Knowledge Taxonomies: Fall 2013

Instructor:

Kimiz Dalkir

School:

McGill

Semester:

Fall 2013

Description:

Basic classification and categorization methods, major taxonomy tools and technologies and practice in knowledge mapping and modelling. Theory and techniques of organization of both tacit and explicit knowledge at three levels: individual, community and the organization. Emphasis will be placed on the social nature of knowledge codification.

Required Textbook:

Lambe, P. 2009. Organising Knowledge. Taxonomies, knowledge and organizational effectiveness.

Link to Syllabus:

http://www.mcgill.ca/sis/files/sis/glis663_2013fallrev_dalkir.pdf

Intellectual Capital: Winter 2014

Instructor:

Kimiz Dalkir

School:

McGill

Semester:

Winter 2014

Description:

• Demonstrate understanding of key intellectual capital and organizational memory management concepts;
• To model the flow, sharing and leveraging of intellectual assets;
• To identify some of the principal cultural characteristics that are necessary to encourage organizational learning and innovation;
• To describe the links between individual and organizational learning;
• To monitor, value, categorize and report intellectual capital.

Required Textbook:

No required textbook.

Link to Syllabus:

http://www.mcgill.ca/sis/files/sis/glis662_2014winter_dalkir.pdf

Knowledge Management: Fall 2013

Instructor:

Kimiz Dalkir

School:

McGill

Semester:

Fall 2013

Description:

An introduction to knowledge management and its links to information systems and information professionals. A broad overview of the creation, capture, codification, sharing and application of knowledge in both tacit and explicit forms. Emphasis is placed on the tools and techniques as well as the role of organizational culture.

Required Textbook:

Dalkir, K. 2011. Knowledge Management in Theory and Practice, 2nd ed.

Link to Syllabus:

http://www.mcgill.ca/sis/files/sis/glis661_2013fall_dalkir.pdf

Knowledge Networks: Fall 2014

Instructor:

M. Max Evans

School:

McGill

Semester:

Fall 2014

Description:

Stages in the development of informal knowledge sharing groups and the roles and responsibilities of information professionals are examined. Focus is on the analysis of knowledge flow, knowledge creation and dissemination within and between different networks of knowledge.

Required Textbook:

No required textbook.

Link to Syllabus:

http://www.mcgill.ca/sis/files/sis/glis664_2014fall_evans_rev.pdf

Special Libraries: Spring 2010

Instructor:

Mike Koenig

School:

Long Island University

Semester:

Spring 2010

Description:

A study of the characteristics, contexts, and roles of special libraries, and of information work in organizations, both profit and not-for-profit. Topics covered include the organization, the administration, the services and functions provided by, and the financial management of special libraries. Particular attention is given to the relationship between the special library and the organization within which it is embedded.

The relationship between Knowledge Management and Special Librarianship is also examined. The emphasis upon Knowledge Management is substantial because libraries in the corporate sector, the largest chunk of the spectrum of special libraries, are increasingly a component of and are subsumed under Knowledge Management, and to be successful, ―librarians‖ must think of themselves primarily as key players in the organization’s KM effort.

Required Textbook:

No required textbook.

Link to Syllabus:

http://palmerblog.liu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/lis_747_syllabus.pdf