Meta-analysis of the Relationship between Infrastructure and Knowledge Management in Libraries

Due to the importance of knowledge management and infrastructure in the library, this study reviews and analyses research literature in the subject field. The main aim is to combine and compare the results of research on the relationship between knowledge management and infrastructure in the library using robust statistical methods, in order to achieve coherent results.

The present study is applied in terms of purpose. Sixteen studies including six theses and ten articles were selected were reviewed. Data collection tool consisted of studies related to the topic and the coding form of meta-analysis. Comprehensive meta-analysis software (CMA.2) was used to calculate co-efficiencies.

Heterogeneity test showed that there is heterogeneity between the studies (Q= 49/44-172/236 and p-value= 0/000). Also, funnel diagram showed low standard error and relatively low bias. The expression in the distribution is regular, and the observed error is due to possible types of oblique. According to the interpretation of the Cohen table, infrastructure information technology with a negative effect size value of -0.860 large, culture with a value of 0.46 small positive effect size, application of knowledge with a value of positive effect size 3, knowledge creation with a small positive effect value of 0.41 small, knowledge sharing with a positive effect size value of 0.14 small, organizational process with average positive effect size of 0.65; budgets are small with a positive effect size of -0.24 and knowledge assessment was small with a negative effect size of -0.11. Vali-e-Khajeh (2017) research has the highest weight in the variables of human resources, knowledge utilization, knowledge creation, knowledge sharing, organizational process and budget.

The results showed that infrastructure variables and knowledge management processes in libraries were not effective and the effect size is small. Therefore, librarians are suggested to have an IT infrastructure with an emphasis on social networks and the sharing of tacit knowledge between librarians and library users. Culture infrastructure with regard to investing in the dissemination of culture and organizational values based on knowledge exchange, human resources infrastructure by holding in-service courses and training programs to empower staff and librarians to improve knowledge management processes. On the other hand, due to the small effect of the variables of knowledge management processes, researchers are recommended to conduct effective research with more sample size and less error in the field of knowledge management processes in libraries.Keywords: Meta-analysis, Knowledge Management Processes, Library, Infrastructure Information Technology, Human Resource Infrastructure, Culture..