标题：Application of the Study Model of "Knowledge Management Infrastructure in Organizations" in Information Centers: The case of the Regional Information Center for Science and Technology (RICeST)
期刊名称：Iranian Journal of Information Processing & Management
印刷版ISSN：2251-8223
电子版ISSN：2251-8231
出版年度：2012
卷号：27
期号：1
页码：207-231
出版社：Iranian Research Institute for Information and Technology
摘要：Information centers are duly obliged to move in line with their parent organizations’ goals and missions in creating knowledge. In the age of information and communication revolution, and in a knowledge-based economy, organizations that are involved in creation of knowledge have an important role in communication and diffusion of knowledge. In the mean time, libraries and information centers change from being mere depository sources to knowledge institutions. The current research aimed to study the present state of knowledge management infrastructures of the Regional Information Center for Science and Technology (RICeST) as a national and regional information center. The statistic population of this study was consisted of 87 staff. Data was collected by means of questionnaires, observation and interviews. The results showed the required infrastructure for KM activities were almost there, among different aspects of which, budgeting had a better situation in the institution under study. In regards with establishment of knowledge management, RICeST was paying more attention to information and communication technology and knowledge network via applications such as the Internet and extranets. Another fact was that in the RICeST, emphasis was on learning and on human resources as the substantial sources in creation of knowledge. Among other aspects, “organizational culture” was in a lower state compared with other aspects in the RICeST.
关键词：knowledge management ; infrastructure ; budget ; organizational culture ; information and communication technology (ICT) ; Regional Information Center for Science and Technology (RICeST)
