Librarians’ Outlook on the Infrastructure of Technology in the Application of Knowledge Management in the State University Libraries of Babol

Abstract

The present research examines the technology foundation circumstances in public university libraries of Babol in knowledge management areas from librarians' point of view. Methodology: This paper was conducted by using survey-descriptive method and questionnaire tool. The population was 30. For data analysis, initially, technology foundation of knowledge in knowledge management was divided into 3 main areas: collection and storage of resources, resource organization and knowledge dissemination. Then information analysis was done using descriptive statistic in SPSS. Findings: The results showed that the mean of collection and storage of information resources was 15.2 out of the maximum point (30) designated for that. Knowledge resource organization mean with maximum point 20 was 7.87, and also knowledge resource dissemination mean was 58.07 out of maximum point 130. Conclusion: Considering research findings, the rate of using technology foundation in knowledge management at the examined libraries in the case of resource organization and dissemination was the lowest, moderate and undesirable. But in the case of collection and storage of knowledge resource was at average point. Therefore, it is recommended to pay more attention to the improvement of facilities preparation and generation in resource organization and knowledge dissemination area than to the knowledge resource collection and storage.

Keywords

• collection and storage of knowledge resource
• knowledge management
• knowledge resource organization
• knowledge dissemination
• public university libraries of babol