One of the purposes of knowledge generation at the higher education level is the creation of expertise. However, the mental structures that an expert uses to process information are not generally considered. Instead, information alone is presented to the learner and it is hoped that he or she will somehow integrate this information into knowledge…

This document is a summary of "Benchmarks for Science Literacy", which is a supporting document of "Science for All Americans" published by the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) as part of Project 2061. "Benchmarks for Science Literacy" consists primarily of statements regarding what all students…

Considers the role of library and information science professionals as knowledge engineers. Highlights include knowledge acquisition, including personal experience, interviews, protocol analysis, observation, multidimensional sorting, printed sources, and machine learning; knowledge representation, including production rules and semantic nets;…