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Marcial R. Batiancila

San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite

Culture of Learning of Digital Library Professionals in Europe: A Study of Digital Libraries’ Community of Practice

MARCIAL R. BATIANCILA is the Director of St. Thomas of Villanova Libraries, San Sebastian College Recoletos de Cavite. He earned his master’s degree in Digital Library Learning in June 2011 from a joint collaboration of the Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (Norway), Tallinn University (Estonia) and Parma University (Italy). His areas of interest are digital libraries, digital communities, and information literacy. His paper, “The Digital Library Professionals’ Learning Culture: A Study of Digital Libraries’ Community of Practice in Europe” will be published as part of the Network of CALABARZON Educational Institution, Inc. (NOCEI) Research Journal.

Abstract

In the context of knowledge management (KM) in the field of digital libraries (DL), communities of practice (CoPs) is one of the unexplored areas of interests for research, as compared to those in the fields of business and management, education, engineering and medical sciences. Greater importance is being placed on those communities’ ability to share knowledge, facilitate knowledge transfer and most importantly, provide the proper context for learning to take place. Thus, this research sought to: (1) find out the defining characteristics of CoPs in the field of DL, (2) examine how CoPs contribute to the development of a learning culture and(3)determine the success and hindering factors in the development of such learning culture.