- With SLA Knowledge Management Community Sessions
Special Libraries Association Conference and Info-Expo (SLA Annual)*
libraries
Wikimania – The International Wikimedia Conference*
Wikimania – The International Wikimedia Conference is the annual international conference of the Wikimedia community celebrating Wikipedia and its sister free knowledge projects with conferences, discussions, meetups, training and a hackathon. Hundreds of volunteer editors come together to learn about and discuss projects, approaches and issues. Conference History: 17th
Knowledge Management Skills and Competencies of Information Professionals
Abstract: Aim of the study: The aim of the study is to explore the views of information professionals for knowledge management (KM) in the libraries/information institutions of Bangladesh. Research questions: This paper seeks to address the following research questions: How the information professionals of Bangladesh perceive the views of KM? What
Knowledge Management (KM)’s Relevance to Library and Information Science (LIS)
Abstract: The study aims at exploring the relevancy of knowledge management (KM) to library and information science (LIS). Besides the review of relevant literature, the study has conducted an online survey of KM education programs offered by different schools of the world. An interdisciplinary approach of KM education is analysed to find its link
Will the Real Knowledge Managers Please Step Forward?
Abstract: The literature of library and information management of the past few years has periodically exhorted librarians to market themselves as skilled knowledge workers capable of taking over the emerging “knowledge management” function in their organisations. This paper challenges such a fanciful re-engineering of the librarian’s role and suggests that it is based on