Using Social Media Networks in the Management of Indigenous Knowledge in Selected Public Libraries in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Abstract

The management of indigenous knowledge (IK) through social media networks is one of the most imperative subjects that need to be improved to ensure IK is captured, stored and disseminated effectively and efficiently. Indigenous knowledge is widely known as tacit knowledge and preserved in the human mind, especially in the memories of elders. It has been widely acknowledged that this knowledge is at risk and will become extinct if proper initiatives to capture, store and disseminate IK are not in place in organisations, institutions and information centres.