Abstract: Introduction. As an emerging and multidisciplinary field, knowledge management (KM) has gained much popularity among academic and professional disciplines. Library and information science (LIS) embraced KM during the mid-nineties, and in the context of the adoption of KM, this study aims at exploring the current state of KM education offered by LIS schools. Method. The study conducted a worldwide online survey of 300 LIS schools to locate more...

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: In this paper we will present the results of research into modelling pitfalls in (Extended) Entity Relationship modelling ((E)ER) and the Unified Modelling Language (UML). We will give a precise definition of the relationship cardinality/association end multiplicity concept in (E)ER and UML based upon the various definition ‘fragments’ we have encountered in the (E)ER and UML literature and we will give explicit rules for the more...

Abstract: Knowledge management is a growing discipline and its structure and boundaries have been examined using different perspectives. This study is based on the KM curricula of 13 graduate degree programmes for producing a KM framework, based on the collective wisdom of curriculum designers of these programmes. Analysis of curricula was conducted at two levels of course titles and course descriptions. Keywords and phrases were identified and listed, more...

  Nitza M Hernandez-Lopez, Carlos A. Suarez-Balseiro and Eliut Flores-Caraballo: Fostering Multidisciplinary Collaboration to Advance Knowledge Management into the University of Puerto Rico’s Graduate Studies. Proceedings of the 2007 International Conference on Knowledge Management (ICKM2007), Vienna, Austria, 27 – 28 August 2007. Conference website » Contact the authors »View more presentations from egcti.

Abstract: Knowledge management education is quickly gaining momentum worldwide. Due to the fuzzy and inter-disciplinary nature of the discipline, academic institutions are adopting different approaches for educating knowledge professionals. Because of the variations in the subject scope and coverage, there is a need for using innovative and creative learning strategies for teaching KM courses. This paper reviews the approaches adopted by the Division more...

Abstract: Serves as a reference for individuals interested in knowledge management (KM) and educational issues surrounding KM. Looks at KM as an emerging profession and the need to educate a new generation of knowledge professionals to deal with managing knowledge on the one hand and managing knowledge workers on the other hand. Examines the skills and competencies of knowledge professionals; and how educational programs can address these demands more...

Abstract: For some time now, there has been an ongoing controversy over what practicing knowledge management professionals should know, how and what they should be taught, and by whom. In this fray, we find universities, consulting companies, not-for-profit associations, and industry groups offering everything from PhDs and certifications, to any number of individual KM related courses. As big as the KM market is reported to be, and as fast as it more...

Abstract: Rather than funding certification programs for KM, or seeking certified KM practitioners, organizations should invest in transitioning to a learning organization and finding staff who already practice the requisite skills related to KM. Daniel W. Rasmus: Don’t Look to Certification Bodies for Knowledge Management Professionals. Forrester Research (For Information & Knowledge Management Professionals), October 24, 2001 Purchase more...