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Knowledge Management: Challenges for the special librarian

Weerasinghe, Shivanthi (2006) Knowledge Management: Challenges for the special librarian. In Khoo, C. and Singh, D. and Chaudhry, A.S., Eds. Proceedings A-LIEP 2006: Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education & Practice 2006, pages pp. 550-554, Singapore.

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Abstract

Knowledge Management is considered important for organizational development, and organizational librarians are seen as capable players in this field. This paper presents the view that special libraries can be places for the knowledge management practices but concludes that the librarians have to move from their passive roles and assume the roles of partners in this environment.

EPrint Type:Conference Paper
Keywords:Knowledge management, Special librarians
Subjects:Knowledge Management
ID Code:1434
Deposited On:26 May 2007
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