Weblog and Digital Library in Knowledge Management

Thiti VacharasintopchaiAsian Institute of TechnologyDecember 7, 2006

About meAbout meDoctoral candidate in structural engineering

About this projectPart of doctoral thesis to address collaborativeproblem in structural engineeringproblem in structural engineering

Engineering calculationsKnowledge sharing

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Meet the BloggersMeet the BloggersAn introduction to Blogs, Bloggers and theBlogosphere

Digital LibrariesOrganizational repository of knowledgeOrganizational repository of knowledge

Blog+DL-based KM System

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IntroductoryIntroductoryPractical orientedFrom a user point of view

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Introduction to

Web-based journal publications whichWeb-based journal publications whichconsists primarily of periodic articles,normally in reverse chronological order(Wikipedia 2006)

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Blog (noun)Blog (noun)An individual blog

Blog (verb)To write a post to a blog

Blogger (noun)A person who blogs

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DiaryDiaryNews and updateCorporate promotionKnowledge sharing

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Read and Comment at others’ blogsRead and Comment at others’ blogsPost

Write a blog entryLinks to others’ blogNotify the original blogger – Trackbacks

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Blog in Action: Example 1

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Blog in Action: Example 2

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Web 2.0 – Social web and communities ofWeb 2.0 – Social web and communities ofpractice

Blogging create social networksAmong Hobbyists, Business people, PractitionersFor business people: Business opportunitiesFor business people: Business opportunitiesFor hobbyists and practitioners

Fast discovery and evolution of knowledge

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Reading + commenting + posting forms a network ofbloggersbloggers

Here is how:I am looking for an information about this on GoogleI came across your blog entryI read your entryI’m interested in this also and here’s my two cents. You can alsovisit my blog at http://thitiv.blogspot.comvisit my blog at http://thitiv.blogspot.comYou read my blog and it’s true that we share the same interestWe keep visiting each other’s blog and exchange ourexperiencesWe become pen-palsLots of these from a “social network”

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http://thitiv.blogspot.com/

http://thitiv.blogspot.com/

Introduction to

A digital library is an integrated set of servicesfor capturing, cataloging, storing, searching,A digital library is an integrated set of servicesfor capturing, cataloging, storing, searching,protecting, and retrieving information(Reddy et al. 1999)

A digital library typically comprises digitalcollections, services and infrastructure tocollections, services and infrastructure tosupport life-long learning, research, scholarlycommunication and preservation(Wikipedia 2006b).

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Original useOriginal usePreservation: Archive of digitized copies of raredocuments, books, and historical objectsFor study by people of new generations

Modern use: Material from MIT’s white paperCentral repository to store virtually all works offaculty and staffPreservation of all works so that they do notvanish with time (and technological obsolescence)

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The Institutional Repository Solution from MIT

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Source: Dunn and Walsh (2004). Indiana University.Source: Dunn and Walsh (2004). Indiana University.

“DSpace is a groundbreaking digital institutionalrepository that captures, stores, indexes, preserves,and redistributes the intellectual output of auniversity’s research faculty in digital formats.”Developed jointly by MIT Libraries and Hewlett-Developed jointly by MIT Libraries and Hewlett-PackardLicensed under BSD distribution licensewww.dspace.org

http://www.dspace.org/

Supports submission of, management of, andSupports submission of, management of, andaccess to digital content

Formats: text, images, audio, videoOrganized based on organizational needs of alarge university

Communities and collectionsCommunities and collections

Digital preservationDigital preservationPersistent IDs, support levels for different fileformats

Access controlVersioningSearch and retrieval

Based on qualified Dublin Core metadataBased on qualified Dublin Core metadata

Plus interoperability with other digital librarysystems

OS: Unix/Linux or WindowsOS: Unix/Linux or WindowsWritten in JavaPostgreSQL relational databaseProvides complete Web user interface, butJava APIs available

We will have a closer look in the next section on Blog+DL KM system

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Introducing the

Blogs and Digital Library (Blog+DL) areBlogs and Digital Library (Blog+DL) aremodern information technologies deployableon the Internet or an intranet that can becombined to build the second-generation ofknowledge management (KM) systems.

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Blog+DL can assist members of anBlog+DL can assist members of anorganization in

sharing tacit knowledgedeveloping concepts from many pieces of tacitknowledgecombining various elements of explicitcombining various elements of explicitknowledge, andkeeping new knowledge in the knowledge basesof individuals and the organization.

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When a Blog+DL KM system is deployedEach staff is assigned a personal blogThrough the facilities of blogging, exchanges ofcomments and discussions among colleagues areelectronically facilitatedCross-referencing among individual blog entries anddiscussions can be madediscussions can be madeAfter a work-in-progress is completed, related blogentries and discussions, as well as a project summarydocument, are archived to the digital library for futurereferences

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Let’s have a look at a Blog+DL KM system

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Blog Server

WWW

Archiever Digital Library

Web Browser

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Web Browser

User

Blog ServerANY Open Source/Freeware blog serversANY Open Source/Freeware blog serversSuggested servers: Blojsom (Java open source)

Digital LibraryFrequent incremental submission by userDSpace is best option

Webpage ArchiverA server component to take snapshot of a webpageSubmit to specific collection in DSpace

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Mozilla Firefox Web BrowserMozilla Firefox Web Browser

Extension (bookmarklets) for Mozilla FirefoxSave to digital librarySearch digital library

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A Walk-Through

Building up a

TraditionalTraditionalDiscussion with colleagues & experts

Summarized and blogged

Experience from past projectsRelevant project files collected & documented

WebWeb browsing & Google searches

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Building Up a Personal Portfolio of Knowledge

Reporting a summarized discussionReporting a summarized discussionDescribing a problemExpressing an opinion

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Discussion is closedDiscussion is closedArchiving to the Digital Library for futurereferences

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Example: Review of Blog Visualization toolsExample: Review of Blog Visualization tools

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On Launch of a New Project

DSpace facilitatesDSpace facilitatesPersonal Portfolio of Knowledge

Matured discussions of past experience

Organizational KnowledgePersonal portfolios shared by colleagues

Readily reuse of knowledge

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Question on Retrofitting a historical buildingQuestion on Retrofitting a historical building

Go globalBlog search engines

Google Blog SearchTechnorati (topic-based)Technorati (topic-based)

Traditional web search engine sources

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Socialization(Blogging)

Externalization(Peer Discussion)

CombinationInternalization

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Work on top of past experiences – not from scratch

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