Creating Theoretical Framework
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Creating Theoretical Framework for Information Management
As a full-time faculty member Ken Megill began to work toward a theoretical basis for integrated information management. Two books were published by Bowker Saur, a division of Reed- Elsevier, as part of its Information Services Management Series, edited by Guy St. Clair of New York City. The Corporate Memory provides a systematic look at how information can be managed in an electronic environment. He worked closely with the computing staff at the university and other professionals in information services. Together with Herb Schantz, one of the international leaders in recognologies and document management, he wrote the first book seeking to apply the technological advances in document management to information service settings. As a teacher he pioneered in using electronic tools for teaching and was asked to present (together with the head of academic computing at the university) his experiences at the 1995 national conference of EDUCOM, the leading academic computing organization.
Today, he continues to develop a theoretical framework for what would mean to live in a democratic society where the full powers of an integrated digital environment are used. In this work, he is bringing together the lifetime of activity from philosopher to activist to consultant.
His fifth book, Thinking for a Living, Work Culture Transformation in the Knowledge Age, accepted for publication by K.G. Saur (A Gale/Thomson Learning Company) focuses on the nature of work and knowledge. It describes the work culture appropriate to the Knowledge Age -- one based on information sharing, rather than information hoarding.
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