Construction of personal knowledge maps for a peer-to-peer information-sharing environment

Purpose Browsing knowledge documents in a peer-to-peer (P2P) environment is difficult because knowledge documents in such an environment are large in quantity and distributed over different peers who organize the documents according to their own views. This paper aims to propose a method for constructing a personal knowledge map for a peer to facilitate knowledge browsing and alleviate information overload in P2P environments. Design/methodology/approach The research presents a method for constructing a personal knowledge map. The method adopts an ontology-concept-tree-based classification algorithm to recognize a peer’s personal knowledge structure and construct a personal knowledge map, and uses a self-organizing map algorithm to cluster and visualize the knowledge documents. The correctness of the created knowledge map is evaluated with a collection of abstracts of academic papers. Findings The method for constructing a personal knowledge map is the main finding of this research. The evaluation shows that the created knowledge map is good in quality. Research limitations/implications The proposed method provides a way for P2P platforms to understand their users’ knowledge background, as well as to improve the P2P platform environment. However, the proposed method will not help a peer when he has nothing in his individual knowledge document repository (i.e. the “cold start” problem). The method also requires a relatively good ontology base for a P2P document sharing system to use the method effectively. Originality/value It is novel that the proposed method organizes the knowledge documents related to a peer’s knowledge background into a personal knowledge map. Moreover, the created knowledge map combines the advantages of a hierarchical display and a map display. It has values for a distributed P2P environment to facilitate users’ knowledge browsing and to alleviate information overload.

[1]  Steffen Staab,et al.  Learning Concept Hierarchies from Text Corpora using Formal Concept Analysis , 2005, J. Artif. Intell. Res..

[2]  E. Glasersfeld.  Cognition, Construction of Knowledge, and Teaching , 1989 .

[3]  Bartłomiej Włodarczyk.  Topic Map as a Method for the Development of Subject Headings Vocabulary: An Introduction to the Project of the National Library of Poland , 2013 .

[4]  Junping Qiu,et al.  Library resources semantization based on resource ontology , 2014, Electron. Libr..

[5]  Qingpu Zhang,et al.  Knowledge map of creativity research based on keywords network and co-word analysis, 1992–2011 , 2014, Quality & Quantity.

[6]  Gerard Salton,et al.  Term-Weighting Approaches in Automatic Text Retrieval , 1988, Inf. Process. Manag..

[7]  Sheng-Tun Li,et al.  Design and Evaluation of a Layered Thematic Knowledge Map System , 2008, J. Comput. Inf. Syst..

[8]  Jia Hao,et al.  Knowledge map-based method for domain knowledge browsing , 2014, Decis. Support Syst..

[9]  C. Nass.  Knowledge or Skills: Which Do Administrators Learn from Experience? , 1994 .

[10]  Fu-Ren Lin,et al.  Visualized cognitive knowledge map integration for P2P networks , 2009, Decis. Support Syst..

[11]  Seng-cho Timothy Chou,et al.  Using peer-to-peer technology for knowledge sharing in communities of practices , 2008, Decis. Support Syst..

[12]  Thomas R. Gruber,et al.  A translation approach to portable ontology specifications , 1993, Knowl. Acquis..

[13]  Yejun Wu,et al.  Evaluations of a Large Topic Map as a Knowledge Organization Tool for Supporting Self-Regulated Learning. , 2018 .

[14]  Liam Fahey,et al.  The Eleven Deadliest Sins of Knowledge Management , 1998 .

[15]  Chi Fai Cheung,et al.  A systematic approach for knowledge auditing: a case study in transportation sector , 2007, J. Knowl. Manag..

[16]  Zhao,et al.  A Study on the Model of Knowledge Map based on Concept Clustering , 2008 .

[17]  Teuvo Kohonen,et al.  Self-organized formation of topologically correct feature maps , 2004, Biological Cybernetics.

[18]  Shouhong Wang,et al.  Knowledge Discovery Through Self-Organizing Maps: Data Visualization and Query Processing , 2002, Knowledge and Information Systems.

[19]  M. Lynne Markus,et al.  Toward A Theory of Knowledge Reuse : Types of Knowledge Reuse Situations and Factors in Reuse Success , 2022 .

[20]  Bin Zhu,et al.  Newsmap: a knowledge map for online news , 2005, Decis. Support Syst..

[21]  Dorothy E. Leidner,et al.  Review: Knowledge Management and Knowledge Management Systems: Conceptual Foundations and Research Issues , 2001, MIS Q..

[22]  A. Viera,et al.  Understanding interobserver agreement: the kappa statistic. , 2005, Family medicine.

[23]  Andrew B. Whinston,et al.  P2P Networking: An Information-Sharing Alternative , 2001, Computer.

[24]  B. C. Brookes.  The foundations of information science , 1980 .

[25]  Duen-Ren Liu,et al.  Knowledge maps for composite e-services: A mining-based system platform coupling with recommendations , 2008, Expert Syst. Appl..

