Abstract: This guide contains descriptions of and web links to information about records and information management training programs and courses. It has been compiled by the Information Management Branch to assist Government of Alberta employees in selecting training programs which may assist their career development. This guide will also serve to support the
Publications
Books, articles, and press releases relevant to Knowledge Management education and the KM career path
Knowledge Management Summer Institute ’09, University of Washington, Seattle
Knowledge Management Summer Institute: A practical approach to creating business value from information. A five-day workshop, July 27-31, 2009, UW campus, Seattle (©) This one-week intensive provides insight, guidance and practical methods for using knowledge to get your organization what it most wants. You will begin with strategy,
Assessing knowledge manager learning needs
Abstract: This paper discusses an exploratory investigation of the role of concept mapping techniques for assessing knowledge manager learning needs and developing knowledge management (KM) training programs and courses. The research data were collected using seven concept map templates completed by 13 KM students during a 15-week higher education course. The study found that
Exploring the benefits of Knowledge Management education for LIS professionals
Abstract: It is to be expected that in a new and emerging discipline like knowledge management (KM) there still will be ambivalence among both LIS educational institutions and their students, as to the need to have KM courses. Investigating the benefits of engaging with these programs might help to clear up this ambiguity. The
The Knowledge Librarian
Abstract: Both the private and public sectors have been steadily downsizing and closing their physical libraries, which some consider to be nothing more than warehouses that take up space and lose money. Thinkers like us saw them as nice, quiet spaces where we could hide from the boss and escape the annoying distractions of