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Thinking for a Living

The Coming Age of Knowledge Work
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2013
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This book questions our beliefs in the role of the information profession and tells us how to become information workers of the future by providing advice on overcoming the challenges facing the library profession. It develops the idea of the knowledge culture and knowledge work and goes on to expand how information needs to be shared and not hoarded as in the traditional role of libraries as keepers of knowledge. This second edition provides a clear and very accessible practical framework for knowledge work.

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Kenneth A. Megill, Knowledge Application Services, Washington, USA.

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    Frontmatter

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    A Knowledge Worker’s Perspective

    v
    Alice Gannon
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    Tom Sawyer’s Theory of Work

    vii
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    A Philosopher’s View of Knowledge

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    A Personal Note to the Reader from the Author

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    Table of Contents

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    Introduction

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    Section I: Work Transforming

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    Section II: New Ways to Think About Work

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    Section III: The Work of Changing

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    Epilogue: Work Becomes Play

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    Appendix

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    Terry Balven
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    Afterword

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    Acknowledgments

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    Glossary

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    Resources and Citations

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    About the Authors

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    Index

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eBook published on:
December 6, 2012
eBook ISBN:
9783110289671
Hardcover published on:
November 15, 2012
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110289480
Edition:
2nd ed.
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Front matter:
16
Main content:
193
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110289671
eBook ISBN: 9783110289671
Hardcover ISBN: 9783110289480
Keywords for this book
Philosophy; knowledge management
Audience(s) for this book
Librarians, Information Professionals
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