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  1 - Studying the effect of cultural and artistic organization of Tehran Municipality on developing book –studying culture
  سید بلال سید علوی حمید عربلو
   purpose: developing book –studying culture is one of the most important duties of public libraries which must be considered and tried to manipulate with advertising methods and also acts indirectly to promote and optimize its sources for this goal, therefore More

   purpose: developing book –studying culture is one of the most important duties of public libraries which must be considered and tried to manipulate with advertising methods and also acts indirectly to promote and optimize its sources for this goal, therefore this research deals with the role and effect of public libraries affiliated to the cultural and artistic organization of Tehran Municipality on developing book –studying culture. Methodology: this research is an environmental survey method research that written by doing questionnaire among statistical society of those who use public libraries of cultural and artistic organization of Tehran Municipality. Based on Kogeran`s Table of identifying statistical sample 384 persons chosen for the purpose in which 422 questionnaires distributed among the persons in 38 libraries considering probable errors. Findings: findings of the research show that there is a relationship between the knowledge and experience of librarians with satisfying the clients, there is a relationship between the amount of informational sources of the libraries with attracting the clients, there is a relationship between librarians` attitude toward clients to attract them, there is a relationship between libraries` facilities with increasing motivation for studying, there is a relationship between using new audio-visual sources and internet in the libraries with desirable interest to study and at last there is a relationship between office hours of the libraries with attracting de facto and potential clients to the libraries. Conclusion: dealing and analyzing the findings of the research show that the librarians must manage the affairs in libraries to promote studying culture and with the evaluation of applied society requested informational sources could achieved and each library must use brand new library communicational equipments and must be managed in multi job shifts to deal with clients better and better Manuscript profile
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  2 - The relationship between family factors and teenagers’ reading: A survey on viewpoints of teenagers’ parents of public libraries in Sanandaj
  Amin Zareh Zhila Saeedi Neda Sayadi
  Purpose: The research purpose is to investigate the effective role of family (different aspects) in teenagers’  reading of public libraries in Sanandaj. Methodology: This is a correlational survey. The population under study, are parents of active young membe More

  Purpose: The research purpose is to investigate the effective role of family (different aspects) in teenagers’  reading of public libraries in Sanandaj. Methodology: This is a correlational survey. The population under study, are parents of active young members of public libraries in Sanandaj . These statistics is obtained from Saman library software reporting based on the age of 1500 members. Findings: The research findings showed that there is a significant relationship between the enjoyment, the position of library in the family, interactions between parents and children and positive attitude of parents about children reading. Namely by increasing these variables, the variable of reading  rate is also relatively increases . On the other hand there is no significant relationship between education level of parents with teenager reading. Conclusions: The results showed that there is a significant relationship between the enjoyment, the position of library in the family, interactions between parents and children and positive attitude of parents about children reading , that is, by increasing these variables, the reading variable rate is also relatively increases. While there is no significant correlation between education level of parents with reading in young children. Therefore, the identification and study of effective factors in reading of young children can be used for better expert planning to advice to families in the public libraries Purpose: The research purpose is to investigate the effective role of family (different aspects) in teenagers’  reading of public libraries in Sanandaj. Methodology: This is a correlational survey. The population under study, are parents of active young members of public libraries in Sanandaj . These statistics is obtained from Saman library software reporting based on the age of 1500 members. Findings: The research findings showed that there is a significant relationship between the enjoyment, the position of library in the family, interactions between parents and children and positive attitude of parents about children reading. Namely by increasing these variables, the variable of reading  rate is also relatively increases . On the other hand there is no significant relationship between education level of parents with teenager reading. Conclusions: The results showed that there is a significant relationship between the enjoyment, the position of library in the family, interactions between parents and children and positive attitude of parents about children reading , that is, by increasing these variables, the reading variable rate is also relatively increases. While there is no significant correlation between education level of parents with reading in young children. Therefore, the identification and study of effective factors in reading of young children can be used for better expert planning to advice to families in the public libraries Manuscript profile
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  3 - The relationship between communication skills and personal characteristics among librarians of Mazandaran public libraries
  Sakineh Khatuni Mahdavi Salma Keshavarzian Soodabehi Shapouri
  Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between communication skills and personal traits among librarians of Mazandaran public libraries. Methodology: The population census is used for the study, which included all librarians of Mazandaran public librarie More

  Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between communication skills and personal traits among librarians of Mazandaran public libraries. Methodology: The population census is used for the study, which included all librarians of Mazandaran public libraries. The survey method was used and the 18-item questionnaire of Barton communication skills was used to collect required data. In analyzing the data, according to the research hypotheses, Pearson correlation coefficient and chi-square test was used. Findings: The findings show that there is no significant between the communication skills with age, gender, and work experience of librarians. Also, significant relationship exists between the Communication skill and level and degree of education for librarians. Conclusion: The field of education has a very important role in the development of communication skills and graduates of information science and knowledge in universities accounting courses such as principles of reference, and General Psychology internship spend that teaches them how to act in communications. Manuscript profile
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  4 - Evaluation of Additional Services of Public Libraries of Tehran and Their Role in Promoting Reading among the Youth
  Maryam Kaki Hamid R. Jamali Leila Maktabifard
  Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the additional services offered in public libraries of Tehran affiliated to the Iran Public Libraries Foundation. The study also sought to determine the role of these services in promoting library membership and reading amo More

  Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the additional services offered in public libraries of Tehran affiliated to the Iran Public Libraries Foundation. The study also sought to determine the role of these services in promoting library membership and reading among the youth. Method: The study was a mixed-method one. The research population comprised 38 public libraries in Tehran. Using a questionnaire, a 150 young children were selected and interviews were conducted with the managers of 38 libraries . A checklist was also used to collect the data concerning the type of services offered in libraries. Findings: The results showed that different types of additional services were offered in the public libraries including teaching Qoran, reading and painting competitions, story writing, book fairs, film and cartoon screening, music performance and storytelling. Most of the advertising were done through the schools. The most popular services were teaching Qoran, film screening, music performance and painting competitions. The most satisfactory services were teaching Qoran. Conclusion: Some of the barriers in offering these services were the lack of trained staff, lack of budget and facilities. Most librarians maintained that additional services were effective in absorbing children to libraries. Overall, the level of additional services in public libraries was not satisfactory Manuscript profile
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  5 - Identification of the relationship between librarians' job satisfaction and public library endusers' satisfaction: the case of Zanjan public libraries
  Mahnaz Karimzadeh Fatemeh Zandian Mohammad Hasanzadeh
  Purpose: The objective of this applied study is to identify the relationship between librarians' job satisfaction and users' satisfaction of public libraries in Zanjan province. Methodology: This survey was carried out by a researcher-made questionnaire. All 123 librari More

