{"product_id":"knowledge-management-jennifer-a-bartlett-9781538144572","title":"Knowledge Management: A Practical Guide for Librarians","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile librarians and information professional are experts at providing resources to users, managing their own internal working knowledge and information can be a challenge. As information environments continue to become more complex, librarians and other information professionals must build on the existing expertise and skills within their organizations to keep them relevant to the information needs of their patrons and communities. Knowledge management (KM) is an intentional set of strategies intended to capture, preserve, and use human knowledge from employees to further the goals of an organization. \u003ci\u003eKnowledge Management: A Practical Guide for Librarians \u003c\/i\u003ewill help librarians recognize, organize, communicate, and leverage both the tacit and explicit knowledge already in their organizations for the benefit of themselves and their users. Topics covered include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy knowledge management is important in libraries and information organizations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe knowledge management lifecycle: capturing, organizing, storing, sharing, and updating knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapturing tacit and explicit knowledge and getting staff buy-in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTools and methods for recording and developing organizational information flow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFacilitating the transfer of organizational knowledge and expertise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePromoting knowledge innovation and learning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnowledge Management\u003c\/i\u003e is intended to help individual librarians and library managers in all library settings (academic, public, school, special, etc.) to think critically about their existing knowledge management environments with an eye toward improving existing procedures or implementing a KM program. This guide will provide readers with basic background information and useful, targeted exercises and examples to help them develop knowledge management programs in their own organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer A. Bartlett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538144573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538144572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.33d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jennifer A. Bartlett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991027122431,"sku":"9781538144572","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf509d64-a1e2-4c16-97cc-b74f182ee113.jpg?v=1683308021","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/knowledge-management-jennifer-a-bartlett-9781538144572","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}