Blogs for information dissemination and knowledge management

Abstract

Blogging has begun to enter the mainstream, showing valuable knowledge management tools, especially for up in knowledge management initiatives and in corporate teams." In this session, active bloggers will talk about the and academic libraries. Lou Rosenfeld. in his blog, says use of blogs and k-logs (knowledge weblogs) for that k-logs "promise to be inexpensive, lightweight, and information dissemination within organizations.

The Social Informatics of Blog and Wiki Communities: Authoring Communities of Practice (CoPs)

“…In addition, the web log is discussed in relation to other technologies such as the semantic web (Karger & Quan, 2005), wireless (Leu, Chi, & Shih, 2005), and networked personal digital assistants (Todoroki, Konishi, & Inoue, 2006). The relationship between this technology and information dissemination is relevant as well (Bar-llan, 2005;Liberman, Baumgart, Eastman, & Pikas, 2005). Technorati.com (2006), the web log search engine reported that between March 2003 and April 2006 the blogosphere doubled in size every six months.…”

Knowledge sharing in online communities of practice: Digital trends

“…Blogs are discussed in relation to other technologies such as the semantic web (Karger & Quan, 2005), wireless (Leu, Chi, & Shih, 2005), and networked personal digital assistants (Todoroki, Konishi, & Inoue, 2006). The relationship between this technology and information dissemination is relevant as well (Bar-llan, 2005;Liberman, Baumgart, Eastman, & Pikas, 2005).…”