Abstract: This chapter introduces the research domain of knowledge management educational programs and issues associated with the preservation of knowledge about these programs. The chapter comprises a preliminary literature review of the academic and research perspectives along with the broader educational perspectives associated with knowledge management educational programs in the academy and in the
information management
Will the Real Knowledge Managers Please Step Forward?
Abstract: The literature of library and information management of the past few years has periodically exhorted librarians to market themselves as skilled knowledge workers capable of taking over the emerging “knowledge management” function in their organisations. This paper challenges such a fanciful re-engineering of the librarian’s role and suggests that it is based on
Implications of Knowledge Management for the LIS professions
Abstract: The present thesis attempts to describe the Knowledge Management (KM) field in terms of its relevance to the Library & Information Science (LIS) professions. The methodology employed was a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches including administration of a web-based survey and the conduct of in-depth interviews targeted at LIS professionals.
Scarcity of Knowledge Management jobs in South Africa?
In the South Africa KM LinkedIn Group Elmi B. asks: In our first Knowledge Conversations Hangout earlier today, one of the topics was the apparent scarcity of KM jobs in South Africa. For instance, graduates are skeptic about finding a job as a KM professional. Is that indeed the
Roles and skills for knowledge management – A TFPL Report
Abstract: This report is the results of the first ever research project to investigate the roles and skills required to create and maintain a knowledge environment. Much has been written about the theory of knowledge management and how it is being implemented, but until now little was known about the knowledge leaders and