Knowledge sharing among public library users

Abstract

Knowledge sharing is becoming important this day as people start to value knowledge due to its vast availability. In the context of public library as a centre of knowledge for one community, knowledge sharing among librarians, users, or between librarians and users, may help in improving library services. Librarian may share their knowledge in managing the library with the help of library management system.Librarian can create their Community of Practice and collaborate with librarian from another public library. As for the patron, Community of Interest do exist based on their book preference. Sharing on their reading experience can help other patron with the similar interest to identify books of their needs easily.But, are patron willing to share?What can they share?Is there any platform for them to share in our public library? This project studied the patrons acceptance towards the knowledge sharing initiatives among patrons in a public library and developed a knowledge sharing portal for KL City Library.