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What Does Knowledge Organization Mean in a Big Data Environment?


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Big Data changes the context and functional requirements of knowledge organization. It is necessary to view knowledge organization through the lens of Big Data, in particular, through the dimensions of Volume, Velocity, Variety and Veracity, as well as through the Functional Goals of the user. In this paper, we explore the challenges of knowledge organization in the Big Data Environment and suggest that knowledge organization must evolve to support the integration of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data (Variety), support real time use of streaming data (Velocity), and provide confidence and support metrics (Veracity), all in the support of the functional goals of the user.

Keywords

Knowledge Organization, Big Data, Web Environment, Digital Environment.
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About The Authors

Michael Shepherd
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada

Carolyn Watters
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada


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Authors

Michael Shepherd
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Carolyn Watters
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Abstract


Big Data changes the context and functional requirements of knowledge organization. It is necessary to view knowledge organization through the lens of Big Data, in particular, through the dimensions of Volume, Velocity, Variety and Veracity, as well as through the Functional Goals of the user. In this paper, we explore the challenges of knowledge organization in the Big Data Environment and suggest that knowledge organization must evolve to support the integration of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data (Variety), support real time use of streaming data (Velocity), and provide confidence and support metrics (Veracity), all in the support of the functional goals of the user.

Keywords


Knowledge Organization, Big Data, Web Environment, Digital Environment.

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