Knowledge Management in Libraries

Concepts, Tools and Approaches

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

Av Mohammad Nazim, Bhaskar Mukherjee, India Department of Library & Information Science Faculty of Social Science Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh - 202002 UP India) Nazim, Mohammad (Assistant Professor, Department of Library & Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, India) Mukherjee, Bhaskar (Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Guru Ghasidas University, Villaspur, Chattisgarh

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Knowledge Management in Libraries: Concepts, Tools and Approaches brings to the forefront the increasing recognition of the value of knowledge and information to individuals, organizations, and communities, providing an analysis of the concepts of Knowledge Management (KM) that prevails among the Library and Information Science (LIS) community.

Thus, the book explores knowledge management from the perspective of LIS professionals. Furthermore, unlike most books on the topic, which address it almost exclusively in the context of a firm or an organization to help gain a competitive advantage, this book looks at knowledge management in the context of not for profit organizations such as libraries.

Describes the theory and approaches of knowledge management in the context of librarianship
Seeks to identify and explain the principles that underlie the different processes of knowledge management
Combines the theoretical and practical perspectives of the topic
Provides a comprehensive and methodological approach to support librarians and information science professionals in the implementation of knowledge management in libraries and information centers
Proposes a model for libraries and information centers which may be used as a guide for implementation
Incorporates illustrations where necessary to provide a clear understanding of the concepts

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2016-07-25
Mått152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt490 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor312
FörlagElsevier Science
ISBN9780081005644

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Mohammad Nazim is an Assistant Professor, based at the Department of Library & Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, India. Dr Bhaskar Mukherjee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science, Guru Ghasidas University, Villaspur, Chattisgarh, India. As a young science graduate and doctorate in the field of Library and Information Science, Dr Mukherjee has been serving this profession since last 14 years at various positions. He has added 30 research articles so far in various highly reputed journals like JASIST, Scientometrics, LISR, IFLA, Journal of Academic Librarianship, etc. in the field. He is recipient of Raja Rammohun Roy Foundation award for contributing best article. Currently he is also serving as reviewer of various highly reputed journals in the field and allied fields. His research interests are webometrics, open access, information storage and retrieval and knowledge organisation.

IntroductionChapter 1: A Shift from Agrarian society to Knowledge societyChapter 2: History and Evolution of Knowledge ManagementChapter 3: Knowledge Management ProcessChapter 4: Knowledge Management ToolsChapter 5: Knowledge Management and LibrarianshipChapter 6: Knowledge Management Applications in LibrariesChapter 7: Knowledge Management Models for LibrariesChapter 8: Some Success Stories of Knowledge Management Implementation in Libraries