3 research outputs found
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN LIBRARIES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Knowledge has been used by several organizations to plan smart and effective actions. Knowledge Management (KM) research has been undertaken in a variety of fields or disciplines. The goal of this review was to examine knowledge management strategies in libraries and information centres and barriers that prevent these strategies from being implemented. A systematic review of 42 articles from 2001- 2021 was conducted. The review covered studies on both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. Findings of the study revealed that much has not been written on the concept of knowledge management strategies. Lack of knowledge on the concept coupled with lack of knowledge sharing and lack of technological infrastructure were identified as some of the barriers to knowledge management practices in libraries and information centres
Evaluation of health information needs and dissemination among market women in rural communities in Ghana
AbstractMarket women in rural communities need health information and due to their work and settlement, looking into health information disseminating methods are critical to understand how they can be effectively reached. Hence, this study investigated the health information needs and dissemination methods available to market women in rural communities. The study employed a qualitative research approach to investigate the phenomenon among market women within the Keta Municipality of Ghana. Three rural communities within the Keta municipality were employed for the study. The study employed the interpretivist research paradigm, semi-structured interview and focus group discussion for the collection of qualitative data from market women and public health professionals. The convenience sampling technique was used for the selection of market women and the purposive sampling for the selection of health professionals who participated in the study. The findings of the study revealed that the rural market women needed health information on personal hygiene, nutrition, rest and illness to take care of themselves. Particularly, the study established that the dissemination of health information to market women in their local dialect enabled the dissemination efforts to be effective. For implication, the study highlights the crucial need for targeted health information dissemination by stakeholders to help reach market women in rural communities and the need for further research to look into strengthening health dissemination efforts in other rural communities and also include women in other occupations such as farmers among others
Dissemination of scientific information through open access by research scientists in a developing country
This study investigated the perceptions and factors that researchers had about Open Access (OA) publishing, specifically how it affected their decision to publish or not. The Diffusion of Innovation Theory by Rogers served as the study's main guide, and 15 research scientists from Ghana's Council of Scientific and Industrial Research's Crop Research Institute provided qualitative data for the study through semi-structured interviews and the interpretivist research paradigm. Convenience sampling was used to choose the participants, and thematic analysis was used to analyse and present the research results in themes. The study's conclusions showed that all of the participants benefited from OA and that they were all aware of its application for disseminating scientific information. High Article Processing Charges (APC) and credibility issues were also mentioned in the study as significant obstacles to using OA for the dissemination of scientific information. The study suggests that in order for scientists to use Open Access (OA) for the sharing of scientific information, they must be given the means to distinguish trustworthy journals from predatory ones