  Purpose: The objective of this applied study is to identify the relationship between librarians' job satisfaction and users' satisfaction of public libraries in Zanjan province. Methodology: This survey was carried out by a researcher-made questionnaire. All 123 librarians were examined. Multistage cluster sampling method was chosen to sample from fifty thousand users, so 384 questionnaires were distributed. Statistical analysis methods such as Pearson, Spearman, etc were used and the data were analyzed by SPSS software. Findings: The results showed that the level of librarians' job satisfaction in the aspect of the relationship between governance and supervision, social status, extracurricular activities and wages and salary, with job satisfaction approved with 99 percents confidence. In the aspect of organizational culture and the relationship between librarians' job satisfaction and users' satisfaction, the hypothesis did not approved. So librarians' job satisfaction is at a low level in relation to the five components of this study (organizational culture, governance and supervision, training and extracurricular activities, content and status of jobs, wages and salary system) and the librarians' job satisfaction has little or no effect on the users satisfaction. Conclusions: Librarians' job satisfaction is at a low level in relation to the five components of this study and the librarians' job satisfaction has little or no effect on the library users' satisfaction.   Manuscript profile
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  6 - A Survey of relationship between Cultural Intelligence and Knowledge Management (Case study: Public Libraries of Khuzestan
  Farideh Osareh Zekrollah Morovati Maryam Hoseini
  Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cultural intelligence and knowledge management in public libraries of the Khuzestan province. Method: This study was conducted by descriptive survey method. The research population consists of librarians More

  Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cultural intelligence and knowledge management in public libraries of the Khuzestan province. Method: This study was conducted by descriptive survey method. The research population consists of librarians in public libraries in Khuzestan that were 230 totally and sample of 145 librarians were determined based on Krejcie-Morgan table by stratified random sampling method. In order to measure each of the variables, a separate questionnaire was used. To measure cultural intelligence four factors  Vndayn and stigma (Van Dyne & Ang, 2004) questionnaire  was used. Knowledge management instrument is a questionnaire that extracted from the questionnaire of Khargani and Selseleh research (1385) with some changes to meet the objectives of this study. To investigate the questions, simple and multiple regression and Pearson correlation coefficients were used. Findings: The findings showed a positive correlation between cultural intelligence and knowledge management.  Meanwhile, of cultural intelligence dimensions (cognitive, meta-cognitive, motivational and behavioral) , two dimensions of meta cognitive and cognitive had positive and significant relationship with knowledge management. Conclusion: Due to the cultural intelligence and strengthened it in various organizations can step in order to improve interpersonal relationships and facilitate knowledge management processe Manuscript profile
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  7 - Recognition of the ways of improving services peripheral in the province of Isfahans’ public libraries from the viewpoints of users based on IFLA and UNESCO guidelines
  Ebrahim Mollaee Ahmad Shabani Roghayeh Rezaei Aderyani
  Purpose:The aim of this research is to study the ways of improving services peripheralin the province of Isfahans' public libraries from the viewpoints of users based on IFLA and UNESCO guidelines. Methodology: The research method is survey and the  data was coll More

  Purpose:The aim of this research is to study the ways of improving services peripheralin the province of Isfahans' public libraries from the viewpoints of users based on IFLA and UNESCO guidelines. Methodology: The research method is survey and the  data was collected by the inventory based on IFLA and UNESCO guidelines. The population included all the members of the public libraries located in five  regions of Isfahan province. Using the cluster sampling, population of 459 individuals were selected. Findings: The findings showed library outside services, storytelling classes and the formation of study groups to improve province’s public libraries services peripheral are effective. Conclusion: The findings will inform library administrators and librarians under investigation the status of services peripheral and the extent of users' needs and their satisfaction with the service. This could also be a model for the other public libraries to enhance their quality and quantity of services peripheral and their satisfaction with the users. Manuscript profile
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  8 - Study of Factors Effecting the Use of Public Libraries (Case study of User of Kermanshah Public Libraries)
  Amin Zare Yaser Godeyni Aref Riahi
  Purpose: Public Libraries must have a facilities and variety of resources for every people and every age and people by all education level to fiend their own information needs. Today's, according to some problems, these libraries have a lot of problems and they have cha More

  Purpose: Public Libraries must have a facilities and variety of resources for every people and every age and people by all education level to fiend their own information needs. Today's, according to some problems, these libraries have a lot of problems and they have challenged by lake of time of user. Methodology: This is survey study and all users of Kermanshah public libraries include this study population. The data collection tool was questionnaire and its reliability was confirmed by calculating Cornbrash's alpha coefficient 0.94. Findings: Findings show that rate of use of Kermanshah public libraries are not in the good condition. Also findings show that there are significant relation between "Age", "Sex", "Education Level", " Leisure", "Use of Internet", and "Distance to library" and use of Public Library. Conclusion: Attention to suitable location of public libraries in Kermanshah and policy making for structural reforms and content for attract different people like women and young people are one of the most important results of this study. Manuscript profile
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  9 - Survey on the status and facilities of the public libraries in Hamedan province in providing services peripheral to users from the point of view of librarians
  Maryam Ghanbari Khoshno Mansour Tajdaran Hassan Kiani Khuzestani
  Purpose: This study aimed to survey the status and facilities of the public libraries in Hamedan province (Iran)  in providing services peripheral to users from the from the point of view of librarians. Methodology: Survey method was descriptive. Data was collecte More

  Purpose: This study aimed to survey the status and facilities of the public libraries in Hamedan province (Iran)  in providing services peripheral to users from the from the point of view of librarians. Methodology: Survey method was descriptive. Data was collected by a researcher- made questionnaire . The population included all the 132 librarians in 79 public libraries (urban and rural regions) of Hamedan province. Total of 132 questionnaires were distributed and 108 of them were returned. For the purpose of data analysis, descriptive statistics was used. Findings: Findings indicated that in %95.4 of these public libraries, various types of services peripheral were offered. Painting Contest, internet services, storytelling and book reading contest of the services peripheralwere provided in the libraries. Masnavi and Shahnameh reading sessions, film screenings and plays rarely were held in libraries. Results: The results showed that despite of the policy to provide services peripheral , libraries were not very successful in providing these services to attract and encourage library users . %56.6 of the population believed that the efforts taken by the library organization and management for the optimal performance of these services was in moderate level and %51 of librarians described it at a minimum level. The most important barriers to the services peripheral provision were lack of: funds, qualified staff to manage these programs, user acceptance, authorities’ cooperation and adequate knowledge and attitude, librarians’ cooperation and enthusiasm, and not having enough time to run these services.  Overall, in order to provide services peripheral, the status and facilities in public libraries (space, funding, equipment, and trained and experienced personnel) were low. Manuscript profile
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  10 - Promoting Strategies Of Study Culture Among Female Members Of Public Libraries In Malayer City
  Saeed Ghaffari Maryam Honarjoo
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the promoting strategies of study culture among female members of public libraries in Malayer city. 220 questionnaires were distributed among all the female members. 212 questionnaires were returned. According to the results; More

  The purpose of this study was to investigate the promoting strategies of study culture among female members of public libraries in Malayer city. 220 questionnaires were distributed among all the female members. 212 questionnaires were returned. According to the results; the most important ways to promote the study culture was "paying attention to needed information and conduct research in relation to the needs assessment of requested resources" with an average of %34.3, "positively showing the impact of study on other learning" with average of %3.3, "building up and equipping rural libraries" with average %3.26, and "providing new resources" with average of  %3.2 respectively. Manuscript profile
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  11 - Locating the Public Libraries of Saqez City Using Geographic Information System (GIS)
  Majed Hashemi Azad Asghari Heidar Rahmati
  The basic key is the easy access to public libraries in providing successful services in the public libraries. High quality services for those who do not have access to those services would be worthless. Access to services should be organized in such a way that comfort More

