About the Knowledge Management Section
Scope
The growing interest in KM by the IFLA community was confirmed by the approval of Knowledge Management as IFLA Section in December 2003. The KM Section is a unit in IFLA's Division III (Library Services).
With this growing interest in the implementation of Knowledge Management through out the library and information environment, LIS professionals have expressed a need for a deeper understanding of KM's many dimensions and its relevance to their work. The IFLA KM section endeavours to facilitate the application of KM in libraries by developing a program of activities that supports information professionals implement KM in their own organizations.
Working definition of knowledge management
KM is a process of creating, storing, sharing, applying and re-using organisational knowledge to enable an organisation to achieve its goals and objectives. KM is extending the concept of "knowledge" beyond existing concepts like "memory", "storage", and "information". The term covers such areas as tacit knowledge (expertise), implicit knowledge, explicit knowledge and procedural knowledge.
Mission
KM encompasses many dimensions of organisational management and the activities of the Section are intended to reflect this by providing a broad platform of integrated activities, through working co-operatively with other IFLA sections and divisions, and appropriate professional organisations.
The objectives of the Section are to:
- support the implementation of KM culture in libraries and information environments
- provide an international platform for professional communication and understanding of the significance of KM for librarians and their institutions
- follow the developments in KM and promote its practical implementation within the IFLA community
To meet the demand of librarians to enhance their skills in an ever changing work environment, the Section seeks to provide theoretical and practical knowledge in areas of KM such as:
- knowledge sharing
- improved measures of performance
- being value-oriented rather than just service-oriented
- explore the "pros and Cons" of KM implementation
- utilize interactive communication in information settings to enhance knowledge sharing
- using IT for converting knowledge into information for use
- knowledge retention and preservation
Activities
- The KM Section aims to work collaboratively with other sections to develop sessions and programmes that focus on various aspects of KM and explore areas of mutual interest e.g., education and training; professional development; LIS theories and methodologies; intercultural communication; organisational development; IT and media.
- To share "best practice" examples and case studies to make KM applicable to a wide range of information professionals in libraries and information centres, worldwide.
- Investigate how professional associations influence and support the implementation of KM in libraries and information environments.
- Maintaining a KM Section website as a repository of KM information, KM list-serve for communication and distribution of information relevant to section members and publishing a twice yearly newsletter.
Membership
We welcome everybody to contribute to the work of the KM Section and to support us with creative ideas and suggestions that will develop this subject area within LIS.
All new members need to submit an application form to IFLA Headquarters. Application forms and membership information are available on the IFLA website or by request from IFLA HQ.
Recommended readings
Knowledge Management Lessons Learned What Works and What Doesn't / ed. by Michael E. D. Koenig and T. Kanti Srikantaia
Useful Addresses
Chair/Treasurer:
Xuemao (Shimo) Wang
Associate Vice Provost
Woodruff Library
Emory University
540 Asbury Circle
Atlanta, GA 30322
(v) 404-727-6861
(f) 404-727-0805
Email: x.wang@emory.edu
Secretary:
Sally H. McCallum,
Chief, Network Development and MARC Standards Office,
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20540 USA
(v) 202-707 5119
(f) 202-707 0115)
Email: smcc@loc.gov
Information Coordinator/
Newsletter Editor:
Christel Mahnke
Goethe-Institut Jakarta
PO Box 3640
Jakarta 10036, Indonesia
Tel: 0062-(21)2355-0208
Fax: 0062-(21)2355-0021
Email: mahnke@jakarta.goethe.org
Website: www.goethe.de/jakarta
2012 Conference Program Chair
Agnes Hajdu Barát
SZTE JGYPK -University of Szeged,
Gyula Juhasz Faculty of Education
Institute of Adult Education
Szilléri sgt. 12
6723 SZEGED, Hungary
Tel. +(36)(62)474255
Fax +(36)(62)474255
Email: hajdu@jgypk.u-szeged.hu
First term: 2005-2009
Second term: 2009-2013
2012 Satellite Program Chair
Leda Bultrini
ARPA Lazio
Via Boncompagni, 101
00187 ROME, Italy
Tel. +(39)(06)48054549
Fax +(39)(06)48054539
Email: leda.bultrini@arpalazio.it
First term: 2009-2013
Second term:
Última actualización: 5 Octubre 2012