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Developing Hierarchical Metadata and Taxonomy

I have often been quite skeptical of knowledge management strategies that focus on creating elaborate taxonomies, but at the same time, I am fascinated by their value. Categorzation adds explicit knowledge by showing the relationships between ideas. In Developing and Creatively Leveraging Hierarchical Metadata and Taxonomy, Christian Ricci takes a suitably skeptical approach to the subject. Posted: 6/1/04; 6:29:37 PM #

Consulting with Nonprofits: A Practitioners Guide

I have been consulting with nonprofits for twenty years. So it was with pleasure that I found I had things to learn from the basic manual, Consulting with Nonprofits: A Practitioners Guide, by Carol A. Lukas, published by the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation. It's a mindful and practical guide and could serve as a kind of steadying hand to any consultant in the field. I particularly enjoyed the chapter on Artistry which focuses on roles, relationships, and ethics. Posted: 6/1/04; 6:29:26 PM #

Educational Wikis: features and selection criteria
	I have been mentioning wikis a lot recently. Educational Wikis: features and selection criteria is a solid introduction to the options available to educators and others. Posted: 6/1/04; 6:29:16 PM #

Community Tied To One Technology
	Anyone who has been involved in online community can identify with the issues raised by Community Tied To One Technology, a wiki article that makes a case for a more emergent, web like architecture for online community building. Posted: 6/1/04; 6:29:04 PM #

Internet Access Is Pipe Dream for Africans
	When you look at the numbers showing Internet access in Africa, you'll see how far we have to go to cross the digital divide. It's a stark and sobering picture. Somalia, for example, has 200 Internet users in a population of 11 million. Posted: 6/1/04; 6:28:45 PM #