  The basic key is the easy access to public libraries in providing successful services in the public libraries. High quality services for those who do not have access to those services would be worthless. Access to services should be organized in such a way that comfort and ease for the actual and potential users de maximized. This research focus on the required number of public libraries and location of them in Saqqez city, taking in to account their  “consistency” and “centrality”, with the use of Geographical Information System (GIS). The result of the study indicates that restrictions in natural factors (mountainous location and river in city center) on the one hand, and inattention to  locality consistency and inconsistency land, on the other hand cause the existing libraries have no suitable positions. Therefore, with respect to the final map in Saqqez city, optimization of zones recommend building new public libraries in branches or extensions. Manuscript profile
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  12 - The Application of Planned Behavior and Social Exchange Theories in the Attitude of Khuzestan Public Libraries Staff on knowledge sharing behavior through Their Intention of Knowledge Sharing Behavior
  zahra ghafari fariba nazari
  Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the application of theories of planned behavior and social exchange in the attitudes of Khuzestan public library staff on knowledge sharing behavior through their intentions towards knowledge sharing behavior. Methods: T More

  Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the application of theories of planned behavior and social exchange in the attitudes of Khuzestan public library staff on knowledge sharing behavior through their intentions towards knowledge sharing behavior. Methods: This is a descriptive research that was conducted by analytical survey method with a causal approach. The research population includes all employees of public libraries in Khuzestan province, including librarians and staff of 340 people, of which 181 people were selected by simple random sampling as a sample to participate in the research. The research data were distributed among the members of the research community after confirming the validity and reliability by distributing a researcher-made questionnaire designed based on Eisen (1991) and Concanhall (2005) theories. Reliability of research questionnaires using Cronbach's alpha test, attitudes toward knowledge sharing (0.80), behavioral intention (0.74), knowledge sharing behavior (0.70), planned behavior (0.71) and social exchange (74.74), respectively. 0) Calculated and approved. Data were analyzed using SPS software version 23 and Smart PLS software using descriptive statistics and inferential regression test. Results: The research findings showed that attitudes toward knowledge sharing (0.284) knowledge sharing intention and (0/747) on knowledge sharing behavior and knowledge sharing intention (0/164) on knowledge sharing behavior have a significant positive effect. The mediating role of knowledge sharing intention in the effect of knowledge sharing attitude on knowledge sharing behavior was also confirmed. Conclusion: According to the research results, theories of planned behavior and social exchange are used in the attitudes of Khuzestan public library staff on through on knowledge sharing behavior towards knowledge sharing intention. Manuscript profile
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  13 - Investigating the level of information literacy of librarians in Kashan public libraries based on the model of the American Librarians Association
  hojjat khedmati nejad
  Objective: The main purpose of this study is to investigate the level of information literacy of librarians in Kashan public libraries based on the standards of the information literacy model of the American Librarians Association. Methodology: This research is descript More

  Objective: The main purpose of this study is to investigate the level of information literacy of librarians in Kashan public libraries based on the standards of the information literacy model of the American Librarians Association. Methodology: This research is descriptive and used survey method. The Statistical Society of this study is 40 librarians of public libraries in Kashan, all of whom have been studied as a sample. Data collection was done through the distribution of a questionnaire based on the three components of location, evaluation and effective use of information. The validity of the questionnaire was calculated by obtaining the opinions of professors and experts and the Cronbach's alpha value for the reliability of the questionnaire was equal to 0/88 and the data were analyzed at the level of descriptive and inferential statistics using Spss19 software. Resultss: The results of this study show that the average information emplacement skills of librarians of public libraries in Kashan is equal to 2/343 and the average skill of evaluating the information of librarians of public libraries in Kashan is equal to 2/308 and is at a desirable level. Also, the skill of effective use of their information is equal to 2/025, which shows that this skill is undesirable in librarians of Kashan public libraries. Finally, the average information literacy of librarians in public libraries in Kashan was equal to 2/287, which shows that the information literacy status of the sample is at a desirable level. Conclusion: According to the results of the present study, the information literacy status of librarians of public libraries in Kashan is at a desirable level. Manuscript profile
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  14 - Study of the relationship between organizational learning and empowerment of librarians of public library of Markazi province
  seyed mehrdad seyedin Safar Moradinia Akbar Bahmani
  Purpose:awareness of the existence of the relationship between organizational learning and empowerment of librarians of public library of Markazi province. Methodology:research has been done descriptive survey method and demographic research include of 146 employees More

  Purpose:awareness of the existence of the relationship between organizational learning and empowerment of librarians of public library of Markazi province. Methodology:research has been done descriptive survey method and demographic research include of 146 employees working in libraries affiliated to the public libraries in the Markazi province. data gathering to census method. The instruments used for data collection is empowerment Spreitzer questionnaire and Neef organizational learning questionnaire and Cronbach's value for both the questionnaire is 0.93. To analyze the data of the methods of descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and testing Friedman is used. Findings:Research results showed that a strong correlation and positive relationship between job feel meaning full with organizational learning, between the feeling of competence and organizational learning, between the sense of choice with organizational learning, between the feeling of impact in job with organizational learning and between the feeling of trust in others and organizational learning in between of librarians of public library of Markazi province. Conclusion: The results of the research shows that the organizational learning on empowerment (meaningful of jobs, in the feeling of competence, the sense of choice, the feeling of impact, the feeling of trust in others) is effective and could be the basis for the formulation of human resources strategies in the field of empowerment and organizational learning librarians and public libraries with benefiting from the results can be competitive in the modern world that is constantly changing, survive. Manuscript profile
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  15 - The Relationship between Organizational Intelligence and Organizational Effectiveness in Public Libraries of Guilan Province from Librarian`s Viewpoint
  Roghayyeh Najafikhah Esmat Momeni
  Objective: The aim of this research is to investigate the impact of organizational intelligence on organizational effectiveness, and also to identify the situation of the aforementioned variables in public libraries of Guilan province under the authority of Iran public More

  Objective: The aim of this research is to investigate the impact of organizational intelligence on organizational effectiveness, and also to identify the situation of the aforementioned variables in public libraries of Guilan province under the authority of Iran public libraries foundation. Methods: This study was an applied one, using the descriptive survey research and correlation method. Data gathering was done by 2 questionnaires of Karl Albrecht organizational intelligence and Parsons organizational effectiveness. The research population are all employees of the public libraries of Guilan province that are 162 people that 118 of them were selected as the sample size. Data Analysis was done by indicators of descriptive statistics and statistical calculations were carried out by SPSS. Results: The findings show that positive and significant relationship exists between organizational intelligence and it`s components with effectiveness and dimensions. the organizational intelligence of librarian and it`s components is more than the mean. The result of effectiveness shows that except of the latency component that is less than the mean but other components are more than the mean. Conclusion: The findings indicate that organizational intelligence impacts on success and effectiveness of the library. Equal attention to all organizational intelligence elements and organizational effectiveness and organized and coordinated efforts in order to solve work problems, increases salaries, provide facilities and encouragement programs, create satisfying reward system to raise librarian growth and finally will lead to increase in effectiveness in libraries. Manuscript profile
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  16 - Providing an appropriate framework for participatory planning of cultural activities of public libraries for sustainable development
  zahra abazari maryam omid khoda
  Objective: the aim of this research is to provide an appropriate framework for participatory planning of cultural activities of public libraries for sustainable development Method: The present research is an applied survey method. a researcher-made questionnaire is sele More

