READIT - 2009 - Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

Knowledge Management Practices in Library &
Information Centres in Digital Era
Dhanalakshmi.K
Dravidian University
ABSTRACT
Libraries are undergoing the new technologies of ICT in digital era, which provides quality and timely
information to its knowledge community. In this tremendous increasing competitive world of today, knowledge
of Institutions is also participating in competitive advance. So, Knowledge is the key driven force of current
world digital era. To adopt knowledge sharing among LIS professionals it is must to have the informations in
their figure tips. Knowledge portals are implemented for adapting this fast track of dissemination of
informations. Library services extents till e-learning with IR initiatives. To increase this capacity, knowledge
management, contribution of ICT enables the initiatives with the aim of achieving the competitive advantages
for research community. The knowledge based paradigm results in effective application of ICT to its users &
resources. This paper explores concept knowledge management, issues, development, ICT applications, and
future scope in portals along with a case study on rural community.
Library
Keywords: Knowledge Management & Sharing, KM EDU, Knowledge Portal, Case Study, Virtual
1. INTRODUCTION
To understand the value of knowledge in broader term, Knowledge Management has
been implemented for library & information services. Knowledge Management helps in
deriving new business rules & business models. The professional value of connecting with
regional Internet communities has never been greater. Knowledge Management services are
always recognized by the skills of LIS professionals & Business management professionals in
managing their library resources & business products in terms of development of networks.
Knowledge Management stands with codified & documented knowledge concepts such as
Databases, manuals, whitepapers, patents etc which constitutes Knowledge Management in
the broadest context. Knowledge Management describes the way in which the universities or
education institutions are attempting to enhance necessary knowledge informations.
Individual’s ideas are framing in the form of knowledge. This knowledge is converted into
information then observed as communicable & recordable knowledgeable informations.
Knowledge management is the process through which an organization or Educational
institution generates the value from their intellectual knowledge based assets. In General
Knowledge Management has structural basis of the information management. The experience
of the experts explores the experiences of super capabilities, superior performance and
information assets of the organization. The information dissemination has boundaries with
Knowledge Management and integrates the service network. For the effective result of
research among research community of the organization & development of knowledge the
library & information centers has to focus their attention towards knowledge management.
The term itself sounds the concepts of intellectual acquaintance, fact or condition or a kind of
expressions of current trend in digital era. Commonly, depends on the ICT & technology
developments. This paper explains knowledge management concepts in connection with ICT
developments.