Combining ontologies and peer-to-peer technologies for inter-organizational knowledge management

doi:10.1108/09696470510611429

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Combining ontologies and peer-to-peer technologies for inter-organizational knowledge management

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Title:	Combining ontologies and peer-to-peer technologies for inter-organizational knowledge management
Author(s):	Heiner Stuckenschmidt, (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Wolf Siberski, (L3S Research Center, Hannover, Germany), Wolfgang Nejdl, (L3S Research Center, Hannover, Germany)
Citation:	Heiner Stuckenschmidt, Wolf Siberski, Wolfgang Nejdl, (2005) "Combining ontologies and peer-to-peer technologies for inter-organizational knowledge management", Learning Organization, The, Vol. 12 Iss: 5, pp.480 - 491
Keywords:	Information networks, Internet, Knowledge management, Learning organizations
Article type:	Conceptual paper
DOI:	10.1108/09696470510611429 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Abstract:	Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to review the characteristics of systems that combine P2P technology with explicit ontologies and assess the benefits of these technologies for inter-organizational knowledge management. Design/methodology/approach – We characterize existing technologies with respect to a number of aspects that are relevant to knowledge management on a technical level. We further provide an example of an existing system and categorize it according to the aspects. Findings – We conclude that ontology-based P2P systems are in general beneficial for distributed knowledge management systems and that the design of such systems can be guided using the aspects we distinguish. Originality/value – The paper presents the first attempt to rigorously identify and discuss the design space of ontology-based P2P systems.