One of the unusual features of TheScientificWorld is a publishing platform for individual scientists, where they can disseminate the results of their research in the form of e-journal articles. The articles are peer-reviewed by a board of editors before being published. TheScientificWorld has also constructed a database of technical conferences. Subscribers can search the database by numerous criteria to locate events of interest, and they'll soon be able to register online, review proceedings, and visit virtual exhibit halls of the conferences. The system provides knowledge maps that can be deployed on the Web, a corporate intranet, or other knowledge management system.
Users can customize the maps to meet their own needs or integrate in-house data.
Linguistic technology is employed to guide the user and improve navigation and retrieval. Wordmap claims that its software is more effective than other products already on the market and will help improve the efficiency and productivity ofWeb information retrieval. These products are obviously just a sampling of what was on display at Online Information 2000. The conference is large and almost overwhelming, but it provides an excellent overview of the electronic information industry because most of the major players, as well as many new and interesting start-up companies, are there. In addition, the large number of attendees provides an excellent and fertile ground for networking and establishing contacts.