Simplifies Unstructured Information Classification

EOS.Web KnowledgeBuilder classifies information that is not a good fit for a typical bibliographic record, such as aircraft manuals, press releases, or other internal documents. EOS.Web KnowledgeBuilder is ideal for creating customized databases of in-house defined taxonomies, even if they are not stored in the EOS relational database. Librarians can visually create the record and fields for their custom taxonomy or classification system, making available for on-the-fly searching a database containing files complete with their associated custom metadata, even if the fields don't conform to MARC rules.

Special Collection Support

EOS.Web KnowledgeBuilder gives organizations tremendous flexibility in the type of information they are able to make available to their users by providing for the integration of special, local collections with traditional full MARC library collection.

For instance the library can determine the cataloging specifications for diverse material types in special collections such as

• Legal briefs
• Bioinformatic research papers
• X-rays
• Art works or photography collections
• Antiquities
• Patents
• Oil well drilling samples and production data
• Multimedia films & tapes
• Fabric samples
• Lab materials
• Virtual items (URL collections and knowledge banks)
• Almost anything!

EOS.Web KnowledgeBuilder records are added and updated in a central database through EOS.Web Cataloging the same way as records with standard MARC material formats. Images, audio clips, video files, URLs, and other bibliographic records may be linked to EOS.Web KnowledgeBuilder records.

When used in conjunction with EOS.Web Indexer, EOS.Web KnowledgeBuilder can also accommodate links to different types of full-text documents, as well as to scanned items, making all of the records searchable. This enables users to access the organization’s previously "hidden" resources along with the library's standard collection, using the same OPAC interface and sophisticated search capabilities of EOS.Web thus creating a customizable Information Portal.