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Staff will enhance the intellectual capital of the institution Traditionally libraries are the information centres that organise and classify information Further on they are the proper places to create human networks and to organise the knowledge hidden in the minds of the staff This book also examines methods to prove the value of a special library for the parent organisation when it becomes the centre to gather knowledge Special Libraries as Knowledge Management Centres Chandos Information Professional Series This book is a quick read I read it in about 3 hours and change While a little repetitive.

This book focuses on the role of special libraries as knowledge management centres in their organisations It describes the work of a special library and the special library draws on the characteristics that make the nucleus of collecting and organising knowledge which is used for the benefit of the institution By acquiring and sharing knowledge it gives the information professional a solid foundation for understanding the facets of Knowledge Management The author doesn t approach KM as a religion like some books do but rather as a natural extension of what special librarians do naturally 336