Knowledge Management System (KMS) is a system that supports individuals, teams and / or organizations to deal with explicit and / or tacit knowledge.

KMS is a system that manages information and knowledge assets.

There are two different categories of KMS:

• cognitive-focused KMS — is a system that focus on managing explicit knowledge
• community-focused KMS — is a system that focus on managing tacit knowledge.
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Cognitive-focused KMS

The systems that belong to this category are systems that are based on the cognitive model. According to this model knowledge content can be identified, codified, stored and communicated. The metafore is the human memory.

Knowledge form in focus: explicit knowledge.

Examples of KMS:

• knowledge repositories
• knowledge portals
• expert systems
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Community-focused KMS

The systems that belong to this category are system based on the community model. Acording to this model, knowledge is social constructed and based on information and experiences. Knowledge is created by a person by attending social networks, groups, teams. The metafore is human “communities”.

Knowledge form in focus: tacit knowledge.

Examples of KMS:

• Collaboration systems