Journal of Knowledge Studies: 5 (51)

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1 - Exploring the contexts and implications of Internet of Things usability in libraries based on the grounded theory approach
Ghasem Ali Ehsanian safiyeh tahmasebi limooni Mitra Ghiasi

Objective: Internet of Things capabilities have a direct impact on information management and service development in libraries.   The Internet of Things makes information available and accessible in libraries.  Therefore, the purpose of this study was to More

Objective: Internet of Things capabilities have a direct impact on information management and service development in libraries.   The Internet of Things makes information available and accessible in libraries.  Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explain the contexts and implications of Internet of Things usability in libraries. Methodology: This research has been done with qualitative methodology and grounded theory method. The participants of this study were 13 experts in the field of Information Knowledge and Science who were selected by purposive sampling. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews.  Data were analyzed based on three stages of open, axial and selective coding. Results: After analyzing and coding the data in three stages of open, axial and selective based on the grounded theory of Strauss and Corbin, 28 main categories were extracted in 6 categories, the components of which are: information management, service development, innovation, agility, Motivation and ease and access. Conclusion:  Results show that all outcome components identified in libraries are important. So that these components of Internet of Things are effective in information management and service delivery. The interviewees also emphasized the identified consequences and considered them useful. Manuscript profile

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2 - Studying and book reading in the digital era (Case Study: Members of Tabriz Public Libraries)
leila asadivand saeed ghaffari leila banifatemeh

Objective: To examine the study status of public library members in the digital age. Methodology: The research is applied and conducted by survey method using a questionnaire. The statistical population of the study included all members of public libraries of Tabriz who More

Objective: To examine the study status of public library members in the digital age. Methodology: The research is applied and conducted by survey method using a questionnaire. The statistical population of the study included all members of public libraries of Tabriz who has a valid membership, the total number of which was about 24 thousand people, of which 379 people were selected by simple random sampling. Results: Most members of Tabriz public libraries (94.9%) are members of social networks in cyberspace. Also, in addition to virtual training, they use social networks for an average of about 3 hours a day. Their first priority in terms of leisure time was attending virtual networks (48.55%), and then reading books (24.8%). The lowest rate was allocated to sleep (1.85%). On average, most people study less than an hour a day. Families and educators were the main motivators for reading with a score of 3.81, and media and social networks on cyber-media were the main barriers to reading with a score of 3.67. The highest score among the social networks used belonged to WhatsApp application with an average score (0.95) and the lowest score belonged to Skype, Twitter and iGap with an average score (0.01). Conclusion: The presence of virtual media and social networks in the digital age has led to changes in people's behavior and habits in their lifestyle. The family is the main motivator for reading and virtual parallel media with books are the biggest threat to studying and reading books. Manuscript profile

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3 - The role of the data librarian in scientometrics and related fields
amirreza asnafi Sajedeh Abdi

Objective: The present study intends to study the importance of the topic of the librarian and its role in the field of scientometrics and other relevant fields.  Methodology: this paper is of collection type and the method of documentary research has been done in More

Objective: The present study intends to study the importance of the topic of the librarian and its role in the field of scientometrics and other relevant fields.  Methodology: this paper is of collection type and the method of documentary research has been done in the way of studying texts. Results: The data librarian has unique skills such as access management, data literacy, Collection building, digital monitoring, and diffusion support and policy development. As well as, the storage and archive of data, computer technology, science and technology assessment, scientific communication and data management are common among the skills of librarian or data consultant, Conclusion: With the advent of the librarian, new job opportunities have been created for librarians. In Asia the subject of data librarian is still unknown, and the proper utilization of it is to provide definitions and work in universities, expand employment range, and continue to create job rows in different centers. Manuscript profile

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4 - Future studies Mutation of Iranian and American scientific products based a scientometric study: A Brief report
mousa bamir Mohammadreza Cheshmyazdan

Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the future of the share of Iranian and American scientific products in the total scientific production of the world. Methodology: The present study was performed by scientometric method. The source of the data searc More

Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the future of the share of Iranian and American scientific products in the total scientific production of the world. Methodology: The present study was performed by scientometric method. The source of the data search is Wos, Scopus databases. The period is from 1995 to 2020. Linear and logarithmic linear functions and regression coefficients were used to predict time. Results: Iran's share of world scientific production, in 1995 in WOS and Scopus, respectively, is 00.4% and 00.5%, and in 2020 in both bases is 2.2, the average growth rate is 215%; The US share in Wos and Scopus in 1995 is 35.2% and 30.8%, respectively, and in 2020 in WOS and Scopus is 24.4% and 20.4%, respectively. Conclusion: The share of Iranian and American scientific production is converging over time, the share of the United States is declining and Iran is increasing. And this convergence is due to the sharp decline in US scientific production Than the rapid growth of Iranian production. As this trend continues, the share of the two countries in Scopus in 2058 and WOS in 2061 will be equal. Manuscript profile

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5 - Relationship between Librarians' Competencies and Satisfaction of Academic Library Users (Case Study: Tehran State Universities)
fatemeh zandian Atefeh Sharif HamidReza Mahmoodi Nazila Mehrabi fatemeh Naseri

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the level of qualifications of librarians and the level of user satisfaction of libraries of public universities in Tehran. methodology:  In terms of purpose, this research is an applied r More

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the level of qualifications of librarians and the level of user satisfaction of libraries of public universities in Tehran. methodology:  In terms of purpose, this research is an applied research that belongs to the category of descriptive correlational research. In order to assess the competence of librarians, a prefabricated questionnaire containing 31 questions was used. User satisfaction was also assessed with a researcher-made questionnaire containing 28 questions   The statistical population of the study consisted of librarians and users of libraries of public universities in Tehran. Librarians' competency and library satisfaction questionnaires were distributed among 60 librarians and 60 users selected by sequential integrated sampling. Descriptive statistics (frequency, mean and percentage) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation test) were used to analyze the data. 25 SPSS software was used to analyze the data. Results: The findings of this study indicate that there is a positive, weak and significant relationship between librarians' managerial competencies and job satisfaction, librarians' information retrieval competencies and user satisfaction, as well as a positive, weak and significant relationship between librarians' communication competencies and user satisfaction. It becomes. Unlike the above competencies, which have a weak relationship with user satisfaction with the library, information technology competence has a positive, meaningful and strong relationship with user satisfaction with the library. In general, the results indicate that there is a positive and significant relationship between librarians' competencies and user satisfaction with the library. In other words, as the librarian's qualifications increase, so does the user's satisfaction with the library. Conclusion: In expressing the originality and value of this research, it can be said that there is a significant and positive relationship between user satisfaction with the library and the competencies of librarians. In other words, that there is a direct relationship between these two variables, with increasing the level of competence of librarians, the level of user satisfaction with the library increases and vice versa. Manuscript profile

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6 - Investigating the relationship between mental health and the performance of administrators in university libraries (Case study: Islamic Azad Universities of Tehran)
Fatemeh Zahra Shokri Afra Majid Saki

  Objective: Mental health is considered as an integral part of work areas that always affects the job aspects of people and can reduce the performance and productivity of employees in organizations. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship betwe More

  Objective: Mental health is considered as an integral part of work areas that always affects the job aspects of people and can reduce the performance and productivity of employees in organizations. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between mental health and the performance of administrators in university libraries. Methodology: The research method was quantitative in terms of practical purpose and descriptive and correlational in terms of data collection method. The managers of the libraries of Islamic Azad universities in Tehran were considered as a statistical population of 35 people. The sample size of 20 people was estimated by non-random sampling method. In order to conduct the study, two standard questionnaires of Goldberg Mental Health and Patterson Job Performance were used. Data were analyzed by regression test using SPSS software version 25.  Results: In this study, 20 managers participated. 42.1% of the respondents were men and 57.9% were women. According to the descriptive statistics of mental health in managers at a high level and job performance at a low level was obtained. Also, according to the results of the correlation coefficient, the relationship between mental health and job performance was a significant direct relationship.  Conclusion: In order to increase the job performance of managers and increase the factors affecting mental health, university library managers should improve the work environment by improving communication and interpersonal relationships. Implementing proper human resource management and social and motivational support, improving facilities and planning to provide appropriate physical conditions in the workplace can also play an important role.   Manuscript profile

