The Relationship between Knowledge Acquisition and Organizational Development of Kermanshah Academic Libraries

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the ability to acquire knowledge of librarians in Kermanshah University libraries and their organizational growth and development. The present study is descriptive-correlational and has been conducted through a survey method. The statistical population of all librarians of Kermanshah University libraries was 58 people. Given that the research community was limited and available, census method was used to collect data, of which 55 questionnaires were completed and analyzed. Findings showed that the ability to acquire knowledge and its components (knowledge extraction, knowledge conversion and transfer of knowledge) among librarians of university libraries of Kermanshah is relatively favorable. The highest mean belonged to “knowledge extraction ability” (3.68) and the least frequency was related to the “ability to transfer knowledge” (3.25). The level of knowledge transfer ability among librarians is lower than other components of knowledge acquisition. The need to train and provide conditions for improving this skill and the spirit of knowledge sharing among librarians seems to be necessary. Because the ability to transfer and share knowledge, which is one of the main attributes of the knowledge acquisition cycle, is inevitable and necessary for librarians as disseminators of information.