Optimizing the provision of archival material services based on the design and application of the book locator tool

Subject Areas : Journal of Knowledge Studies

Reza Ahmadi Zamani ¹ , Zohreh Mirhosseini ²

1 - Ph.D. student of Knowledge and Information Science, Islamic Azad University - North Tehran Branch. Tehran. Iran
2 - Associate Professor of Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, PhD in Information Science. Tehran. Iran

Received: 2023-02-13 Accepted : 2023-03-01 Published : 2023-03-16

Keywords: Shelf, Source archive, the librarian, Returning and sorting resources carefully, book locator tool, Archival material,

Abstract :

Objective: "To investigate the optimization of the provision of archival material services based on the design and application of the book locator tool, in order to facilitate the restoration and accurate arrangement of resources. The existence of issues and problems in the archive of documents and documents, such as: confusion; depreciation; the disappearance of archival materials; Moving and misplacing; The accuracy in returning the sources and other things was investigated and led to the invention of the "book locator tool".Methodology: It is a semi- experimental method and a type of applied and fundamental research. The statistical population of the research included 10 libraries in Tehran, which have several characteristics in common. In this research, it was done by distributing "pre-test" and "post-test" questionnaires among 50 employees working in the repository and archive of the target community. number of fifty "book locator tools" were made and tested for two months, then the frequency distribution was done and analyzed using Excel and EPSS software.Results: The results showed that by replacing the "book locator tool" the problem of confusion of other sources has been solved by 96%. More than 71% of the sample people consider the use of "new device" to be effective in reducing the depreciation of archival materials. More than 87% have stated that by testing the proxy device, it is fast and takes less time (between 30 and 60 seconds). According to 98% of the people in the group, using the locator tool, the amount of "displacement and misarrangement" of archival materials was resolved when restoring and arranging. And 96% have seen the "flashing light" of the locator on the shelf, which has caused the attention of librarians to be attracted quickly and has also been effective in saving time.Conclusion: The results of the research showed that 100% of the studied libraries are without tools and devices such as "Book Locator" and the sorting of documents is done by the employees and librarians working in the archive. 90% of the people in the sample have evaluated the use of the "book locator tool" useful, which indicates the efficiency of the replacement device. Accordingly, it can be used generally for all libraries. 

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