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
library and information science
Multidisciplinary Information Research Symposium (MIRS)*
The Multidisciplinary Information Research Symposium (MIRS), organized by the Universuty of North Texas (UNT) College of Information 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 completed papers, posters, and a competition for dissertation presentations.
University of South Africa International Conference on Library and Information Science Research in Africa (UNILISA)*
- Conference Sessions: Knowledge Management
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
Diffusion of Knowledge Management Education in LIS Schools
Abstract: This paper aims to identify the current state of knowledge management (KM) diffusion in LIS schools. In terms of content, we have identified two principal approaches to the perception of KM in the LIS community: an active approach, seeing KM as an opportunity for the LIS community to change; and a passive approach,