Edwin-Michael Cortez

What the Information Professional Can Learn from the Information Technology and Project Management Knowledge Areas

Edwin Cortez et al. — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:51:42 PDT

There are various forces driving change in the knowledge and skills areas for information professionals: 1) technologies, 2) changing environments, and 3) the changing role of information technology management. These forces affect all levels of information technology-based professionals--those responsible for information processing and those responsible for information services. This paper discusses and reviews the pertinent literature that deals with the competencies needed of information technology (IT) professionals, covering both general and project management knowledge and skills. Discussion follows relating this review to the library and information studies (LIS) field. The analysis leads to a composite picture, presented in a classification framework, of the competencies and skills needed of the new LIS professional.

Using Theory Elaboration for Building a Knowledge Management Apparatus

Edwin Cortez et al. — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:47:54 PDT

The Strategic Information Audit as a Frond-end to the Development of a Large-scale Web Accessible Information System

Edward Kazlauskas et al. — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:47:13 PDT

In the Field: Ethnographic Methods in Information System Design, Development, and Evaluation

Edwin Cortez — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:46:06 PDT

Designing a Knowledge Management Collaboratory: Re-conceptually REEIS Using Convergent Technologies

Edwin Cortez — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:45:29 PDT

Strategic Information Policy Audit: From Inventory to System Requirements and Interventions

Edward Kazlauskas et al. — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:44:33 PDT

Designing the REEIS Knowledge Management Collaboratory

Edwin Cortez — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:43:38 PDT

Sustaining Economic Development through Knowledge Management Practices in the Caribbean Region: Challenges and Opportunities

Edwin Cortez — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:42:46 PDT

Forging Partnerships Across the World: International Collaborative Initiative between LIS Programs

Edwin Cortez et al. — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:41:22 PDT

Strategies for Human Development of LIS Faculty in Sub-Saharan Africa

Edwin Cortez et al. — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:40:00 PDT

A Cross-Cultural and Bilingual Experience in LIS Education--A Case Study

Edwin Cortez et al. — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:38:22 PDT

This paper describes a case study involving the synchronous delivery of portions of an undergraduate course on web technologies taught across three campuses and in the context of a multicultural learning environment. The case study focuses on issues around internationalization and localization, one portion of the course where students learn techniques for developing Web content that supports multiple locales, languages, and written scripts. Another important component of the case study presentation will report student experiences in engaging in collaborative work using an array of synchronous technologies such as teleconferencing; synchronous multi-modal virtual meeting rooms and the like. This portion of the course provides experiences that students will likely encounter in their future careers, as they find themselves working in organizational contexts that require collaboration over long distances, across languages and cultures, and across national or continental boundaries. The challenges of distributed collaborative work across three cultures and two languages are presented and discussed.

Coping in a 2.0 World: A Toolkit for Librarians and Information Professionals

Edwin Cortez et al. — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:32:47 PDT

What Libraries and Information Professionals Can Learn from Knowledge and Project Management

Edwin Cortez et al. — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:31:06 PDT

Few professions have seen as rapid change over the past several decades as the field of library and information science (LIS), due mainly to information technologies. Computers not only provide the backbone of today’s libraries and information agencies, but they are also changing in fundamental ways how these organizations operate. Dennis Lee et al., in their article “Critical Skills and Knowledge Requirements of IS Professionals” (1995), espouse the view that these changes in information technologies and their use create different demands on and new expectations for the jobs of information professionals in such organizations as libraries and other information environments. Employers, educators as well as students have raised concerns regarding the knowledge and skills that are required for information professionals to function effectively in these changing environments, as well as how university and corporate training must be revised to meet the changing needs. Two areas useful for building the needed skill sets are knowledge management (KM) and project management (PM). The purpose of this paper is to investigate the application of KM and PM practices best suited to meet the challenges confronting librarians and information professionals in today’s workplace. Four broad categories of critical KM and PM knowledge/skills will be examined. 1) technical knowledge; 2) administrative knowledge 3) social knowledge; and 4) system knowledge.

The Use of Consultants in the Development of RFP

Edwin Cortez — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:27:57 PDT

Second Generation Automated Library Systems: A Practical Guide

Edwin Cortez et al. — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:17:24 PDT

RFP's and Contracts for Library Automation: Guidelines for Evaluation and Preparation

Edwin Cortez — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:16:12 PDT

Managing Information Systems and Technologies

Edwin Cortez et al. — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:12:15 PDT

A Study of Future Directions for the California Library Services Act: Bibliographic Database Program

Edwin Cortez et al. — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:10:46 PDT