Defence Bioengineering & Electromedical Laboratory, CV Raman Nagar, Bangalore-560 093. E-mail: anuradharavi@hotmail.com.
This article is based on the author's experiences in providing documentation and KM-based services to a variety of audiences. Starting from the basic definitions of the fields of information science (IS) and technical communication (TC), the interdisciplinary nature of the emerging field of knowledge management (KM) and the role of TC practitioners in building KM systems are described.
Knowledge management, technical communication, information science
