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PAPER ID:IJIM/V.I(V)/26-35/5
AUTHOR: Mrs. Anjali Agarwal and Dr. Ashu Shokeen
TITLE : PERCEPTIONS OF LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS ABOUT KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES OF PUNJAB
ABSTRACT: The main purpose of the study is to explore the perceptions of library professionals about Knowledge Management (KM) in State University Libraries of Punjab region. The study was conducted through survey using a pre-structured questionnaire. The questionnaires were sent to 30 library professionals, working in different eight State University Libraries of Punjab, by post and 20 valid responses were received. It has been concluded that 60% of the library professionals came to know about knowledge management through conferences, information regarding use of technology is highly shared among professionals, lack of rewards is a great challenge to incorporate KM in library practices, and the most benefit of applying KM is better decision making.
KEYWORDS: Knowledge management (KM), University libraries, Library Professionals, Knowledge sharing