Feature article Knowledge management‚ librarians and information managers: fad or future? Brendan Loughridge Introduction This article considers some of the principles and practices commonly associated with ``knowledge management ’ ’ (KM) in so far as they seem to be of potential importance or relevance to library and information professionals. Competing claims and counterclaims about KM as expressed in a selection of recent professional and academic publications are reviewed‚ though a truly
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From generation to generation the knowledge of language‚ religion‚ skills and survival methods has been passed on in the Sami culture. In describing the Sami ideas about knowledge‚ it is important to include the fact that they put a lot of importance on utility and things that were important on a day-to-day basis. Unlike the formal education in the West‚ classroom/book learning‚ which is theoretical‚ the Sami taught their young through experience. This type of learning is hands-on and very different
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processes in overlapping parts‚ and at a minimum includes these parts: Using accessible knowledge from outside sources Embedding and storing knowledge in business processes‚ products and services Representing knowledge in databases and documents Promoting knowledge growth through the organization’s culture and incentives Transferring and sharing knowledge throughout the organization Assessing the value of knowledge assets and impact on a regular basis 2 Why is KM important to an organization? Proactive
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John Naisbitt: “We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge.” (Lewis‚ p. 4) In today’s Information Age organizations are looking more and more towards the productive manipulation of information to succeed and stay competitive. Increases in technology give rise to an increased emphasis on the human aspects of the socio-technical system: a complex system where workers and technology interact together to achieve some common objective. Accomplishing business objectives involves better
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Introduction The role of tacit and explicit knowledge in the workplace Elizabeth A. Smith The author Elizabeth A. Smith is Vice President of Summit Resources‚ Inc.‚ Houston‚ Texas‚ USA‚ and Adjunct Professor in Administrative Sciences‚ School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Houston Clear Lake. Keywords Knowledge workers‚ Information resources management‚ Motivation Abstract Knowledge plays a key role in the information revolution. Major challenges are
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Nature of Knowledge and Information: 2 III. The Important of Knowledge Management: 3 IV. Knowledge Management and Leadership: 7 V. Knowledge Management Life Cycle: 10 VI. Conclusion: 13 VII. References:…………………………………………………………………...14 I. Introduction: From the past‚ people used knowledge to do all the things to survive such as hunting and planting. These days‚ survival in the human life and either in the business‚ people need to transfer information to knowledge to take
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Knowledge is gathered from learning and education while most say that wisdom is gathered from day to day experiences and is a state of being wise. Knowledge is merely having clarity of facts and truths while wisdom is the practical ability to make consistently good decisions in life. Definition Knowledge is defined as acquaintance with facts‚ truths‚ or principles‚ as from study or investigation; general erudition. familiarity or conversance‚ as with a particular subject
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How is knowledge gained? What are the sources? To what extent might these vary according to age‚ education‚ and cultural background? As we grow old we will continue to learn new things in life‚ weather it’s how to ride a bike or learn about our heritage and certain religions. We constantly increase our knowledge in various ways to help us progress further and develop our brains more which in turn will help us develop ourselves. Of course we will learn from the media‚ books or from other people
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“the vocabulary we have does more than communicate our knowledge; it shapes what we can know’. Evaluate this claim with reference to different areas of knowledge.” At first glance this title seems to be ridiculous. Our vocabulary can have complete control over what we can know’. It seems unlikely that there is knowledge that cannot be obtained due to the limits of our vocabulary. However when you look at this in depth it seems to be true. What is vocabulary? Vocabulary are the words we use. Vocabulary
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The Meaning of Knowledge and Wisdom Table of Contents I. Photograph of Wisdom II. Preface III. Defining Knowledge and Wisdom IV. The Effects of Knowledge V. Knowledge Analogy VI. Knowledge Song/Analysis VII. The Effects of Wisdom VIII. Novel Monologue/Analysis IX. Wisdom’s Involvement X. Wisdom Poem/Analysis XI. Acquiring Knowledge and Wisdom XII. Works Cited Preface There are many today who are in search of knowledge and wisdom hoping to find
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