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@INPROCEEDINGS{Schmidt:266336,
author = {Schmidt, Gisela},
title = {{K}nowledge {I}nfrastructures {R}equire {S}caffolding:
{T}he role of personal relationships in information
management},
issn = {2387-3086},
reportid = {DZNE-2023-01121},
year = {2023},
abstract = {Knowledge infrastructures are multi-faceted, ever-shifting
networks of people and information. They span departments,
address varying needs and, ideally, provide stability
despite personnel turnover and other changes. Information is
made explicit and available via organizational charts,
procedural manuals and regular meetings, ensuring members of
an institution are kept up-to-date with necessary
information. Moving below and between these formal channels,
however, is the informal network, a web of unquantifiable,
personal relationships, which are nevertheless vital to the
functioning of the system.Developing and maintaining a
system that works for the current and future needs of
diverse groups—e.g., a publication repository used by
administrative and research staff—involves tapping into
the existing knowledge infrastructure at multiple points, in
both the formal departments and the spaces between them. In
addition to the stakeholder meetings and the lists of user
requirements, we have the informal conversations where we
can learn the tacit information, for example, how research
groups are defined by different parties and whether software
versions are considered separate publications. It takes time
to learn the right questions and to learn who might hold the
answers or, if there is no pre-existing solution, with whom
you can work to establish one. In this session, we will use
the example of a publication repository to discuss the role
of personal relationships throughout a project lifecycle,
from conception through rollout and ongoing updates. I
invite you to consider how to support the development of the
informal network, how to identify tacit knowledge and
information gaps, and how to take personality and
communication skills into account when hiring for technical
positions.},
month = {Nov},
date = {2023-11-08},
organization = {The 18th Munin Conference on Scholarly
Publishing, UiT The Arctic University
(Norway), 8 Nov 2023 - 10 Nov 2023},
subtyp = {After Call},
cin = {LIS},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)1040260},
pnm = {899 - ohne Topic (POF4-899)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-899},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)6},
doi = {10.7557/5.7103},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/266336},
}