KnowMap Categories
If you feel you may have something to offer to our readers, check the categories below to see where your idea best fits.
Editorials - Special
Views Letters to the Editor
Roles - Culture - Strategy
TOOLKIT: Standards - Mapping
- Auditing
CASE STUDIES: General - Audits
- Maps - Surveys
FEATURES: Jobs - Events -
Reviews - Links
Report for KnowMap -
Reviews - Submissions
Editorials
Editorials are commentary from the Editor-in-Chief or a guest editor
to set the tone and theme of a particular issue. Usually the Editor-in-Chief
extends an invitation to a guest editor. However, suggestions for theme
or guest editor are always welcome.
Editorials are always open to subscribers and non-subscribers. See
our listing of Editorials.
Special Views
Special views are invited comments and contributions to the topic or
theme of a particular issue. These are akin to Letters to the Editor,
however, are covered in the issue to which they are applicable rather
than in the more general letters section.
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor are always welcome.
We are interested in your opinions and feedback on articles we have
carried - what you have learned from them or what does not match with
your experience. Also tell us what needs you have that we are not meeting
- that is, what articles should we carry? Write to Editor,
KnowMap
Roles
This section deals with answers to such questions as:
- What skills, what titles, what changes are necessary for the workforce to become better knowledge workers or to improve their learning and utilization of knowledge?
- What are the roles of various workers in fostering, implementing and designing good knowledge management practices?
Focus group interviews revealed these most frequently asked questions
- What should we call ourselves?
- What are our new roles and responsibilities?
- What changes can we expect in the near future in our work life or careers?
- What skills will we need to improve and grow to continue to be gainfully and happily
employed in our lifetimes?
See our listing of articles and abstracts on Roles.
Culture
This section deals with such issues as:
- The impact corporate culture has on workers and organizations
- How negative aspects can be remedied
- What cultural climates help foster knowledge enhancing practices
Without a proper culture in place it is next to impossible for the professional to reach his or her full potential or contribute to better knowledge management practices. Our readers want to know what impact the changing corporate culture has on them and what they can do about negative aspects of culture to make it a more positive experience.
When our focus groups were asked what were their biggest unknowns regarding culture and knowledge management initiatives the resounding response was "how can we introduce innovative practices when this is met with resistance from top, bottom or others around us?"
A second question on their minds was "what can we do about corporate double-speak - that is when we are told to do one thing (share knowledge) and then feel punished for doing so?"
How to punish and reward to foster knowledge sharing has been the topic of many early articles on knowledge management initiatives. Yet we have learned many of these backfired. Lessons learned - even if it is what not to do - would be of great value to our readers.
See our liisting of articles and abstracts on Culture.
Strategy
Articles in this section include methods to use in developing knowledge management strategies.
See our listing of articles and abstracts on Strategy.
Toolkit
There are several important resources in the Knowledge Practitioner's toolkit. We include various regular sections to cover these practical tools and how to use them to implement knowledge management initiatives.
These sections are devoted to methodology and theory, including the how, when,
why, and where to employ these tools and what techniques to use. Actual
examples of maps produced, audits conducted and survey results are found
in the section called Case Studies.
For a listing of articles and abstracts on Toolkit topics including
subsections, see our All
Articles page.
Each issue may include a number of Toolkit articles under any of the
following headings: Standards & Conventions, Mapping
and Auditing.
Standards & Conventions
Michael J.D. Sutton, Standards and Certification Advisory Director,
started this section on a little known but important topic.
There are very few practitioners who are aware that many methods have
been devised to save them time and trouble. This section called Standards
& Conventions will demonstrate these important tools for improving
the design and implementation of knowledge management initiatives.
Mapping
This section covers practical ways to implement knowledge management initiatives through Mapping. It may include the how, when, why, and where to employ this tool and what techniques to use.
The Mapping section of Toolkit is devoted to methodology
and theory. Actual examples of maps produced and how they were used
are found under Case Studies.
Although the focus is on knowledge mapping, articles on information or other related maps that connect to a knowledge management program may also be covered.
Auditing
This section covers practical ways to implement knowledge management initiatives through Auditing. It may include the how, when, why, and where to employ this tool and what techniques to use.
The Auditing section of Toolkit is devoted to methodology and theory. Actual examples of audits conducted and survey results are found under Case Studies.
Although the focus is on knowledge auditing, articles on information or other audits that connect to a knowledge management program may also be covered.
Case Studies
This section is devoted to case studies demonstrating individual experiments in mapping, auditing or other knowledge management initiatives. The articles describe the results, disclose lessons learned and portray actual examples of maps or audits. Articles may also cover survey results regarding any knowledge management issues.
Focus group participants expressed a strong desire for case studies with actual examples of audits, maps and surveys for lessons learned through real-life trial and error.
Articles on methodology and theory based on the wisdom of writers who gained
experience through observing and/or conducting at least several mapping
or auditing exercises are found under Toolkit.
