Abstract: Over the past decades, the information and knowledge professions have become an important facet of the modern economy. The rise of the Internet and the impact of globalization have changed the way companies do business and led them to direct their attention to the importance of managing knowledge and information. Realizing the value of intellectual capital and the need for managing organizational intellectual assets, organizations are seeking more...

Abstract: The study aims at exploring the relevancy of knowledge management (KM) to library and information science (LIS). Besides the review of relevant literature, the study has conducted an online survey of KM education programs offered by different schools of the world. An interdisciplinary approach of KM education is analysed to find its link with LIS. After a random search of KM education programs, 30 graduate programs are investigated to identify more...

Abstract: The main aim of the research was to examine the competencies required for employees to graduate from a MKM Executive Program offered by the International Islamic University Malaysia. The expected research output includes a list of competencies for developing the program structure and learning outcomes, course learning outcomes and descriptions. MKM Executive Program shall be offered as a credit-hour system with graduation requirements of more...

Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the key assumptions related to the development of a new specialization, Knowledge Management in an Organization in the Economics Programme, at the University of Economics in Katowice (Poland). The fundamental reasons behind the launch of such a specialization, which would equip students with unique skills related to knowledge management and application of various IT (Information Technology) tools, are more...

Abstract: On May 5-6, 2011, the Knowledge Management Education Forum (KMEF) brought together some 75 educators in the field of knowledge management (KM) to share their thoughts about how KM is taught and how students learn KM. This First Annual KMEF Summit was held on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, DC. An initiative of the KM faculties of George Washington University and Kent State University, KMEF is described as “an more...

Abstract: Kent State University and George Washington University have been collaborating around an initiative to strengthen KM education (mostly at the Masters and Ph.D. level) with what I understood to be a long term goal of strengthening the KM profession as a whole by turning KM into a “discipline” with a standardized set of core qualifications, etc… essentially trying to balance or counter the emergence of competing commercial more...

Abstract: Many students in higher education do not effectively manage large class projects and term papers to complete the assigned work on time, while meeting quality and completeness requirements. One of the serious consequences of this is missing a significant portion of learning associated with the assigned work. We propose and investigate intervention methods based on Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) theory and aimed at increasing student learning more...

Abstract: Knowledge Management (KM) is a popular topic emerging from the business sector, which has influenced many fields of study, among them Library and Information Science (LIS). As KM is quite recent, there is still much ambiguity as to its nature and its place in LIS education. The current study sought to shed a light on these issues. To help achieve better understanding of KM and its implications for LIS education, the researcher employed more...

Abstract: On the Toolbox.com IT group ‘Knowledge Management Career’ Robert Levy asks “Degree or certification? That is the question. What are the thoughts out there? Thanks.”. 17 replies so far (9/2007) More » Robert Levy: KM Certification, MSc, or Both? Toolbox IT Group ‘Knowledge Management Career’, Sep 19, 2007.

Abstract: The management of information and knowledge is important for every organization whether or not the senior management refers to it explicitly as knowledge management (KM). In every company that takes KM seriously, managers at all levels are expected to facilitate and enhance knowledge flow within his team, and between his team and other teams. Knowledge-centric firms that use knowledge as a competitive weapon would have assigned one or more more...