Outputs (4)

Knowledge management; semantic drift or conceptual shift? (2000)
Journal Article
Davenport, E., & Cronin, B. (2000). Knowledge management; semantic drift or conceptual shift?. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 41(4), 294-306. https://doi.org/10.2307/40324047

This paper offers an exploration of knowledge management (KM), a concept only partially understood in domains that use the term. Three such domains are described: library and information science (LIS), business administration, and organization theory... Read More about Knowledge management; semantic drift or conceptual shift?.

Narratives of new media in Scottish households: the evolution of a framework of enquiry. (2000)
Journal Article
Davenport, E., Higgins, M., & Somerville, I. (2000). Narratives of new media in Scottish households: the evolution of a framework of enquiry. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 51, 900-912. https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-4571%282000%2951%3A103.0.CO%3B2-U

The authors describe a study of the social dynamics of new media in Scottish households. The evolving project drew on dialogues with multiple household members elicited in group conversations. This approach to interviews captured different and confli... Read More about Narratives of new media in Scottish households: the evolution of a framework of enquiry..

Clinical guidelines and the translation of texts into care: overcoming professional conflicts concerning evidence‐based practice (2000)
Journal Article
Davenport, E. (2000). Clinical guidelines and the translation of texts into care: overcoming professional conflicts concerning evidence‐based practice. Journal of Documentation, 56(5), 505-519. https://doi.org/10.1108/eum0000000007125

The difficulties of basing healthcare on literary warrant have been explained in different ways: busy practitioners have no time to read extensively, physical access is difficult, and adequate surrogates for texts like indexes, abstracts, systematic... Read More about Clinical guidelines and the translation of texts into care: overcoming professional conflicts concerning evidence‐based practice.

Social intelligence in the age of networks (2000)
Journal Article
Davenport, E. (2000). Social intelligence in the age of networks. Journal of Information Science, 26(3), 145-152. https://doi.org/10.1177/016555150002600304

The author explores the concept of ‘social intelligence’. She suggests that, in the world of digital commerce, it may be defined as ‘insight which is based on collective understanding of work practices’. She offers three scenarios to support the... Read More about Social intelligence in the age of networks.