Many researchers define KM process differently. In this chapter, we follow the
classification of Alavi and Leidner (2001) with minor modifications as knowledge
acquisition/creation, storage/sharing, and application/transfer depicted in Figure
10.
As shown in the resources layer of Figure 9, the Semantic-Web-driven KM systems
extends the scope of KM to Internet Web resources beyond those of intra-organization.
The Semantic Web-driven KM systems not only broaden the scope of knowledge
acquisition but also enhance the quality level of knowledge acquisition through
semantics. The Semantic-Web-driven KM systems support knowledge creation
through enhancement of connectivity and e-learning. For example, semantic blogging
which is a powerful tool for establishing and maintaining an online community by
embedding the Semantic Web technology within a blogging framework provides a
new way of knowledge creation as well as knowledge sharing and transfer (Cayzer,
2004). The Semantic Web-driven KM systems enable knowledge to be represented
as a knowledge object (or granularity of knowledge) rather than a document unit.
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