Collaborative information spaces
View Patent ↗A method includes defining collaborative information spaces (CISs) on a corporate intranet using semantic definitions that reflect how people work together. A classification scheme allows network spaces (e.g., intranet spaces) to be defined, e.g., defining resources and/or information associated with tasks and people. The classification scheme may also be used to define standard collaborative entities that should be supported within an enterprise. The CIS(s) and/or collaborative entities may have associated privacy levels to control access to information and resources of the CIS. The classification scheme allows a user, or group of users, to define public and private information spaces. For example, a user may define public information on a web-page that defines the users skills and assigned tasks. The user may have another set of private information that is accessible only to other members of others having a common task.
1. A method for publishing information associated with a collaborative entity within an enterprise, the method comprising:
identifying at least one purpose for publishing information within the enterprise;
classifying information associated with the collaborative entity according to the identified purpose;
creating web-page templates for each combination of purpose and associated collaborative entity based on the classified information;
deploying the web-page templates as collaborative information source templates, whereby the collaborative entity can publish information using the collaborative information source templates;
analyzing the published information to generate profiles for the collaborative entity or persons associated with the enterprise; and
enabling searching for an expert using the generated profiles.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the collaborative entity corresponds to at least one of a person, a team, a project, an initiative, and a community.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying hyperlink information on the web-page templates, the hyperlink information representing a link to additional information associated with the collaborative entity.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
assigning a privacy level to the published information, wherein the privacy level comprises one of a public privacy level open generally to users in the enterprise and a private privacy level closed to users not associated with the collaborative entity.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
enabling navigation between the expert and the published information associated with the expert.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
enabling pushing of information to target users based on the generated profiles.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generated profiles include a skill set related to the associated collaborative entity or persons.
8. A system for publishing information associated with a collaborative entity within an enterprise, the system comprising:
a memory including a program that
identifies at least one purpose for publishing information within the enterprise;
classifies information associated with the collaborative entity according to the identified purpose;
creates web-page templates for each combination of purpose and associated collaborative entity based on the classified information;
deploys the web-page templates as collaborative information source templates, whereby the collaborative entity can publish information using the collaborative information source templates;
analyzes the published information to generate profiles for the collaborative entity or persons associated with the enterprise; and
enables searching for an expert using the generated profiles; and
a processor that runs the program.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the collaborative entity corresponds to at least one of a person, a team, a project, an initiative, and a community.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the program further comprises:
displaying hyperlink information on the web-page templates, the hyperlink information representing a link to additional information associated with the collaborative entity.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the program further comprises:
assigning a privacy level to the published information, wherein the privacy level comprises one of a public privacy level open generally to users in the enterprise and a private privacy level closed to users not associated with the collaborative entity.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the program further comprises:
enabling navigation between the expert and the published information associated with the expert.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the program further comprises:
enabling pushing of information to target users based on the generated profiles.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the generated profiles include a skill set related to the associated collaborative entity or persons.
15. A computer program product including instructions for execution by a processor to perform a method for publishing information associated with a collaborative entity within an enterprise, the method comprising:
identifying at least one purpose for publishing information within the enterprise;
classifying information associated with the collaborative entity according to the identified purpose;
creating web-page templates for each combination of purpose and associated collaborative entity based on the classified information;
deploying the web-page templates as collaborative information source templates, whereby the collaborative entity can publish information using the collaborative information source templates;
analyzing the published information to generate profiles for the collaborative entity or persons associated with the enterprise; and
enabling searching for an expert using the generated profiles.
16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:
enabling pushing of information to target users based on the generated profiles.
17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the generated profiles include a skill set related to the associated collaborative entity or persons.