Open AccessRole of Information Management in the Preservation of Indigenous Knowledge
Author(s) -
Mumtaz Ali Anwar
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pakistan journal of information management and libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.184
H-Index - 7
ISSN - 2409-7462
DOI - 10.47657/201011792
Subject(s) - indigenous , knowledge management , traditional knowledge , information management , curriculum , work (physics) , process (computing) , engineering ethics , engineering , data management , engineering management , computer science , process management , sociology , pedagogy , data mining , mechanical engineering , ecology , biology , operating system
Discusses characteristics and significance of indigenous knowledge; reviews the process of capturing and preserving IK; analyses the existing information management literature on IK; examines the role of information management in IK in light of reported experience, especially in Africa and Australia; proposes that information management discipline review its curricula to accommodate areas needed, and work for the development of tools and techniques for IK management.