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The objectives of this research were to study 1) knowledge sharing practices of librarians in public university libraries; 2) factors affecting the knowledge sharing practices of librarians in public university libraries; and 3) problems and obstacles involving knowledge sharing practices of librarians in public university libraries.

This research was a survey study. The population consisted of 1,129 librarians in 79 public university libraries. A sample of 613 librarians was selected from this population using stratified sampling technique. A questionnaires was developed for data collection. Statistics used included percentage, mean and standard deviation.

The research findings were summarized as follows: 1) Knowledge sharing practices were carried out by librarians in public university libraries at a moderate level ( x =3.46). Knowledge sharing among librarians took place through multiple channels, mostly through human interaction ( x =3.46), printed media ( x =3.27) and electronic media ( x =3.27). 2) Factors affecting knowledge sharing practices of librarians were at a high level ( x =3.79). These include the information and communication technology factor ( x =4.20), the attitude factor ( x =3.90), and the organization factor ( x =3.56). 3) Problems and obstacles faced by librarians in knowledge sharing were found at a moderate level ( x =2.56). These include problems and obstacles occurred with knowledge sharing activities ( x =2.72), organizations ( x =2.57), and individual librarians ( x =2.20). Problems and obstacles occurred with information and communication technology were found at a low level ( x =2.20)