1. “ Knowledge web of Taiwan’s Diversity” is a website that utilizes our dominating advantages of existing digital content as well as the collective wisdom from users’ participation.

2. The Web adopts Adobe Flex, a productive framework that prompts appreciation for the collection value of the site via user-friendly access. It enables users to view metadata of different objects in a matrix, to organize their own collections and maps, and to share with other users.

3. Goals Presenting Taiwan's Diversity Digital content contributed by different cultural institutions 、 projects and web resources in Taiwan

4. Languages & Multimedia Taiwan folk songs and Aboriginal music…etc Archives & Databases Full text knowledge topics, Taiwan Historical Hall of Fame, Book of Historical Events and Chinese seals…ect. Maps & Architectures Taiwan traditional architecture appreciation: Temples and old streets views … etc. Art & Illustrations Feastdays and Festivals, Seasonal Customs, Paintings and Literature … etc. Biosphere & Nature Taiwan Encyclopedia of Life ( Tai EOL ) : endemic species in Taiwan Lives & Cultures Emblazonry of Taiwan, Folk Beliefs … etc. Knowledge Web of Taiwan’s Diversity Goals Presenting Taiwan's Diversity

5. Goals Enhancing linkages of content sharing Organization Collaboration Connection Institutional projects Open request- for-proposal projects Cyber Island Other web resources topic s controlled vocabularies Maps PowerPoint E-books AIR Widgets API Sharing User User User User User User User User User User User User User User User User User

7. Rich Experience Intuitive searching and browsing interface

8. Rich Experience Compare multiple objects online

9. Rich Experience Quickly establish personal folders

10. Rich Experience Create your own thematic map

11. Share Tell Stories thr ough thematic maps and share with others

12. Share Embed thematic map in blog s or website s

13. Opportunities for networking and collaboration Institutional sub-projects Open request- for-proposal projects Cyber Island Through the Knowledge Web, connections between projects, collections, or individual objects may become apparent . We hope our participants will take advantage of these newly-discovered connections to enhance collaboration, networking, and awareness. Other divisions Added value for business User s