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7 - Drawing the semantic network of concepts related to women in the Holy Quran
Hamideh Aliakbari Fahimeh Babalhavaeji moluk hoseini beheshti zahra abazari

Objective: The aim of this study is to identify the verbal and implicit meanings of concepts related to women (based on the interpretations of Al-Mizan and Nemooneh) to draw a semantic network. Methodology: This study is applied in terms of purpose and a hybrid quantita More

Objective: The aim of this study is to identify the verbal and implicit meanings of concepts related to women (based on the interpretations of Al-Mizan and Nemooneh) to draw a semantic network. Methodology: This study is applied in terms of purpose and a hybrid quantitative and qualitative content analysis in terms of methodology. The qualitative method uses qualitative content analysis and the Delphi approach. The present study’s population included all the verses of the Holy Quran and 21 experts in Quranic studies and women and family studies for the qualitative section. MAXQDA, SPSS 20 and Protégé 5.5.0 software were used for data analysis. Results: The total number of categories related to women to be equal in both Tafsir al-Mizan and Nemooneh (10 categories), while Tafsir Nemooneh had a larger number of subcategories (237) than Tafsir al-Mizan (215). In both interpretations, the categories of core are the same and common, and the category of "issues and characteristics related to women" with a frequency of 64 is verbal (30.33% of the total verbal verses extracted) and 393 times implicitly (18.60% of all implicit verses extracted), has the highest frequency. After identifying all the terms of related to women from the interpretations of Al-Mizan and Nemooneh, the categories as class (10 classes) and subcategories as subclass (237 subclasses), the semantic network was drawn. After identifying all the terms related to women from the interpretations of Al-Mizan and Sample, the categories as class (10 classes) and subcategories as subclass (237 subclasses), to draw the semantic network. Conclusion: The total number of categories extracted in the field of women is equal in both interpretations, but the number of sub-categories in the Nemooneh is more than the Al-Mizan. Manuscript profile

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8 - Comparison of the current situation of big data management with the desired situation in the future from the perspective of the Staff and provincial managers and IT professionals of Foundation of Iranian Public Libraries
Zahra Rezaei Zohreh Mirhosseini Fereshteh Sepehr

Objective: This study explaned the current status of big data management in the public libraries affiliated to the Foundation of public libraries and compare the results with the desired situation in the future. Methodology:  An analytical survey was used. The&nbsp More

Objective: This study explaned the current status of big data management in the public libraries affiliated to the Foundation of public libraries and compare the results with the desired situation in the future. Methodology:  An analytical survey was used. The  studypopulation consisted of 77 IT experts and provincial staff managers and librarians who were selected using cluster  and simple random sampling. The data collection tool is a structured questionnaire that has been developed through the study of domestic and foreign research and in consultation with professors and experts in the field of librarianship and information technology. The questionnaire was approved in terms of content validity ratio (CVR) and content validity index (CVI) and the reliability of the questionnaire was measured by Cronbach's alpha  (86 %.) . Results: The libraries are not smart and there is lack of the required data preparation and processing speed. These libraries don’t draw on big data available in social networks to analyse user preferences. Currently, only a limited context is provided for development of public libraries’ network. Big data applications, however, can provide faster access to large volumes of data, and improve the information and notification quality; even make libraries more organized and goal-oriented in the future. The results also show that, the necessary infrastructure are developed for information integration and interconnection of libraries. Conclusion: In the current situation, big data is used to a very small extent in the country's public libraries, and its requirements and infrastructure are not provided. Big data will have a positive impact on the services, and these libraries need to make the necessary arrangements to use it in a timely manner. Manuscript profile

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