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To date, more and more research institutes are involved in the design, development and utilization of knowledge-based systems. Little research has, however, been published on the maintenance situation of these systems. This paper deals with the specialities of the maintenance of knowledge bases. Exemplary error sources, requests for alteration and problems are described to highlight the complex nature of this field. The activities initiated and controlled by the knowledge base maintenance management are structured. Four base and two cross-sectional activities are identified and explained in detail.
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Lehner, F., Hofmann, H.F., Setzer, R., Maier, R. (1993). Maintenance of knowledge bases. In: Mařík, V., Lažanský, J., Wagner, R.R. (eds) Database and Expert Systems Applications. DEXA 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 720. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-57234-1_42
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