Knowledge management modes and strategies for university libraries

In this paper, the study focuses on the knowledge management modes and strategic framework of the university library. First of all, taking the development model of the enterprises' knowledge management as the reference, the research is on the basis of the descriptions of the explicit knowledge and tacit knowledge management processes and the changing role of the university library in the knowledge management. Certain management modes of the university library have been put forward. Then the analysis has been taken on the elements of the library in the knowledge management: knowledge, users, learning organization, interaction and sharing, managers etc., and the proposition has been given about five knowledge management strategy, including organizational culture construction of a university library in knowledge management, information and communication technology supported service system, collaborative learning organization, performance evaluation of knowledge management, and user information archives. The research findings provide a reference for establishing and developing a new model of knowledge management for the university library.