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1. Tanzania public university libraries need to promote informal knowledge sharing
strategies as a measure to promote the codification of tacit knowledge which plays a
crucial role in innovation and value adding process. Events such as get-together
parties and informal meetings may facilitate trust and promote knowledge sharing.
2. There is a strong need for libraries to develop models which will allow the measuring
of intangible assets. Among other models used in business world to measure
intangible assets are the Skandia model (the navigator), balanced score card and
competency model. The need to turn libraries into learning organizations may well be
facilitated by the learning and growth perspective in the balanced score card.
3. Tanzania public university need to optimize the use of IT infrastructure to promote
knowledge sharing. Findings suggest that only 14% of the responses acknowledged
the use of IT for knowledge sharing.
4. It is recommended that, university libraries spare more time to advocate on the issue
of the new value proposition for knowledge sharing. This should be coupled with the
overhauling of the reward systems already discussed in the main body of this
research.
5. To achieve better results for knowledge sharing, it is recommended that Tanzania
public university libraries re-think their organization structure. The use of the
hierarchical structure hinders the free flow of information and slows down the value
adding process due to distraction of knowledge posed by long communication
processes.
6. It is recommended that libraries increase the frequency of meetings since meetings are
the major ways through which knowledge is shared in Tanzania public university
libraries.
7. Training and lifelong learning should be emphasized. At this juncture when libraries
are urged to review their hiring schemes from hiring for skills to hiring for attributes
and training for skills, training is indeed crucial.
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