Developing a Knowledge Management Function: Relevant FreePint Resources
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By Catherine Dhanjal

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Summary of FreePint resources on knowledge management and developing a knowledge management function.

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We recently had a query from a FreePint Subscriber about FreePint resources on knowledge management and developing a knowledge management function.

We responded with a bespoke summary of our relevant articles, reviews and series. If you have similar interests in KM for your organisation, you'll find this summary useful for navigating the full range of resources FreePint offers.

Firstly we categorised the query into various aspects:

• Demonstrating the value of knowledge
• Setting up a knowledge management function
• Knowledge management techniques
• Knowledge managment in the legal field
• Overcoming barriers to setting up a KM function, sharing knowledge and encouraging collaboration
• Social tools, collaboration and knowledge management
• Tools
• Reports
• FreePint Topic Series.

We then highlighted the most relevant content under each heading:

Demonstrating the Value of Knowledge

• Do You Know How Much Your Knowledge is Worth?
• FreePint Tackles Business Planning, ROI & Value
• Realising the Value of Knowledge on Major Projects
• FreePint: Making the Case for Knowledge in Financial Services
• The Importance of Knowledge Management and KM Roles

Setting Up a KM Function

• Build a Solid Business Case for Your Knowledge Programme
• Building a Business Case for a New Intranet
• Knowledge Management: Importance, Challenges and Prospects
• Knowledge Management: It's About the Motives
• FreePint: Building a Knowledge Management tool that lasts

KM Techniques

• Mining for Knowledge Management Nuggets

KM in the Legal Field

• Knowledge Management in Law Firms is Changing!
• Nurturing Knowledge Sharing in Law Firms
• Getting Law Librarians More Involved in Knowledge Management
• Managing Knowledge in Uncertain Times
• Encouraging Collaboration Within Law Firms
• Legal Knowledge Management Blossoms in 2013

Overcoming Barriers to Setting up a KM Function/Sharing Knowledge/Encouraging Collaboration

• Facilitating Collaboration & Fostering Innovation - FreePint Topic Series: The Social Enterprise
• Maximise Your Technology Investment - Tap Into Your Technology Culture
• What's In It For Me? Dealing with Barriers to Organisational Sharing

Social/Collaboration & KM

• Communities of Practice - Acting as a Trusted Adviser
• Predicting the Future of Knowledge Work
• The Inexorable Rise of Social Knowledge Management

Tools

• Q&A with Attensa: Enabling Awareness & Knowledge Sharing
• Product Review of InfoNgen: Introduction, Value and FreePint's View
• The Knowledge Management Hype Cycle
• Q&A with Comintelli: Combining KM and Competitive Intelligence
• SharePoint 2013 v 2007: Building the Business Case
• Mini Review: Axceler ControlPoint

Reports

• FreePint Report: Knowledge Management
• Introduction to the report above:
  Knowledge Management: Importance, Challenges and Prospects

Relevant Topic Series

Read more about and register for these Topic Series:

• FreePint Topic Series: The Social Enterprise covered maximising internal social connections and knowledge management, and ran from January to March 2014. Registration provides a free copy of the FreePint Report: Buyer's Guide on Social Tools.
• FreePint Topic Series: Beyond Aggregation ran from October to November 2013, covered news products, and registration provides a free copy of the FreePint Report: Buyer's Guide on News Content.
• FreePint Topic Series: Big Data in Action ran from April to June 2013 and focused on providing practical guidelines for information managers wishing to incorporate the tools and concepts into their organisations. We will be revisiting the subject of big data in a new FreePint Topic Series coming later in 2014, focusing on big data and information skills.

Editor's Note

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