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        1 - Evaluation of new technologies in storing and retrieving information at IRIB's video archiving system based in Tehran
        Ghanbar ahmadi Akbar Jokar
        Objective: The main purpose of this study is to evaluate new technologies in storing and retrieving information at IRIB's video archiving system through examining the current and ongoing situation. Methodology: The present study was a descriptive-analytical study using More
        Objective: The main purpose of this study is to evaluate new technologies in storing and retrieving information at IRIB's video archiving system through examining the current and ongoing situation. Methodology: The present study was a descriptive-analytical study using a survey method which completed in December 2020. The statistical population of this study included 120 employees and specialists, working in 20 archive centers Department of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, IRIB, with degrees in fields including library and information sciences. Census sampling was performed. In this study, because the whole population was targeted, the census method was used. The data collection tool of this research was a questionnaire. The validity and reliability of information measurement tools were confirmed by the professors of information science and statistical analysis, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was equal to 0.92 all based on results by software (SPSS) version 21. Data were analyzed in two sections including descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.Results: The results of the research showed that the components of information storage, information retrieval, transfer and application of technology in these archiving systems with scores including 3.61, 3.81, 3.70, and 3.64 are at an appropriate level. Therefore, the role of new technologies in storing and retrieving information at the IRIB's archiving systems is evident.Conclusion: According to the results of the study, the use of new information technologies in archives can be a tool to improve the speed, memory and high accuracy in providing, the possibility of cheap use of information from other archives and databases. By using technology in archives, by sharing resources, in addition to eliminating duplication and fragmented activities, it is possible to reduce the costs and ease of access to resources to increase the efficiency of archives and provide user satisfaction.  Manuscript profile
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        2 - Analysis of psychological characteristics of librarians of the Central Libraries of Tehran’s State Universities
        Zahra Jamali Fatemeh Jamali
        Objective: The purpose of this study is to identify the psychological characteristics of employees and librarians of central libraries of Tehran’s state Universities.Methodology: The present research method is descriptive _ correlation and the statistical populati More
        Objective: The purpose of this study is to identify the psychological characteristics of employees and librarians of central libraries of Tehran’s state Universities.Methodology: The present research method is descriptive _ correlation and the statistical population of the research is the manpower of central libraries of public libraries in Tehran. To study the research community, a Neo questionnaire was used. In this study, Cronbach’s alpha test was used to measure the reliability of the questionnaire. Cronbach’s alpha is 0.897. It indicates that the questionnaire has the desired validity. Also the validity and validity of the  Neo personality questionnaire was implemented by Costa and McConnell (1987)on 208 American students within three months, whose validity coefficients were obtained between 0/83 to 0/ 75, which showed long - term validity of the questionnaire.Results: The cross - sectional score of the librarians is between 12 and 24 indicating that they have lasting emotions, scores of four additional features between 24 and 48, indicating that the librarians are flexible, sometimes an introvert, sometimes an extrovert, they care about others and their responsibilities. there was also no significant relationship between demographic variables and psychological characteristics.Conclusion: The librarians are emotionally stable, relaxed and easy to face with complex situations, they are social people and they have close relationships with others, but sometimes they are rather conservative, but sometimes they may be mindful of their interests, but they may sometimes be mindful of their interests. Manuscript profile
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        4 - Meta Synthesis of librarians' information and communication skills to improve public library services (Case study: Khuzestan province)
        morad dastaran Zohreh Mirhoseini Fereshteh Sepeher
        Objective: The purpose of this study is meta-synthesis the communication skills (verbal, non-verbal and interpersonal) and information (software, hardware, network, communication technology) of librarians to improve public library services.Methodology: To achieve the pu More
