Define the major roles and responsibilities in a community of practice, with particular emphasis on the integration of library and information professionals’ skills.

1. Describe the key components of a community of practice.
2. Outline the major phases in the life cycle of a community and the corresponding
information and knowledge management (KM) needs for each.
3. Define the major roles and responsibilities in a community of practice, with
particular emphasis on the integration of library and information professionals’
skills.
4. Characterize knowledge-sharing channels with respect to the dimensions of social
presence and media richness.
5. Analyze the flow of knowledge in a community of practice using appropriate tools
and techniques to identify enablers and obstacles to knowledge sharing.