Our latest issue is now out online and I thought it would be useful to take a quick look at it. The articles are an eclectic mix of topics, covering a
lot of ground from knowledge management (KM), to information asset management,
professional development to information systems transition. Below is a short
overview of what you can expect.
KM performance measures
Cheng Sheng Lee and Kuan Yew Wong from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia take a
look at knowledge management performance measures in micro-sized, small and
medium-sized enterprises. Professional
knowledge is often associated with large companies and organizations, who
generally have the resources to develop effective KM strategies utilizing a
host of techniques and who stand to get the most out of tacit knowledge. But what of small to medium sized organizations? Is KM a useless concept? Lee and Wong
investigated organizations in Malaysia and found there were definite benefits
for smaller organizations in utilizing KM techniques.
Why is information the
elephant asset? Reynold Leming discusses the importance of treating
information as any other business asset, utilizing asset management techniques.
He highlights how asset management has often disregarded information from its
remit and sets out a clear and extremely useful approach for developing an
Information Asset Register.
Towards a Rosetta Stone
Managing legacy systems and migrating information and data is very much an
issue in most organizations. Morton,
Beckford and Cooke of Loughborough University present their research on the
possibility of creating a ‘Rosetta Stone’ to facilitate this process.
Developing your career
in information Both for those just starting out and for the more seasoned
professional, this article by Victoria Sculfor, Sue Hill and TFPL Recruitment,
discusses professional development, the importance of networking on and off
line. It covers all aspects of career
development and contains some useful links to helpful resources.
Developing and
implementing policy Another returning author, Danny Budzak takes a look at
a continuing concern of many organizations: developing and implementing
information policy. Drawing on his
professional experience, he looks at what to consider to develop and implement
an effective information policy that all areas of the organization buy into.
Our regular columnists Martin White and Allan Foster return looking at a range of issues from the
effects of language and global organizations to the latest in IT and Technology
related to information management issues, big data, open data and big data
analytics.
