Ing. Timo Kouwenhoven MSc studeerde technische informatiesystemen aan de Technische Universiteit Eindhoven en Cooperative Computing bij Middlesex University. Timo is betrokken bij (internationale) kennismanagement opdrachten, in de rol van adviseur, projectleider en informatie-architect. Hij dekt het gehele spectrum. Van opstellen van business case, maken van ontwerpen, selecteren van technologie en leverancier tot het begeleiden van de implementatie en het invoeren in de organisatie.
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De rode draad in Timo's werk is het afstemmen van werk, leren en technologie, met informatieontsluiting als specialisme. Timo is goed op de hoogte van de mogelijkheden en onmogelijkheden van moderne ICT, structurering en organisatie van informatie (metadata) en kan u helpen bij het maximaal benutten van de informatie. Hij publiceert regelmatig op het gebied van informatiemanagement, multimedia ontsluiting en zoekmachines en is spreker op congressen over deze onderwerpen.
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Ambient Findability
What We Find Changes Who We Become, P. Morville, 2005, O'Reilly Media
Sometimes you trip over a book that comprehensively covers the exact message that you communicate yourself and makes you jealous since you did not write it yourself. Well, this book is such a book for me. Why structure and organise the vast amount of information in an organisation if you can simply google it when you need it? Morville discusses why this sometimes can be true, but mostly is not. From a distance Google seems magic, but upon closer inspection this marvel of modern technology seems to have quite some flaws and the need for organising and structuring remains of imperative. Morville elaborates on findability from several perspectives and includes the idea of being findable. Not just documents and books, but also objects and ultimately you.Understanding Search Engines
Mathematical Modeling and Text Retrieval, M.W. Berry & M. Browne, 1999, Soc for Industrial & Applied Math
This tiny book is a heavyweight due to the fact that it explains a difficult mechanism in a simple way. Search engines are often misunderstood and seen as a commodity. Just crank it up and your information mess will become clean and tidy again. This book is a reality check for all marketing hooha on the subject matter. Even without being able to master the mathematical part of the book, it remains a must read for people who want to be able to take well balanced decisions regarding search engines. Obviously a book dated 1999 does not cover the latest state of the art, but it is a thorough basis for further reading.Things That Make Us Smart
Defending Human Attributes in the Age of the Machine, D.A. Norman, 1994, Addison Wesley Publishing Company
Donald Norman's book won when deciding on the number three. Neil Gerschenfelds When things start to think lost, though not by far. I prefer Norman over Nielsen (the two kings of usability design), since Nielsen principally dislikes search engines and Norman does not. After the bestseller The Design of Everyday Things Norman wrote this book, which I like best. Especially the chapter called: a place for everything and everything in its place, discussing information organisation back in 1880 until today. Nothing changed really, the problems remain the same, they only got bigger since the amount of available information increased. The book discusses the design of technology that fits our minds, rather than our minds that must conform to technology. One of my key footholds when assessing technology for alleviating problems for a client.