Integrating Disparate Knowledge Sources
Adam B. Brody, Kelly L. Dempski, Joseph E. Kaplan, Scott W. Kurth, Edy S. Liongosari and Kishore S. Swaminathan
Second International Conference on The Practical Application of Knowledge Management (PAKeM '99), 21-23 April 1999, London
Abstract: While each different type of information is available separately using specific tools, there is very little support for browsing between entities stored across multiple repositories. The salesperson mentioned in the sales database is not linked to that person's profile in the personnel system. Such a linkage would be very beneficial. It allows the users to browse easily across repositories and discover new knowledge by exploiting the linkages. This paper presents an approach to semantically integrate disparate and decentralized knowledge repositories within an enterprise. This approach allows the end users to view a large decentralized corporate intranet as one well-integrated repository and to explore thematically related information across databases. An application has been developed to show the benefits of such an approach.