Abstract: The article is a report of an investigation of the business/practical world ’s perspective of the role and responsibilities of the information and knowledge manager and the analysis of the findings against a theoretical/academic background. Information about employment opportunities and requirements for the position of information and knowledge managers was extracted from job
KMedu Resources
Literature, media, communities, links, etc. relevant to Knowledge Management education and the Knowledge Management career profile
Attributes of information service professionals for information and knowledge management
Abstract: A value learned by information service professionals in ‘information studies’ is the belief that the key to empowering people is sharing expertise and information, and collaborating across organisational boundaries and functional units. This belief has become part of the information professional’s ‘culture’, part of our value system – the normal and accepted way
What makes a good Knowledge Asset Manager?
Full text from publisher » Robin Sears: Managing the Knowledge Asset
Dow Chemical’s information stewards
Abstract: Dow Chemical’s information stewards are the catalysts for sharing across business units … An 11-member executive team developed a five-year, $15 million effort to manage knowledge throughout Dow’s 23 business groups. The committee created the position of information steward–one to oversee each of the business groups. The stewards’ mission is
KMCI’s Knowledge Management Certification Programs
Abstract: An online community helps students to keep in touch. Knowledge Management Consortium International (KMCI), a nonprofit professional association in Vernon, Conn., is now offering two programs through which knowledge management practitioners can attain professional certification. The Certified Knowledge and Innovation Manager (CKIM) program, which started in April, is designed for