Abstract: The new Kowledge Economy is a period of rapid change-a paradim shift-for librarians. Rory Chase discusses why it can be viewed as either the beginning of a new golden age for the profession, or the point when librarians became marginalized, and perhaps made irrelevant, by the rapid advances in digital computer and telecommunication
Knowledge Management roles and responsibilities
Who Is This Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) Anyway?
Full text author » Angus Kidman: Who Is This CKO Anyway? Corporate IT (Info Store), August 1998 Copyright © Angus
Trendiest Job in Business: Chief Knowledge Officer
Abstract: Some experts say that knowledge management, by definition, should be decentralized. Others insist there must be an accountable individual, someone to champion the concept and spearhead the enormous effort needed to overcome inherent obstacles to the free flow of information within an organization. Toward that end, many high-profile companies have
Hot new job title: Chief knowledge officer
Full text from publisher » Bob Weinstein, “Chief knowledge officers in big demand,” Chicago Sun-Times, March
Chief Knowledge Officer as Knowledge Farmer
Abstract: A farmer in California has lots of rich soil and plenty of sun, but not much water. Water management is one of his keys to success. The farmer maps out where water pools, where it flows, it’s velocity, and areas that must be irrigated. He knows that too much water can kill crops