1. Prioritization and Vetting
Building a Knowledge Bank
Megan Mayzelle, M.S.2
University of California Davis
November 12, 2013

2. Definitions
• Resources = “ingredients” that we use to
develop content for the knowledge bank
• Content = Finished documents that are ready
to add to the knowledge bank
Wheat Production By MAIL KB
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3. Definitions
• To vet (vetting) = sort through information to
find which are good resources
• To develop = Make content for the knowledge
bank based on resources
Wheat Production By MAIL KB
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4. Definitions
• Material = all information. Includes:
– Resources for vetting
– Resources for developing
– Content under development
– Approved final content
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5. Review Information
• We have a lot of information on the MAIL KB
internal server that needs to be vetted!
• Let’s get ready to vet this information.
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6. Review Information
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MAIL
Knowledge
Bank
For Vetting
For
Development
Content
MaterialManagement
This MAIL computer server
is the true knowledge bank.
The website is a method of
public access to the
knowledge bank.

7. Review Information
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MAIL
Knowledge
Bank
For Vetting
For
Development
Content
MaterialManagement

8. Priorities
• There is a lot of important information in our
“For Vetting” folder.
• How do we decide what is most important to
do first?
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For Vetting

9. Priorities
Think about…
• Who will use the knowledge bank?
• What are the users biggest problems?
– Percentage of farmers affected
– Frequency of the problem
– Cost of losses due to the problem
• Make a list of top priorities to vet information
and to develop content
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10. Summary
• What have we done today?
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