2008 Awards for Excellence

Citation

(2009), "2008 Awards for Excellence", Internet Research, Vol. 19 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/intr.2009.17219aaa.002

2008 Awards for Excellence

Article Type: 2008 Awards for Excellence From: Internet Research, Volume 19, Issue 1

The following article was selected for this year's Outstanding Paper Award for Internet Research

"Approaches for personalised knowledge retrieval''

Robert LoewCork Institute of Technology, Ireland, and Institute of Applied Informatics Darmstadt (AIDA), University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

Katrin Kuemmel, Judith Ruprecht and Udo BleimannInstitute of Applied Informatics Darmstadt (AIDA), University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

Paul WalshCork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe new search methods based on semantic information structures to offer a personalised and interactive knowledge retrieval to the user.Design/methodology/approach – A careful look on existing "knowledge management projects" leads to a proposed approach of a "knowledge broker network" where transfer of knowledge is based on communication between humans. To enhance the quality of search results a new search algorithm ("Search Assistance Algorithm (SAA)") is described in a simplified manner.Findings – The paper provides information on the knowledge broker network and shows the advantages of this concept especially of the automated part.Research limitations/implications – The paper shows the proposed approach has not formally being tested yet. Some pilot studies have been made and a study especially for the SAA is planned for the near future.Practical implications – This approach has the potential to change the way of transfer of knowledge using a knowledge broker network based on knowledge management systems, which could be improved by our SAA in practice.Originality/value – Using knowledge management systems in a "standard way" by feeding in information and using retrieval methods is not optimal for sharing knowledge between humans. To provide and update information is very cost-intensive. Using "meta-information" about "who is expert in which area" and bring information-seeker and experts together could be the optimal method. This knowledge broker network helps to bring this idea into reality.

Keywords Information retrieval, Information services, Knowledge management, Semantics

www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/10662240710730498

This article originally appeared in Volume 17 Number 1, 2007, pp. 49-60, Internet Research

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Outstanding Reviewer

For the second year running, Emerald has decided to name and reward the outstanding reviewers who contribute to the success of the journals. The editor has selected:

Jon Franklin Ramsoomair, School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, Canada