Abstract: An overall view of knowledge management, and the role of librarians in its implementation are being discussed. The shift from traditional work culture to a learning organization cannot be accomplished quickly. It requires high-level commitment to change, a rewards system that encourages teamwork, and the sharing of best practices. The main idea of
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Knowledge Management and the Information Professional
Abstract: As knowledge management becomes an accepted core function in organisations, why are so few librarians at its leading edge? Is our core professional ethic, service to clients, an inhibiting factor? What are the knowledge skills and attitudes that information professionals need to participate effectively in the knowledge aware organisation? How can information professionals
Information professionals working with knowledge
Abstract: In order to manage knowledge, we need to understand the nature of knowledge in organisations. It is helpful to distinguish between three categories of organisational knowledge: tacit knowledge, explicit knowledge, and cultural knowledge. Tacit knowledge is personal knowledge, explicit knowledge is codified knowledge, and cultural knowledge is based on shared beliefs. We use
Value of internal knowledge infomediaries
Abstract: Businesses are discovering the value of internal infomediaries. The disjunction between company employees and company knowledge hasn’t always been so acute. A business is, after all, a community of sorts, and every community has librarians, chroniclers, sages and gossips. But as the speed of business has accelerated, the tolerance for
Fast-Track Knowledge Management Careers
Abstract: A Summary of Some Fast-Growning KM Careers A good barometer for measuring the acceptance of a movement might be the appearance of related recruitment ads in leading newspapers and employment services. If so, the dozen or so knowledge management positions listed in recent Sunday editions of the New York Times,