Knowledge Portal: An Innovative Approach to LibrariesKnowledge Portal: An Innovative Approach to Libraries

Presented at NACLIN

New Delhi

BySharad Kumar Sonker

Department of Lib. & Info. Sci.Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar

UniversityLucknow-226025

sksonker@yahoo.co.in&

Dr.K.L.MahawarDepartment of Lib. & Info. Sci.Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar

University Lucknow-025mahawar_67@yahoo.co.in

Goal of this PresentationGoal of this PresentationTo present the basic concepts of

knowledge portal and its functioning which, offers an opportunity to library and information professionals to provide a single point access to individual’s knowledge as well as explicit knowledge.

What Will You Learn?What Will You Learn?

Definitions of PortalKnowledge portalComponents of K PortalProcess of K PortalOpen Source SoftwareAdvantages of K Portal

IntroductionIntroduction “Right information to the right user at

the right time” has been the motto of information professionals.

Advancement of Information Technology and emerging trends in Internet has changed the concept of portal where the internal and external resources are the main components to the new system called “Knowledge portal”.

Knowledge portal facilitate tacit and Explicit knowledge for users

DefinitionsDefinitions A web site that aims to be an entry point to the

World-Wide Web, typically offering a search engine and/or links to useful pages, and possibly news or other services.

Denis Howe

A Web site that functions as an entry point to the Internet, as by providing useful content and linking to various sites and features on the World Wide Web

Random House Unabridged Dictionary A Web page that serves as an entry point or

Gateway to resources and servicesThe Sun & Sun (2002)

What is Knowledge portal?What is Knowledge portal? Knowledge portal provides a single point of access to the tacit

and explicit knowledge that support members of the institutions or organizations in all aspects of their learning, teaching, working, research and other activities.

It offers various internal, external resources with other services which encompass and management of books, journals, databases, Web-sites, learning objects, library catalogue, email, forums, lesson learned, best practices and experiences of individual.

It contains intelligent agent software to identify and automatically distribute information and knowledge effectively to knowledge workers based on knowledge profile

Objectives of K PortalObjectives of K Portal To support working, learning, teaching, research and

development To provide entry point to the web resources as well as local

resources with special services To integrate internal and external resources that allows

interoperability or cross search or federated search To Provide internal and external knowledge through a single

plate form with the elimination of various interface and password

To store and retrieve tacit and explicit knowledge of individuals

To assist to short out any problems occurred in future as occurred in earlier

To optimum utilization of resources

ComponentsComponentsE-mail Real-time messaging and awareness Discussion forums Knowledge Catalogue (experts system)Repository Database tools and softwareUser Interface

K-Portal

Library catalogue Repository K-Catalogue

Experts databaseDocumentsExternal Resources

Communication system

forum E-mail

Real MessagingRepository

Process of K PortalProcess of K Portal Identification of Field Identification of Information Scientists or

Experts Documentation of Internal Knowledge of

employee or persons Creation of Various systems and databases Integration of Internal and external knowledge Designing an easy Interface for the users

AdvantagesAdvantages It disseminates various types of information, message

and data.

Improves knowledge management and offers experience of individuals or group of individuals that is the key assets for the future generations.

Portal allows to sharing all the internal documents, best practices, policies and procedures, expertise and experience of individual and external documents.

Portal improves the security of the contents.

Cont…Cont… It allows you to integrate various applications into the single

database so that the relevant information can be obtained as an when required.

It allows content Management which consist documentation, capturing, storing and managing contents.

It creates a content browsing and searching structure which facilitate easy access of information.

It improves decision making through accurate information

It enhances to develop harmony and relation that save the time and money.

Open source softwareOpen source softwareMetadot Portal Server

http://www.metadot.com/DotNetNuke

http://www.dotnetnuke.com/Liferay Portal 4.3.4

http://www.liferay.comeNdonesia 8.4

http://www.endonesia.org/

ExamplesExamples

ConclusionConclusion Those institutions or organisations which

are involved in the generation of knowledge, they can create a knowledge portal for the capturing, storing, sharing and disseminating internal and external knowledge to achieve their aims and objectives.

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