A Base is a collection of material.
IE, a pile of stuff. Usually with some kind
of organization. (01)
A database is a pile of data with
some organization and some rules of access (02)
A management system is a method of taking
actions on stuff. A way for counting,
sorting,grooming your pile of stuff.
Usually, the management system allows you
to groom the pile as it changes over time. (03)
Stuff constists of objects (nouns) , these objects have
relationships with each other (isa) (is part of ) etc.
The collection of objects is considered [[information]]. (04)
When you build either explicit or implicit rules that
shows the relationship between objects, then you start working
on producing [[knowledge]]. But this is a narrow start to
knowledge. (05)
Our language is imprecise. To say that X is related to Y is
a partial statement. There is a need to come to a deeper
understanding. This starts with a collecting more data: (06)
X is a Y, but X1 is not a Y, but X2 is a Y etc. (07)
So that this data can be converted into an understanding
of the Context of the statement. (08)
If A and B and C, then X is a Y (09)
We like to assume things about the context. Mostly because
it is hard to keep track of the context all the time
and because it often is illdefined in some way or another. (010)
In addition, we like the mathematical "For All" construct,
and use it to over-generalize things. (011)
Wisdom is when we generate enough experience of context and
knowledge, that we can see higher order patterns. (012)
As we try to model information, knowledge and wisdom on
computer tools, we need to get much better at understanding
the scope and context of information. And we must
have better tools for collecting and managing experience with
information. (013)
This becomes more critical as we start trying to use
knowledge bases as the foundation for education efforts
and for the base for computer mediate actions. (014)
cdent@blueoxen.org writes: (015)
% * There exists a knowledge base of questions and answers
% * Some people think it is a knowledge management system
% * Some people think a knowledge managment system is a content
% management system.
% * Being university folk, they want to centralized control
% * The decide, hey we've got a kms in the kb, let's centralize
% content management there and deliver it from there to all IU
% web sites. (016)
% That's a problem when the existing kb is purpose built for data
% that is structured as questions and answers. It doesn't think in
% terms of pages, documents, or collections. (017)
% So, to review the questions (which I've may not have stated
% explicitly yet): (018)
% * What are the characteristics of a knowledge base?
% * What are the characteristics of a knowledge management system?
% * What are the characteristics of a content management system? (019)
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