KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE AMONG ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS IN KASHIM IBRAHIM LIBRARY AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY COMPLEX, ZARIA

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dc.contributor.authorIBRAHIM, Dogara DOGARA, Aliyu Mohammed
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-03T14:52:59Z
dc.date.available2024-09-03T14:52:59Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe study was conducted to find out knowledge management practice among the librarians of Kashim Ibrahim Library of Ahmadu Bello University Library Complex, Zaria. To achieve the purpose of the study three objectives were formulated with respect to the understanding of knowledge management practice in the Kashim Ibrahim Library Complex. That is to; ascertain the strategies that the library is adopting in retaining knowledge of its academic Librarians, to find out the channels used by the Librarians in acquiring knowledge for their profession and to discover the constraints that affecting knowledge management practice in the Ahmadu Bello University Library Complex, Zaria. The population of the study comprised of all the forty 40 academic librarians in the Kashim Ibrahim Library Complex, using purposive sampling technique the sample size 35(88%) librarians was used for data collection. The research method used is quantitative with survey research design approach for data collection for the study. Questionnaire was used as an instrument for collection of data and the data collected were quantified and analyzed using frequency counts, percentages, tables and discussion. Some findings from the analysis revealed that the library complex is adopting involving librarians in to specific tasks as means of retaining their knowledge in the library; they used mentoring and coaching of lower cadre librarians by the senior librarians. The librarians used to acquire their professional knowledge through conferences, seminars, symposium, workshops and in-house trainings. The constraints affecting knowledge management in the library were identified to be poor perception of the librarians about the concept of knowledge management, lack funds among others. At the study recommend among others that the library management of Ahmadu Bello University Library Complex should put their heads together and enlighten their employees the importance of knowledge management as a means that would enhance services and become more relevant to the overall mission and vision set to achieved by the university.
dc.identifier.citationKashim Ibrahim Library Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. ibrahimdogara4(g),gmail.com. 08030546712
dc.identifier.urihttps://kubanni.abu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/13010
dc.language.isoen
dc.titleKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE AMONG ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS IN KASHIM IBRAHIM LIBRARY AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY COMPLEX, ZARIA
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