  Objective: the aim of this research is to provide an appropriate framework for participatory planning of cultural activities of public libraries for sustainable development Method: The present research is an applied survey method. a researcher-made questionnaire is selected as the tool for data collection, that has been approved for Content Validity Ratio (CVR) and Content Validity Index (CVI). The research population consisted of: Librarians of Public Library of Iran. 357 librarians were selected through cluster sampling. Friedman test in SPSS 22 software is used for data analysis. Results: The results showed that the priority components are: the exact and accurate recognition of stakeholders, competitors, customers and suppliers, and attention to the creation of a collaborative environment (citizenship participation), as well as sub-components: recognition of library users, attention to social development approaches such as creating consensus and discussion groups Local liaison by holding Local Meetings, these  have been priorities for designing cultural activities, which can be used as a an appropriate model for participatory planning in sustainable development in order to design cultural activities for public libraries in Iran. Conclusion: The result is a framework for collaborative planning for designing cultural activities from the perspective of staff and public library officials. Applying this framework will assist planners and managers in making decisions about cultural activities. Because in the new sustainable development model, participatory and local planning is overcome by central planning. Manuscript profile
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  17 - Investigating barriers affecting the attraction and use of Dezful Public Library Services
  Samanesadat Ghazidezfoli Sarah Saeidy Zadeh
   Objective: The aim of the present study is to investigate the barriers affecting users' use of the Dezful Library Services in 2019. Method: This study is an applied one by purpose and descriptive survey method which was conducted using a researcher-made questionna More

   Objective: The aim of the present study is to investigate the barriers affecting users' use of the Dezful Library Services in 2019. Method: This study is an applied one by purpose and descriptive survey method which was conducted using a researcher-made questionnaire. Based on the Morgan table formula, given the total number of members of these libraries, 382 individuals were randomly selected. After distributing questionnaires 302 people answered the questions and delivered the questionnaires .The data were analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive statistics, frequency tables, and Spearman correlation coefficient. Results: The findings of the present study showed that priority, personal barriers to using and attracting people, the tendency to use the Internet in the first place, being busy considering education, work, personal in the second place, and preferring other hobbies in the third place. Effective barriers of library, respectively are lack of good welfare facilities in the first place, little local TV advertising in the second place, lack of proper local and regional advertisements in the third place. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that increasing users' use of Internet services and mobile phones as the first and most important barrier to personal attraction are considered; and lack of welfare conditions in Dezful public libraries is also the first effective barrier of not attracting and using the services of these libraries. Increasing the level of education of individuals increases their level of demand for the physical condition of libraries and the use of their services, and men have more personal barriers than women to using the services of public libraries in the city of Dezful. Manuscript profile
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  18 - Relationship between Organizational Climate and Librarians'''' Occupational Burnout: Case Study of Public Libraries in Western Azerbaijan
  Mousa yaminfirooz zahra Karmikhani Ma’asoume Mohammadi
  Objective: This study aimed to determine the current status of organizational climate and occupational burnout among librarians working in public libraries located in Western Azerbaijan province in Iran and the possible relationship between them. Method: This applied st More

  Objective: This study aimed to determine the current status of organizational climate and occupational burnout among librarians working in public libraries located in Western Azerbaijan province in Iran and the possible relationship between them. Method: This applied study was an analytical survey. Research population included all librarians working in public libraries located in Western Azerbaijan, Iran. For data collection, Climate Quall Questionnaire and Meslesh''s Occupational Burnout Questionnaire were used for measuring organizational climate and occupational burnout, respectively. In descriptive statistical level, mean, SD, tables and charts were used and for testing research hypotheses, correlational test and one-sample t-test were applied. Results: The mean rates of organizational climate and occupational burnout were 176.77±41.31 and 51.35±17.18 from views of the librarians, respectively. The mean rates of librarians'' occupational burnout were not significantly different by their gender, working length, and academic level. The mean rates of organizational climate were not significantly different among librarians by their academic levels. This difference was significant by their working length (p Conclusion: There was no significant relationship between organizational climate and occupational burnout. This study can be considered as one of the first studies on relationship between organizational climate and occupational burnout from views of librarians working in public libraries. Manuscript profile
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  19 - Evaluating the social security promotion model by Foundation of Iranian Public libraries
  Shahnaz Mosayebzadeh Zohreh Mirhosseini Zahra Abazari nadjla hariri
  Objective: The purpose of this study was to present a model for promoting social security factors, according to the experts’ views and test the fitness of the model by librarians ‘views of Iranian public libraries Foundation through proper statistical indica More

  Objective: The purpose of this study was to present a model for promoting social security factors, according to the experts’ views and test the fitness of the model by librarians ‘views of Iranian public libraries Foundation through proper statistical indicators. Method: The type of research was applied by purpose and the method used was analytical survey. The study population consisted of the managers of the Foundation of Iranian public libraries and the experts of its general administrations in provinces for them, the sample size was determined 428 people. The research tool was a questionnaire used by Mosayebzadeh, Mirhosseini, Abazari, Hariri (2019) which was confirmed by 50 experts in the field of Librarianship and social security using Delphi technique, which also confirms the validity of the questionnaire. Questionnaire reliability was calculated through Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 89%. Finally, the importance of effective factors was studied using structural equation modeling (SEM). Amos software was used to analyze the data. Results: In final model, according to the head of libraries and experts ‘views, the affecting factors consisted of 4 main factors: Social security and capital, Cultural and social activities, leisure time enrichment, promote reading which were confirmed by testing the above hypothesis and can have significant impact on Social security. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that public libraries can take effective steps as social institutions to promote social security. The identified components and subcomponents of this study can be used by public library managers and practitioners as a planning tool to promote social security. Manuscript profile
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  20 - Role of Municipality Public Libraries in Promoting Social Capital
  Zohreh Mirhosseini Neshaneh pakdaman Elahe Nafari Zavieh
  Objective: The aim of the research is to determine the role of public libraries affiliated to Tehran municipality in promoting social capital. Methods: This research is practical in purpose, and is an analytical survey. The statistical society includes 18900 the citizen More

  Objective: The aim of the research is to determine the role of public libraries affiliated to Tehran municipality in promoting social capital. Methods: This research is practical in purpose, and is an analytical survey. The statistical society includes 18900 the citizens and patrons of libraries during 2017 among them 377 person were chosen by Stratified random sampling method. A researcher- made questionnaire is used for collecting data. The hypotheses are tested by Kolmogrov-Smirnov, one-sample T test, independent-samples T test, and Analysis of variance (ANOVA) test, and the result is analyzed by SPSS software version 22. Results: The results of one sample T test showed that with 0/001 significance level, the role of Municipality public libraries in promoting social capital of citizens for all dimensions: structural, relational and cognitive is meaningful; and there is a significant relationship between them. In significance level higher than 0/05, there is no relationship between demographic specifications of the members and social capital. Conclusion: The results also show that the demographic specifications of the members had played a little role on social capital through libraries, and the quality and quantity of the services has a positive role on the social capital. Regarding the scattered libraries of Municipality and its cultural houses and cultural centers, the Organization has a high potential for cultural exchanges and cultural promotion through meeting sessions, political and cultural gatherings. Manuscript profile
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  21 - Analysis the relation between professional competence of librarians and cultural engineering in public libraries of Mazandaran Province
  Samane Goli safiyeh tahmasebi limooni
  Objective: Determination of the relation between the professional qualification of librarians and engineering of culture in public libraries of Mazandaran Province Methods: the objective of the present study is an applied one. The researcher has used survey-analysis met More

