Abstract: Purpose – The main objective of this study was to explore students‟ perceptions of class participation and its benefits, barriers to their participation, and the motivational factors that may improve their class participation. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected through a pre-tested questionnaire survey participated by 172 graduate students from three graduate programs
Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
Knowledge management programs at RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology)
Abstract: The Department of Information Management and Library Studies (DIMALS) in the School of Business Information Technology at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, has undergone fundamental changes in mission and objectives since 1994. Faced with falling demand for its programs, growing competition from non-LIS departments, and changes both to the corporate strategy of the
Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T AM)*
- Including sessions organized by the ASIS&T SIG on Knowledge Management (TBC)
Information Science Summit & Special Libraries Conference (ISS-SLC)*
- With SLA Knowledge Management Community Sessions (TBC)
Integration of Knowledge Management with the LIS Curriculum
Abstract: The growing recognition of the importance of knowledge management (KM) has led to calls for curriculum review in Library and Information Science (LIS). Drawing on the findings of a research project on the implications of KM for LIS education, this paper examines the focus of current LIS curricula in addressing KM and