Nowadays knowledge management is one of the challenges faced by public libraries. This study examines the role of IT as one of the knowledge management substructures in libraries and addresses the conditions of public libraries in Sistan and Baloochestan Province. The IT data for the study were collected from 49 public libraries by questionnaire made by the researcher. The questionnaire has good reliability and validity. The findings indicate the libraries of Sistan and Baloochestan Province benefit from primitive technologies, but they need more efforts to familiarize with newer technologies such as discussion groups, benefiting from others' experiences through remote training, familiarization with knowledge-centered systems, connecting all libraries to internet and entering into state libraries integrated system.
کلید واژگان :
IT, knowledge management in libraries, knowledge management substructure
