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Semantic MediaWiki in applied life
science and industry: building an
Enterprise Encyclopaedia
Laurent Alquier
Abstract:
The popularity of Wikipedia makes it a very enticing
model for capturing shared knowledge inside large distributed
organisations. However, building an Enterprise Encyclopaedia
comes with unique challenges of fl exibility, data integration and
usability. We propose an approach to overcome these challenges
using Semantic MediaWiki, augmenting the mature knowledge
sharing capabilities of a wiki with the structure of semantic web
principles. We provide simple guidelines to control the scope of the
wiki, simplify the users' experiences with capturing their knowledge,
and integrate the solution within an enterprise environment. Finally,
we illustrate the benefi ts of this solution with enterprise search and
life sciences applications.
Key words:
wikis; semantic web; user experience; usability; intranets;
internal communication; collaboration; organisational memory;
repositories; knowledge management; knowledge sharing.
16.1 Introduction
Silos are still very present in large decentralised organisations such as
global pharmaceutical companies. The reasons they persist after decades
of awareness are multiple: legacy systems too costly to change, cultural
differences, political games, or simply because of disconnects between
local and global needs. Far from improving knowledge sharing,
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