The Bottom Line
This is a very specialized book, but if you're involved in knowledge management or XML this is a good book to pick up.
Pros
- History of XTM and knowledge management (KM)
- Lots of information
- Explains related topics
Cons
- Requires XML knowledge
- Requires an understanding of KM
Description
- Authored by experts in the field explaining various aspects of XTMn and knowledge management.
- Learn how to build build knowledge repositories and topic maps.
- Create a Web site using topic maps and XSLT.
- Chapters on XTM, RDF, and how they relate to topic maps.
Guide Review - XML Topic Maps by Jack Park, editor
Toipc maps are a great way to store metadata and metadata is how you find things such as in a library card catalog. They are a really exciting way to manage Web pages and metadata. And this book explains both the history and the future of XTM and topic maps. But don't pick this up if you're not already very familiar with XML and knowledge management. If you're looking to design an information architecture for a large Web site, you will be interested in this book.
