Role of Knowledge Workers in Digital Economy: A Proposed Program for Teaching of Knowledge Management in Information and Library Departments of Arab Universities (Published)
The present study aims to investigate the role of knowledge workers in the digital economy, knowledge management, and contributions to the different institutions in libraries and information. It also identifies the potential to integrate knowledge management course into university education. The study adopted the descriptive and analytical approach. It concluded that knowledge workers play an important role in the different institutions to enrich and consolidate the knowledge assets and to increase the financial value. They are also a major competitive value internationally. Knowledge management has an important central role in institutions where many disciplines compete to join the bandwagon of knowledge management including economists and information technology professionals. Furthermore, the educational institutions qualify few numbers of students in the skills required for the international standards in the changing digital society. The study recommended integrating a gradual comprehensive system on the knowledge economy and management and knowledge workers; preparation into the programs of information and library departments in the Arab world. Therefore, a study program was proposed reflecting modern trends in knowledge management, digital economy, as well as knowledge workers and their role in libraries and information departments.
Keywords: Knowledge Management, Knowledge control, digital economy
The Potentials of Electronic Libraries (E-Libraries) in Knowledge Management in Contemporary Libraries in Nigeria (Published)
This essay discusses e-library services and knowledge management and its application in the contemporary library. It is further broken down into the definitions and concepts of e-library and knowledge management, their respective roles in the libraries, role of the librarian, the inherent problems and challenges faced in using the e-library and some strategies and recommendations in which the problems can be tackled. Traditionally, libraries used to process, store, preserve and disseminate information and information sources through the traditional form of library use, but the application of computers and knowledge management has brought a change to the way librarians and the library operations are been carried out. Introduction of e-services and knowledge management in the library has made it very easy for the end user to access information, and also for the librarian to be able to source information to his users. With e-services in the library, one can easily have access to library resources without visiting the library.
Keywords: Contemporary Library, Electronic Library, Knowledge Management, Nigeria