Access Algorithms and Data Structures Underlying a
Paper presents the algorithms and data structure schemes to be used for knowledge storage and processing by various ICONS components and discusses the algorithms as they appeared through theoretical and experimental studies. By Witold Litwin and Gerard Levy. [PDF]
Authority in the Context of Distributed Knowledge
Paper discusses the role of authority as a coordination mechanism under conditions of distributed knowledge as well as other issues of economic organization. By Kirsten Foss and Nicolai J. Foss. [PDF]
Can Knowledge be Distributed? The Dynamics of Know
Research project focuses on six scientific research teams and the ways in which their group history, communications infrastructure, and knowledge interrelate. Features references.
Distributed Knowledge Modeling through the World W
Article reports on the development of knowledge modeling tools operating through the web to support knowledge acquisition, representation and inference through semantic networks and repertory grids. By Mildred L. G. Shaw and Brian R. Gaines.
Distributed Knowledge Research Collaborative
Multidisciplinary group dedicated to the study of how knowledge is produced, shared, negotiated and co-constructed within distributed communities and the way in which technologies support these exchanges. Features links and tools.
Dynamic Knowledge Communities Initiative
An open source initiative intended to be used to network personal and community knowledge. Features project overview, documentation, news, and contact details.
Infrastructures, Incentives and Institutions: Fost
Paper describes a conceptual understanding of the relationship between learning and knowledge accumulation and suggests that diversified systems must be able to cope with the need to produce policies that nurture the learning society. By Pedro Conceicao, Manuel V. Heitor and Francisco Veloso.
Kind Theory and Distributed Knowledge Capture
Paper summarizes kind theory and its use in the Jiki for distributed knowledge capture. By Joseph R. Kiniry. [PDF]
Peer-Mediated Distributed Knowledge Management
Paper propose a peer-to-peer architecture which embodies the KEx principle. By Matteo Bonifacio, Paolo Bouquet, Gianluca Mameli and Michele Nori. [PDF]
Web Epistemology - The Web as Distributed Knowledg
Discusses the importance of the epistemic impact of the Web. Features bibliography.
Working in Virtual Teams: Overcoming Time and Geog
Section from a management information systems course on virtual teams as task-based groups that use technology to overcome some of the frictions of time and geography.