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Knowledge: A New Role for Libraries and Information Specialists

إدارة المعرفة: دور جديد لاختصاصيي المكتبات و المعلومات

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 Publication date 2010
and research's language is العربية
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The article discuss the library and information specialist role in knowledge management as a role that is not different in principle from the traditional role in managing information. But the changes in the surrounding environment has added new borders and applications in processing information. Knowledge is not just about documents, files and programs that can be shared as it is based in people and group heads, this managing knowledge is more than learning about the explicit knowledge coming through but also selecting the required, filtering and organizing it as well. Furthermore, the article argues the skills and understanding required to be a good knowledge manager.



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