“Knowledge web of Taiwan’s Diversity” is a website that utilizes our dominating advantages of existing digital content as well as the collective wisdom from users’ participation.

The Web adopts Adobe Flex, a productiveframework that prompts appreciation for the collection value of the site via user-friendly access.

It enables users to view metadata of different objects in a matrix, to organize their own collections and maps, and to share with other users.

Goals Presenting Taiwan's Diversity

Digital content contributed by different cultural institutions 、projects and web resourcesin Taiwan

Languages Languages & Multimedia& MultimediaTaiwan folk songs and Aboriginal

music…etc

Archives & DatabasesArchives & DatabasesFull text knowledge topics,

Taiwan Historical

Hall of Fame, Book of Historical

Events and Chinese seals…ect.

Maps & ArchitecturesMaps & ArchitecturesTaiwan traditional architecture

appreciation:

Temples and old streets views

…etc.

Art & IllustrationsArt & Illustrations Feastdays and Festivals,

Seasonal Customs,

Paintings and Literature

…etc.

Biosphere & NatureBiosphere & Nature Taiwan Encyclopedia of Life

(Tai EOL) :

endemic species in Taiwan

Lives & CulturesLives & Cultures Emblazonry of Taiwan,

Folk Beliefs

…etc.

Knowledge Web of Knowledge Web of Taiwan’s DiversityTaiwan’s Diversity

Goals Presenting Taiwan's Diversity

Goals Enhancing linkages of content sharing

OrganizationOrganization

CollaborationCollaboration

ConnectionConnectionInstitutional projects

Open request-for-proposal projects

Cyber Island

Other web resources

topics

controlled vocabularies Maps

PowerPoint

E-books

AIR

Widgets

API

SharingSharing

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Goals Processing pieces of information into accessible knowledge

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RepresentationRepresentationRepresentationRepresentation

SharingSharingSharingSharingServiceServiceServiceService

ImportanceImportanceImportanceImportance

ParticipationParticipationParticipationParticipation

Source KnowledgeAccuracyAccuracyAccuracyAccuracy

ConnectionConnectionConnectionConnectionControlledVocabulariesControlled

Vocabularies

SelectionSelection

RIARIA

IntegrityIntegrityIntegrityIntegrity

• Note： Rich Internet applications (RIA) are website applications that have the same characteristics as traditional desktop applications.

Rich Experience Intuitive searching and browsing interface

Rich Experience Compare multiple objects online

Rich Experience Quickly establish personal folders

Rich Experience Create your own thematic map

Share Tell Stories through thematic maps and share with others

Share Embed thematic map in blogs or websites

Opportunities for networking and collaboration

Institutional sub-projects

Open request-for-proposal projects

Cyber Island

Through the Knowledge Web, connections between projects, collections, or individual objects may become apparent. We hope our participants will take advantage of these newly-discovered connections to enhance collaboration, networking, and awareness.

Other divisions

Added valuefor business

Users