Hello All,

Have any of you come across a free and/or open source application that can be used to create a directory of expertise? Alternatively, are any of you using the personal homepage function of a content management system [I'm a huge Plone fan] as a directory of expertise?

I would imagine that if an employee's personal homepage is used as his/her 'personal annual report', and this forms the basis of his/her annual performance appraisal, it will act as an incentive to keep it updated, while cutting down on admin duplication.

Any innovative ideas re the creation of a directory of expertise will be much appreciated.

Finest regards,
Hilda

Hello Hilda,

what do you mean by a "directory of expertise"? A mechanism to create and publish a personal profile or rather a platform for sharing of - and collaboration on expertise of some community or organisation? In the latter case you may have a look at http://www.viacontext.com, which is not free, but available for a reasonable price on ASP-basis.

Ulf

Hello Ulf,

thank you for your reply. I was thinking of a "staff directory in the form of a database that includes details of people's skills, knowledge, experience and expertise so that users can search for people with specific know-how." (NeLH)

I had a look at viacontext and it seems to have similar functionality to plone. I see they have a 'blog' option. If it allows all users to create their own blogs that can be used to create a direcctory of expertise, methinks. It looks as if their search functionality is very good too.

Keep well,
Hilda

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