Abstract: LIS embraced knowledge management (KM) during the mid 1990s, and in the context of the adoption of KM, this study explores the current state of KM education offered by LIS schools. The study conducted a survey of homepages of 600 LIS schools worldwide, followed by an analysis of selected LIS-based KM master’s programs.
library and information science
Syracuse University (SU)
The Syracuse University (Syracuse, ‘Cuse, or SU) offers the following Knowledge Management education and training
Teaching Knowledge Management in postgraduate LIS education at Edith Cowan University
Abstract: The School of Computer and Information Science at ECU has made a commitment to teaching Knowledge Management (KM) and is, at present, engaged in the process of determining its place within existing postgraduate LIS and IT courses. In turn, it is engaging in debate with other academics and industry practitioners about the unique
Knowledge organization and classification education
Abstract: Each objective listed in courses entirely or partially dedicated to knowledgeorganization (KO) and bibliographic classification in 30 distinct LIS programs was categorized as to: 1. its nature; 2. its subject; 3. its focus; 4. its taxonomic level. The results tend to reinforce observations made over the past 30 years in relation to KO
University of the Western Cape (UWC)
The University of the Western Cape (UWC; Afrikaans: Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland), formerly the University College of the Western Cape, under the auspices of the University of South Africa and with many lecturers from the University of Stellenbosch, offers the following Knowledge Management education and training