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1 - A Comparative Study on Master Degree's Curriculum of Information Science and Epistemology in Iran and England, Based on Wilson Model
Yasaman Esnaashari زهرا اباذری منصور تاجداران

Objective: The purpose of this research is to evaluate and improve the new Masters curriculum of Library and Information Science in Iran, through comparing with England’s curriculum, based on Wilson model. Methods: This is an applied research. The research has an More

Objective: The purpose of this research is to evaluate and improve the new Masters curriculum of Library and Information Science in Iran, through comparing with England’s curriculum, based on Wilson model. Methods: This is an applied research. The research has an analytical comparative method. It is done in two stages, first the content of the courses are analyzed, then compare this analysis results with each other. Data are collected through documentary research. Results: The Wilson proposal model has 4 areas of education; people, information content, information systems and organizations. Findings indicate that Sheffield University curriculum (as the representative of England) respectively covers these subjects as follows: 25.37%, 23.56%, 23.30%, 27.77%. And the Iran's: 20.11%, 39.25%, 22.48% and 18.16%. Conclusion: Results show that the curriculum of Sheffield university of England is more compatible with Wilson Model with the rate of 93.9%. And the Iran's curriculum rate is 71.5%. To improve this compatibility for Iran curriculum, it is better to increase the areas of people, information systems and organizations, and decrease the area of information content. This made the curriculum more balanced. To achieve this, England curriculum can be used as a pattern after localization. Manuscript profile
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2 - An Investigation of Effective Factors on Personal Information Management of Postgraduate Students at Alzahra University During 2011-2012
Mahdiye Amouzande Mansour Tajdaran Amir Ghaebi

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to study the effective factors on personal information management and to recognize  the strength and weakness in personal information management of postgraduate students at Alzahra University. Methodology: The methodology of More

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to study the effective factors on personal information management and to recognize  the strength and weakness in personal information management of postgraduate students at Alzahra University. Methodology: The methodology of the research, in the part of the literature review and theoretical literature, is library study and in the part of the analysis, is survey study (descriptive and analytic). The data were gathered through a researcher made questionnaire that contained 4 parts and 73 questions. The research population includes all of the postgraduate students (at M.A/M.Sc and PhD degrees) at Alzahra University whom are studying at this university during the educational year of 2011-2012. Based on the random sampling, 309 postgraduate students at M.A/M.Sc degree and 70 postgraduate students at PhD degree participated at this research. Findings: It should be noted that personal information management of the postgraduate students has been studied under the factors of “attitude, knowledge and skill.” The research results represent that among the effective factors on personal information management, the attitude average is 3.95, knowledge’s average is 3.29, and the skills set have the average of 3.17. Furthermore, the average of the three mentioned factors’ averages is about 3.47. Conclusion: The amount (3.47) indicates that the situation of personal information management of postgraduate students at Alzahra University is at the upper to the average level. On the other hand, the situation of personal information management by Ph.D students is the same as M.A/M.Sc students and this amount is around 3.47. Thus it can be said that there is no significant relation between personal information management by Ph.Dstudents and M.A/M.Sc students. Manuscript profile
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3 - A Survey on public Library role in increasing urban information Literacy in Neyshabour City
Mansour Tajdaran Masomeh karbala aghaei Kamran Sabikeh Ameli

Objective: This research aimed to determine the role of  public libraries in increasing urban information literacy in Neyshabour city. Methodology: the methodology of the research is survey study. Data were collected via a questionnaire with a reliability coeffici More

Objective: This research aimed to determine the role of  public libraries in increasing urban information literacy in Neyshabour city. Methodology: the methodology of the research is survey study. Data were collected via a questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0/85. The research population included members of the public library in Neyshabour city by using Morgan table. A sample equal to 370 was chosen, using descriptive statistics (frequency distribution) and statistical analysis (T test, Anova, Friedman test) was performed. Findings: Information literacy among The research community  below the expected mean(3) and libraries influences on intensifying information literacy these people below level the expected mean too. The most important barriers to the spread of information literacy is lack of information resources in the library, priority scheme of facilities used for development of information literacy  responded Internet facilities to  the information needs of members, The most important proposed solution is to provide educational brochures. There was no significant relation between sex and information literacy, The mean difference between the membership and the amount of information literacy is significant. Conclusions:  Due to the lack of good information literacy of members, public libraries in Neyshabour city could not have an  influence on the increase of  information literacy. Manuscript profile
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4 - The effect of parents' education level and in improving information literacy of pre-university students in public and private high schools
hasan kiani mansor tajdaran katrin poya

Purpose: The present study aimed to investigate the impact of the parents’ education on the improvement of information literacy among the pre-university students (their children) of private and public high schools located in district 2 of Tehran. Methodology: The More

Purpose: The present study aimed to investigate the impact of the parents’ education on the improvement of information literacy among the pre-university students (their children) of private and public high schools located in district 2 of Tehran. Methodology: The methodology of the research was based on library study in the literature review and theoretical literature, and survey method (descriptive and analytical) in data analysis. The data were gathered through a researcher-made questionnaire consisting of 31 closed questions and one open question. The sample size was 689 students whom were selected randomly in each cluster from 6777. 688 (99.9%) questionnaires were. In order to analyze the data, descriptive and statistical methods were used. Findings: The correlation coefficient between parents' level of education and information literacy level of students was 0.266 for fathers and 0.254 for mothers. There is a positive correlation between education level of parents, and directing students to information literacy.   Conclusion: Those parents who have higher level of education and information literacy are expected to have children with higher level of information literacy. Manuscript profile

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