Articles

"Breaking into Communities of Practice." Terence K. Huwe. Computers in Libraries, 26(5), May 2006: 22-25.

"Building Successful Communities of Practice: CoPs Are Networks of Opportunities." James Lee, Sr., and Kathy Valderrama. Information Outlook, 7(5), May 2003.

"Building Virtual Communities." Knowledge Management, 3(7), April 2000.

"Collaborating in Cyberspace." Holly Dolezalek. Training Magazine, 40(4), April 2003.

"Communities of Practice in Government: Leveraging Knowledge for Performance." William M. Snyder, Etienne Wenger, and Xavier de Sousa Briggs. The Public Manager, 32(4), Winter 2003/2004.

"Communities of Practice: The Organizational Frontier." Etienne Wenger and William M. Snyder. Harvard Business Review, January 2000.

"Communities of Practice and Organizational Performance." E. L. Lesser and J. Storck. IBM Systems Journal, 40(4), 2001.

"Community of Practice: A Metaphor for Online Design." Thomas M. Schwen and Noriko Hara. Information Society, 19(3), July 2003.

"Communities of Practice: What Makes a Good CoP?" Information World Review, October 24, 2005: 10+.

"CoPs: Developing Relationships, Fostering Learning." Interview with Vicki Hornus by Cybèle Elaine Werts. Information Outlook, 10(2), February 2006: 31-35.

"Establishing and Expanding a Web Community Called NorthStarNet." Alan Minarik and Christina Stoll. Computers in Libraries, 25(2), February 2005: 16-22.

"Everything I Need to Know I Learned Online." Chrystie R. Hill. Library Journal, 130(3), February 15, 2005: 34-35.

"How to Grow a Community of Practice: The JPL Information Providers Network." Teresa R. Bailey and Susan M. Hendrickson. Information Outlook, 8(3), March 2004: 12-17.

"Intellectual Stimulation: Communities of Practice Contribute to Corporate Survival Through Innovation." John Harney. Intelligent Enterprise, 5(1), January 1, 2002.

"It Takes a Community." Etienne Wenger, Richard McDermott, and William M. Snyder. CIO.com, May 15, 2002.

"The Learning Edge: Building Capabilities through Communities of Practice." Deb Wallace. Information Outlook, 10(2), February 2006: 27-30.

"Let's Get Together." Rebecca Garris Perry and Anne Zender. Association Management, 56(7), July 2004: 28-33, 84.

"Leveraging Communities of Practice." Cynthia J. Odom and John F. Starns. KMWorld, 12(3), March 2003.

"Libraries, Knowledge Management, and Communities of Practice." Alex Cohen. Information Outlook, 10(1), January 2006: 34-37.

"Mr. Rogers' New Neighborhood: Feds Develop Online Communities to Share Information." Colleen O'Hara. Federal Computer Week, August 9, 2004.

"The Odyssey of Ph.D. Students Becoming a Community of Practice." Annick Janson, Laurie Howard, and Michele Schoenberger-Orgad. Business Communication Quarterly, 67(2), June 2004.

"A Peer-Driven Approach to KM." Eric Sauve. Line56.com, July 21, 2006.

"A Sense of Community: The Role of CoPs in Knowledge Management." Knowledge Management, 5(3), October 2001.

"Seven Principles for Cultivating Communities of Practice." Etienne Wenger, Richard McDermott, and William M. Snyder. Working Knowledge, March 25, 2002.

"The Success of Virtual Communities of Practice: The Leadership Factor." Anne Bourhis, Line Dubé, and Réal Jacob. Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management, 3(1), July 2005.

"Sustaining Communities of Practice." Wesley Vestal. KMWorld, 15(3), March 2006: 8-11, 40.

"Tending the Garden of Knowledge: A Look at Communities of Practice with Etienne Wenger." Jeff De Cagna. Information Outlook, 5(7), July 2001.

"Transforming Army Learning Through Communities of Practice." Peter Kilner. Military Review, 82(3), May/June 2002.

"Transportation: Communities of Practice Leverage Knowledge." Judith Lamont. KMWorld, 15(7), July/August 2006: 14-15.

"Understanding Knowledge-Sharing in Online Communities of Practice." Mark Sharratt and Abel Usoro. Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management, 1(2), December 2003.

"What Are Communities of Practice? A Comparative Review of Four Seminal Works." Andrew Cox. Journal of Information Science, 31(6), 2005: 527-540. Abstract.

Special Issue

Inside Knowledge: Knowledge Management, 7(5), February 2004.

Websites

SLA Communities of Practice
http://cop.sla.org/COP/

APQC Knowledge Management: Communities of Practice
http://www.apqc.org/portal/apqc/site/generic?path=/site/km/communities.jhtml

Etienne Wenger's Home Page
http://www.ewenger.com/

Monographs

American Productivity & Quality Center. Building and Sustaining Communities of Practice. Houston, TX: APQC, 2001.

American Productivity & Quality Center. Passport to Success Series: Communities of Practice. Houston, TX: APQC, 2002.

Ark Group Limited. Communities of Practice: Lessons from Leading Collaborative Enterprises. Dublin: Research and Markets, May 2004. Ordering information.

Wenger, Etienne. Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Wenger, Etienne C., Richard McDermott, and William M. Snyder. Cultivating Communities of Practice: A Guide to Managing Knowledge. Boston: Harvard Business Publishing, 2002.