KNOWLEDGE MAPPING

Involvement in the Web has finally required that some of the ideas I have been pursuing with Professor Robert Wright from the University of Toronto be put forward for public review and comment. The concept of knowledge mapping was something that grew out of my doctoral research into knowledge based systems and expertise, and it has since been expanded and continually re-defined. It has eluded publication for these very reasons. This paper is not intended as a comprehensive treatment of the subject, but rather as a means of acquainting my colleagues with what may be a larger context for our joint efforts.

Background - The Context for this Discourse on Knowledge Mapping
Problems and Essential Knowledge - The Survival of Topsight
Knowledge Mapping - The Digital Representation of Analog Processes
Essential Characteristics of Knowledge Mapping Technologies - Gottabees versus Wannabees
Endnotes - Sources of Inspiration
Apology - Why I'm Not Really Sorry for Publishing on the Web

This contribution is intended as a forum for further dialogue and exploration.

Please forward your feedback on KNOWLEDGE MAPPING to Ted Kesik [tkesik@acs.ryerson.ca], Ryerson Polytechnic University.

LAST UPDATE: January 1996. Unless otherwise noted, all material is © 1996 Ted Kesik, Ryerson Polytechnic University