This page shows a number of suggested routes through various information resources. These resources will help you to evaluate PCPACK, learn about knowledge engineering and decide on your requirements.
PCPACK
Methodologies
Uses and Benefits
Videos: PCPACK Tutorial
A series of short videos that demonstrate many features of PCPACK5. The videos follow the PCPACK tutorial with an explanatory commentary. To access the videos (which require you to register/login) click here.
Videos: Introduction to Knowledge Engineering
A series of short video lectures that lead you through the main ideas and techniques of knowledge engineering and knowledge management. To access the videos (which require you to register/login) click here.
Document: Overview of Uses
A web page that describes 10 reasons why knowledge technologies and techniques can help an organisation. A number of links are included that point to other resources. To view this page, click here.
Document: PCPACK Tutorial
A comprehensive tutorial that includes all of the main tools in PCPACK5: Protocol tool, Ladder tool, Matrix tool, Diagram tool, Annotation tool and Publishing tool. To view this tutorial, click here.
Book: Knowledge Acquisition in Practice
This book provides a detailed step-by-step guide to the methods and practical aspects of acquiring, modelling, storing and sharing knowledge. For further information, click here.
Book: Knowledge Technologies
A comprehensive introduction to knowledge technologies, including sections on Knowledge Based Systems, KBE Systems, Knowledge Webs, Ontologies and Semantic Webs. The book is available in paper format and as a FREE e-book.
Documents: User Manual and Help System
The user manual (in PDF) and on-line Help system describe all of the functions and features of PCPACK5. The user manual (PDF) is part of the files when the demo version is downloaded.
Event: Training Course
Training courses are available covering such topics as knowledge elicitation, knowledge analysis, knowledge modelling and PCPACK. For further information, contact our sales team - see the contacts page.
Event: Seminar
A half-day seminar covering 4 topics: Knowledge and acquisition strategies; Sharing knowledge; Case studies; Business benefits and implementation strategies. For more information, click here.
Files: Ontology Templates
A number of ontology templates are part of the demo version, e.g. Standard, MOKA and GTO. A CommonKADS ontology can be downloaded and used in PCPACK. To do this, click here.
Books: CommonKADS and MOKA
There are books available giving detailed descriptions of CommonKADS and MOKA. Information on these can be found on our CommonKADS and MOKA pages.
Event: Workshop
A demonstration of what knowledge acquisition can do in a short (1-4 day) period. The deliverable is typically a knowledge web. For further information, contact our sales team - see the contacts page.
