Reconceptualization of Information and Knowledge Organization in Digital Environment

Authors

  • Malee Kabmala Department of Information Science, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14456/jiskku.2022.6

Keywords:

Information and Knowledge Organization, Reconceptualization

Abstract

In responding to the digital environment change and information paradigm shift, the information science programs have integrated fundamental knowledge related to the information science into the programs:  management, information technology and social awareness to meet the job market needs in digital surroundings. This literature review presents the viewpoints of the international and Thai scholars who pointed out the necessity to review the new concept of information science education and to conceptualize new contents of information management and knowledge, the study program changes and its outcomes expected from work performances, the contextual changes in responding to users in digital age, information and technology, new course content expansion and new topic addition to answer the needs in digital age, working environments, presentation of experiences in reconceptualization of a set of information and knowledge management courses of the new inventive information curriculum of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Khon Kaen University (iSchool KKU) in corresponding to the business job market context.

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2021-11-10

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Kabmala, M. (2021). Reconceptualization of Information and Knowledge Organization in Digital Environment. Journal of Information Science Research and Practice, 40(1), 88–105. https://doi.org/10.14456/jiskku.2022.6

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