The editorial team of Michael E.D.Koenig and T. Kanti Srikantaiah follow up their groundbreaking Knowledge Management for the Information Professional (2000) with this important book,. While the earlier work offered an introduction to KM, providing definitions and promoting a vital interaction between the business and information communities, Knowledge Management Lessons Learned surveys recent applications and innovations, Through the experiences and
analyses of more than 30 experts, the book demonstrates KM in practice, revealing what has been learned, what works, and what doesn’t Practitioners describe projects undertaken by organizations at the forefront of KM, and implementation, cost analysis education and training, content management communities of practice, competitive intelligence, and more.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Michael E.D. Koenig
Michael E.D. Koenig is currently dean and Professor at the College of Information and Computer Science and , simultaneously, dean and professor in the Palmer School of Library and Information Science at Long Island University. His career has included both senior management positions in the information industry and academic postings, including: manger of information services for Pfizer Research; director of development at the Institute for Scientific Information; vice president, North America, at Swets and Zeitlinger; vice president, data management, at Trade net; associate professor at Columbia University; and dean and professor at Dominican University. Koenig obtained hisPh. D. in information science from Drexel University. His M. B.A. in mathematical methods and computers and his M. S. in library and information science are from the University of Chicago; and his undergraduate degree, psychology and physics, is from Yale University. A Fulbright scholar in Argentina, he is the author of more than 100 professional and scholarly articles, a member of the editorial board of more a dozen journals, and past president of the International Society for Scientometrics and Information.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR T. Kanti Srikantaiah
Taverekere (Kanti) Srikantaiah, director of the Center for KM at Dominican University Joined the Dominican faculty in 1997 as an associate professor. He teaches graduate courses in the Graduate School of Library an Information Science (GSLIS) and also cross-disciplined courses with the School of Business (GSB) at Dominican University. Before joining Dominican, Srikantaiah had a distinguished career at the World Band headquarters in Washington DC and also at the World Bank's field offices in Africa and Asia) where he headed varied and important assignments in the area of information management. Srikantaiah received his B.S. in chemistry from the University of Mysore; M. S. in geology firm the Karnataka University; M. S. I. S. in library and information science from the University of Southern California; M. P. A. in Public administration from the University of southern California; and Ph. D. in library and information science from the university of southern California. He worked at the Library of Congress as an area specialist, and taught at California State University as an associate professor. He has also taught for many years as an adjunct faculty member at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC. Srikantaiah's specialization includes: Systems analysis, Taxonomies, information policy, and KM. Among others, his research output covers several research studies and project reports at the World Band and articles and presentations at the International Federation of Library. Associations (IFLA) and similar international organizations. He was the chief editor, with Michael E. D. Koenig, of Knowledge Management for the Information Professional (InformationToday,Inc.) as part of the ASIS monograph series. He has also published two other prominent books: one on systems analysis and the other on quantitative research methods.
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