On the KnowledgeBoard discussion list Kavita P. asks: I would like to know what exactly is the role of knowledge manager and how one can enhance oneself to be effective knowledge manager. Archived discussion » Kavita P.: Exact role of Knowledge Manager. KnowledgeBoard discussion list,
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Knowledge Management & Librarians?
In the LinkedIn Group of the Knowledge Management Education Hub Ame S. asks: Who is qualified to carry out knowledge management? Are librarians eligible for this project? Join the discussion » Ame S.: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND LIBRARIANS? ‘Knowledge Management Education (KMedu) Hub’ LinkedIn Group, 09/2015
Skills and competencies required to work with knowledge management
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
Librarians the ultimate knowledge managers?
Abstract: This paper seeks to establish the state of knowledge of Knowledge Management (KM) among Library and Information Services (LIS) professionals, the extent to which they find positions in the KM sector, the extent to which they practise identifiable KM processes in their work and the adequacy of educational preparation and professional development opportunities.
Moving from Librarian to Knowledge Manager
Abstract: Embracing knowledge management (KM), or at least learning how to align one’s work with knowledge management vocabulary and processes within an organization, can prove beneficial to librarians whether they are working inside or outside of a library setting. For library and information science (LIS) professionals seeking opportunities outside of library settings, knowledge management projects,