A Survey on the Status of Manuscripts Departments of Iran’s Libraries Based on Principles of Knowledge Management

Document Type : Research َ Article

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1 PhD Student in Library and Information Science, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch; Tehran, I.R. Iran

2 Professor of Library and Information Science, Kharazmi University; Karaj, I.R. Iran

Abstract

Purpose: The main purpose of this study is to survey how knowledge management principles
in fields such as collecting, organization, human resources, distribution, and conservation
have been observed in manuscript departments of Iran’s libraries.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The research population is comprised of all present 44
manuscript departments in Iran’s libraries. The required data was gathered from all officials,
experts, and staff of manuscript departments via questionnaire. Finally, the data was
analyzed through SPSS software.
Findings: The findings show that the average of indices in collecting manuscripts is 37/92
from 45, in organizing manuscripts is 28/90 from 33, in distributing data of manuscripts is
36/11 from 57, in human resources is 46/74 from 60, and in conservation of manuscripts is
37/22 from 42. This statistics represents that the average of obtained indices are lower than
the expected standards of knowledge management.
Conclusion: The studied indices of knowledge management are applied to an average
level by manuscript departments of some libraries but several others observe them to a
very limited extent. This study represents some solutions to achieve the optimal conditions.
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Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
Volume 24, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
94
September 2013
Pages 184-198

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  • Receive Date: 27 October 2012
  • Revise Date: 07 April 2015
  • Accept Date: 31 December 2012

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