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http://dx.doi.org/10.1633/JISTaP.2018.6.1.1

Knowledge Management Initiative: A Case Study of the National Library of Bangladesh  

Sultana, Nazmin (Department of Information Science and Library Management University of Dhaka)
Mostofa, SK Mamun (Department of Information Science and Library Management University of Dhaka)
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Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice / v.6, no.1, 2018 , pp. 6-17 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper confers about the implementation of Knowledge Management (KM) in the National Library of Bangladesh (NLB). The main aim of this study was to investigate how the NLB goes about creating, implementing, disseminating, and applying knowledge within the organization. The other objectives of this paper were to identify the current status of KM in NLB and the understanding of different facets of KM by the staff of the National Library. The paper revealed that the situation of KM in NLB is not satisfactory. The paper also described the fact that the working environment supports the implementation but there needs to be some changes in the policies. Finally the research disclosed that NLB is a great place for implementing KM and has a large amount of possibilities for the adoption of KM. This qualitative research used the questionnaire as the main instrument for data collection. Finally, data has been processed and analyzed using SPSS and MS Excel.
Keywords
Knowledge Management (KM); National Library of Bangladesh (NLB); Bangladesh;
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