Abstract: …Although LIS professionals play the role of information managers in handling organization’s documents and explicit knowledge, to establish a strong position in a KM environment they need to extend their roles by managing employee’s tacti knowledge on the basis of their distinctive knowledge-handling skills (Al-Hawamdeh, 2005). However, to help LIS professionals be involved
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Educating Knowledge Management Professionals
Abstract: The era of knowledge economy has arrived, and knowledge has become a key resource for enterprises. How to keep creating and using new knowledge has become an important concern for modern business administration. How to manage knowledge efficiently and effectively will become a crucial issue in future. However, owing to differences in educational
Redesigning the graduate program of LIS at Chiang Mai University
Abstract: Resulting from a redesign of its graduate program, the Department of Library Science, Chiang Mai University, with the assistance of a Fulbright Senior Specialist, has decided to change the focus of its graduate program from Library and Information Science to Information and Knowledge Management. This article describes the impetus for curriculum redesign, the
International Conference on Knowledge Organisation, Library & Information Management (ICKOIM)
The International Conference on Knowledge Organisation, Library & Information Management (ICKOIM), is intended to be an intellectual tribute for Dr. Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan’s fundamental contribution to Library & Information Science on the celebration of his 125th birthday. The conference ist jointly organized by the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, the Indian
Knowledge management: opportunities of IS graduates
Abstract: Market research has been undertaken in preparation for a new postgraduate programme in Information and Knowledge Management to be taught by the staff at the Department of Information Science at Loughborough University. The research was needed to shape the curriculum and to define programme parameters. Presented at the conference will be the findings