[26]  Haiying Shen,et al.  An Efficient and Trustworthy P2P and Social Network Integrated File Sharing System , 2015, IEEE Transactions on Computers.

[27]  D. Jonassen.  Objectivism versus constructivism: Do we need a new philosophical paradigm? , 1991 .

[28]  Hsinchun Chen,et al.  Browsing in hypertext: a cognitive study , 1992, IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern..

[29]  Yong Yu,et al.  A novel method for adaptive knowledge map construction in the aircraft development , 2015, Multimedia Tools and Applications.

[30]  Sadhana Puntambekar,et al.  Analyzing collaborative interactions: divergence, shared understanding and construction of knowledge , 2006, Comput. Educ..

[31]  Ye Zhang,et al.  General Framework for Text Classification Based on Domain Ontology , 2008, 2008 Third International Workshop on Semantic Media Adaptation and Personalization.

[32]  Xia Lin.  Map displays for information retrieval , 1997 .

[33]  Fu-Ren Lin,et al.  Knowledge map creation and maintenance for virtual communities of practice , 2006, Inf. Process. Manag..

[34]  Euiho Suh,et al.  Building the knowledge map: an industrial case study , 2003, J. Knowl. Manag..

[35]  Hsinchun Chen,et al.  Internet Browsing and Searching: User Evaluations of Category Map and Concept Space Techniques , 1998, J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci..

[36]  M A Musen,et al.  Dimensions of knowledge sharing and reuse. , 1992, Computers and biomedical research, an international journal.

[37]  Liliana M. Melgar Estrada,et al.  Topic Maps from a Knowledge Organization Perspective , 2011 .

[38]  José M. Merigó,et al.  Analyzing the effects of technological, organizational and competition factors on Web knowledge exchange in SMEs , 2015, Telematics Informatics.

[39]  Joseph D. Novak,et al.  Learning How to Learn , 1984 .

[40]  Tarek F. Abdelzaher,et al.  Web Content Adaptation to Improve Server Overload Behavior , 1999, Comput. Networks.

[41]  Jie Wu,et al.  A Semantic Searching Scheme in Heterogeneous Unstructured P2P Networks , 2011, Journal of Computer Science and Technology.

[42]  Sungjoo Lee,et al.  Development and application of a keyword-based knowledge map for effective R&D planning , 2010, Scientometrics.

[43]  John L. Gordon,et al.  Creating knowledge maps by exploiting dependent relationships , 2000, Knowledge-Based Systems.

[44]  Sheng Gao,et al.  Knowledge sharing community in P2P network: a study of motivational perspective , 2004, J. Knowl. Manag..

[45]  Gerard Salton,et al.  A vector space model for automatic indexing , 1975, CACM.

[46]  Yao Wang,et al.  Dealing With User Heterogeneity in P2P Multi-Party Video Conferencing: Layered Distribution Versus Partitioned Simulcast , 2016, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia.

[47]  Ana Gabriela Maguitman,et al.  Intelligent algorithms for improving communication patterns in thematic P2P search , 2017, Inf. Process. Manag..

[48]  Mingsheng Shang,et al.  A hybrid cognitive assessment based on ontology knowledge map and skills , 2015, Knowl. Based Syst..

[49]  Krys J. Kochut,et al.  Ontology-Based Text Classification into Dynamically Defined Topics , 2014, 2014 IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing.

[50]  Thomas R. Gruber,et al.  Toward principles for the design of ontologies used for knowledge sharing? , 1995, Int. J. Hum. Comput. Stud..

[51]  Deng-Yiv Chiu,et al.  Topic knowledge map and knowledge structure constructions with genetic algorithm, information retrieval, and multi-dimension scaling method , 2014, Knowl. Based Syst..

[52]  Cynthia Brandt,et al.  Ontology-guided feature engineering for clinical text classification , 2012, J. Biomed. Informatics.

[53]  Mark N. Wexler,et al.  The who, what and why of knowledge mapping , 2001, J. Knowl. Manag..

[54]  Chen Chen,et al.  Research on feature-based opinion mining using topic maps , 2016, Electron. Libr..

[55]  R. Hinson.  Internet browsing behavior: a case study of executive postgraduate students in Ghana , 2011 .

[57]  Ali Balaid,et al.  Knowledge maps: A systematic literature review and directions for future research , 2016, Int. J. Inf. Manag..

[58]  Tzyy-Ching Yang,et al.  A system architecture for intelligent browsing on the Web , 2000, Decis. Support Syst..

[59]  Alan Brier,et al.  Computer assisted text analysis in the social sciences , 2011 .

[60]  Lu Liu,et al.  A Method for Enterprise Knowledge Map Construction Based on Social Classification , 2009, CONFENIS.

[61]  kuo-Wei Lee,et al.  Design and validation of a knowledge map system—the case of construction industry in Taiwan , 2017 .