretical to the practical and concrete. Explaining the structures in a simple and intuitive way and providing examples that clearly illustrate the challenges faced by a range of different organizations, Knowledge Architectures is essential reading for those studying and working in library and information science, data science, systems development, database design, and search system architecture and engineering."--Page 4 of cover