Aimed at knowledge management professionals and students in the field of knowledge management, information science, information systems and software engineering, the book provides answers to the 'what-is' and 'why-is' questions with regard to knowledge management. It investigates the concepts and elements, the drivers, and challenges involved in knowledge management. In the second part of the book the 'how' and 'with-what' characteristics of knowledge management are covered. Although knowledge management is primarily concerned with non-technical issues, this book concentrates on the technical issues and challenges. A new technology framework for knowledge management is proposed to position and relate the different knowledge management technologies as well as the two key applications of knowledge management, namely knowledge portals and knowledge discovery (including text mining).

Best practices for a number of knowledge management issues are discussed
A new technology framework for knowledge management is proposed to position and relate the different knowledge management technologies
Written by internationally acknowledged KM researchers and practitioners

Auteur

Dr Antonie Botha gained nearly 30 years of experience during his engagement with IBM. He is currently an independent IT Architect and IT Consultant, specialising in enterprise and integration architecting and knowledge management.

Contenu

Part 1 A perspective of knowledge and knowledge management concepts: Introduction; Knowledge perspectives and concepts; Knowledge management perspectives and concepts; Intellectual capital; Organisational learning and learning organisations; Knowledge management and Communities of Practice; Knowledge management best practices; Part one summary and conclusions. Part 2 The technical perspective of knowledge management: Introduction; The Knowledge management technology; Knowledge management technology framework infrastructure; Knowledge creation and sensing; Knowledge sharing and transfer; Advanced search, indexing and retrieval; Knowledge management technology framework applications; Knowledge portals; Knowledge discovery; Summary and conclusions.