Knowledge Management Initiatives at Illinois State Fire Academy Library

Knowledge Management Initiatives at Illinois State Fire Academy Library

The Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a state statutory fire academy that provides training, education, information, and research to firefighters. The IFSI Library provides fire and emergency library and information assistance and services to the Institute’s instructional staff, students, Illinois fire departments and firefighters, and other fire/emergency-related users in the successful and effective performance of their duties.

The IFSI Library has developed knowledge management services in the following eight areas: Illinois Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths Digital Image Collection Database (IFLODD), Reflection of Oral History, Instructor Memorial Exhibit, Illinois Digital Collections (Springfield Digital Images Collection, IFSI Digital Images Collection), Institutional Repository for Archives, IDEAL (annual report, fire college, Illinois fire service history and IFSI research, marketing, and videos), COVID Response, International Programs Database on Fire emergency response training, in particular hazardous materials program (Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations training program and Hazardous Materials Technician training program). Among them, the most notable is the IFLODD.

Ruan, Lian

Ehrenhart, David

Liu, Shuyi

Chinese American Librarians Association

2021-06-23

https://2021calaposter.wordpress.com/home/knowledge-management-initiatives-at-illinois-state-fire-academy-library/ (Program Site)

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2021-06-23

Ruan, Lian, Ehrenhart, David & Liu, Shuyi (2021). Knowledge Management Initiatives at Illinois State Fire Academy Library. The Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) Annual Conference 2021 poster session. Online. June 23, 2021.