Abstract: Ten years ago, the degree programme Information Studies (IB) at the University of Applied Sciences, Burgenland was founded following two years of preparation. It certainly is informative and necessary to look at the history of the programme but it is also vital to take a look in retrospective in order to see how
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Careers in (Federal) Knowledge Management
Abstract: On June 28th, as part of the 2010 ALA Annual Conference, approximately 45 would-be Knowledge Managers had the opportunity to interact with some of the federal government’s leading Knowledge Management (KM) practitioners in an exciting informational/networking event hosted by Amanda Wilson, Director of the Department of Transportation’s National Transportation Library.
Information and Knowledge Management Competencies for Information Professionals
Abstract: The paper discusses competencies for new age information professionals. Emphasis has been on the changes within LIS market during the last 2-3 decades, with a particular emphasis on the new roles LIS professionals have to assume in information and knowledge management positions in the corporate world. Management and functional competencies have also been
Knowledge Management Education, Roles, Responsibilities and Core Competencies
Abstract: As knowledge management challenges once again top the agenda of many CEOs, an emphasis on getting more value from corporate knowledge assets has heightened the interest in knowledge management as a professional area of practice. Providing education in KM, which can include specialized courses, seminars, certifications, and formal undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs
Towards an International Knowledge Management Certification Program
Abstract: Objectives: A KM (Knowledge Management) certificate sets a standard in the field. As such, it has to address a network of knowledge claims about a domain of practice that has emerged with consensus support from those communities driving the development of the field. Those claims comprise Conceptual frameworks, such