Abstract: The Special Libraries Association (SLA), a nonprofit global organization for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners, announced it will offer its members a new opportunity to earn a knowledge management (KM) certificate. The certificate will be offered through Click University, an online learning system for post-graduate, practicing librarians and information professionals.
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Journal, magazine, and newsletter articles relevant to Knowledge Management education and the Knowledge Management career profile
Information & Knowledge Management Curricula at the Royal School of Library and Information Science (RSLIS)
Abstract: Three basic questions were raised to start with: What characterises the present curriculum of Knowledge Management master programme at RSLIS and How has the content of KM changed during the years? What might have influenced the curricula changes during the years? To what extent have
When knowledge is golden
Abstract: In a highly competitive business world, the success of an organisation depends on many factors, particularly the management’s collective knowledge and competence. According to W B Lee, head of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), knowledge management (KM) is a valuable business tool
Emerging Academic Discipline of Knowledge Management
Abstract: Although knowledge management (KM) has gained worldwide recognition as an important strategic imperative, its integration into academia has lagged. A review of the literature, as well as an examination of information systems (IS) curriculum models, was performed to determine how KM related courses are being integrated. The analysis revealed that KM is still
Accepting Knowledge Management into the LIS fold
Abstract: The goal of this editorial is to describe the emerging stimulus that could drive joint ventures between business, management, and library and information science schools in offering Knowledge Management (KM) curricula. The basis for this thought-piece are modified excerpts from the authors forthcoming dissertation entitled Examination of the Historical Sensemaking Processes Representing the