First International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies: from Theory to Applications – ICTTA’04. April 19-23, 2004, Omayyad Palace, Damascus, Syria :Library and Information Professionals and Knowledge Management Applications :Prepared by:Nagat William Girgis

First International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies: from Theory to Applications – ICTTA’04. April 19-23, 2004, Omayyad Palace, Damascus, Syria :Library and Information Professionals and Knowledge Management Applications :Prepared by:Nagat William Girgis

Abstract:

1. Introduction

2. Knowledge Hierarchy

3. Information Technology Infrastructure

4. Knowledge repositories

5. Knowledge Management:

6. Why we need knowledge Management

7. Knowledge management: a cross-disciplinary domain

8. Libraries/information centers and Knowledge Management Application:

9. Librarians’ role in Knowledge Management

11. Key Tasks for Knowledge Management to be success:

12. Conclusion

Reference:

Reference:

Reference:

[1] Kalseth, Karl. “Knowledge Management from a Business Strategy Perspective”, FID Review, vol. 1, No. 1, 1999, p. 36.

[2] Ibid, p. 37

[3] Retell, Monica, “Finding the Best to be Best” FID Review, vol. 1, No. 1, 1999, p. 21.

[4] Beckman, Thomas J. “The Current State of Knowledge Management”. Knowledge Management Handbook. Edited by Jay

Liebowitz, Press LLC, 1999, p. 1-5.

[5] Barclay, Rebecca, “What is Knowledge Management”.

[6] Zack, Michael H, “Managing Codified Knowledge”. Sloan Management Review, Volume 40, Number 4, Summer, 1999, p. 2.

[7] Ibid, p. 2.

[8] Beckman, Thomas J. Ibid., p. 1-9

[9] Ibid, p. 1-10

[10] Karl-Erik Sveiby,” What is Knowledge Management?”, April 2001. Accessed Internet.

[11] Nassar, Hilda T, “Knowledge Management and its Application at American University of Beirut – Saab Medical Library”.

13^th Annual conference, Beirut – Lebanon, October 29 – November 1^st, 2002.

[12] Butler, Yvonne,” Knowledge management – if only you knew what you knew”, The Australian Library Journal, vol. 49 (1),

2000, p. 31

[13] Ibid, Barclay, Rebecca, “What is Knowledge Management”.

[14] Ibid, Barclay, Rebecca, “What is Knowledge Management”.

[15] Ibid, Nassar, Hilda, p. 3.

[16] Ibid, Zack, Michael H. p. 1