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The paper addresses problems inherent to gathering, managing and browsing knowledge relevant for maintaining and serving a collaborating group with common interests, i. e., a knowledge community. First, current solutions for information management will be examined, highlighting the need of more flexible means of information storage and retrieval. Hereafter, two of the most common – currently available – paradigms, i. e., semantic web technologies and topic maps, will be presented in an overview, and finally, the most suitable of these will be explained in a practical example.
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Kemény, Z., Erdős, G., Váncza, J. (2008). Representation and Navigation Techniques for Semi-Structured Knowledge in Collaborating Communities. In: Bernard, A., Tichkiewitch, S. (eds) Methods and Tools for Effective Knowledge Life-Cycle-Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78431-9_11
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