• Knowledge Management Skills for 21st Century Library Professionals in India: A Study

    Author(s):
    Subaveerapandiyan A (see profile)
    Contributor(s):
    Sindhu Dharmavarapu
    Date:
    2021
    Subject(s):
    Data curation, Electronic data processing--Management, Knowledge management, Library science, Information science
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Data management, Data sharing, Library and information science
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/qmpv-cm37
    Abstract:
    In any kind of educational institute and organization, libraries are playing a crucial role. For the development of library services, skillful library professionals are indispensable. Without knowledge management skills, no one can provide essential services to the users. “Library is a growing organism” by S.R. Ranganathan (1931), based on his law, as library professionals have to adopt futuristic skills for better user services. The study investigates knowledge management skills and the chief strengths of library and information science professionals in India. For this study, data collected from the Institute of National Importance and Central Universities around India. The principal aim of this study is to understand the current scenario and data literacy skills of library professionals. The study found that 98.7% of respondents qualified for library and information science postgraduate and above. They highlighted the very important skills respondents are digital literacy skills (65.9%), soft skills (70%), organization skills (67.7%), leadership skills (70%), and English language skills (52.4%).
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    Publisher:
    University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Pub. Date:
    01/07/2021
    Journal:
    Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
    ISSN:
    1522-0222
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    2 years ago
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

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