The Implementation of Wiki-based Knowledge Management Systems for Small Research Groups

Abstract

Due to the soaring of knowledge-based economy and the blooming growth of e-business, more effective approaches to accumulate and manage valuable knowledge become an important issue for both of the academic and the industry fields. There are many knowledge management systems built for large corporate companies. However, not many open source systems are available for small research communities. Currently, wiki has not only changed the conception of building knowledge in an on-going process, but also become a popular tool of sharing knowledge worldwide. In this paper, we adopt wiki tools, TiddlyWiki and MediaWiki, to build two useful platforms as knowledge management systems for small research groups less than twenty members. Our prototype intends to help students quickly grasp the expertise of their specific domain knowledge as new comers and become experienced researchers at the end of their learning process. We try to make this project as a continuous effort to accumulate more useful knowledge in a collaborative manner as required by most of the researchers.