Abstract :

Knowledge management will continue to evolve strategically and dynamically for libraries in the 21st century, driven by the knowledge economy and information technology. To understand the development of library knowledge, it is necessary to grasp the relationship between explicit, tacit, and relevant reusable integrated knowledge in an Artificial intelligence environment in today’s dynamic economy. This study examines relevant, explicit, tacit, and related reusable knowledge, the associated processes, and their practical implications for library operations, including efficiency and innovation in organization and learning.

By presenting knowledge management principles, the Nonaka SECI model incorporated with reusability concept of Harsh, and a conceptual framework for library science, this study examines a unified program for the practical application of explicit, tacit, and relevant reusable AI-empowered knowledge in the context of libraries in the educational sector. The role of artificial intelligence in the transformation of libraries regarding the design, collection, creation of meta-data, and dissemination of knowledge is also explored critically. The results presented, including the increased potential of libraries because of meaningfully reinforces reuse of knowledge, effectiveness of processes, and the remembrance of organisations, reveal huge aids for operators thus making libraries as smart centres of data.

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Keywords :

Explicit Knowledge, knowledge organization, Learning in organizations., library systems, Reusable Knowledge, SECI Model, Tacit Knowledge

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