Abstract: Organization that do not operate upon knowledge unmistakably do partial optimal utilisation of resources. Knowledge, infact, has become the synonym for intellectual efforts of the members of the organization to develop products, provide customer satisfaction and sustaining existence through knowledge-managed growth levels. Capable new technologies have overtaken the conventional business practices driven by
Knowledge Management roles and responsibilities
Knowledge management opportunities for librarians
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the progress of research regarding the opportunities for librarians within the context of knowledge management. Design/methodology/approach A content analysis of 28 full‐length journal articles indexed by Library Literature in the past ten years was conducted. Findings
Finding the perfect knowledge manager
Abstract: Facing the challenge of writing a job description for a ‘KManager’1, he searched and asked for a few model job descriptions – but to no avail. His research produced plenty of examples, but no models. And, most guidelines (if they could be called that) were either hidden or for sale. The
Knowledge Advisors at Hewlett-Packard
Abstract: Since KM became an explicit part of the business scene in the mid 1990s, HP has looked for ways to support its local, often informal sharing tradition with programs that would allow for a broader reach. HP’s Knowledge Advisor Program is one of those efforts — designed to provide a human interface for
Rules for leaders of knowledge citizens
Abstract: In 1909, Sam Walter Foss, a librarian at the Somerville Public Library in Massachusetts, wrote a paper entitled ‘Some cardinal principals of librarian’s work’. Interestingly, Foss emphasized and encouraged the role of the librarian to be a fundamentally social and people-oriented character as opposed to a shy and retiring ‘book lover’. This