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Knowledge Class
Knowledge Class is a Java servlet-based knowledge organizing tool tailored to individual users' interests and needs. Similar to a classified mini thesaurus, each knowledge class consists of a hierarchically structured collection of controlled or natural language terms on a particular discipline, such as chemistry or physics; or a specific topic, such as financial investment or information retrieval.
Some features of Knowlege Class include:
- A hierarchical structure of subject terms with multiple levels
- Static and dynalic links associated to the subject terms
- Built in connections to multiple search engines
- Web-based editing tools for the hierarchy and the links
- Import/Export from/to XML topic maps.
Publications:
- Chan, M. L.; Lin, X.; & M. L. Zeng (2000). Structural and multilingual
approaches to subject access on the web. IFLA Journal, 26(3), 187-197.
- Lin, X.; & Chan, M. L. (1999). Personalized knowledge organization and access for the web. Library and Information Science Research, 21(2), 153-172.
- Lin, X.; Chan, Mai Lois. (1997). Knowledge Class -- A dynamic structure
for subject access on the web. ASIS SIGCR Classification Workshop, ASIS'97.
Nov.1 -4, Washington DC.