  Objective: Determination of the relation between the professional qualification of librarians and engineering of culture in public libraries of Mazandaran Province Methods: the objective of the present study is an applied one. The researcher has used survey-analysis method for data gathering, and the data analysis method is correlation. The ready-made questionnaires of Abutalebi and Bigo (2016) and Mashhadi and Tafreshi (2012) have been used in this research, and their reliability is 0.876 and 0.869, respectively, based on Cronbach’s Alpha. The statistical population of the research consists of 265 librarians. The sample size is 158 based on Cochran Formula. Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test, for data analysis, has been used for studying the normality of variables, Pearson Correlation Test for studying the relation between variables, One Sample T Test for studying the differences between available and expectable level of variables, using SPSS22 software packages.   Results: the professional qualification status of librarians of public libraries of Mazandaran Province has been assessed with an average of 4.51 higher than medium level and the engineering of culture amongst librarians with the average of 3.63 higher than the medium level. Moreover, the results showed that the professional qualification of librarians have positive and meaningful influences on components of the engineering of culture amongst librarians of public libraries in Mazandaran Province (level of significance/P-value: 0.05, coefficient of determination: R3).    Conclusion: the professional qualification of librarians has positive and meaningful influences on engineering of culture. In words, by increasing the professional qualification in librarians being studied, the level of engineering of culture and its variables are increased.  Manuscript profile
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  22 - Identifying the appropriate components of the mixed marketing model of Iranian public libraries
  Elahe Amir Inanloo atefeh zarei Mohsen Haji Zeinolabedini
  Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the appropriate components of a mixed marketing model for Iranian public libraries based on marketing principles and models.Methodology: This applied research was conducted by survey method in the fall of 1397. The data c More

  Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the appropriate components of a mixed marketing model for Iranian public libraries based on marketing principles and models.Methodology: This applied research was conducted by survey method in the fall of 1397. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire that included 47 items in 12 sections on a 5-point Likert scale. The statistical population is the experts of the Iranian Public Libraries in the provincial centers, who were 248 experts at the time of the research. Sampling was not performed and the questionnaire was fully distributed among the statistical population. Data were analyzed in two sections: descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. In order to confirm and draw the marketing pattern of Iranian public libraries, structural equations were used using Smart Pls software.Results: According to the results of Friedman rank test and using PLS software version 2, the marketing model of Iranian public libraries is a combination of 3 product elements, place and incentive activities of model P4, 3 elements of individuals, physical evidence and process of model P7, quality element and Utilization of the P8 Integrated Service Management template, the website element of the S4 template, the security and personalization element, and user interaction with I7 members.Conclusion: The appropriate marketing mix model for public libraries is a combination of traditional and non-traditional (Internet Based) marketing mix components that includes both 4 components of traditional P4 retrieval and components that can be used for public libraries from other marketing mix models. According to experts, the price component has no place in public library marketing. Manuscript profile
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  23 - 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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  24 - Analysis of the relationship between the dimensions of talent management strategy and creativity in terms of employees of public libraries in Mazandaran province
  Fatemeh Valipanah firouzjahi safiyeh tahmasebi limooni
  Objective: the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the dimensions of talent management strategy with creativity in terms of staff of public libraries in Mazandaran province. Method: The objective of the present study is an applied one. The resear More

  Objective: the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the dimensions of talent management strategy with creativity in terms of staff of public libraries in Mazandaran province. Method: The objective of the present study is an applied one. The researcher has used analytical survey. For data gathering, two pre-structured questionnaires of talent management and creativity were used that their reliability 0.845 and 0.863, respectively, based on Cronbach’s Alpha. . The statistical population included all staff of the public libraries of Mazandaran province with 265 staff, that 191 staff answered the questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and the "Kolmogorov-Smirnov" test, the "T-Student" test, the "Pearson" correlation test, and the multi-line regression test were used for data analysis. Results: The research findings indicate that the talent management of the staff of public libraries of Mazandaran province with an average of 3.05 and their creativity with an average of 2.94 are higher than the average level. The level of correlation between talent management and their creativity was 0.723, which indicates a positive and significant correlation between talent management and their creativity.  Conclusion: The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the dimensions of talent management strategy and employee creativity in public libraries of Mazandaran province, so that by using talent management strategy, employee creativity also increases. Manuscript profile
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  25 - The role of public libraries of the free zone Maku in the development of the culture of the region
  saeed ghaffari Solmaz Alizadeh
  objective: The promotion and development of culture is one of the tasks of public libraries. in this study, the effect of the general influence of the Maku free zone on the cultural development of the region has been studied. Methodology: the present study is an applied More

  objective: The promotion and development of culture is one of the tasks of public libraries. in this study, the effect of the general influence of the Maku free zone on the cultural development of the region has been studied. Methodology: the present study is an applied study which has been done in a descriptive - survey method.to collect data in this research and with the aim of responding to research questions, The respondents were all members of the public library of the Maku free zone which were active member of the library and at least 15 years old when it was carried out.  The sample size was determined according to Krejci and Morgan sampling table count is 357. The number of 271 questionnaires were returned, only 240 (22/67 %) them were completely filled. Results: However, variables such as age, level of education and job groups may differ in their view regarding the role of public libraries in cultural development, but there was no significant difference regarding these variables. Conclusion: The users of the public library report the increasing rate of study and improving the level of knowledge from the most important roles in the library, while the role of libraries is in the development of cultural and artistic education is low. All users of the public library in the Maku free zone agree on components of cultural development and offered similar views. Manuscript profile
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  26 - 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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  27 - The comparison of the use of 4c customer-oriented mixed marketing in public libraries of Kermanshah based on user’s views
  soheila moradi Mahmoud moradi Amin Zare
  Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the use of 4C customer-oriented mixed marketing in public libraries of Kermanshah based on users' views.Methodology: The present research is applied and the research method is descriptive-survey. Sampling method is str More

  Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the use of 4C customer-oriented mixed marketing in public libraries of Kermanshah based on users' views.Methodology: The present research is applied and the research method is descriptive-survey. Sampling method is stratified random and sample size based on Cochran's formula were 377 out of 21376 members of public libraries in Kermanshah. Data collection tool was Jafri, Moradi and Zare customer orientation marketing questionnaire. The reliability coefficient of the questionnaire was calculated to be 0.913 using Cronbach's alpha. For data analysis, SPSS software (version 24) as well as one-way analysis of variance and Friedman test were used.Results: The research findings show the components of the values ​​expected by the customer in Imam Ali (AS) Public Library with an average of 3.83, Customer cost in Alagha Public Library with average (3.59), Customer comfort in Shahid Avini Public Library with average (3.57), Customer relationship in Shahid Avini Public Library with an average (3.32) are in a better situation than other libraries. The results show the status of Shahid Avini Public Libraries with an average rating (13.33) and Amir Kabir Library with an average rating (12.33) are in a better condition in terms of using a 4C marketing mix compared to others. public libraries in Kermanshah.Conclusion: The results showed that public libraries in Kermanshah have performed poorly in terms of using the 4C customer-oriented mixed marketing, especially in the field of customer relationship component. Librarians and managers need to do more, because marketing helps a lot in attracting and retaining customers, and libraries need to use marketing principles in order to stay afloat. Manuscript profile
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  28 - Application of big data in the public libraries: Determining the necessities and affecting factors
  Zohreh Mirhosseini zahra rezaei Fereshteh Sepehr
  Objective: This study aims to review the studies related to big data management in public libraries, affiliates of national public libraries association, and determine the necessities and affecting factors.Methodology: This research is qualitative and has been done usin More