For a listing of articles and abstracts on Case Studies,
see our All Articles
page.
Each issue may include a number of Case Studies under any of the following
headings: General, Learning, Maps,
Audits and Surveys.
General
General case studies involve more detail than the other categories below or might show several different stages or techniques.
These may also include cases using either a combination of tools or those not specifically classified under knowledge management.
Learning
Learning covers actual educational initiatives, such as Global Learn
Day and Socrates Academy. These are either success stories and/or actual
initiatives in the planning or early implementation stages.
The cases can involve either traditional classroom or distance learning
ventures. They can cover any type of institution or individual program,
including public and private academia, universities, government-sponsored
literacy programs and in-house business training.
Audits
Audits should show the actual questionnaire or process
used, the results and the key lessons learned.
If possible audits should show the actual questionnaire or process
used, the results and the key lessons learned.
Maps
The maps in this section are usually those actually designed or developed by a group or individual. The map itself and the background to its use and creation should be explained. Any information on how it has added value or how it could be improved would be of interest to our readers. If you can supply the map and the background but are not confident about writing the brief article, we are still eager to show your example. Please submit a tif (preferred), gif or jpeg file of your map and a note explaining how it was conceived and why. An editorial staff member will prepare the article.
See also our Map
Challenge!
Surveys
What we want to see here are the results not the how to (which would go under
Auditing). Who was surveyed and why? What did the survey reveal
about knowledge management practices or needs?
Surveys generally include those targeted at an external audience, such as customers,
while audits are usually internal investigations.
Features
The Features category includes various offerings of value to
subscribers and non-subscribers alike. Currently it covers Jobs,
Events, Reviews and Links.
Jobs
Any interested parties, including non-subscribers, can access the Jobs
area for free. Jobs are usually updated more frequently than the publication
itself to ensure the postings are current.
Jobs should appeal to those looking for positions as practitioner, professional, manager or higher in knowledge management environs.
Job submissions should include the following information:
- Title of Position
- Name of Organization
- Location of Position
- Any other important general information
- Deadline date (this is very important!)
Followed by the following sections:
- Description
- Responsibilities
- Qualifications
Be sure to include contact instructions for those submitting the resume, such as:
- Contact name:
- Contact Position:
- Organization:
- E-Mail address and/or website where online submission of application and resume can be found
- And/Or Mail address And/Or Fax Number for submitting applications
- Contact e-mail, phone number, fax (optional)
Let us know if you would like to have your position as the Featured
Job on the cover page of our latest issue. We will quote you
the current rate for this upon request.
Submit Job
See current Job postings
Events
The public, including non-subscribers, will be able to access the Events
area. Events are usually updated more frequently than the publication
itself to ensure the postings are current.
Events should relate to knowledge management topics or have at least one session geared to those interested in this field.
Event submissions should include the following information:
- Title of Event: Subtitle if applicable
- Date (month, day, year in full) of event; City, Country location of Event (specific Hotel or Conference Centre)
- Very brief significant notes may be included.
- Contact information should include organizing body, address, phone, fax, e-mail, contact person (if applicable) and url where more information can be found.
Let us know if you would like to have your event as the Featured
Event on the cover page of our latest issue. We will quote you
the current rate for this upon request.
Submit Event!
Reviews
Reviews of books, articles or software are welcome. The items reviewed should be consistent with the overall philosophy of KnowMap and meet the identified needs of our readers. (See Audience and Purpose.) Reviews will be available to the public, including non-subscribers, at all times but will only be updated each issue.
Reviews should be no more than 500 words each. Send your review to
Editor,
KnowMap
If you wish to promote your own publication or software on our review
page, contact Sales, KnowMap
with the details regarding availability and any special offers for our
readers. Our sales representative will contact you to discuss arrangements.
For further Advertising and Sponsorship opportunities, see Advertising.
Links
We form reciprocal links to pages mentioning and linking to KnowMap.
If you have or know of a link to KnowMap that is not found
on the Links page, please send a message including the appropriate url
to Editor,
KnowMap. The page linking to us must
have content related to knowledge management, business or other appropriate
topics.
Report for KnowMap!
Reporters are also required to cover KM events. For those events where
free access is allowed for members of the press, this will be the primary
benefit in return for your reports on those events.
These reports will generally be carried in the Case Studies
- General section unless the event was in a particular subject
area covered under another Category.
Submissions
For further information on Submissions see Writer's
Guide and Audience and Purpose.
Also check out As We Map
and Manage for information on our initial survey results. This
may spark a suggestion for a new topic suitable to the needs of our
audience. Then submit proposals or ideas to Editor,
KnowMap
Currently we do not have a standard monetary payment for articles by
our guest writers. Instead we offer links to the contributors' websites
where these exist and other benefits, such as complimentary issues or
reduced fees on advertising. Please see Collaborators
for some of the current offers for various contributions or contact
Editor, KnowMap
for more information.
To submit advertisements on any of our pages or for sponsorship opportunities,
see Advertising.
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