Looking for feedback here. As most of our colleagues and clients know, my role at SMR International is pretty broad-based. I mostly work as a consultant and teacher in KM, knowledge services, and knowledge strategy development. And, yes, for many of the folks who know me, I am thought of as something of an evangelist for knowledge services (which we describe as “the convergence of information management, knowledge management, and strategic learning, all in support of organizational effectiveness”). It all relates to the many professionals engaged in knowledge-based activities and to how they’re struggling to find a way to…
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Since 2003, the Checkpoint Charlie Foundation of Berlin has sponsored the John Jacob Astor Award in Library and Information Science to recognize “German or American persons who have made a special contribution to transatlantic knowledge transfer.” The Foundation recently asked award winners to describe developments in their particular area of library and information science since receiving the award. I was honored to be the John Jacob Astor Award recipient in 2004, and I’ve prepared my report and sent it along to the Checkpoint Charlie Foundation. The paper is also published as an SMR International Special Report: From Specialized Librarianship…
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With a slight nod to the last post at this site (e-Discovery: The Next Success Story for Knowledge Strategists?) and a hope for moving forward with some good progress with KM, knowledge services, and knowledge strategy in the new year, we take a look at a pair of recent news stories. On January 7, The New York Times had a story by Ben Protess and Michael J. De La Merced that caught my eye (“Rescued by Bailout, A.I.G. May Sue Its Savior”). Apparently some folks were threatening to sue the U.S. Federal government (the next day’s paper reported that A.I.G.…
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