caa a22 4500 378908383 CHVBK 20180305123535.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161128e200409 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1515/LIBR.2004.190 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)gruyter-10.1515/LIBR.2004.190 Sinotte Michelle The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Exploration of the Field of Knowledge Management for the Library and Information Professional [Elektronische Daten] [Michelle Sinotte] This study is an attempt to isolate and describe the field of knowledge management in terms of its relevance for library and information science professionals. In addition to readings, several interviews were completed with people who are working in the knowledge management field. This study is intended to be an overview to assist LIS professionals in grasping the essence of this subject and to suggest ways in which knowledge management may continue to affect the LIS field in the near future. First, a brief overview of the origins of the field and some suggestions of why it persists in the face of numerous challenges will be provided. Following that will be an attempt to deconstruct the terminology surrounding knowledge management and give shape to its basic components. Next, the aforementioned numerous challenges will be considered, and finally the role of the LIS professional will be discussed. © 2004 by K. G. Saur Verlag GmbH, Federal Republic of Germany Libri Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG 54/3(2004-09), 190-198 0024-2667 54:3<190 2004 54 LIBR https://doi.org/10.1515/LIBR.2004.190 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1515/LIBR.2004.190 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Sinotte Michelle The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Libri Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG 54/3(2004-09), 190-198 0024-2667 54:3<190 2004 54 LIBR CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-gruyter