Assessment of knowledge management competencies of library staff in University of Cross River State Library, Calabar, Nigeria

Autor: Ogunjimi, Blessing Etukudo, Williams , O. Nkanu, Otun, Mumeen Omoniyi, Etokudo, Edimek Titus
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Lagos Journal of Library and Information Science; Vol. 11 No. 1-2 (2022); 1-15
ISSN: 1596-9487
Popis: The study aimed at assessing the knowledge management competencies of library staff in University of Cross River State, Calabar - Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of this study, three null hypotheses were generated. Literature review was based on variables studied. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population consisted of sixty-five (65) librarians obtained through total enumeration. Questionnaire served as instrument for data collection. Population t-test analysis was the statistical analysis technique adopted to test the hypotheses under study to ascertain whether to reject or retain them. All hypotheses were tested at .05 level of significance. The findings showed library staff are significantly competent in knowledge creation, knowledge organisation and in the use of ICT tools in University of Cross River State, Calabar. The study recommended among others that for efficiency in the process of organising knowledge, library professionals need new skills to organise resources apart from the methods used in the pre-web era.
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