The ISN Knowledge Management System

1. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND SECURITY NETWORK Managing information, sharing knowledge The ISN Knowledge Management System

2. The ISN • Free international public service • Run by the Center for Security Studies (CSS) • Funded by the Swiss government and ETH Zurich • Independent source of information • Outreach offices at NATO HQ and Washington, DC • Provider of training and e-learning programs • Global network of international researchand policy-oriented partner institutes ISN – Managing information, sharing knowledge

3. The ISN’s Mission To promote global security and cooperation by collecting, managing, and sharing specialized information for the international relations security community

4. ISN - An Integrated Knowledge Management Portal • News and Current Affairs • Research and Publications • Education and Events • ISN Partner Network www.isn.ethz.ch

5. ISN – A Service Provider to the IR Community • Limited Area SearchEngine (ISN LASE) • 9 Million Documents • Search by: • Full Text Search • Boolean Search • Exact Phrase Search • Backward Links Search • Grouping of Results • Multilingual • ISN LASE Search Form

6. ISN – A Service Provider to the IR Community • Facts on International Relationsand Security Trends (FIRST) • Chronologies of Conflictsand Peacekeeping Activities • Data on Arms Productionand Trade • Lists of Holdings of Conventional and Nuclear Weapons • Military Expenditure • Information on Armed Forces

7. Managing Information in the 21st Century • The information revolution has changed the information needs of the IR practitioner • The same revolution is encouraging the development of new intellectual skills and abilities • The future belongs to those who can identify patterns and relationships in seemingly unrelated information • We have to learn to accept and work with the chaos and complexity inherent in modern information flows

8. Leading the Way in the IR Community The ISN is leading the way in: • Knowledge leadership – championing a culture of creating and sharing knowledge and ideas • Establishing a vision of closer collaboration between different academic disciplines and knowledge sectors • Developing a first class ICT infrastructure to enable information sharing and communication • Encouraging a culture of continuous learning through e-learning and training seminars

9. The ISN Knowledge Management System (ISN KMS) The ISN KMS is designed to: • Overcome the problems of traditional search engines • Identify relationships between different branches of knowledge • Give greater exposure to the research of partner organizations • Present users with new ideas in academic and policy circles and place these ideas in their wider context • Bring together the expertise of a diverse community of subject and region experts

10. The ISN KMS Overview Content Output • Subject/Region specific search results • Content specific results (news, reports, links) • Organization specific results Content Input • Common cataloging and classification standards and guidelines • Defined roles and responsibilities • Electronic tools to support content contribution

11. What is Faceted Classification? Faceted classification enables us to: • Reflect the multiple values of all contributed content, thus broadening its potential audience • Make content shareable across a range of academic disciplines and services • Accommodate new ideas and concepts as they enter the public realm • Increase the chance of relevant information discovery

12. The Knowledge Cycle Collect Publish Classify Create Knowledge Repository Organize/ Store Analyze Use/Exploit Share/ Disseminate Gather Access

13. Series/Collection: What is Dispalyed

14. Publication/Document: What is Displayed?

15. Join the ISN The benefits of joining our network include: • Greater exposure at no additional cost through KMS technology and software • Full accreditation for any content/input provided • The ability to communicate your ideas beyond your traditional user group, audience, or geographic locale • Access to the ISN’s existing partner network – your ideas are channelled directly to their front door

16. Content Sharing Partners • Center for Security Studies (CSS) • Comprehensive Risk Analysis and Management Network (CRN) • Swiss Foreign and Security Policy Network (SSN) • Parallel History Project on NATO and the Warsaw Pact (PHP) • Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC) • The Atlantic Council of the United States • Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue • International Crisis Group • Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS) • International Centre for Political Violenceand Terrorism Research (ICPVTR) • Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) • Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) • Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)

17. Content Sharing Partners • Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) • The Henry L. Stimson Center • Portuguese Institute for International Relationsand Security (IPRIS) • Saferworld, UK • Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) • Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) • The Human Security Center

18. Gregory Rowling rowling@sipo.gess.ethz.ch Tel +41 (0)44 632 63 79 Fax +41 (0)44 632 14 13 Chris Pallaris pallaris@sipo.gess.ethz.ch Tel +41 (0)44 632 07 54 Fax +41 (0)44 632 14 13 Thank You www.isn.ethz.chManaging information, sharing knowledge