KM Reading List

Starting Points (These sites are intended to act as gateways to the world of KM literature)

ICASIT's Knowledge Management Central
- Developed by an MBA class at George Mason University. 

Knowledge management resource center
-Collection of in-print and online magazines devoted to Knowledge Management

Theseus Knowledge Management Competence Center (TKMC)

Knowledge Mangement Portal 
"Virtual Library on Knowledge Management". Take a look at the main site for insightful information on business and technology knowledge: @brint  - The BizTech Network

Institute for Intellectual Capital Research
- Research / Consulting firm focused on Knowledge Management, Intellectual Property and Organizational Learning.

International Knowledge Management Network
- Seeks the promotion and development of KM in organizations. Offers a discussion forum and courses.

Knowledge Connections
- A rich collection of resources courtesy of David Skyrme Associates, a KM consulting firm.

Knowledge Inc.
- Resource on Knowledge and Intellectual Capital Management

Articles and Reports

"Knowledge Management Lessons from the Document Trenches". Susan K. Charles. Online, January 1, 2002.

"Knowledge Management - Lessons from the pioneers". Karl-Erik Sveiby. November 2001.

"The Right Way to Sell KM." Megan Santosus. CIO, October 24, 2001.

"The Accidental Knowledge Manager". Peter Dorfman. Knowledge Management, February 2001: 36-41.

"What's Your Knowledge IQ?". Carl Frappaolo. Intelligent KM, October 18, 2000.

"The Knowledge Management Research Report 2000." KPMG Management Consulting.

"Knowledge strategy: aligning knowledge programs to business strategy". Peter H. Jones.

"Strategies for the knowledge economy: from rhetoric to reality". Susan Albers Mohrman. Presented at the World Economic Forum, January 2000.

KM Journals (Trade publications to help Knowledge Managers stay on top of the latest trends, technologies, events, etc. in the field)

CIO Online: Knowledge Resource Center

Journal of Knowledge Management (Subscription Only)

Journal of Knowledge Managemet Practice (formerly the journal of systematic knowledge management)

KM World Online

Knowledge Connection - "A place to gain insights and help in creating successful knowledge management strategies"

Knowledge Management Magazine
- Business Intelligence for Strategic Decision Makers

Knowledge Management Review - Offering a free trial issue

Books

Meyer, Chris. The Knowledge Advantage: 14 Visionaries Define Marketplace Success in the New Economy. Capstone, 2001.

Pfeffer, Jeffrey and Robert I. Sutton. The Knowing-Doing Gap: How Smart Companies Turn Knowledge into Action. Harvard Business School Press, 2000. 

Dixon, Nancy M. Common Knowledge: How Companies Thrive by Sharing What they Know. Harvard Business School Press, 2000.

Sveiby, Karl E. The new organizational wealth: managing and measuring knowledge-based assets. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, January 1997.

Leading Lights (theorists and companies  who are "doing it right")

Kaieteur Institute for Knowledge management

Karl-Erik Sveiby - The site contains a large collection of this renowned KM thinker's articles.   Pay special attention to "What Is Knowledge Management", in which he gives briefs of the KM efforts put forth by some 40 companies.

Buckman Laboratories- Take a look at the Knowledge Nurture site for articles and links.

XEROX - The company has invested heavily in knowledge sharing initiatives, including the opening of a Knowledge Sharing Centre in New York.