Investigating the Level of Acceptance Rate of Member Housewives for the Information, Education and Creation Services of Public Libraries From the Point of View of Librarians
Subject Areas : Journal of Knowledge Studies
zahra khajeali jahantighi
1
,
marziyeh yeganehfar
2
*
,
maryam omid khoda
3
1 -
2 - Phd knowledge & information sciences student of Tehran university
3 - MSC in library and information science Iran, Tehran university of Humanities science
Keywords: housewives, information services, education services, creation services, public libraries,
Abstract :
introduction: investigating the level of acceptance of member housewives for the information, education and creation services of public libraries from the point of view of urban librarians.
Method: This research is of a descriptive and applied type and was carried out using a survey method. The data collection tool was a questionnaire containing 25 questions. The statistical population is urban public library librarians, 4514 urban librarians, using Morgan's table, the sample size of housewives is 354 people. Data analysis were analyzed at two levels, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics through SPSS software.
s: The results showed that the level of acceptance of member housewives for the information, education and creation services of public libraries is less than average from the point of view of librarians.According to librarians, the factors that attract housewives to public libraries are: buying books and related resources, holding appropriate educational classes, holding various cultural programs, movies and series, and educational content, which buy books and related resources Housewives with an average of 4.006, educational content with an average of 3.649 and holding various cultural programs with an average of 3.418 are ranked first to third.
Conclusion: The results showed that the level of housewives' acceptance of public libraries' services, education, and creation from the perspective of librarians is below average. If public libraries want to take steps to attract as many housewives as possible, they need to review and redesign the services and activities of public libraries towards the issues of interest to housewives.
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