The end of Privileged Knowledge ?

Barend Mons

SHAREDSHARED

•Originally an EC project with 3 African and 3 Originally an EC project with 3 African and 3 European countriesEuropean countries•One year conceptual phase:One year conceptual phase:•SHARED knowledge is Double KnowledgeSHARED knowledge is Double Knowledge•SHARED data are shared responsibility, SHARED data are shared responsibility, •not SHARED´s responsibilitynot SHARED´s responsibility•Everybody wants coordination, but…..Everybody wants coordination, but…..•Nobody wants to Nobody wants to bebe coordinated coordinated•……………….Ownership of source information.Ownership of source information

SHARED-derived SHARED-derived technologytechnology

•Information Mediation technologyInformation Mediation technology•Thesaurus based concept extractionThesaurus based concept extraction•Conceptual FingerprintsConceptual Fingerprints•Deep linking into remote resources on the WWW.Deep linking into remote resources on the WWW.•Now called: Collexis TechnologyNow called: Collexis Technology

Reference Knowledge Source Construction

C0014044(Schilder’s disease)

diffuse sclerosis (crisp)sclerosis, sudanophilic cerebral (dxplain)Schilder's Disease (read)Encephalitis periaxialis diffusa (mesh)leukoencephalitis, subacute (dxplain)

DiffuseC14044,..ScleroseC14044,..SudanophilicC14044,..CerebralC14044,..SchildC14044,..DiseaseC14044,..EncephalitisC14044,..Periaxiali

C14044,..DiffusaC14044,..Leukoencephalitis

C14044,..Subacute

C14044,..

IKA

Conceptual FingerprintC19881 0.99C92992 0.67C02002 0.66C99229 0.44C00392 0.33C93939 0.21

Fingerprint Operations

contents fingerprints

average

author/person fingerprints

Bush

Gore

average

organization fingerprint

contents, author and organization fingerprint databases can be queried.

Collexis Collexis technologytechnology

•Some characteristic performance issues:Some characteristic performance issues:•0.5-0.7 seconds per page for abstraction0.5-0.7 seconds per page for abstraction•(5000 pages per hour, 200.000 per day)(5000 pages per hour, 200.000 per day)•Size of 1 CFP: 400-800 bytes (50 concepts)Size of 1 CFP: 400-800 bytes (50 concepts)•Matching: 1 million CFP…..40 millisecondsMatching: 1 million CFP…..40 milliseconds

Scientists/expertsScientists/experts

Collection Rooms

www.collexis.org

Professional writersProfessional writers

www.scidev.netUpdate dossiers

Policy Makers

SHARED plan for LACSHARED plan for LAC

•Sub-network lead by BIREMESub-network lead by BIREME•Linking existing databases (Collexis 3.0)Linking existing databases (Collexis 3.0)•Major provision of CFP’s from VHL contentMajor provision of CFP’s from VHL content•Co-development of applications with Co-development of applications with BIREME, CNPq and Grupo StelaBIREME, CNPq and Grupo Stela

•AIMSAIMS: :

•By 2003: 70 % of all health literature CFP-By 2003: 70 % of all health literature CFP-linkedlinked•As many Libraries and Research Councils as As many Libraries and Research Councils as possible contributingpossible contributing•Development of professional writer networkDevelopment of professional writer network•50% of all SHARED participants personal 50% of all SHARED participants personal home page with their papers linked to their home page with their papers linked to their projects.projects.

Conclusion

The end of privileged knowledge is near

Thank you and congratulations to VHL

For being in the lead the process.