Quantum² Framework : Other Resources - Links : Knowledge Culture Analysis

Knowledge Culture Analysis

Brint.com
(see esp. www.brint.com/km/)
The Premier Business and Technology Knowledge Portal and Global Community Network for E-Business, Information, Technology, and Knowledge Management recommended by Business Week, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, Harvard Publishing, Computerworld, CIO and Information Week. Fast Company, the magazine for the New Economy, says: "If @Brint doesn't have it, then you probably don't need it." Brint.com is the first globally branded and recognized premier online portal and community network providing free access to millions of users. Originally founded in 1994, @Brint.com web site is widely recognized as the Internet's largest and most popular resource for Knowledge Management, E-Business, and Information Technology related resources, content and community. "In ten years, we may read a Business Week or U.S. News and World Report ranking of the top learning portals. It remains to be seen whether the names on this ranking will still belong only to traditional business education providers or whether newcomers such as @Brint.com sites will be ranked between Harvard and Wharton."

Melcrum Online
The hottest articles in corporate communication, communication measurement, and knowledge management. Melcrum Research is a division of Melcrum Publishing, a strategic business information provider with subscribers in over 60 countries, and offices in London and Chicago. Its objective is to highlight, analyze, and report back on major strategic issues for practitioners. The choice of research subjects is informed by daily contact with thought-leaders and practitioners across a range of industries.

Special Libraries Association, Toronto Chapter
The SLA Toronto Chapter Web site has a resource, popular in North America and abroad, called The Toolbox. Sections of the Toolbox include: So I'm A Librarian-Now What?, a Career Section, the Librarians' Resource Centre, and links to Knowledge Management materials.

Knowledge Management-Emerging Perspectives
A good set of relevant materials and links. "Yes, knowledge management is the hottest subject of the day. The question is: what is this activity called knowledge management, and why is it so important to each and every one of us? [Our] writings, articles, and links offer some emerging perspectives in response to these questions."

Case Studies in Knowledge Practices
BP Exploration underwent a reorganization to a decentralized operating structure; at the same time, senior management recognized there remained a need for employees to share expertise. The challenge for management was to build networks of people with complementary expertise and allow them to communicate robustly with one another. An independent team set out to foster these communities with the goal of developing a new kind of company. The team identified technologies to enable the communities to work together, established several pilot groups, and then coached participants on how to use the available resources. The case study describes the goals of the virtual teamwork program, the process of establishing the program, and the keys to its success.

Managing Information
Managing Information is a leading magazine for information managers worldwide. Its blend of top quality features, news and reviews means that it is read avidly by a loyal readership who appreciate the practical help and advice it brings them. Each month we provide in-depth coverage on a specific topic of current interest along with an extensive news section covering online, CD-ROM, Internet, electronic publishing, copyright, library management systems, document delivery, business information ... to name but a few. We also carry book reviews, reviews of electronic information products and a pull-out calendar of forthcoming international information management conferences and exhibitions.

Intranet Professional
Intranet Professional is a newsletter created for libraries and research centers that need to plan for, design, and implement intranet technologies and knowledge management practices. Articles are written to be easily understood by non-technical library managers/directors, yet contain sufficient technical detail to satisfy the needs of systems and technical staff. Selected full-text articles and abstracts appear on the Web site. Regular features include: IP View-addressing the topics critical to the development of library intranets, including search engines, document management systems, collaboration systems, and access to databases; Case Studies-featuring interviews with library directors who have implemented successful intranet projects; From One Professional to Another-offering advice and tips from systems librarians, Web designers, and engineers on how to successfully implement intranet technologies.

KMWorld
Featured editorial, newsletter, forums and chat, career tracker, upcoming events, KMWorld Buyer's Guide, Info on KM-enabling technologies and vendors, contact information, daily updated industry news and end-user success stories, issue library, searchable by date, author, or keyword, and links to other publications. An online newsletter, KMWorld NewsLinks, delivers the week's KM news to your desktop.

CRM Magazine
CRM covers the breakthrough tools, technologies applications and management strategies for building an integrated knowledge-based organization. Site features are designed to serve leaders engaged in the development of customer-centric e-business initiatives and ventures at their companies. destinationCRM.com's Internet gateway is ideal for companies that have identified customer relationship management as a key strategy for creating enhanced customer value across many industries including technology, communications, finance, retail, advertising, and healthcare.

Journal of Knowledge Management Practice
A unique experiment in journal publishing-the open library concept. In this approach readers have open access to all articles that have been, and are currently being, published in JKMP. Think of this open library concept as a "knowledge garden". As a place with purpose and boundaries, but populated by design according to chaos theory; a place to wander round, relax and reflect, and be pleasantly surprised from time to time.

@Knowledge
@Knowledge magazine is an Internet zine and radio show that discusses Knowledge Management. "Within this view, Knowledge Management caters to the critical issues of organizational adaptation, survival and competence in face of increasingly discontinuous change. Essentially, it embodies organizational processes that seek synergistic combination of data and information processing capacity of information technologies, and the creative and innovative capacity of human beings." @Knowledge intends to maintain a high end discussion as well as directly explain the practical and day to day issues of Knowledge Management.