ABSTRACT
Chapter 6 discusses knowledge management and information exchange in networks with a central focus on open-source participatory knowledge tools. This chapter deals with the process of information seeking in networks, mainly in relation to advice seeking and crowdsourced data gathering. It addresses the nature of knowledge management within networks. In addition, it covers the barriers to knowledge sharing in networks and the use of current information and communication technology (ICT) for facilitating knowledge sharing across organizational boundaries.
