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Title: Sustaining knowledge in the neutron generator community and benchmarking study.

Abstract

In 2004, the Responsive Neutron Generator Product Deployment department embarked upon a partnership with the Systems Engineering and Analysis knowledge management (KM) team to develop knowledge management systems for the neutron generator (NG) community. This partnership continues today. The most recent challenge was to improve the current KM system (KMS) development approach by identifying a process that will allow staff members to capture knowledge as they learn it. This 'as-you-go' approach will lead to a sustainable KM process for the NG community. This paper presents a historical overview of NG KMSs, as well as research conducted to move toward sustainable KM.

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Research Org.:
Sandia National Laboratories
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
933224
Report Number(s):
SAND2008-1777
TRN: US0803745
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
07 ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; NEUTRON GENERATORS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; Neutron generators.; Knowledge management.

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Barrentine, Tameka C., Kennedy, Bryan C., Saba, Anthony W., Turgeon, Jennifer L., Schneider, Julia Teresa, Stubblefield, William Anthony, and Baldonado, Esther. Sustaining knowledge in the neutron generator community and benchmarking study.. United States: N. p., 2008. Web. doi:10.2172/933224.
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Barrentine, Tameka C., Kennedy, Bryan C., Saba, Anthony W., Turgeon, Jennifer L., Schneider, Julia Teresa, Stubblefield, William Anthony, & Baldonado, Esther. Sustaining knowledge in the neutron generator community and benchmarking study.. United States. doi:10.2172/933224.
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Barrentine, Tameka C., Kennedy, Bryan C., Saba, Anthony W., Turgeon, Jennifer L., Schneider, Julia Teresa, Stubblefield, William Anthony, and Baldonado, Esther. Sat . "Sustaining knowledge in the neutron generator community and benchmarking study.". United States. doi:10.2172/933224. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/933224.
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@article{osti_933224,
title = {Sustaining knowledge in the neutron generator community and benchmarking study.},
author = {Barrentine, Tameka C. and Kennedy, Bryan C. and Saba, Anthony W. and Turgeon, Jennifer L. and Schneider, Julia Teresa and Stubblefield, William Anthony and Baldonado, Esther},
abstractNote = {In 2004, the Responsive Neutron Generator Product Deployment department embarked upon a partnership with the Systems Engineering and Analysis knowledge management (KM) team to develop knowledge management systems for the neutron generator (NG) community. This partnership continues today. The most recent challenge was to improve the current KM system (KMS) development approach by identifying a process that will allow staff members to capture knowledge as they learn it. This 'as-you-go' approach will lead to a sustainable KM process for the NG community. This paper presents a historical overview of NG KMSs, as well as research conducted to move toward sustainable KM.},
doi = {10.2172/933224},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2008},
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