Knowledge and Information Visualization: Searching for Synergies

Tanja Keller, Sigmar-Olaf Tergan (auth.), Sigmar-Olaf Tergan, Tanja Keller (eds.)9783540269212, 3540269215

formation. The basic ideas underlying knowledge visualization and information vi- alization are outlined. In a short preview of the contributions of this volume, the idea behind each approach and its contribution to the goals of the book are outlined. 2 The Basic Concepts of the Book Three basic concepts are the focus of this book: “data”, “information”, and “kno- edge”. There have been numerous attempts to define the terms “data”, “information”, and “knowledge”, among them, the OTEC Homepage “Data, Information, Kno- edge, and Wisdom” (Bellinger, Castro, & Mills, see http://www.syste- thinking.org/dikw/dikw.htm): Data are raw. They are symbols or isolated and non-interpreted facts. Data rep- sent a fact or statement of event without any relation to other data. Data simply exists and has no significance beyond its existence (in and of itself). It can exist in any form, usable or not. It does not have meaning of itself.

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Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages –
Visualizing Knowledge and Information: An Introduction….Pages 1-23
Front Matter….Pages 25-25
Visual Queries: The Foundation of Visual Thinking….Pages 27-35
Representational Correspondence as a Basic Principle of Diagram Design….Pages 36-57
Front Matter….Pages 59-59
Node-Link Mapping Principles for Visualizing Knowledge and Information….Pages 61-81
Tools for Representing Problems and the Knowledge Required to Solve Them….Pages 82-94
Collaborative Knowledge Visualization for Cross-Community Learning….Pages 95-116
Front Matter….Pages 117-117
Modeling Interactive, 3-Dimensional Information Visualizations Supporting Information Seeking Behaviors….Pages 119-135
Visualizing Information in Virtual Space: Prospects and Pitfalls….Pages 136-166
The Impact of Dimensionality and Color Coding of Information Visualizations on Knowledge Acquisition….Pages 167-182
Front Matter….Pages 183-183
Digital Concept Maps for Managing Knowledge and Information….Pages 185-204
Concept Maps: Integrating Knowledge and Information Visualization….Pages 205-219
Comprehensive Mapping of Knowledge and Information Resources: The Case of Webster….Pages 220-237
Towards a Framework and a Model for Knowledge Visualization: Synergies Between Information and Knowledge Visualization….Pages 238-255
ParIS – Visualizing Ideas and Information in a Resource-Based Learning Scenario….Pages 256-281
Front Matter….Pages 283-283
LEO: A Concept Map Based Course Visualization Tool for Instructors and Students….Pages 285-301
Navigating Personal Information Repositories with Weblog Authoring and Concept Mapping….Pages 302-325
Facilitating Web Search with Visualization and Data Mining Techniques….Pages 326-342
The Role of Content Representations in Hypermedia Learning: Effects of Task and Learner Variables….Pages 343-354
Supporting Self-regulated E-Learning with Visual Topic-Map-Navigation….Pages 355-363
Information and Knowledge Visualization in Development and Use of a Management Information System (MIS) for DaimlerChrysler….Pages 364-384
Back Matter….Pages –