Abstract: How important is knowledge management to the smooth and efficient functioning of an in-house legal team? What value can a dedicated knowledge manager bring? We talk to two knowledge managers – Helen Barker from Diageo and Katharine Ward from Vodafone – about their roles and the benefits that their skills and expertise bring
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Content of Knowledge Management-Related Courses
Abstract: Operating in a knowledge-based economy requires a wide range of additional skills and competences. An important part in the transfer of new skills and competences to the labor marker influence the design of courses offered at higher education institutions. To support students’ professional career development, the content of the courses should constantly be
Knowledge organization and classification education
Abstract: Each objective listed in courses entirely or partially dedicated to knowledgeorganization (KO) and bibliographic classification in 30 distinct LIS programs was categorized as to: 1. its nature; 2. its subject; 3. its focus; 4. its taxonomic level. The results tend to reinforce observations made over the past 30 years in relation to KO
Association of Strategic Knowledge Professionals (ASKPro): Name change for SLA?
Abstract: You may have already heard that the Special Libraries Association (SLA), as a result of their extensive research during the alignment project, have proposed a name change. The new name, to be voted on by SLA members next month, is the “Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals”, or “ASKPro“. I’ve waited
Knowledge Facilitator vs. Knowledge Dictator
Abstract: With the wide use of computer technology nowadays, organizational management in recent times appears to be more complex than it ever was. Electronic human resources management (e-HRM) has become a popular term in today’s organizations. Does this mean knowledge facilitator is better than a knowledge dictator or vice versa? The author of this