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Implications of knowledge management for library and information science education

Abstract: Knowledge Management (KM) is a holistic, multi-dimensional discipline which overlaps with a number of other disciplines, including Library and Information Science (LIS). As it has emerged as a crucial competency requirement for organisations during the last two decades, considerable interest has built up in the subject of education for knowledge management.

Rules for leaders of knowledge citizens

Abstract: In 1909, Sam Walter Foss, a librarian at the Somerville Public Library in Massachusetts, wrote a paper entitled ‘Some cardinal principals of librarian’s work’. Interestingly, Foss emphasized and encouraged the role of the librarian to be a fundamentally social and people-oriented character as opposed to a shy and retiring ‘book lover’. This

Professional Learning for Knowledge Services

Books, Proceedings, etc. | Knowledge Management education & training worldwide

Abstract: Knowledge Services is an enterprise-wide management methodology that enables companies and organizations achieve excellence, both in the performance of internal staff and in their interactions with external customers. Knowledge Services is more than knowledge management. Defined as the convergence of information management, knowledge management, and strategic (performance-centered) learning, Knowledge Services

New M.Phil. in Information and Knowledge Management @ Stellenbosch University

Abstract: New, challenging Masters degree in Information and Knowledge Management offered in South Africa The importance and impact of the effective access to and utilization of information content and technologies for the relative competitiveness of individuals, companies, nations and regions in the global information economy and society are generally accepted by