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Reference

Dictionaries, Directories, Handbooks, Encyclopedias, etc. - Reference works are useful when you need to obtain quick facts, define the terms and scope of your search, or get a broad overview of a topic. Best Bets! are marked with aBest Bet!.
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Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management Best Bet!
Location of Print: INNIS Reference HD 30.2 .E53 2006 or Online

International Dictionary of Management
Location: INNIS Reference HD 30.15 .J64 1995

Key Concepts in Business Practice
Location: INNIS Reference HF 1001 .S88 2004

Knowledge Management (from Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_management

Knowledge Management: The Bibliography
Location: INNIS Bookstacks ZHD 30.2 .B87 2000

Books

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Articles/Databases

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Article Databases / Indexes

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Websites

The Internet is home to useful web sites on many subjects. Unlike the resources on other tabs, the following resources are selected from the free web. Remember to critically evaluate web resources, since web site content is usually unmonitored and unregulated.

Gurteen Knowledge Website
http://gurteen.com/

Inside Knowledge
http://www.kmmagazine.com/

Knowledge Connections
http://www.skyrme.com/index.htm

KMTool
http://www.kmtool.net/index.htm

Knowledge Management Resource Center
http://www.kmresource.com/

Knowledge Management Specialist Library
http://www.library.nhs.uk/knowledgemanagement/

Virtual Library on Knowledge Management and KMNetwork
http://www.brint.com/km/

Associations & Organizations

Professional, academic, advocacy and other types of associations and organizations involved in your subject area.

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