Abstract: Librarians are the ultimate knowledge managers. We all know that. After all, haven’t we been the custodians of documented knowledge for centuries? Who could possibly do it better than us? Well, then why aren’t people knocking down our doors, begging us to be the knowledge managers of the organisation? Are they just ignorant
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Exact role of the effective Knowledge Manager?
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,
Knowledge management, librarians and information managers
Abstract: This paper reviews some recent professional and academic publications on aspects of the theory and practice of knowledge management, with particular reference to the curriculum of professional education for library and information management and the career roles and prospects of information professionals. Some commentators dismiss knowledge management as a fad; others view it
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