{"product_id":"knowledge-architectures-structures-and-semantics-paperback","title":"Knowledge Architectures: Structures and Semantics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDenise Bedford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKnowledge Architectures\u003c\/em\u003e reviews traditional approaches to managing information and explains why they need to adapt to support 21st-century information management and discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring the rapidly changing environment in which information is being managed and accessed, the book considers how to use knowledge architectures, the basic structures and designs that underlie all of the parts of an effective information system, to best advantage. Drawing on 40 years of work with a variety of organizations, Bedford explains that failure to understand the structure behind any given system can be the difference between an effective solution and a significant and costly failure. Demonstrating that the information user environment has shifted significantly in the past 20 years, the book explains that end users now expect designs and behaviors that are much closer to the way they think, work, and act. Acknowledging how important it is that those responsible for developing an information or knowledge management system understand knowledge structures, the book goes beyond a traditional library science perspective and uses case studies to help translate the abstract and theoretical to the practical and concrete.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplaining the structures in a simple and intuitive way and providing examples that clearly illustrate the challenges faced by a range of different organizations, \u003ci\u003eKnowledge Architectures \u003c\/i\u003eis essential reading for those studying and working in library and information science, data science, systems development, database design, and search system architecture and engineering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDenise Bedford is currently an adjunct professor, Georgetown University's Communication Culture and Technology program, USA; Visiting Scholar at the University of Coventry, UK, and Distinguished Practitioner\/Virtual Fellow with the U.S. Department of State. She currently serves as Associate Editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Knowledge Management\u003c\/i\u003e. Her educational background includes a B.A. triple major in intellectual history, Russian language, and German language; an M.A. in Russian and East European history; an M.S. in information science; and a Ph.D. in Information Science with focus on systems analysis and design, and economics of information.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 520\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 31, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709513011263,"sku":"9780367219444","price":111.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4c5672d42f1818216936fb6a4c28d3d4.webp?v=1765051710","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/knowledge-architectures-structures-and-semantics-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}