INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Documentation Research & Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore, 560 059 COLLOQUIUM - 2 (2014 2016) Knowledge Management: An Overview ABSTRACT Knowledge grows exponentially and is complex in nature. Managing knowledge is a challenging task. In the past, the dilemma was in finding enough information, but now the problem has shifted to identifying and managing the knowledge. Knowledge Management (KM), the process of capturing, developing, sharing and effectively using organizational knowledge, is inevitable, at least, in any product and service based organization. In an organization KM can play significant roles in terms of improving the performance, enabling the competitive advantage, innovation, the sharing of lessons learned, integration and continuous improvement. The goal of this colloquium is to provide an overview of KM, to discuss the cutting edge tools and techniques. We also discuss some of the KM best practices in context of academic libraries. This colloquium is divided into the following sub-topics. TOPIC OF INTEREST SPEAKERS 1. Introduction Subhranshu Bhusan Sahoo 2. Objectives and Challenges Hilala Ariyana 3. Process and Principles Aniket V. Kurane 4. Tools and Techniques Akhilesh A. Kumar 5. Social networking and KM Alekhya Rajendran 6. Best practices in academic library Prashant Kumar Sinha Date: 29.04.2015. Time: 2 P.M. Venue: DRTC, ISI Bangalore. All are cordially invited. Colloquia Coordinator Dr. Biswanath Dutta -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.