University's Role in Exploring New Knowledge in the Global Knowledge Society

University's Role in Exploring New Knowledge in the Global Knowledge Society

Author: 
Mallawaarachchi, Chammika
Place: 
Hershey, PA
Publisher: 
IGI Global
Date published: 
2013
Editor: 
Thanuskodi, S.
Journal Title: 
Challenges of Academic Library Management in Developing Countries
Source: 
Challenges of Academic Library Management in Developing Countries
Abstract: 

This chapter discusses ways to explore knowledge in higher education, especially in universities, from a knowledge ecology perspective. Managing knowledge is a challenge, and it is a drastically changing concept. The author contends that knowledge ecology is a good concept to explore knowledge in higher education while working in the knowledge society towards building a secure and stable knowledge environment. Knowledge ecology focuses on identifying valuable knowledge but not managing knowledge. This is very important in the present setting. Hence, the chapter presents how universities meet the knowledge society's demands without any obstacles of knowledge exploration focusing on the elite knowledge of its knowledge ecology.

Series: 
Advances in Library and Information Science

CITATION: Mallawaarachchi, Chammika. University's Role in Exploring New Knowledge in the Global Knowledge Society edited by Thanuskodi, S. . Hershey, PA : IGI Global , 2013. Challenges of Academic Library Management in Developing Countries - Available at: https://library.au.int/universitys-role-exploring-new-knowledge-global-knowledge-society