computer science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

, semantic knowledge management is a set of practices that seeks to

classify Classification is the activity of assigning objects to some pre-existing classes or categories. This is distinct from the task of establishing the classes themselves (for example through cluster analysis). Examples include diagnostic tests, identif ...

content so that the

knowledge Knowledge is an Declarative knowledge, awareness of facts, a Knowledge by acquaintance, familiarity with individuals and situations, or a Procedural knowledge, practical skill. Knowledge of facts, also called propositional knowledge, is oft ...

it contains may be immediately accessed and transformed for

delivery Delivery may refer to: Biology and medicine *Childbirth *Drug delivery *Gene delivery Business and law *Delivery (commerce), of goods, e.g.: **Pizza delivery ** Milk delivery ** Food delivery ** Online grocer *Deed ("delivery" in contract law), a ...

to the desired audience, in the required format. This classification of content is

semantic Semantics is the study of linguistic Meaning (philosophy), meaning. It examines what meaning is, how words get their meaning, and how the meaning of a complex expression depends on its parts. Part of this process involves the distinction betwee ...

in its nature – identifying content by its type or meaning within the content itself and via external, descriptive

metadata Metadata (or metainformation) is "data that provides information about other data", but not the content of the data itself, such as the text of a message or the image itself. There are many distinct types of metadata, including: * Descriptive ...

– and is achieved by employing

XML Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language and file format for storing, transmitting, and reconstructing data. It defines a set of rules for encoding electronic document, documents in a format that is both human-readable and Machine-r ...

technologies. The specific outcomes of these practices are: * Maintain content for multiple audiences together in a single document * Transform content into various delivery formats without re-authoring *

Search Searching may refer to: Music * "Searchin', Searchin", a 1957 song originally performed by The Coasters * Searching (China Black song), "Searching" (China Black song), a 1991 song by China Black * Searchin' (CeCe Peniston song), "Searchin" (C ...

for content more effectively * Involve more

subject-matter expert A subject-matter expert (SME) is a person who has accumulated great knowledge in a particular field or topic and this level of knowledge is demonstrated by the person's degree, licensure, and/or through years of professional experience with the su ...

s in the creation of content without reducing quality * Reduce production costs for delivery formats * Reduce the manual administration of getting the right knowledge to the right people * Reduce the cost and time to localize content

Notable semantic knowledge management systems

*Learn eXact *Thinking Cap LCMS *Thinking Cap LMS *Xyleme LCMS * iMapping

References

* {{cite book, title=Semantic Knowledge Management: Integrating Ontology Management, Knowledge Discovery, and Human Language Technologies, author1=John Davies , author2=Marko Grobelnik , author3=Dunja Mladenic , isbn=978-3-540-89164-2, year=2008, publisher=Springer Knowledge representation