On the Design of Support Systems for Knowledge Sharing within a Social Learning and Sharing Context

The issue the paper address concerns the design of IS-based support systems for the sharing of knowledge within a social learning and sharing setting, such as a community of practice. Here we take a look at theories of social learning systems and social context in order to draw forth design implications for IS-based support systems. This is done in order to address issues or problems of traditional support systems for sharing knowledge, such as 'digital libraries' or 'best practice' sharing systems. These issues or problems are related to both the contribution and adoption of knowledge as well as the processes of creation and upholding of shared interpretations and meaning