Boundaries in Communities

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Author(s): José Cordoba (University of Hull, UK)
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 3
Source title: Knowledge Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Murray E. Jennex (San Diego State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-933-5.ch271

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Knowledge Management / Library & Information Science

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This article suggests a way of complementing the notion of boundary objects from communities of practice to enable learning: That of extending the notion of boundary objects to account also for boundary people. There are some people whose participation in a community could provide benefits for them and the community. Although it has been suggested that in a community of practice there are different types of membership, little is mentioned about how learning could be fostered by developing inclusive membership. This could be a way of bringing relevant experience to the attention of a community.

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