Attitudes of Librarians of Mazandaran Province of Public Libraries toward Knowledge Management

Subject Areas : Journal of Knowledge Studies

Hasan  Siamian ¹ (Corresponding Author, Health Health Information Technology Department, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran)
Afsaneh  Shahrabi ² (Sari Central Medical Library, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences Sari, Iran.)
Fahimeh  Babalhavaeji ³ (Department of Library and Information Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAU), Tehran, Iran.)

Received: 2012-05-04 Accepted : 2012-08-18 Published : 2014-08-23

Keywords: self-esteem, openness, Cooperation, Knowledge Management, Mazandaran, Trust, Public Library, Reward system, Knowledge Sharing, librarian,

Abstract :

Purpose: the purpose of this study is to measure Mazandaran Province public librarians' attitudes toward knowledge management including trust, reward system, openness, cooperation, and knowledge sharing  Methodology: The study is an applied research, and survey method is used. 110 librarians of Mazandaran Public libraries took part in this survey. The research measured viewpoints of librarians in 9 months during 2010-2011. Questionnaires 'Cronbach's Alpha about confidence, attitude, cooperation, and reward, and openness in communication was 73%, and about attitude and knowledge management was87 % .SPSS v.17 is used in this study. In the analysis Pearson correlation coefficient R for testing hypotheses is used. Findings:Results showed that there is a meaningful relation among correlations across the variables of attitudes to knowledge management, trust, openness, and reward of librarians of public libraries of Mazandaran province and knowledge sharing. Conclusion:  This study emphasizes the importance of greater cooperation between librarians for promoting the development of knowledge management, collaboration, and knowledge

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