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The Perspective of Library and Information Science (LIS) Professionals Toward Knowledge Management in University Libraries

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  • Khurshid Ahmad

    (National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan)

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This study explores the general perspectives of library and information science (LIS) professionals on knowledge management in the university libraries of Pakistan. The study specifically examines the perceptions, understandings, role and responsibilities of Pakistani LIS professionals toward knowledge management. A questionnaire was used as an instrument to evaluate the perceptions, understandings, role and responsibilities of LIS professionals toward knowledge management. The questionnaires were administered to subject librarians who were included in the sample at the universities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Generalising the findings of this study over the population of LIS community in Pakistan reveals that knowledge management is for the improvement of library services and productive purposes. Accordingly, the Pakistani LIS professionals use knowledge management practices for the improvement of their respective library service. The LIS community is also very familiar with the term “knowledge management”. It succeeded mainly to generalise that majority of the LIS professionals mentioned that they have used knowledge management in their libraries.

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  • Khurshid Ahmad, 2017. "The Perspective of Library and Information Science (LIS) Professionals Toward Knowledge Management in University Libraries," Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 16(02), pages 1-11, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jikmxx:v:16:y:2017:i:02:n:s0219649217500150
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219649217500150
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