Taxonomy-building tools: An investigative study

Journal of Information and Knowledge Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-77

  Sia, Chin Lan ^a   Al Hawamdeh, Suliman ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Categorization; checklist; classifications systems; hybrid approach; knowledge management; Taxonomy building tools; visualization tools

Indexed keywords

EID: 18144426649     PISSN: 02196492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219649203000267     Document Type: Article

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