The Knowledge Management Education Hub

Communities

Professional Division H

• IFLA Knowledge Management Section¹⁾
  • Sponsored Special Interest Group on “Digital Humanities/Digital Scholarship”
  • SET & KM Working Group to “Advance the profession through understanding best practices in knowledge management education” (Joint w. IFLA Section on Education and Training (SET); aka “SET & KM Joint Project on Knowledge Management Education”)
  • Project on “Perspectives on Global Knowledge Management Training and Education” (TBC)

Conferences

• IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC)*
  – IFLA Knowledge Management Satellite Conference / Meeting, Open Session, and Knowledge Cafe organized by the IFLA Knowledge Management Section
• Knowledge Management in the E-World, October 13-14, 2005, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
  Conference Theme: New Models for Scholarly Communication
  (Sponsored by Yeditepe University in collaboration with IFLA/Knowledge Management Section, University and Research Librarians Association (ÜNAK), Consulate General of the United States of America, Yeditepe University Central Library)
  Quo vademus
  Interoperability and Knowledge Management in Health-A European Perspective

  Knowledge Management: Theory and Practice, in the Context of Academic and Research Libraries, New Professional Roles and Functions with LIS, Skills and Competences

  Cross Cultural and Ethical Issues in Knowledge Management
  Open Access to Scholarly Communication

  Understanding Knowledge Processes is an Organizational Context: The Necessity of Re-Thinking Knowledge Management
  Marketing to Get Better Mileage From Your e-Resources
  Nova Scotia Heritage Portal Project” (Prepared for Dalhousie University Archives and Special Collections.)

  Education in Visual Communication Design Studies in the Age of Globalized Knowledge
  The Impact of Technology on the Learning Process

Webinars

• Nov 2024: Navigating the Risks of Global Inclusiveness: ML/AI Applications in Librarianship and DH/DS Practices (IFLA Digital Humanities/Digital Scholarship Special Interest Group (DHDS SIG) w. Artificial Intelligence (AI) SIG, Information Technology (IT) and Knowledge Management (KM) Sections)
• Sep 2024: Open Science Unveiled: Empowering Knowledge Sharing in the Digital Age (Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL) Section)
• Aug 2022: Knowledge Organization Competencies and Skills
  (Training and Education in Subject Access (TESA) working group of the IFLA section Subject Analysis and Access (IFLA SAA), w. IFLA Education and Training Section (SET), IFLA Building Strong LIS Education (BSLISE), International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO), and CILIP Metadata and Discovery Group (CILIP MDG))
  From IFLA LIS Guidelines 2022 to the competencies and skills for subject analysis and access
  Metadata competencies for all? The CILIP Metadata and Discovery Group’s response to the revised Professional Knowledge and Skills Base (PKSB)
  Core Competencies for Cataloging and Metadata Professional Librarians: Background, Uses, & Future
  Development and Implementation of Competency Index for Linked Data in Teaching and Training
  Panel Discussion

• Oct 2021: Curious, confident and committed: transforming libraries into learning organisations
• Feb 2021: Knowledge Café (IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section with the Knowledge Management Section)
  Table topics: Change management techniques for staff; New tools for teaching and learning; Upgrade your brain! Top 10 essential competencies for modern info pros; Finding the motivation for our own professional development; Working with diverse generational staff: Millennials, Gen X and Baby Boomers; Designing user-centric services and programs; Effective and innovative ways to measure the impact of our learning activities)

• Dec 2020: CUDLIS Lecture – An Overview of Knowledge Management (Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta in collaboration with Kent State University, USA and IFLA Section on Education & Training)
• Nov 2020: Knowledge Café (POSTPONED; IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section with the Knowledge Management Section)
• “Knowledge Rights 21” (KR21) webinars
  • Feb 2024: Normalising open norms: Findings from the CIPPM study on experiences of implementing flexible copyright exceptions around the world
  • Nov 2023: Harmonising Zero Embargo Initiatives: Challenges in Europe and Beyond
  • Sep 2023: Access to Knowledge – A Matter of Equity (w. Knowledge Equity Network)
  • May 2023: Enabling the reuse of the scholarly publication: modus operandi et modus desiderandi
  • Apr 2023: Flexible copyright exceptions 2: What can we in Europe learn from the US?
  • Feb 2023: Flexible copyright exceptions 1: The next step for Europe?
  • Nov 2022: How do we fix eBook markets? A discussion on the future of libraries and authorship
  • Oct 2022: Book digitisation, online access and lending: What infrastructure is needed for success?
  • May 2022: The empty library? The urgency of solutions to unsustainable eBook markets

Meetings

Knowledge Management Section Meetings

Dec 2023: Knowledge Management Section Meeting
Aug 2023: Knowledge Management Section Meeting @ WLIC 2023
Apr 2023: Knowledge Management Section Meeting

Aug 2022: Knowledge Management Section Meeting
Jul 2022: Knowledge Management Section Meeting
Mar 2022: Knowledge Management Section Meeting

Mar 2020: Knowledge Management Section Meeting

Aug 2019: Knowledge Management Section Meeting @ WLIC 2019
Jul 2019: WLIC 2019 activities coordination
Jun 2019: WLIC 2019 activities coordination
May 2019: WLIC 2019 activities coordination
Apr 2019: WLIC 2019 activities coordination
Mar 2019: Meeting with the KM Section Satellite Meeting 2019 team
Mar 2019: WLIC 2019 activities coordination
Feb 2019: WLIC 2019 activities coordination
Jan 2019: WLIC 2019 activities coordination

Dec 2018: WLIC 2019 activities coordination
Nov 2018: WLIC 2019 activities coordination
Oct 2018: WLIC 2018 Assessment

Aug 2018: Knowledge Management Section Meeting @ WLIC 2018
Aug 2017: Knowledge Management Section Meeting @ WLIC 2017
Aug 2016: Knowledge Management Section Meeting @ WLIC 2016
Aug 2015: Knowledge Management Section Meeting @ WLIC 2015
Aug 2014: Knowledge Management Section Meeting @ WLIC 2014
Aug 2013: Knowledge Management Section Meeting @ WLIC 2013
Aug 2012: Knowledge Management Section Meeting @ WLIC 2012
Aug 2011: Knowledge Management Section Meeting @ WLIC 2011
Aug 2010: Knowledge Management Section Meeting @ WLIC 2010
Aug 2009: Knowledge Management Section Meeting @ WLIC 2009
Aug 2008: Knowledge Management Section Meeting @ WLIC 2008
Aug 2007: Knowledge Management Section Meeting @ WLIC 2007
Aug 2006: Knowledge Management Section Meeting @ WLIC 2006
Aug 2005: Knowledge Management Section Meeting @ WLIC 2005

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Aug 2004: New Knowledge Management Section (1/2004) Meeting @ WLIC 2004

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Aug 2001: Knowledge Management Discussion Start-up Meeting @ WLIC 2001