Knowledge Management Section
Strategic Plan
2006-2007
Mission
The IFLA Knowledge Management Section will provide an international
platform to support the development and implementation of a Knowledge
Management (KM) culture in libraries, information centers and the
profession as a whole.
This is to be accomplished by:
- Raising the awareness of KM among libraries, librarians and their
institutions
- Providing relevant education and training
- Identifying and sharing best practices
- Promoting evidence -based practice
- Disseminating the results of relevant research
- Creating a vital discussion group with attendant home
page/resource data bank
- Partnering with other Sections and Divisions to integrate KM into
IFLA
Goals
1. To provide education and training programs for
information professionals to increase their understanding of the value
of KM to their organizations.
Professional priorities:
(a) Supporting the role of Libraries in Society: (f) promoting
Resource Sharing; (h) Developing Library Professionals;(i) Promoting
Standards, Guidelines and Best practices; (k) Representing Libraries in
the Technological Marketplace
ACTIONS:
1.1 Partner with another Section to develop a program for the Seoul
Conference that highlights the attributes of KM
1.2 Evaluate the Conference in Turkey to determine its success as a
model for future road shows
1.3 Start planning for the Durban Conference program and to plan an
all day pre-conference
2. To share and distribute information on the value KM and
its process to all IFLA members and thus promoting membership in the KM
Section
Professional priorities:
(f) promoting Resource Sharing; (h) developing Library
Professionals; (i) Promoting Standards, guidelines and Best
Practices
ACTIONS:
2.1 Develop and distribute a newsletter including the solicitation of
articles on KM and reports of other KM conferences
2.2 Develop a web site on IFLANET to promote the section and to act
as its archive
2.3 Make the discussion list a vital communication link for its
members to discuss various aspects of KM
2.4 Develop an effective marketing strategy to increase the
membership in the section and to demonstrate the value of the KM
section to other units of IFLA and other professional associations.