This document defines and discusses different types of knowledge. It begins by defining knowledge as facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education, as well as understanding of a subject gained through familiarity. It notes that knowledge is meaningful relationships between facts. It then discusses the importance of knowledge and some characteristics like its ability to grow and never decay. The document outlines two main types of knowledge: a priori knowledge gained independently of experience, and a posteriori knowledge gained through empirical observation and experience. It concludes by advocating for universities and libraries to take a leading role in knowledge management.

2. MEANING AND CONCEPT OF KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge stands for:-
 Facts information and skills acquired by a person
through experience or education.
 The theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.
 Awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact
or situation
 Knowledge is a meaningful structure of facts into some
relationships.

3. IMPORTANCE OF KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge is a powerful and important part of
life.
A famous Sanskrit verse says that ‘ an educated
person is honoured everywhere’..
Power of knowledge should not be used for a
destructive purpose.

4. CHARACTERISTICS OF KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge is like wealth, the more he gets, the
more he craves.
Knowledge never decays.
Facts and values are the basis of the structures of
knowledge.
Knowledge is boundless
It exists to be imparted.

5. TYPES OF KNOWLEDGE
 PRIORI KNOWLEDGE
POSTERIORI KNOWLEDGE
EXPERIENCED KNOWLEDGE.

6.  The literal meaning of a priori is from before or from
earlier.
 A priori is the knowledge that is attained independently
of experience.
 It means there are certain assumptions that one can
take for granted.
 This knowledge is non-empirical. (empirical means
originating or based on observation or experience)

7.  A posteriori literally mean from what comes later or from
what comes after.
 It is the knowledge which is gained through experience.
 A posteriori knowledge depends on experimental ; l
evidence or warrant.
 This knowledge is empirical, arrived at afterword.
 Truths of physics, chemistry, and biology are instances of
a posteriori knowledge.

8. It is always tentative and cannot
exist prior to experience or be
conducted from observation.

10. CONCLUSION
Knowledge creation is best performed by universities.
As a learning and knowledge organization, universities
should empower their libraries to develop campus-
wide knowledge management systems.
It is now time for libraries to reposition themselves in
the central stage of and as a leading player in
knowledge management.

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