Information and Knowledge Management
ٖGolnessa Galyani-Moghaddam; Reyhaneh Izadian; Reza Maleki
Abstract
Purpose: This paper examines the culture, information and communication technology, and knowledge sharing methods among employees (librarians and managers) of public libraries in Ahvaz city. Methodology: This is an applied research and has been done by survey. The statistical population was all employees ...
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Purpose: This paper examines the culture, information and communication technology, and knowledge sharing methods among employees (librarians and managers) of public libraries in Ahvaz city. Methodology: This is an applied research and has been done by survey. The statistical population was all employees (managers and librarians) of public libraries in Ahvaz city and the implementation time was 2022. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data, and the content validity of the questionnaire was obtained by experts' opinion and its reliability using Cronbach's alpha (0.90) and dividing it into two halves (0.85).Research findings: In terms of the components of sharing culture, the competition between employees for sharing knowledge with the highest average (3.16) has the best status, and the managers' motivation to share knowledge with other libraries is the lowest with an average of 2.70. Also, the state of knowledge sharing in terms of different methods of knowledge sharing shows that the most favorable state is related to courses and workshops with an average of 3.55, followed by the enterprise resource planning (ERP) with 3.51, as well as the quality of personal communication and informal among librarians with an average of 3.26.Results: In a general conclusion, the state of knowledge sharing in terms of the culture of sharing, the existing conditions of information and communication technology, and the methods of knowledge sharing is not in a good condition, and the public libraries of Ahvaz, in all sectors, need to be upgraded and improved.
