Selecting and evaluating of electronic resources in Iranian digital libraries

Subject Areas : Journal of Knowledge Studies

Nadjla Hariri ¹ , Fatemeh Noushinfard ² , Hamidreza Radfar ³

1 - Associate professor of Library and information sciences department, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research branch, Tehran, Iran,
2 - Assistant professor of Library and information sciences department, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research branch, Tehran, Iran,
3 - Ph.D student of Library and information sciences department, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research branch, Theran, Iran

Received: 2012-04-24 Accepted : 2012-11-15 Published : 2014-05-22

Keywords: Iran, Evaluation, selection, Digital libraries, Collection development, Electronic Information resources,

Abstract :

Objective: This research aims to examine the situation of selecting and evaluating of electronic resources as an important part of collection development in Iranian digital libraries. Methodology: The research was carried out as a survey, and data of 19 digital libraries all over Iran was gathered by researcher made questionnaire. For data analyzing descriptive statistical method was used. Findings: Finding shows that the main premiership in selecting electronic resources is books and periodicals. Current request and future needs are important factors in selecting and 79% of libraries have a selection committee for electronic resource selection. Publisher's lists and search via internet(47%) is most using  tools for selection. Subject relation is most important criteria for evaluating books and periodicals and this criteria for databases is subject coverage. Conclusion: Books and periodicals are in the highest level of priorities in selection among all type of materials and attention to user's needs and attempt to using a variety types of tools and ways for selecting and evaluating of electronic resources is done in all libraries.

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