The Knowledge Management Education Hub

Communities

Professional Division H

• IFLA Knowledge Management Section ¹⁾
  • Sponsored Special Interest Groups: Digital Humanities/Digital Scholarship
  • Working Groups: Research into Knowledge Management Training ²⁾

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

• Sep 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)
• Dec 2023: Knowledge Management Section Meeting
• 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