Abstract:
As libraries at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in Iran eiperienced the transition from traditional libraries to modem electronic libraries, knowledge management (KM) was employed as an approach in managing these libraries from 1999-2004. This approach is explained under four headings: organizational knowledge, knowledge presentation, knowledge dissemination, and knowledge application and the outcomes are described from the perspective of the development of a KM culture, organizational learning and a learning organization. The experience shows that this framework is a suitable model for practice. lt also proves that although this approach is a workable approach, some administrative obstacles may prevent it from achieving the same results in all libraries.
Machine summary:
July/December, 200a Iranian Journal of I nformation Science & Technology, Volume 3, Number 2 WHAT IS KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT'S Although knowlcdgc managcmcnt sccms to have been defined dill'erent1y by different authors, these definitions are basically similar.
This knowledge was based on the information gathered about the past, present and future goals and activities of the university and its libraries.
I iily/DeccinIicr, 21111a The electronic platform in FUM libraries has provided appropriate facilities such as extending services to visible and invisible users; saving time in acquisitions and cataloging; disseminating easily and quickly the values and knowledge of information in research and education.
Some methods which seemed useful in translating these laws into practice are mentioned below: July/December, 2005 1 ranian Journal of Information Science & Technology, Volume 3, Number 3 Books are io use: The dominant theory in most libraries was thc collecting of books not providing access.
Iranian Journal of Information Science & Technology, Volume 3, N umbcr 2 d uly/Ilcceiribcr, 201)5 The Library is a growing organism: This last law provides an umbrella philosophy for practice.
While the first Iranian academic library was established in July/December, 2005 Iranian Journal of Information Science & Technology, Volume 3, Number 2 1934 [1 2] and the tirst one in FUM in 1940 [11 ], in thc decadc o1’ 2000, the scene in most of the country's libraries still rcmaincd traditional.
July/December, 2005 mania Journal of lnfermalion Science & technology, Volume 3, Number 2 This knowledge about the role of educational systems in general, higher education, in partieular, and academic libraries help this philosophy shed some light on our practice.