  Objective: This study aims to review the studies related to big data management in public libraries, affiliates of national public libraries association, and determine the necessities and affecting factors.Methodology: This research is qualitative and has been done using the Delphi method. In the descriptive section, domestic and foreign studies have been reviewed and in the futurology section, a survey have been designed in which it has gathered the comments of statistical society of Delphi panel, 20 people including IT and information science experts. 30 survey statements were verified regarding the CVR and CVI index. Its reliability was % 86 based on alpha-cronbach coefficient.Results: The findings showed that funding for powerful equipment and servers, providing data analysis tools, and updating librarians' knowledge and skills are among the necessities of using big data.Conclusion: Most of the studies of big data application in libraries are about university libraries and regarding scientific data. A few of them are about the application of big data in public libraries. Reviewing other studies show that libraries lack funding in their pursuit of scientific and technological growth. It can be seen that providing analytical tools, infrastructures for information integration and connection of public libraries, funding for facilities and strong servers and updating the knowledge and skills of book keepers, are necessities of using big data.  Manuscript profile
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  29 - 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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  30 - Provide a role model for public libraries in the development of social justice
  Robab Aziz Khani Fereshteh Sepehr Zohreh Mirhosseini saeed ghaffari
  Objective: Understanding the development of social justice and its related components has opened a new strategy beyond the perspective of libraries to enter them in an operational way. The purpose of this study is to provide a model for the role of public libraries in d More

  Objective: Understanding the development of social justice and its related components has opened a new strategy beyond the perspective of libraries to enter them in an operational way. The purpose of this study is to provide a model for the role of public libraries in development of the social justice sense among the society.Methodology: The present study is applied in terms of purpose and is done by correlation method. The information is gathered by field study.  In this study, a combined qualitative and quantitative method was used. For this purpose, first Delphi method was used to collect qualitative data and then quantitative data were collected through a questionnaire. The Delphi questionnaire was used to collect data in the qualitative part and the questionnaire was used in the quantitative part. Experts' opinions were used to evaluate the validity of the questionnaire and Cronbach's alpha was used to evaluate the reliability, which was obtained 0.79 and confirmed. The statistical population in this study includes subject matter experts in the field of Information science and librarians of public libraries in Iran which are divided into five sections: north, south, west, east and center and by non-random method available 22 subjects were selected as the sample size. SPSS statistical software was used to measure the results of the questionnaires.Results: The results showed that the dimensions of the model included cognitive factors, motivational factors, professional and specialized factors, cultural factors, communication factors and management factors that have coefficients and values ​​of T (0.655, / 45, respectively). 5), (0.712, 7.48), (0.489, 3.38), (0.566, 4.78), (0.576, 4.85) and (0.492, 57.5) 3) There are positive and significant effects on the role of public libraries in the development of social justice.Conclusion:  According to the research findings, it can be said that attention to the development of public libraries can be considered as effective factors through cognitive factors, motivational factors, professional and specialized factors, cultural factors, communication factors and managerial factors. Appear and play a role in the development of social justice.   Manuscript profile
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  31 - Identifying and Analyzing the Factors Affecting Content Marketing In The Foundation Of Public Libraries Of The Country
  hasti sohrabi seyedali asghar razavi safiyeh tahmasebi limooni atefeh zarei
  Objective: The Purpose of this study was to identify and analyzing the factors affecting content marketing in the public libraries of the country.Methodology: The research method is qualitative and exploratory. The statistical population of the study consisted of expert More

  Objective: The Purpose of this study was to identify and analyzing the factors affecting content marketing in the public libraries of the country.Methodology: The research method is qualitative and exploratory. The statistical population of the study consisted of experts who were fully acquainted with the subject of content marketing, and 17 professors from the departments of information science and knowledge, marketing management, information technology and Computer engineering and content production experts were selected by snowball sampling method Data collection tools include semi-structured interviews that are designed based on the findings of the qualitative analysis of the research. In this research, theme analysis has been used to identify the factors affecting content marketing and Delphi-fuzzy technique has been used to consensus the opinions of experts. Data were analyzed using SPSS24 and PLS3.8 software.Results: Findings obtained from theme analysis and Delphi-fuzzy technique showed that the main factors of content marketing in the public libraries of the country include 7 components of strategic planning, 6 components of content supply and production, 5 components of content distribution and publishing, 3 components content analysis, 2 components of pricing and sales were identified that among these, Content supply and production agent with impact factor of 0.931 has the most impact and in the first priority and content distribution and publishing factors with a coefficient of 0.917; Content analysis with a coefficient of 0.894; Strategic planning with a coefficient of 0.877 and pricing and sales with a coefficient of 0.642 are in the second to fifth.Conclusion: According to experts, the components of content marketing in the main components, respectively: strategic planning, content supply and production, content distribution and analysis, content analysis and pricing and sales affect content marketing. The results of the three-phase Delphi-phase study indicate the confirmation of the components discovered by the experts Manuscript profile
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  32 - Investigating teleworking in Public Libraries during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  zohreh mirhosseini Hossein Ali khodkar neda Fatehi zadeh
  Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the teleworking in public libraries from March 2018 onwards, simultaneously with the official announcement of the arrival of COVID-19 to identify the types of services regarding their strengths & weaknesses.Meth More

  Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the teleworking in public libraries from March 2018 onwards, simultaneously with the official announcement of the arrival of COVID-19 to identify the types of services regarding their strengths & weaknesses.Methodology: This research has a qualitative approach using content analysis. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview conducted through Whats­App. The population of this research is composed of heads and experts of library development, headquarters and general departments of public libraries, and has continued with the purposeful method and snowball sampling with 15 experts.Results: The findings of this study showed that although initially public libraries did not play a significant role in providing acceptable services to members, but over time and training librarians through cyberspace and the creation of a virtual network of librarians, could meet the information needs of the target community. Among teleworking services, the highest selection was related to cultural services with 32.8%. Among the strengths of teleworking, the creation of a virtual network had the highest selection with 39.1%, and among the weaknesses, unfamiliarity with teleworking with 24.5%. Among the solutions, the highest selection was related to planning to utilize the capacity and capability of employees during working hours with 23.3%.Conclusion: Public libraries have provided acceptable measures for members through a reorganization of the workforce, as well as the training of librarians and the issuance of some directives with a delay of several months.Keywords: Public Libraries, Tele Communication, Corona Virus (Covid-19), Iranian Public Libraries Foundation. Manuscript profile
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  33 - Analyzing the influence of content marketing on the dynamic capabilities of organizations (Case study: Foundation of public libraries of Iran)
  hasti sohrabi seyedali asghar razavi safiyeh tahmasebi limooni atefeh zarei
  Objective: The current research was conducted with the aim of investigating the impact of content marketing on the dynamic capabilities of organizations in public libraries of the country.Methodology: In terms of purpose, this research is applied and in terms of approac More

