Facilitating the Development of Knowledge Based Systems

Subtitle: A Critical Review of Acquisition Tools and Techniques

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Nwana, Hyacinth S. | Paton, Ray C. | Bench-Capon, Trevor J. M. | Shave, Michael J. R.

Affiliations: The MEKAS Project, Department of Computer Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3BX, U.K. Tel: +44 51 794 3781, Email: nwanahs@and.cs.liv.ac.uk

Abstract: Certain problems associated with knowledge acquisition are identified and examined in this paper. We review a variety of methodologies and tools designed to address these problems and then argue that there is a strong case for a preliminary knowledge analysis or domain phase of KBS development. This phase facilitates subsequent design, development and maintenance phases. The details of our domain characterisation are not expounded upon in this paper. The paper concludes with a suggestion of a re-examination of some of the central metaphore acquisition.

DOI: 10.3233/AIC-1991-42-304

Journal: AI Communications, vol. 4, no. 2-3, pp. 60-73, 1991