I get to do a huge reorganization of my department's computer file system. Problem 1: I know almost nothing about knowledge management. Problem 2: I've only been with the department for five months. Do you have good resources for helping me get up to speed with knowledge management/information science best practices? Please share your experiences doing this kind of project. Reading previous AskMe's it looks like I might need sources about information science? [more inside]
posted by stoneweaver on Oct 6, 2011 - 14 answers

How are people organizing their information (professional and personal) in this day and age? What kind of system is flexible enough to cope with multiple data types (PDFs, DOCs, short text notes, hyperlinks, ...), efficient during collection (when browsing the Web, when reading documents, ...) and won't get in my way when I try to use it? [more inside]
posted by fsmontenegro on Dec 28, 2008 - 12 answers

How do you all manage the information that you find in various places, online and off, and make it findable later? [more inside]
posted by kenzi23 on Jul 10, 2008 - 18 answers

How do I organise my college course modules into one cohesive format? [more inside]
posted by ajp on Feb 13, 2007 - 6 answers

I think it would be a kick to write a nonfiction book. Any advice on how to organize one? [more inside]
posted by TwelveTwo on Jan 13, 2006 - 12 answers

What are some interesting and creative ways of compiling various bits of advice, information, quotes, etc. into something that can be easily recalled later? [more inside]
posted by nitsuj on Sep 8, 2005 - 9 answers