Abstract: The emergence of Knowledge Management (KM) has raised an on-going debate on how it may relate to pre-existing fields and schools of thoughts. The main dispute focuses on whether Library and Information Science (LIS) and KM are distinct fields of specialisation. Whilst one school claims that KM is merely a new name for
University of California Berkeley*
School of Information Management and Systems: Mast./Postg.Cert. ??? (Ref.: Sutton)
Perspectives on education for knowledge management
Abstract: This paper looks at the state of education in knowledge management (KM). It reports findings from a study of knowledge management courses included in the curriculum of academic disciplines of business, computing, and information. Based on a review of course descriptions selected from web sites of universities in Australia, Canada, Singapore, UK, and
Graduate programs related to Knowledge Management
Abstract: Knowledge management spans numerous disciplines, so it is not surprising that graduate level programs in KM have their roots in diverse fields. Some have emerged from library science and focus on the management of information, including records management. Others come from an IT perspective and offer enterprise information systems or database management programs.
International Symposium on Open Collaboration (OpenSym)*
The International Symposium on Open Collaboration (OpenSym), formerly WikiSym – International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration and International Symposium on Wikis, resp., is an annual conference series dedicated to open collaboration research and practice. It is the premier conference on open collaboration and related technologies for researchers, industry, entrepreneurs and practitioners worldwide.
International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society*
The International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society, formely branded as “Technology Conference”, organized by the Common Ground Technology, Knowledge & Society Research Network, is addressing a range of critically important themes in the various fields that address the complex and subtle relationships between technology, knowledge and society. Main speakers include some of the leading