  Objective: The current research was conducted with the aim of investigating the impact of content marketing on the dynamic capabilities of organizations in public libraries of the country.Methodology: In terms of purpose, this research is applied and in terms of approach, it is a survey-descriptive research. The statistical population includes all managers, staff and librarians of public libraries across the country consisting of 7000 people, and using the Cochran formula and proportional stratified random sampling, 364 people were determined as the total sample size. According to the sampling error (05 0.0) and the possibility of not returning some questionnaires, 375 questionnaires were distributed, of which 366 questionnaires were collected and analyzed. The tool of data collection was questionnaire made by content marketing and dynamic capabilities of Rezai organization (2015). Data were analyzed by SPSS and PLS3.8 software. Results: It indicates that the status of content marketing at the medium level and the organization's dynamic capabilities are also favorable. Also, the coefficient of influence of content marketing on the dynamic capabilities of organizations was calculated with 816%. Also, content marketing has had a significant impact on the dynamic capabilities of the organization in the country's public libraries.Conclusion: The dynamic capabilities of the organization in the country's public libraries can be explained under the influence of the content marketing model and the presented model has a suitable fit. So that while producing useful content related to the needs and preferences of its audience, it has created a powerful tool for gaining trust and changing the attitude of the audience towards the services provided, and by developing dynamic capabilities, they can increase their competitive advantage and As a result, their performance improves. Manuscript profile
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  34 - Analysis, discovery and explanation the effective factors in web knowledge sharing and ranking them in public libraries
  leyli taherkhani safiyeh tahmasebi limooni Mitra Ghiasi
  Objective: The purpose of this research is to identify and explain the effective factors in sharing web knowledge and ranking them in public libraries.Methodology: This research is mixed in terms of applied objective, in terms of exploratory approach and in terms of dat More

  Objective: The purpose of this research is to identify and explain the effective factors in sharing web knowledge and ranking them in public libraries.Methodology: This research is mixed in terms of applied objective, in terms of exploratory approach and in terms of data collection method. The statistical population in the qualitative section includes 15 experts and in the quantitative section, all the employees of the country's public libraries are 7000 people, and 364 people were selected using Cochran's formula. The data collection tool was used in the qualitative part of semi-structured interviews, and in the quantitative part, the researcher-made questionnaire of web knowledge sharing was used. The formal, content and structural validity of the instrument and its reliability were confirmed. In order to identify the factors affecting the sharing of web knowledge from the theme analysis and to analyze the quantitative data obtained from the questionnaires and their ranking from the sign test, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equations were used and the data were analyzed by PLS3.8 software. were analyzed.Results: The findings obtained from theme analysis and factor analysis showed that the three factors of desirability of web space, desirability of web information, and desirability of people with an influence coefficient of 0.917, 858. and 0.813 were placed in the first to third priorities. Also, the average results and significant levels showed that the sharing of web knowledge is at the desired level.Authenticity/value: Web knowledge sharing is a flexible capability to provide content with the aim of quickly accessing knowledge in the web space, so it is necessary for organizations to identify and exploit it. Manuscript profile
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  35 - The Effect of Social Networks on the Development of Information Literacy of Young Members of Public Libraries (Case Study: North Khorasan Province)
  afsaneh bagheri mitra ghiyasi somaieh kalteh
  Objective: Determining the effect of virtual social networks on the development of information literacy of young people is the main purpose of this research.Methodology: This research is of a descriptive-survey type in terms of practical purpose and in terms of data col More

  Objective: Determining the effect of virtual social networks on the development of information literacy of young people is the main purpose of this research.Methodology: This research is of a descriptive-survey type in terms of practical purpose and in terms of data collection method. For the statistical population, young people aged 18 to 35 were considered members of the library in North Khorasan province, whose number was 9003, and according to Cochran's formula, 368 people were selected as a sample. The main tool for collecting information in this research is Doel's information literacy questionnaires (1994), Jalali's social networks questionnaire, and Qiyazi's questionnaire (2018). Cronbach's alpha was used to determine the reliability of the questionnaires previously confirmed by the researchers, and their reliability was obtained as 0.92 and 0.99 respectively.Results: Social networks can predict 69.3% of the information literacy changes of young people in public libraries. Comparison of information literacy in terms of the use of virtual social networks showed that users who rated their use of virtual social networks as average, had higher information literacy compared to other groups. In terms of duration of use, information literacy was higher in users who used less, compared to other groups. In addition, the average information literacy of Instagram and Telegram users was higher than other groups. The results also showed that the average information literacy of users with real identities on virtual social networks is higher than users with fake identities.Conclusion: The results showed that information literacy in people who use virtual social networks is higher than people who do not use these networks and this difference is statistically significant. Manuscript profile
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  36 - Creating dynamic resilience in dealing with the Corona crisis among the librarians of foundation of public libraries in Iran
  Sedigheh Mohamadesmaeil solmaz Derogar Kalkhoran
  Objective: Presenting a model of creating dynamic resilience in dealing with the Corona crisis among the librarians of the country's public libraries.Methodology: In the present research, the meta-combination method was used and the 42 questionnaire obtained from the De More

  Objective: Presenting a model of creating dynamic resilience in dealing with the Corona crisis among the librarians of the country's public libraries.Methodology: In the present research, the meta-combination method was used and the 42 questionnaire obtained from the Delphi method. The content validity of the questionnaire was obtained through two relative coefficients of content validity and content validity index. The reliability of the questionnaire was obtained through Cronbach's alpha coefficient equal to 0.969. The statistical population includes all the librarians of the country's public libraries in the number of 5621 people, of which 96 librarians were studied by random clustering.Results: Among the two main components and their sub-components, which include the capacity to multiply and create shared value, 8 factors were extracted with the help of exploratory factor analysis. Finally, three values ​​of 0.01, 0.25, and 0.36 were introduced as weak, medium, and strong values ​​for the "GOF" criterion, and obtaining a value of 0.647 indicated the appropriate fit of the model.Conclusion: During several stages, the measurement and calculations of the validity of the structure and the test of the relationships between the research structures were carried out, and based on the method of structural equations, the final model was confirmed after determining the fit, which finally led to the approval and presentation of the model.   Manuscript profile
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  37 - Designing The Influential Model Of Web Knowledge Sharing On Knowledge Entrepreneurship: A Case Study Of State Public Libraries
  leyli taherkhani safiyeh tahmasebi limooni mitra ghiasi
  Objective: The aim of this study was to design an influence model of web knowledge sharing on knowledge entrepreneurship in state public libraries.Methodology: This study is considered to be a developmental research due to its practical purpose, exploratory approach wit More

