Abstract: There is a marked need for training in the area of KM practice. KM operations are expanding and new recruits are needed. Most practitioners enter the KM realm not from academic programs focusing on KM, or even featuring KM, but rather they transfer over and into KM from line operational jobs within their
library and information science
Job functions and requirements for knowledge managers in South Africa
Abstract: The study explored the job functions and requirements for knowledge management practitioners through the analysis of job advertisements appearing on 12 major jobsites in South Africa. It aimed to provide vital information that can assist in re-examining knowledge management education in library and information science (LIS) schools in South Africa. A total of
Multidisciplinary Information Research Symposium (MIRS)*
The Multidisciplinary Information Research Symposium (MIRS), organized by the Universuty of North Texas (UNT) College of Information, the UNT Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Student Chapter, and partners, is a one-day research symposium to showcase the research efforts of information scholars and practitioners. It will be inclusive of workshops, sessions for ongoing and
University of South Africa International Conference on Library and Information Science Research in Africa (UNILISA)*
- Sub-themes: Information and knowledge management for development, etc.
UK Knowledge and Information Management Salary Surveys
Since 2015 Sue Hill Recruitment (SHR) and TFPL have published four Knowledge and Information Management salary surveys for the entire UK library, archive, knowledge, information and records management industry. The 2017 salary survey was published in association with the Information and Records Management Society (IRMS), the 2019 salary survey in association with IRMS and the