The imperative role of cataloguing in libraries as the bedrock of information/knowledge organization, the need to manage and retain knowledge for strategic planning and better knowledge management (KM) frameworks, little or no information sharing in cataloguing units in federal university libraries in Nigeria, gave rise to this study. The purpose of this study is to identify knowledge sharing (KS) norms and factors that challenge KS practices among cataloguers to provide positive perspective and approach to KS in cataloguing sections of university libraries and improve KM frameworks for better service delivery.,Based on a qualitative survey design, this study examined KS norms, practices and challenges of cataloguers in five university libraries in south-west Nigeria. Data were collected through an open interview to gather in-depth information from 45 cataloguers. Given the small number of the cataloguing team in each library, an enlisting of all cataloguers (census survey) was pertinent for the study. Data collected were analyzed thematically, interviews transcribed and similar responses grouped to provide answers to research questions.,This study revealed KS norms to be somewhat inconsistent and informal than formal, though participants identified the crucial need for KS in their departments. Factors identified as challenges to KS: mood and pressure from work, participants seeing KS as a waste of time, the “know-it-all” attitude, tribal differences, lack of financial motivation, no formal training and mentoring programme, willingness to learn and copy cataloguing.,This study not only improves the dearth of literature on the issue of KS among cataloguers in Nigerian university libraries; but also provides definite perspective and approach to KS in university libraries' cataloguing section to improve KM frameworks for better service delivery.

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尼日利亚学术图书馆编目员之间的知识共享实践

图书馆编目作为信息/知识组织基石的必要作用，管理和保留知识以进行战略规划和更好的知识管理 (KM) 框架的必要性，尼日利亚联邦大学图书馆编目部门很少或根本没有信息共享，引发了这项研究。本研究的目的是确定挑战编目员之间 KS 实践的知识共享 (KS) 规范和因素，以在大学图书馆的编目部分为 KS 提供积极的观点和方法，并改进知识管理框架以更好地提供服务。,基于定性在调查设计中，本研究调查了尼日利亚西南部五所大学图书馆编目员的 KS 规范、实践和挑战。数据是通过公开采访收集的，以从 45 位编目员那里收集深入的信息。由于每个图书馆的编目团队人数较少，因此需要征集所有编目员（人口普查调查）以进行研究。收集的数据进行了主题分析，转录了访谈并将类似的回答分组以提供研究问题的答案。本研究显示 KS 规范与正式规范有些不一致和非正式，尽管参与者确定了他们部门对 KS 的关键需求。被确定为 KS 挑战的因素：工作的情绪和压力、参与者认为 KS 是浪费时间、“无所不知”的态度、部落差异、缺乏经济动力、没有正式的培训和指导计划、愿意学习和复制编目。，这项研究不仅改善了尼日利亚大学图书馆编目员关于 KS 问题的文献匮乏；但也为大学图书馆编目部分的知识管理提供了明确的观点和方法，以改进知识管理框架以更好地提供服务。