Discusses the concept of Knowledge Appreciation from three aspects, which are underpinned by critical information management and personal performance skills. Looks first at the need to appreciate knowledge as assets held within the organization, generally in systems and through products and services which are created and maintained using information management techniques. Secondly, considers the importance of appreciating the people within an organization in whom the knowledge resides. Thirdly, suggests ways in which the value of knowledge can be appreciated for improved performance.
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)Body of Professional Knowledgehttp://www.cilip.org.uk/qualificationschartership/bpk.
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College of Exploration Virginia.Another incidence of the term is in the domain name www.knowledgeappreciation. org, reserved for an educational website by the USA and the BIOSS Foundation, but no further content has yet been added to this homepage.
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Chris Collison and Geoff Parcell (2004) Learning to Fly: Practical Knowledge Management from Leading and Learning Organisations . 2nd ed. Chichester : Capstone Press.
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Friends Reunited. www.friendsreunited.com.
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Alan J.Godbolt (1999) Journal of Systematic Knowledge Management January . www.tlainc.com/articl11.htm. One definition of `Knowledge Appreciation' is given in an article here. Godbolt contends that `knowledge appreciation is the second step in the design of a formal filtering process, whereby information to be processed is ranked or selected. Appreciation essentially is effected by placing a value on the relevance of the knowledge artefact given a specific context' (Para 5).
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David Gurteen.Knowledge Website: www.gurteen.com.
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Robert S. Kaplan and David P.Norton (2000) The Strategy Focussed Organization: How Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Press.
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Sandy Leitch (2006) Prosperity for All in the Global Economy — World Class Skills. Available at: www.hmtreasury.gov.uk/independent_reviews/leitch_review/review_leitch_index.cfm.
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Lifelong Learning National Occupational Standards. Available at: www.lifelonglearninguk.org/currentactivity/libraries/libraries_index.html .
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LinkedIn . www.linkedin.com.
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Victor Newman: www.the-knowledge-works.co.uk/.
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Matthew Taylor (2007) `Pro-social behaviour: the future — it's up to us.' RSA lecture 7th February 2007. Available at: http://www.rsa.org.uk/acrobat/pro-social_behaviour.pdf.
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Tfpl (2006) Who's Managing Information? Information responsibilities in the digital world. (TFPL White Paper.) Available at: www.tfpl.com/resources/tfpl_reports.cfm. (Also Angela Abell, Darren Chapman, Peter Phillips, Helen Stewart and Sandra Ward (2006) `Roles in the e-landscape: Who is Managing Information? ' Business Information Review23(4): 241—51.)
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Luke Tredinnick. `Web 2.0 and Business: A Pointer to the Intranets of the Future?' Business Information Review23(4): 228—34.
