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 Sheffield
Studying Knowledge Management at Masters Level
Abstract: The need for more knowledge management courses is starting to be recognised and a few such courses are now being established. The MSc in Knowledge Management Systems at South Bank University, which commenced two years ago, is one such example. The course is based in the School of Computing, Information Systems and Mathematics.
Knowledge Organization Curriculum Development
Abstract: This paper will examine new curriculum developments in the Department of Information Sciences at the University of Zagreb. The TEMPUS project offers the opportunity for planned and organized efforts for curriculum change in courses within the field of knowledge organization. This paper explains the main rationale and need for these changes as well
International Conference on Networked Learning (NLC)*
The biennial International Conference on Networked Learning (NLC), initially the Networked Lifelong Learning Conference (NLC), is an international research-based conference on networked learning in higher education, lifelong learning & professional development. Since 1998 NLC has been an opportunity to participate in a forum for the critical examination and analysis of research
International Symposium on Foundations of Information and Knowledge Systems (FoIKS)*
The biennial International Symposium on Foundations of Information and Knowledge Systems (FoIKS), successor of the Mathematical Fundamentals of Database Systems (MFDBS) conference series, aims to bring together researchers working on the theoretical foundations of information and knowledge systems and to attract researchers working in mathematical fields such as discrete mathematics, combinatorics, logics and finite model