1. Hamburg
Kerstin Zimmermann

2. Aims / Goals
Structure Information
collect data
present it
store it
make it retrieval / searchable

3. Subgroups Information- Database Interface Search- Engine Expert-

4. Vifu Virtual international women's university,
a project that aims to unfold the possibilities
of using the Internet for creative and innovative
development of new kinds of academic research
and education, therefore providing new architectures
of knowledge by utilizing hypertext-structures.

5. Information data with context Knowledge interpretation of information
Definitions
Communication
Data pure material
Information data with context
Knowledge interpretation of information
Wisdom ?

6. Knowledge "In defining information and knowledge for
development, three variables have to be explicitly
separated,
viz: information (quantitative and qualitative data),
information application (knowledge) and knowledge
application (action)”. Augustine, F. Kamlongera, Malawi "Knowledge is of two kinds:
we know a subject ourselves,
or we know where we can find information upon it” .
Samuel Johnson, compiler of the first comprehensive
English dictionary . .

7. Different points of view
PAGES: static - dynamic
USERS: requirements
ACCESS: public - internal
TIMEPERIOD: during ifu - after ifu
TOOLS: , search, etc.

8. results metadata classification Info-db presentation webpage
searchengine
sitemaps
progress
physical formats
text, sound, video pg pg pg pg
subgroups

9. Focus & results > Expert Database
Focused on establishing an infrastructure to
facilitate networking of ifu participants after ifu.
The project results are a conceptual design
specification for an ifu Expert Database within vifu.
Moreover a prototype was developed,
enabling retrieval of a specific person by first or
last name and country. With our documentation
vifu staff will continue implementation after ifu.

10. Interface Design Group
Focus & results >
Interface Design Group
Focused on organizing knowledge discovered
within ifu context to be presented as
comprehensible in easy-to-grasp and
friendly-to-user virtual environment.

11. Focus & results > Information Database
Focused on the flow and organization of information:
To deal with it within ifu we offer
a classification scheme and
new keywords specify the DC. Metadata
for this electronic sources design a database
for the information.

12. Focus & results > Sitemap subgroup
Focused on the organization of current and
future ifu website (vifu):
The sitemap should be a navigation help for
the ifu participants (target group), who want
to access details of the project areas in a fast
and efficient way, while graphical overhead should
be avoided colors are to be used in order to
simplify the search.

13. pg Introduction aim, mission, members, methodolody Pinboard
workspace editing
Upload protocolls presentations
list / chat
discussion forum, faq
Literature, history

14. Future Vision Networking after ifu
Access to relevant information in ifu (Information database)
Keeping in touch & sharing interests/hobbies (Expert Database)
Remembrance of ifu (Web Pages)
Sharing experiences/knowledge & making friends (Discussion Forums)

15. Questions, comments ? Homepage: http://www.ifu.uni-hamburg.de/
webspace/knowledge
Contact:
knowledge architectures