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Knowledge Mapping Research

Knowledge Mapping Research is an umbrella name for Chaim Zins' R&D projects.

Chaim Zins, Ph.D.

Chaim Zins is an information scientist specializing in knowledge mapping & knowledge organization, information searching, quality information, information services, and qualitative research, mainly in the Critical Delphi research methodology. 

Knowledge 2008: Map of Human Knowledge

The Map of Human Knowledge is a product of a theoretical study and an empirical study. The empirical study was based on the Grounded Theory research methodology. The map was presented at the Ninth ISKO (International  Society for Knowledge Organization) Conference in July 2006 in Vienna, Austria, and at the EVA/Minerva 2006 Conference on the Digitization of Cultural Heritage.

Knowledge 2008: Portal to Human Knowledge

The Portal to Human Knowledge is composed of hundreds of links to top quality resources on all fields of knowledge.

Knowledge 2008: Smart Search

Smart Search is a systematic search tool designed to facilitate an efficient use of Internet search engines.

Knowledge 2008: Encyclopedic Portal

The Encyclopedic Portal is a systematic portal to the Wikipedia encyclopedia. It utilizes the Map of Human Knowledge for facilitating a systematic access to Wikipedia.

Judaism: Essence and Content (Hebrew)

Judaism: Essence and Contents is an ongoing project based on a scientific study conducted at the University of Haifa in 2001-2003. This was a Critical Delphi study with an interdisciplinary panel composed of 54 leading scholars.

Recent Studies

In 2003-2005 Dr. Zins conducted a mapping study, "Knowledge Map of Information Science", which was supported by a research grant from the Israel Science Foundation (an organ of the Israel Academy of Science and Humanities). This was a Critical Delphi study with an interdisciplinary panel composed of 57 leading scholars from 16 countries.


Selected Publications

 1.  Zins, C., Debons, A., Beghtol, C., Buckland, M., Davis, C.H., Dodig-Crnkovic, G., Dragulanescu, N., Harmon, G., Kraft, D.H., Poli, R., and Smiraglia, R.P. (2007).  Knowledge Map of Information Science: Implications for the Future of the Field. Brazilian Journal of Information Science (BJIS), 1.

2. Zins, C., (2007). Classification Schemes of Information Science: 28 Scholars Map the Field Journal of the American Society for Information Science (JASIST), 58.

3. Zins, C., (2007) Knowledge Map of Information Science. Journal of the American Society for Information Science (JASIST), 58 (4), pp. 526-535.

4. Zins, C., (2007).Conceptual approaches for defining "Data", "Information", and "Knowledge". Journal of the American Society for Information Science (JASIST), 58 (4). pp. 479-493.

5. Zins, C., (2007). Conceptions of Information Science Journal of the American Society for Information Science (JASIST), 58 (3), pp. 335-350.

6.  Zins, C., (2006) Redefining Information Science: From Information Science to Knowledge Science. Journal of Documentation, Vol. 62 (4).

7. Zins, C., (2004) Knowledge Mapping: an Epistemological Perspective. Knowledge Organization, 31 (1), 49-54.

8. Zins, C. & Guttman, D. (2003) Domain Analysis of Social Work: An Empirical Investigation. Knowledge Organization, 30 (3/4), 196-212.

9.  Zins, C. (2002) Models for Classifying Internet Resources, Knowledge Organization, 29 (1)  

10. Zins, C. (2002). Knowledge outline of Jewish education: A model for designing the field. In Cohen, B., & Ofek, A. (eds.), Essays in Education and Judaism in Honor of Joseph Lukinsky, New York: Jewish Theological Seminary Press

11.  Zins, C., (2001). Defining human services, Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 28 (1), 3-21.

12. Guttmann D., Zins, C., (2000). Subject classification in Logotherapy: A Model for Information-System and Knowledge-Outline Development, Logotherapy and Existential Analysis, 1 (1-2), 91-116  

13.  Zins, C. & Guttmann D., (2000). Structuring Web bibliographic resources: An exemplary subject classification scheme, Knowledge Organization, 27 (3), 143-159  

14.   Zins, C. (2000). Success, a structured search strategy: Rationale, principles and implications, Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 51 (13), 1232-1247.

15.  Zins, C. (1999). Issues and considerations for designing human services studies in Israel. Social Security: Journal of Welfare and Social Security Studies, 55, 83-101 (Hebrew).

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