Social Knowledge as an Essential Asset for Societies

The present research aimed to analyze the main experiences collected in the mainstream literature about social knowledge and its management. For this purpose, Scopus, WoS and LISA as well as Google Scholar were searched in order to identify a set of experiences and considerations that are analyzed in this paper. As a fundamental result, the concept of social knowledge and its role in society is clarified, as it is the main asset of the Knowledge Society. The experience of a network with a thematic domain provided with information, interaction and resources for the optimal and systematic development of activities is presented. It is characterized by positive attributes; it is distinguished by leadership and culture; technology constitutes its main limitation and demands a greater use of the synergy of its components. Therefore, the evaluation of the processes to identify, value and use knowledge and its management in search of better results constitutes an effective way for its further development and improvement.

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Graduate in Scientific-Technical Information and Library Science, Master in Management, Master in Library and Information Science, Diploma of Advanced Studies and Doctor in Documentation and Scientific Information. She teaches and has participated in many international events. She publishes her results in specialized scientific journals.