This study aims to identify, collect and critically review the research literature on the
concepts of Knowledge Management (KM) among Library & Information Science (LIS)
professionals. The present study is based on the review of published work in the field
of KM and librarianship. It has been observed that the knowledge which is
embedded in people (their skill and expertise) as well as knowledge of working
processes of libraries (explicit knowledge) recognized as the important sources of
knowledge within libraries. Skills of LIS professionals in librarianship and
information management can be very beneficial to KM, but these are not sufficient
and there is a need to acquire additional competencies in the fields of communication,
human resource management, change management, project management. Based on
the extensive review of literature, this study provides a theoretical foundation for
further research to investigate the problems and prospects of implementing KM in
libraries