The Construction of Subject Service Mechanism for College Liberaries based on Knowledge Management

Meiqiong LI

China West Normal University Library, Nanchong, 637002, China

Abstract: Through exploring the application of knowledge management in library science service, this paper constructs the discipline service mechanism of University library. Knowledge management and library are closely related and mutually reinforcing. Because they are all about the "knowledge" and the relevant ele-ments of management. The university library can make full use of the knowledge management innovation, and will transfer the focus from document management to knowledge management, and organizational struc-ture from vertical management to matrix management, and management from passive to active understanding of user needs, etc.. Library subject service is a new topic in Library and information science. It will be the us-er to find the information of the model into the library according to the subject of knowledge classification so as to take the initiative to provide users with the subject information. This is a measure to keep the library's position in the era of knowledge economy. The application of knowledge management to the subject service of university library is the innovation of the management of the "knowledge assets" of the library by using the scientific management method. At the same time, it also carries on the management to the other resources and the organization of the discipline service, which involves the organization, the service, the personnel and so on the entire direction and the entire process management. To sum up, the view of this article is: as a kind of theory, knowledge management is more and more important to the management of library. As a kind of prac-tice, knowledge management involves many aspects of the library management, such as the service of the subject. 

Keywords: Knowledge management; Knowledge assets; University library; Discipline service mechanism