[Asis-l] SOASIST & COSLA present KM program; Dayton, Ohio; March 18,2004

[Ashton, Rosemary (LNG-DAY)]

Southern Ohio Chapter of the American Society for Information Science &
Technology and Central Ohio Chapter of the Special Libraries Association
present*:

SPEAKER:  Thomas J. Froehlich,  Professor and Program Director of Master of
Science in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management at Kent State
University.
	
WHEN:  March 18, 2004 (Thursday), 2:30 - 5:30 PM.

WHERE:  LexisNexis, Dayton, OH.

WHAT:  "Knowledge Management: Dimensions and Tensions".

This presentation will provide an overview of the different aspects of
knowledge management (KM):  intellectual capital, tacit knowledge, explicit
knowledge, competitive intelligence, organizational learning, communities of
practice and best practices, and KM frameworks, challenges and benefits.
But there are tensions in KM as well:  knowledge of management versus
management of knowledge, cultural obstacles, information policies about what
to convert from tacit knowledge, the real achievement of knowledge in
organizations.  We will examine how some of these tensions and obstacles can
be addressed.


Thomas J.  Froehlich is a Professor of Library and Information Science at
Kent State University and serves as chief architect and Program Director of
a new interdisciplinary Master of Science in Information Architecture and
Knowledge Management whose initial class started in the Fall, 2001. [
http://iakm.kent.edu/ ] He teaches in the areas of ethical concerns of
information professionals, information science, online information systems,
network and software resources, and user interface design.  In addition to
national venues, he has taught workshops, seminars or classes, or made
presentations in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the Far East,
among others. His research and the majority of his publications focus on
ethical issues in the information professions.  Other research interests
include the philosophical foundations of information science, with special
focus on social epistemology and relevance criteria in information retrieval
systems;  information technologies in library and information centers; and
international developments for and in library and information science. 

His education includes a Ph.D. in Philosophy (Duquesne University), an M.S.
in Information Science (University of Pittsburgh),  M.A. in Philosophy
(Pennsylvania State University), and B.A. in English Literature (St. Vincent
College).


COST:  $10;  MEMBERS: $5 (ASIS, SLA, OCLIS, GCLC);  free for student or
retired members.  Please pay at the door.  Refreshments will be served.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED:  By 5 pm 03/17/2004  Please contact Rosemary Ashton
at 
rosemary.ashton at lexisnexis.com or at 937 865-6800 x55344.

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