Computer-Integrated Knowledge System (CIKS) Network: Report of the 2nd Workshop.
Computer-Integrated Knowledge System (CIKS) Network:
Report of the 2nd Workshop.
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Kaetzel, L. J.
NISTIR 6401; 102 p. December 1999.
Computer-Integrated Knowledge System (CIKS) Network:
Report of the 2nd Workshop. Network for
High-Performance Construction Materials and Systems
(NPCMS). Proceedings. September 24-25, 1997,
Gaithersburg, MD, 1999.
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Keywords:
computers; computer integrated knowledge systems;
construction industry; high performance construction
materials; construction materials; information
technology; knowledge interoperability; knowledge based
systems; workshop
Abstract:
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The 2nd workshop on a National Partnership on
Computer-Integrated Knowledge Systems (CIKS) Network for
High-Performance Construction Materials and Systems
(NPCMS) was held in Gaithersburg, MD on September 24th
and 25th 1997. The workshop was sponsored by the
Building and Fire Research Laboratory of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, the Construction
Materials Council of the Civil Engineering Research
Foundation, and the American Society for Testing and
Materials. The workshop mission was to: Provide a forum
for developing and participating in an industry-wide
effort to address the information needs of private and
public organizations within the construction industry.
The workshop objectives were to: 1.Identify and
prioritize current and future information needs of the
construction industry as they relate to construction
materials and systems. 2. Critique the proposed
framework for developing and implementing CIKS. 3.
Identify and assess opportunities for private and public
partnerships for developing CIKS. In the pursuit of
these objectives, experts representing private and
public construction industry organizations and
information technologists presented information on
projects that comprised a major information
representation and distribution component. Also,
representatives from facility owners, technical
associations and societies, consultants and engineers,
and universities met in working groups to identify
knowledge user needs and to critique the relevance of
keynote presentations to their project and organizations
goals. Two working groups: 1) concrete and 2) coatings
developed substantial agendas and recommendations for
pursuing the CIKS mission and objectives. The consensus
of the group revealed that CIKS could significantly
improve the distribution and use of electronically
stored knowledge and that the concrete and coatings
working groups should be a model for other working
groups to pursue. This report presents information
contained in the keynote addresses and results of the
working group sessions.
Selected Papers
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Introduction.
Kaetzel, L. J.
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Link Between Terminology and Data Element Dictionaries.
Wright, S. E.
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Intermediate Model for Interoperation of Web-Distributed Applications With a Design Model.
Arnold, J. A.
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Jess and Knowledge Sharing Considerations and Issues.
Labrou, Y.; Finin, T.
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Knowledge for the Coatings Industry: Needs and Progress.
Appleman, B. R.
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Computer Integrated Knowledge Systems: Proposed Framework.
Kurihara, T. Y.
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Construction Supernetwork.
Sparkman, A.
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Life-Cycle Computer-Aided Data Project.
Humphreys, K.
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Software Agents for Knowledge Sharing.
Finin, T.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899