        Objective: The purpose of this study is meta-synthesis the communication skills (verbal, non-verbal and interpersonal) and information (software, hardware, network, communication technology) of librarians to improve public library services.Methodology: To achieve the purpose of the research, the combined method, which includes the simultaneous use of meta- Synthesis technique and content analysis, Delphi technique, structural validity and modeling has been used. The statistical population consisted of 327 librarians in Khuzestan province in 1398. By proportional attribution sampling method, 175 people were selected and 129 concepts in the field of information skills and 95 concepts in the field of communication skills were selected and then these concepts were implemented by implementing three stages of Delphi technique with reliability. 0.97 and validity (0.90) has been obtainedResults: The descriptive findings of the study showed that the means of communication skills and information skills are equal to 0.98 and 0.86, respectively, at the desired and relatively desirable levels. In this study, the role of three variables of gender, age group, educational status among librarians was discussed and it was found that among these factors, "information and communication skills" among different libraries and educational status, respectively, according to the level of significance /042 and 0.34.Conclusion: The situation of information and communication skills of librarians in public libraries of Ahvaz province is at a relatively good level. Courses and workshops should be held for better knowledge of information and communication skills and the ability to learn to work with information and communication software to improve librarians' skills. Manuscript profile
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        5 - Identify and rank solutions to improve the status of intellectual property rights in digital libraries
        Ali Rahimi Atefeh Amininia Seyedeh Niloufar Shamoradi
        Objective: The library is traditionally a repository of information, a place where information seekers come to find answers to their questions. Due to the development of digital libraries and the lack of comprehensive and up-to-date research and laws in this field and t More
        Objective: The library is traditionally a repository of information, a place where information seekers come to find answers to their questions. Due to the development of digital libraries and the lack of comprehensive and up-to-date research and laws in this field and the preservation of copyright in works, this article identified and ranked solutions to improve the intellectual property status of digital libraries.Methodology: The research method is applied in terms of purpose, in terms of the work process is a descriptive field research. The statistical population of digital library experts and lawyers was familiar with the subject and 30 people were purposefully selected as a sample. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data, the validity of which was confirmed by experts and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha of 0.77. T-test and Friedman test were used for data analysis and SPSS software version 25 was used for statistical analysis. Results: The research findings showed that software and hardware infrastructures with average rank (44.34), specialized manpower (35.77), copyright law (30.98), maintenance Intellectual property of the author (29.76), attracting financial resources (24.54), development of electronic publications (22.34), database security (21.54), culture of using libraries (19.80), conservation of resources Information (15/21) and interaction between users and library staff (12/54) were ranked first to tenth.Conclusion: Digital libraries with the facilities they provide create a favorable environment for the cycle of science in society, which today is considered more important than the production of science, and this has a great impact on the promotion of science. Therefore, the use of management mechanisms, human resource development mechanisms, legal mechanisms, content mechanism and service delivery can play an important role in the development of such libraries. Manuscript profile
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        6 - Procrastination in evaluating academic libraries based on green library components and lead standards
        Fatemeh Rezaeimanesh Mohsen Haji Zeanolabedini Amir Reza Asnafi
        Objective: The purpose of this study is to clarify the role of libraries in society and implement the process of sustainable development, clarify the role of university libraries and evaluate them based on components, green library indicators and lead standards and prov More
        Objective: The purpose of this study is to clarify the role of libraries in society and implement the process of sustainable development, clarify the role of university libraries and evaluate them based on components, green library indicators and lead standards and provide strategies to them. Methodology: The present study was conducted using the library methods and literature review.Results: The research findings showed that in order to have a green university library, this issue should first be considered by the society and the government, and in order to implement it, it should start by promoting green thinking and culture in the society. Because many of our problems in this area are rooted in culture and misuse of natural and non-renewable resources. University libraries have a great role to play in this regard due to their mission in teaching culture and creating a global civilization.Conclusion: To have a university green library, you do not necessarily have to start with a green building, but these libraries have green missions. Optimal use of water and non-renewable energy, use of recycling methods and waste management are known as green libraries.  Manuscript profile
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        7 - The Role of Digital Information Management on User Research from the Perspective of Information Environment Users (Case Study: Rahbari Asil Website)
        zohreh dokchi mohammad javad tajic
        Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the role of digital information management on user research variables from the perspective of users using electronic and digital information, especially in the Rahbari Asil website.Methodology: The present study is ap More
        Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the role of digital information management on user research variables from the perspective of users using electronic and digital information, especially in the Rahbari Asil website.Methodology: The present study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive in terms of survey method. The statistical population includes 50 users of Rahbari Asil website, who were selected as an available sample by simple non-random method and The researcher-made questionnaire with 30 questions was distributed among them and finally 44 questionnaires were collected. To evaluate the reliability of the questionnaire, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used, which is equal to 0.937. In order to assess the validity of the questionnaire using the internal consistency method of construct validity, the results of correlation coefficient between each of the component questions were significant at an error level of less than 0.01, which indicates that the questionnaire has a high construct validity. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) were used and in the inferential section (univariate t-test) using SPSS software.Results: From the end users' point of view, digital information management has six components of customer satisfaction (64%), brand loyalty (61%), service quality (64%), relationship commitment (63%), willingness to buy (62%) and also, the customer's mental image (61%) played a large role.Conclusion: The role of digital information management on user research from the perspective of end users is significantly higher than average and digital information management has played a large role (63%) on user research. Manuscript profile
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        8 - Identify the Components of Artificial Intelligence in Iranian Databases
        Mohammad Hassan Azimi samira esmaeili
        Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the components of artificial intelligence in Iranian databases and the rate of its use in these databases.Methodology: This research is an applied and has done by documentary and survey method. The statistical populat More
        Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the components of artificial intelligence in Iranian databases and the rate of its use in these databases.Methodology: This research is an applied and has done by documentary and survey method. The statistical population of this research includes 7 internal databases (Normags, Norlib, Magiran, Civilica, Irandoc, ISC and SID). Data collection tools were researcher-made notes and checklists and interviews with experts. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software.Results: The results showed that Irandoc database had the most and Civilica and Magiran databases had the least use of artificial intelligence components. It also has the most used components in databases and components. Components of  "word Disambiguation in text", "name recognition and classification", "image translators", "description" "Image", "Speech to text conversion", "Text to speech conversion", "Audio translators" have had the least use in databases.Conclusion: The results showed that the use of artificial intelligence components in Iranian databases can accelerate and facilitate the processes of processing, storing and retrieving resources in Iranian databases.  Manuscript profile
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        9 - Designing a model for sharing information in Iranian university libraries
        leila goodarzi Alireza Isfandyari-Moghaddam behrooz bayat
        Objective: The present study was conducted to design an information sharing model in Iranian university libraries. This research is applied in terms of purpose.Methodology: In terms of research method is qualitative. Experts in the field of librarianship and education, More
        Objective: The present study was conducted to design an information sharing model in Iranian university libraries. This research is applied in terms of purpose.Methodology: In terms of research method is qualitative. Experts in the field of librarianship and education, including university professors, have been considered as the research community. By conducting a targeted snowball method with 20 interviews, the researcher has determined that the collected information has reached saturation point. The data collection tool was a review of relevant national and international research as well as a semi-structured exploratory interview. Finally, after collecting information from the interview and resource review sections, in this stage, coding (open, axial and selective) was used to classify the data. In order to check the internal validity (validity) of the findings, in addition to the data being selected and confirmed by studying the theoretical foundations, research background, sources, interviews with focal individuals, the opinions and guidelines of a group of experts were taken into account. The final adjustment was made. In order to confirm the accuracy of the data, the validity of the study was used by the research members.Results: The research findings indicated that the appropriate pattern of information sharing in the libraries of the country's universities consists of dimensions such as technology application, organizational policies, individual and group skills, environmental readiness, executive requirements and organizational and managerial prerequisites.Conclusion: The information sharing model in libraries helps to provide a basis for better communication between library officials and benefit from the opinions and views of other colleagues. Manuscript profile