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GLoW System Design

BookStack wiki software

The Global Library of Wisdom - GLoW - is a knowledge base built with a wiki system called BookStack.

BookStack website: https://www.bookstackapp.com
Screenshots: https://www.bookstackapp.com/#screenshots
Documentation: https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/

The BookStack system uses a bookshelf metaphor, where shelves are used to contain collections of books, with each book consisting of chapters (optional) and pages. Each book page essentially consists of a simple yet elegant html web page which holds the primary content of the knowledge base.

The shelves, books and chapters are used primarily as content structuring tools, but also serve as user friendly and intuitive navigational aids for logically and easily drilling down to specific portions of content by offering the user both a breadcrumb trail and an expandable hierarchical table of contents.

Like any good digital knowledge base the BookStack system comes equipped with a versatile and powerful built-in Search tool (Meilisearch) for doing keyword searches.

The BookStack Release v22.09 aims for at least WCAG 2.1 Level A standards for accessibility. 

The GLoW framework

The GLoW implementation consists of four fundamental layer of information. 3 layers of metadata and 1 layer of content.

  1. First metadata layer: Shelf (only 1 shelf used for identifying GLoW).
  2. Second metadata layer: Books (at least 10 books representing top level categories).
  3. Third metadata layer: Chapters (many chapters per book).
  4. First content layer: Pages (many pages per book/chapter).

The GLoW books

This screenshot shows the 10 GLoW books used for labelling the top level categories. Each book has an optional text field for entering a brief description of the book. Any number of chapters and pages can be added to a book. When appropriate, pages can be added directly to a book without being part of a chapter.

GLoW Books screenshot.png

The GLoW chapters

Each GLoW book may contain any number of chapters that may be useful for sub-categorizing the wisdom entries. Chapters can be used as an additional structural layer for containing content pages. In the BookStack system chapters are optional. When appropriate, pages can be added directly to a book without being part of a chapter. Similar to books, each chapter has an optional text field for entering a brief description of the chapter.

The GLoW pages
  • Each GLoW page is a simple html web page conforming to the default BookStack style and design.
  • Each GLoW page is a repository of wisdom pertaining to a specific subject.
  • Each GLoW page may contain one or more wisdom entries.
    • Each wisdom entry on a page begins with a header used for classifying the entry, and indicating one or more jurisdictions that the entry falls under. See header example below.
    • The header is also used for recording the source of the wisdom entry when available.
    • The header is a pre-configured BookStack page template which can be inserted anywhere in a wisdom page.
 
CLASSIFICATION
AA
A
A
JURISDICTION
  • soil
  • Land
  • Sea
  • AIR
SOURCE: 

How the wisdom coding system works.

WISDOM CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM 

Type of wisdom (purple box)

 E  = Evolutionary wisdom 
 R  = Revealed wisdom 
 H  = Hybrid wisdom (evolutionary + revealed mix)

Target audience (green box)

 P  = Personal 
 G  = Group (non-personal)

Type of content (yellow box)

 C  = Curated content (paraphrased, re-written, enhanced, translated, etc.)
 O  = Original unedited content from external source (direct excerpts, complete content, etc.)
 M  = Mix of both curated and original content.

Reliability factor of content (blue box)

 1  = High
 2  = Average
 3  = Low 
 X  = Unreliable -or- Cannot be determined.

APPLICABLE JURISDICTION(S)

[  ] soil   [  ] Land   [  ] Sea   [  ] AIR

  • Check boxes indicate to which planetary jurisdiction the contents of the page is applicable.
  • Can apply to one or more jurisdictions simultaneously.
  • All the applicable jurisdictions will have a check mark.
  • For additional information about the scope of these jurisdictions please refer to this chart.
  • For additional information about the properties of these jurisdictions please refer to this chart.

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