The dynamic knowledge repository (DKR) is a concept developed by
Douglas C. Engelbart
Douglas Carl Engelbart (January 30, 1925 – July 2, 2013) was an American engineer and inventor, and an early computer and Internet pioneer. He is best known for his work on founding the field of human–computer interaction, particularl ...
as a primary strategic focus for allowing humans to address complex problems. He has proposed that a DKR will enable us to develop a
collective IQ greater than any individual's IQ. References and discussion of Engelbart's DKR concept are available at the
Doug Engelbart Institute.
Definition
A knowledge repository is a computerized system that systematically captures, organizes and categorizes an
organization's knowledge. The repository can be searched and data can be quickly
retrieved.
The effective knowledge repositories include factual, conceptual, procedural and meta-cognitive techniques. The key features of knowledge repositories include communication forums.
A knowledge repository can take many forms to "contain" the knowledge it holds. A customer database is a knowledge repository of customer information and insights – or electronic
explicit knowledge
Explicit knowledge (also expressive knowledge) is knowledge that can be readily articulated, codified, stored and accessed. It can be expressed in formal and systematical language and shared in the form of data, scientific formulae, specifications, ...
. A Library is a knowledge repository of books – physical explicit knowledge. A community of experts is a knowledge repository of
tacit knowledge
Tacit knowledge or implicit knowledge—as opposed to formal, codified or explicit knowledge—is knowledge that is difficult to express or extract, and thus more difficult to transfer to others by means of writing it down or verbalizing it. Thi ...
or experience. The nature of the repository only changes to contain/manage the type of knowledge it holds. A repository (as opposed to an archive) is designed to get knowledge out. It should therefore have some rules of structure, classification, taxonomy, record management, etc., to facilitate user engagement.
References
Further reading
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External links
Doug Engelbart Institute
Knowledge representation
Data management
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