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NEFIS Knowledge Base FAQ. Jarmo Saarikko Metla team (partner 6) Finnish Forest Research Institute. NEFIS Knowledge Base. KB = FAQ? KB database content KB management KB forum KB entries – when and how? KB views. NEFIS KB users. NEFIS data providers
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NEFIS Knowledge Base FAQ Jarmo Saarikko Metla team (partner 6) Finnish Forest Research Institute Metla team/Jarmo Saarikko NEFIS KB FAQ
NEFIS Knowledge Base KB = FAQ? KB database content KB management KB forum KB entries – when and how? KB views Metla team/Jarmo Saarikko NEFIS KB FAQ
NEFIS KB users • NEFIS data providers • guides, instructions, standards, tools • IT-specialists • solutions, tools, data models • Researchers & project managers • information about and for related projects Metla team/Jarmo Saarikko NEFIS KB FAQ
NEFIS KB Database content • Question or problem • Answer (+link to additional information) • Keywords • Subject / Category ICT – NOT FORESTRY! • KB management information • Moderator and date of entry for a doc/record • KB will contain also • Metadata on issues and documents • Full-text NEFIS project documents Metla team/Jarmo Saarikko NEFIS KB FAQ
NEFIS KB management • NEFIS Software Design and Implementation Group? • Who and what is this? Who makes the decision when to re-write or update the interface, db-structure, etc to a next version of the KB? • NEFIS KB Master user • Would be in charge of keeping the service running. hostmaster, access rights, no need to be content specialist or add content • Editorial group? • NEFIS KB content manager/moderator • Able to add/edit/remove information to the db. • Should be specialists for various subject areas Metla team/Jarmo Saarikko NEFIS KB FAQ
NEFIS KB Forum • Is this necessary for NEFIS KB? • Possibility for anyone to post questions? • Moderators pick up and prepare answers • Is the KB Forum only for NEFIS project internal use? • Registration is not necessary to use the KB FAQs and documents. Metla team/Jarmo Saarikko NEFIS KB FAQ
KB entries – what will it be? • Who are asking questions for the FAQs? You are! • There are already a lot of answers to questions in the project forums, documents and meeting notes! • Examples: What is Dublin core? How do I use it? How do I make my services interoperable? • The Greenwich team report has information and references to other projects, standards and documents • This would form the backbone of the KB • add also the EFICS report 1997, etc. == important documentation. Metla team/Jarmo Saarikko NEFIS KB FAQ
KB entries – who and when? • Whoshould enter this information to the KB and break it into question/answer components and add metadata (keywords, subject areas)? • Filling in KB entries requires technical knowledge • Volunteer collaborators are needed as editors • The audience: BOTH NEFIS users and developers • Should the KB entries be readable by non-technical people, too? • KB will answer to information needs and will be done Metla team/Jarmo Saarikko NEFIS KB FAQ
NEFIS KB views • The first version in 2003 • Proposal, March 2004 • Update, May 2004 • Homepage • Search view • FAQ view • Ideas for development of the KB may be discussed on the NEFIS KB Forum. Metla team/Jarmo Saarikko NEFIS KB FAQ
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