Locating the Public Libraries of Saqez City Using Geographic Information System (GIS)

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Majed Hashemi ¹ ( MA, Librarian and Information Science, ShahidChamran University. )
Azad Asghari ² ( Msc., Climate Geography in Environmental Planning, Tehran Tarbiat-e Moallem University )
Heidar Rahmati ³ ( MA, Librarian and Information Science, Tehran University. )

Received: 2013-05-15 Accepted : 2014-05-02 Published : 2014-12-01

Keywords: geographical information system, Saqqez public libraries, public libraries site selection,

Abstract :

The basic key is the easy access to public libraries in providing successful services in the public libraries. High quality services for those who do not have access to those services would be worthless. Access to services should be organized in such a way that comfort and ease for the actual and potential users de maximized. This research focus on the required number of public libraries and location of them in Saqqez city, taking in to account their  “consistency” and “centrality”, with the use of Geographical Information System (GIS). The result of the study indicates that restrictions in natural factors (mountainous location and river in city center) on the one hand, and inattention to  locality consistency and inconsistency land, on the other hand cause the existing libraries have no suitable positions. Therefore, with respect to the final map in Saqqez city, optimization of zones recommend building new public libraries in branches or extensions.