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Date: Fri, 20 May
2005 11:04:28 +0100
From: Ian Johnson
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Subject: SCHOLARSHIP FOR DOCTORAL RESEARCH IN
INFORMATION LITERACY AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
"The relationship between
information literacy and knowledge management =
in the global
economy"
Closing Date: 27 May 2005
Applications are invited for a
full-time MPhil/PhD studentship in the =
Department of information
Management, Aberdeen Business School at The =
Robert Gordon University in
Aberdeen. The Department of Information =
Management offers a vibrant and
friendly research environment =
undertaking a wide range of externally funded
research. We are committed =
to furthering research opportunities within our
main interest areas of =
the use and impact of information and knowledge
management. We now have =
an opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed
individual to join our =
research community. The successful applicant will
work on a project =
aimed at investigating the relationship between
information literacy and =
knowledge management in the context of the global
economy.=20
The new global economy is information intensive, changing the
way =
individuals and organisations work, requiring qualities of vision,
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flexibility and adaptability, innovation, entrepreneurship and
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networking to survive and thrive in a state of "permanent whitewater"
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(Vaill, 1996). In this changing environment information is only of value
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when it can be used effectively in ongoing knowledge creation and
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organisational learning and current theories of knowledge management
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(KM) focus on employees' abilities in knowledge transfer and creation
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rather than supply of existing information. This humanistic KM approach
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recognises the need for individuals to develop new workplace literacies
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relevant to a knowledge-based culture and it has already been recognised
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that information literacy is likely to be one key component in the
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success of organisational KM strategies. Yet there is little evidence or
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understanding of the relationship between knowledge management and
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information literacy within the workplace. The proposed study would
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examine this relationship, in particular drawing on recent theories of
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multiple context-related literacies and multiple conceptions of
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information literacy.=20
The research is expected to take the form
of a qualitative case-based =
study adopting a phenomenological approach to
examine real-world =
experiences of information finding and using
(information literacy) and =
relating these to effectiveness of
knowledge-based activities and =
processes in
organisations.=20
Candidates for the studentship should have a First
Class or good 2:1 =
Honours degree (or equivalent) and/or MSc in a related
subject. =
Appropriate information retrieval and ICT skills are essential and
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specific knowledge of the literature and theory of KM and information
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literacy would be advantageous. =20
The prospective student
should be highly self-motivated and enjoy =
working in a productive research
environment.=20
This studentship provides full university fees for both
UK and Overseas =
applicants as well as a tax-free maintenance allowance of
=A312,000 per =
annum. The studentship is available to start from September
2005. =20
The successful applicant will based at the Aberdeen
Business School, a =
state-of-the-art facility by the banks of the River Dee.
Further =
information about the School and the Department of Information
=
Management are available at:
http://www.rgu.ac.uk/abs/
Informal enquiries may be
addressed to Professor Dorothy Williams - =
email
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Applications including a completed application
form (available from =
http://www.rgu.ac.uk/research/degrees), a detailed CV, names
and =
addresses of two referees should be emailed to
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or posted to Research Support Office, AB44, The
Robert Gordon =
University, Schoolhill, Aberdeen AB10 1FR by 27 May
2005.=20