[Sigkm-l] **Final**Call for Chapter Proposals>> Harnessing Social Media as a Knowledge Management Tool

[Ritesh Chugh]

Dear Colleague,

Greetings from Melbourne, Australia!

Trust you are well.

Currently, I am in the process of editing a forthcoming book titled "Harnessing Social Media as a Knowledge Management Tool", to be published by IGI Global, an international publisher of progressive academic research. I would like to take this opportunity to cordially invite you to contribute a book chapter for consideration in this book.

Please visit http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1720  for more details regarding this book and to submit your proposal.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

I would be very grateful if you could also distribute this call to your colleagues too.

Thank you very much for your consideration of this invitation, and I hope to hear from you by June 15, 2015!


Kind regards,
Ritesh Chugh

Dr Ritesh Chugh GCTertEd, GDInfSys, MInfSys, PhD | SMIEEE, SMACS
Senior Lecturer | School of Engineering & Technology | Higher Education Division
Course Coordinator (COIT 12203 & COIT 20252)
Chair-Campus Sustainability Committee
CQUniversity Melbourne, 108 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
P +61 3 8662 0535 (x5535) | E r.chugh at cqu.edu.au<mailto:r.chugh at cqu.edu.au>

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Call for Chapters

Proposals Submission Deadline: June 15, 2015
Full Chapters Due: August 1, 2015

Introduction

Knowledge management is a discipline focused on management of information and intellectual capital that is considered to be a valuable resource by all organizations, irrespective of size, because of the reliance of their organizational processes on sound information. Organizations have always taken a keen interest in retaining and (re)using knowledge as it is a critical asset for them. The importance of knowledge management in improving business processes cannot be overemphasized since it creates value. However, the tools and strategies for the creation, collection, storage and dissemination of knowledge have changed significantly over the last decade with the emergence of social media.

Social media is the use of collaborative online applications and technologies for the creation, sharing and application of information by facilitating a social environment amongst users. Social media encompasses a variety of tools such as blogs, discussion forums, chat rooms, social networking websites, video sharing websites, photo sharing websites, collaborative websites, social bookmarking websites and virtual worlds to list a few. These tools provide both interactivity and collaborative opportunities. As a result, social media has been embraced by individuals and organizations globally and its role in knowledge management is vital. Social media can be used for collecting, storing and disseminating knowledge to the right people at the right time in the right place and in the right format and can be seen as an enabler of efficient knowledge management processes.

The proposed book endeavors to provide a holistic insight into the management and technological perspectives of the role of social media in knowledge management. It will explore the usage of social media in knowledge management from an organizational and/or individualistic viewpoint, looking at the opportunities and challenges that are encountered in using and implementing social media. Most importantly, in order to make the book a 'one-stop shop or portal' for global information about social media in knowledge management, the book aims to publish chapters related to people, processes, practices, technology, and the environment, which enable the identification, creation, sharing, storage, application and (re)use of knowledge through the use of social media. Specific recommended topics can be found further below.


Objective


A current holistic understanding of social media in knowledge management is needed by practitioners and researchers alike. This book will fill that gap and endeavor to become a premier source of useful and current information in this field. This book will provide a concise and holistic understanding of the issues and challenges that can be encountered when exploiting social media for managing knowledge. It is anticipated the book will highlight the key enablers and barriers of the use of social media for knowledge management in organizations. It will further provide practical guidelines and frameworks that can be adopted to make implementation efforts of social media for managing knowledge successful globally.

The book will be a very pragmatic resource for information system managers, business managers, administrators, academics, researchers and students who need to understand the multiple applications of social media in knowledge management from both a theoretical and practical perspective, in order to harness the true potential of this rapidly growing phenomenon i.e. social media.


Target Audience


The book will have both theoretical and practical implications for policy makers who wish to embed social media to help manage organizational knowledge. Possible beneficiaries of the book will also include organizations that will be able to use social media in their knowledge management efforts with an aim to improve processes and performance.

It will also be a valuable resource to managers, academics, students and researchers who wish to conduct further study into this field by providing valuable and contemporary insight. The book will also be an excellent resource for libraries, professional bodies and organizations that deal with knowledge management and need information about the role social media can play. It is hoped the book will open up further avenues and opportunities for future research into the area of social media in knowledge management in a diverse range of settings by providing a cross-disciplinary approach.


Recommended Topics


Contributors are welcome to submit chapters (conceptual papers, empirical papers, case studies) on the following topics related to social media in knowledge management. Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
*Role of social media in knowledge management
*Integration of social media in knowledge management processes
*Factors for choosing the right social media for managing organizational knowledge
*Social media platforms/tools/technologies for managing knowledge
*Framework for social media integration for knowledge management
*Application of social media for knowledge management
*Knowledge management and organizational online social networking
*Global case studies of social media usage for knowledge management
*Global case studies of social media implementation for knowledge management
*Tailoring social media for knowledge management
*Managing knowledge through the use of social media
*Social media for tacit knowledge sharing
*Social media for explicit knowledge sharing
*Benefits of social media usage for knowledge management
*Enablers of social media usage for managing knowledge
*Barriers of social media usage for managing knowledge
*Risks of social media usage for knowledge management
*Privacy concerns of social media usage for knowledge management
*Ethical issues of social media usage for knowledge management
*Technological issues of social media usage for knowledge management
*Social issues of social media usage for knowledge management
*Social media and collaborative knowledge management
*Global social knowledge management
*Social media for Communities of Practice (CoPs)
*Knowledge sharing over social media


Submission Procedure


Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before June 15, 2015, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by June 25, 2015 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by August 1, 2015 and all interested authors must consult the journal's guidelines for manuscript submissions at http://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/  prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Harnessing Social Media as a Knowledge Management Tool. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.


Publisher


This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. IGI Global specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com<http://www.igi-global.com>. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2016.



Book Series


For release in the Advances in Knowledge Acquisition, Transfer, and Management (AKATM) Book Series

Series Editor(s): Murray E. Jennex (San Diego State University, USA)

ISSN: 2326-7607

The Advances in Knowledge Acquisition, Transfer, and Management (AKATM) Book Series brings together research on emerging technologies and their effect on information systems as well as the knowledge society.AKATM will provide researchers, students, practitioners, and industry leaders with research highlights surrounding the knowledge management discipline, including technology support issues and knowledge representation.



Editorial Advisory Board


Ganesh D. Bhatt, (Morgan State University, USA)

Hepu Deng, (RMIT University, Australia)

Lubna Alam, (University of Canberra, Australia)

Ludmila Mládková, (University of Economics, Czech Republic)

Murali Raman, (Multimedia University, Malaysia)

Santoso Wibowo, (Central Queensland University, Australia)

Umar Ruhi, (University of Ottawa, Canada)




Important Dates


June 15, 2015: Proposal Submission Deadline

June 25, 2015: Notification of Acceptance

August 1, 2015: Full Chapter Submission

September 1, 2015: Review Results Returned

October 1, 2015: Revised Chapter Submission

November 1, 2015: Final Chapter Submission




Inquiries


Dr. Ritesh Chugh

School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University

108 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

Tel.: +61 3 8662 0535

E-mail: r.chugh at cqu.edu.au<mailto:r.chugh at cqu.edu.au>
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