A slight abridgement of Knowledge Management: A Guide to Resources on the Internet, by Michael M. Smith in C&RL News pp. 70-73, February 2004. [links updated, 6 July 2007]Knowledge Management (KM) is one of many important topics being addressed by companies in today's complex business environment. . . . KM is multidisciplinary and draws from communications theory, organizational dynamics, and information organization. KM incorporates the concepts of Senge's Learning Organization, builds on the foundation of intellecutal capital management, and draws from business intelligence practices.
The underlying goal of KM is to use the knowledge embedded in the organization to maximize the effectiveness and competitiveness of the concern. . . .
....The resources [linked] below offer a wide variety of information on KM provided by academic/research organizations, information portals, consultants, and governmental and nonprofit organizations.
Academic/Reserach OrganizationsCentre for Advanced Learning Technologies (CALT) CALT is a research center associated with INSEAD, one of the world's top business schools with campuses in France and Singapore. Calt's research projects enjoy corporate partners from all over the globe....The CALT Knowledge Base organizes various materials by topic, with KM being a prominent topic.... Kentucky Initiative for Knowledge Management (KIKM) U. Kentucky; Clyde W. Holsapple, editor of the Handbook on Knowledge Management is the director of the institute. The Web site provides access to an index of research projects and papers, as well as an extensive site dedicated to the book Decision Support Systems: A Knowledge-Based Approach. The Monieson Centre for Knowledge-Based Enterprises (KBE) Queens School of Business, Ontario, Canada; focuses on knowledge production; knowledge transmission; and knowledge diffusion. Links to "framework" and working papers produced by the center's research fellows.
Information PortalsBRINT Knowledge Management Channel The site is extremely busy [access can be slow], but is filled with links to case studies, related research portals, articles from popular business and technical publications,...and even related job listings. . . . IToolbox Knowledge Management This site contains a monitor of KM-related technology stocks, KM news items, a job bank, hosted discussion groups on KM products or general KM topics, press releases from KM companies, and an industry events calendar....subtopics include communication and collaboration, content management, e-learning, enterprise portals, and knowledge transfer. . . . Other IToolbox portals include Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing. Kdnuggets.com focuses on Knowledge Discovery and contains a wealth of information on data mining, Web mining, business analytics, and decision support topics. . . . KnowledgeBoard home of the KM European Forum; the site serves as a virtual community ...where various special interest groups (SIG) and "Zones" host disccusions. Zones take on a more region-specific focus and are often conducted in the language of the region. The SIGs adopt a more topical focus such as KM Standards, KM Processes, and Communities of Practice. Knowledgement Management Resource Center This site is a service of IKM Corporation....the resource center [seems] free of any bias. The resources are categorized in 15 areas, including case studies, KM news, KM products and services, conferences and events, university sites related to KM, and professional organizations. Storytelling in the 21st Century Storytelling is an exciting and innovative technique being addressed by the KM community. This site, set up by Stephen Denning, features various researchers who are working with storytelling as a communications tool that can help transform organizations through its unique use in educational and training events.
Consultants / AuthorsKnowledgeConnections contains an extensive collection of the author's articles and presentations. FAQ and Executive Briefings from the consulting enterprise, and a collection of resources from other sources. The best resource is the Global Leadership Map, which serves as a hyperlinked map of the world identifying a who's who in KM research. Knowledge Research Institute (KRI). KRI is home to Karl M. Wiig, who has authored over 40 articles on KM....The KRI site contains reports and white papers authored by Wiig and links to affiliated Web sites. Sveiby Knowledge Associates (SKA) Karl-Erik Sveiby; site contains information on the products and services of SKA, as well as an organizational self-assessment, and most importantly, "The Library." "The Library" contains many of Sveiby's writings, as well as contributions from many other authors. Verna Allee Verna Allee's work in Value Networks is a major contribution to the KM field. This site contains information on ValueNet Works certification, colleagues in Verna's network, materias on Value Networks, and other KM topics.
Government and Nonprofit SitesKnowledge Management Consortiuum International (KMCI) Founded in 1997 as a nonprofit organization; publishes the Knowledge and Innovation Journal; provides professional certification for KM practitioners. The site provides links to member organizations, education concerns, software and services companies, etc; also provides links to white papers and articles. KM.gov supported by the Federal Chief Information Officer's Council and covers the activities of the U.S. Government's KM Working Group. Includes information on its various SIGs, including the Communities of Practice, Content Management, KM Education, and Public Policy. Site contains the documents produced by the Working Group, as well as a collection of links.... KmPro This site is home of the Knowledge and Innovation Management Professional Society; a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization. The organization supports a KM certification program.
Magazines, Journals, and E-ZinesDestination KM This is the home of Knowledge Management magazine, which existed in print from 1998 to 2001, thereafter it became an electronic resource. [An archive contains the full-text of articles from the earlier printed volumes. ] The site contains both news and feature articles realted to both KM research and industry players. Journal of Knowledge Management Practice (JKMP) The homepage of this electronic journal states that it is the "rebirth of the Journal of Systemic Knowledge Management under a new publisher." Started in 1999, by editor-in-chief Peter Smith, JKMP brings together both theory and case studies relating to KM. KMWorld The online counterpart to KM World;....The Web site extends the print publication with current news, an archive of past publications, special online resources, ..... KnowMap: The Knowledge Management, Auditing and Mapping Magazine Bi-monthly, Web-based journal from Stanford Solutions Inc.; targeted at KM practitioners. While not a free journal, there are plenty of resources available to a first-time visitor. The journal contains contributions by many of KM's leading authors and consultants.
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