“At least we have something to discuss over lunch…” The implications for knowledge management when implementing a new library system. A Norwegian experience.

This article investigates how staff and management in Norwegian academic libraries have experienced the implementation of the new library management system Alma. As a new library management system is introduced, the need for learning on demand emerges. An anonymous survey was sent to all academic libraries in Norway, resulting in a total of 626 responses. This article presents the findings from this survey and provides some reflections on how a firm grip on knowledge management could have helped make such a transition easier.

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The need to grow, learn and develop – how does management affect motivation for professional development?

This article argues that knowledge management and social recognition is important for organisational learning and professional self-esteem in academic libraries. An anonymous survey was issued in 2016 to investigate how library staff’s self-esteem is affected by how they experience their management’s view and overview of their knowledge. The need for what Axel Honneth refers to as social recognition will also be discussed as an important part of how professional self-esteem and work satisfaction is experienced and further how this affects motivation to participate in professional development.

Embedded students? Can libraries benefit from students having work placements in the library in planning library instruction?

This article discusses how students can be more integrated in developing library instruction and what advantages that can provide for librarians planning their teaching. The students seem to have a different starting point as to how important the librarians’ knowledge of the subject at hand is and whether or not library instruction should be an integrated part of the course.

Alma implementation in Norwegian Academic libraries

This survey was issued anonymously to all members of staff in Norwegian academic libraries. The main target of the survey was to investigate how the implementation of the new library system Alma was experienced. The survey was issued in Norwegian. Staff in Norwegian academic libraries count for 1637 full-time equivalent. The answer rate was 499 respondents that completed the whole survey, and 127 that gave some answers, but did not complete the entire survey. The response of 626 library professionals makes for a response rate of 38%. Most of the questions are closed-ended questions, but some open-ended questions.