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From Shared Databases to Communities of Practice: A Taxonomy of Collaboratories

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Crane (1972) first described the loosely-affiliated but highly interactive networks of scientists as "invisible colleges." 2003; Stokols, Harvey, Gress, Fuqua, & Phillips, 2005). This large-scale, three-phase study looked at a large number of collaborations in high-energy physics, space science, and geophysics.

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PKM and the Organization - Pollard

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I first got interested in the idea of bottom-up personal knowledge management, focused on the unique needs of each front-line employee, in 2003, my last year as Global Director of Knowledge Innovation for a major professional services firm. When I asked him about Instant Messaging, he said he handled it the same way.