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Knowledge Management Skills and Competencies of Information Professionals
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Knowledge management, librarians and information managers
Abstract: This paper reviews some recent professional and academic publications on aspects of the theory and practice of knowledge management, with particular reference to the curriculum of professional education for library and information management and the career roles and prospects of information professionals. Some commentators dismiss knowledge management as a fad; others view it
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Abstract: “Regardless of their tenure, many individuals have seen their roles and responsibilities downgraded because they were not perceived as contributi ng directly to the KM initiatives.” writes Sue Henczel. the Trainin.g, Catalogui,ng and Conso rtia Ma nager for CAVAL Co lla bor-ative Solutions in Melbourne, Australi a. Read about how information professionals are
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Abstract: The two key players in knowledge management, Thomas Davenport and Larry Prusak, have several times expressed their admiration for librarians and have been heartened by the role they have begun to play in knowledge management. In their book Working Knowledge. How organizations manage what they know (1998) it is emphasised that the awareness