Working Paper on Methodology
Thesaurus Maintenance
Methodological Outline
Martin Doerr1, Maria Daskalaki1, Chryssoula Bekiari1
Helen Katsiadakis2, Helen Goulis2, Christos Terzis2
1Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas
Heraklion-Crete, Greece
2 Academy of Athens
Introduction
It is difficult to speak about method. This is especially true when it comes to the epistemological methods of organizing and transferring existing knowledge into another language, computer language. The challenge of digitizing existing knowledge is one of the most exciting tasks, because not only does it determine the sort of knowledge we bequeath to the next generation, but it also defines the learning process, since every act of rewriting knowledge and information is also a transformation of the existing knowledge into another form with a different structure and organization. ....