Title: Features of domain-independent mobile knowledge management systems

Authors: Gustavo Rodrigues Lima; Carlos Eduardo Barbosa; Jano Moreira De Souza

Addresses: COPPE, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ' COPPE, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ' COPPE, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract: Many mobile knowledge management (KM) systems have been described in the literature having unique and interesting features, each being inserted into a specific application domain. This fragmentation in the application domain makes it difficult to compare and define a set of core features of mobile KM systems. Analysing and comparing features and strategies of several systems from different application domains makes it possible to identify the core features that form a mobile KM system. Consequently, we may use these core features to define the evaluation and comparison framework of mobile KM systems, regardless of its application domain. The purpose of this work is to define these core features and discuss their importance, through the analysis of six mobile KM systems, highlighting the positive and the negative aspects of the KM processes. The contributions of this work are the framework and the list of core features of mobile KM systems.

Keywords: knowledge management systems; added value; mobile devices; mobile KMS; core features.

DOI: 10.1504/IJKMS.2016.080235

International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, 2016 Vol.7 No.1/2, pp.136 - 153

Received: 28 Jun 2016
Accepted: 02 Jul 2016

Published online: 08 Nov 2016 *

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