  Objective: The aim of this study was to design an influence model of web knowledge sharing on knowledge entrepreneurship in state public libraries.Methodology: This study is considered to be a developmental research due to its practical purpose, exploratory approach with mixed method, and considering its results. The statistical population of the qualitative section included 15 academic experts and specialists selected by the "snowball" purposive sampling method, and the quantitative section consisted of 364 (out of 7000) managers and employees of public libraries selected using Cochran formula and random sampling. Data collection tool for qualitative part was in-depth and semi-structured interview, and for the quantitative part, the researcher-made questionnaire of web knowledge sharing and Skradski’s (2006) standard questionnaire of entrepreneurship knowledge was utilized. Thematic analysis was used in order to identify the effective factors on web knowledge sharing, and for the consensus of experts, Delphi technique was practiced, and confirmatory factor analysis was exercised to evaluate the validity and reliability of the questionnaires. Furthermore, the data was analyzed using spss24 and smartPLS software.Results: Based on the analysis of the qualitative data obtained from the coding of the interviews, 48 ​​open codes, 9 secondary themes and 3 main themes, namely, "the desirability of web space, the desirability of web information and the desirability of people" were identified, which had the most impact, respectively. Moreover, the impact factor of web knowledge sharing on employees' knowledge entrepreneurship was calculated as 0.554, and the value of the calculated test statistic was greater than 1.96.Conclusion: Web knowledge sharing and knowledge entrepreneurship are two empowering tools in libraries that can create synergy and lead to progress and excellence by strengthening the scientific and epistemic foundations. Therefore, it is necessary for them to be taken seriously by libraries as a continuous process.  Manuscript profile
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  38 - The Relationship Between Librarians' Knowledge-Management Skills And Service Innovation (Case Study: Public Libraries Of Semnan Province)
  Somaieh Kalteh Arabi Tahereh
  Objective: One of the sources of meeting the information needs of citizens is the public libraries. Public libraries need experienced and creative librarians to provide services to their users so that they can use their knowledge and experience. By using creative ideas More

  Objective: One of the sources of meeting the information needs of citizens is the public libraries. Public libraries need experienced and creative librarians to provide services to their users so that they can use their knowledge and experience. By using creative ideas and knowledge sharing, public libraries can connect people and maintain the excellence of the organization and its position in the society. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between knowledge management and service innovation in public libraries of Semnan province Methodology: The current research was conducted in terms of practical purpose using survey.   To collect data, the questionnaire of Islam, Agrawal, and Aqida was used and distributed among the sample. The statistical population was the librarians of public libraries in Semnan province. The sample size was determined according to Morgan table 89 Librarians. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software. Validity and reliability have already been confirmed in the research of Batani. Cronbach's alpha test was used for the reliability of the present study, and the coefficient was 0.93.Results: Findings showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between knowledge management (with the sub-comparisons of knowledge acquisition and creation, r = 0.658; knowledge dissemination and transfer, r = 0.709; use and Application of knowledge, r = 0.782) and innovation in library services. Examining the favorable state of innovation in library services and knowledge management shows that in all variables, the sample average is higher than the theoretical average, and the state of innovation in library services and knowledge management was favorable among library employees in Semnan province.Conclusion: The results of the present study showed the relationship between knowledge management and service innovation in public libraries in Semnan province. Examining the desirability of the state of innovation in library services and knowledge management showed that in all the investigated variables, the sample average was higher than the theoretical average, this indicates that the public library librarians of Semnan province have new ideas and provide services to the users and offer new services. Knowledge management plays an important role in the innovation process by creating a culture of knowledge sharing in libraries. Manuscript profile
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  39 - Investigating The Feasibility Of Establishing Knowledge Management In Iran Public Libraries Foundation According To The Pattern Of Kwan Yu Wang
  Zahra Kianrad Seyfollah Andayesh
  Objective: The present research was conducted with the aim of investigating the feasibility of establishing knowledge management in Iran's public libraries based on the Kwan Yu Wang model.Methodology: The current research is practical and was carried out using a survey More

  Objective: The present research was conducted with the aim of investigating the feasibility of establishing knowledge management in Iran's public libraries based on the Kwan Yu Wang model.Methodology: The current research is practical and was carried out using a survey method. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. The reliability of the questionnaire is also according to the value of Cronbach's alpha coefficient, 9. The research population was 115 people who were selected through cluster sampling. Excel and SPSS 2019 software were used for data analysis. To measure the average of eleven knowledge management groups, Pearson correlation tests, one-sample t-test, and Kolmogorov-Smirnov test were used, and Friedman's non-parametric test was used to rank benchmark groups.Results: The state of establishment of knowledge management in Iran's public libraries was in the medium group based on the eleven groups of Kwan Yu Wang. Also, the level of readiness of the institution for the establishment of knowledge management was evaluated at a medium level.Conclusion: The results of the research using the one-sample t-test at a significance level of 0.001 showed that it is possible to establish knowledge management in public libraries in Iran.  Manuscript profile
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  40 - Comparative Study of Qom’s Participative libraries and public Libraries affiliated to Foundation of Public libraries concerning the Application Level 4p Marketing Mix Style
  Shokouh Tafreshi Marzyyeh Sedigh
  Objective: The Present Study has been Performed with the Purpose of Comparative Study Qom’s Participative libraries and Libraries related to Foundation of Public libraries Concerning the Application Level 4p Marketing Mix Style. Methodology    :The More

  Objective: The Present Study has been Performed with the Purpose of Comparative Study Qom’s Participative libraries and Libraries related to Foundation of Public libraries Concerning the Application Level 4p Marketing Mix Style. Methodology    :The methodology of this study is "Survey" descriptive and inferential statistics (T test) has been used for description and analysis data. the Population of the study were included 55 public libraries of qom province, among wich 22 libraries are run as an foundational and 33 libraries to work participative with public libraries foundation .Information has been collected through the check list and visiting, check lists returned by four libraries and Population under study were reduced to 21participative library and 30 foundational libraries .To evaluate the validity of the check list has been utilized by teachers feedback and libraries administrators.Cronbachs alpha has been used to measure reliability that check list had acceptable reliability(0.90). Findings: Results of the study indicated that the product,price, place and promotion of foundational libraries respectively with averages (0.82), (0.72), (1.2), (1.07) than the product,price, place and promotion of participative libraries with averages (0.50), (0.46), (0.77), (0.74) are better. Conclusion: Hypothesis test results indicated that significant different exists betweenaveragesof the three elements product, price and place offoundational and participative libraries but, there is not significant differentbetween averagespromotion. Furthermore, significant different exists between application level 4p marketing mix style in participative and foundational libraries and foundational libraries status concerning the application level 4p marketing mix style with average(53.90) desirable than participative libraries(35.67). The results of this study can provide information that might underlie future planning. Manuscript profile
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  41 - The study of Mazandaran province public libraries managers' views toward the quality of working life and its role in their performance
  samira eslami Abdolreza NorooziChakoli, hajare zaree
  Objectives: This research studies managers' views toward QWLof public libraries in Mazandaran province in Iran and its role in their performance. Methodology: This study is an applied research that has been carried out by the documentary and the survey method. The info More

  Objectives: This research studies managers' views toward QWLof public libraries in Mazandaran province in Iran and its role in their performance. Methodology: This study is an applied research that has been carried out by the documentary and the survey method. The information gathering tool is a questionnaire based on the Walton model that it distributed among the manager of public libraries in Mazandaran after verification of its validity and stability. Then the data has been analyzed by the T-test and Friedman. Findings: The results which are based on the managers’ viewpoints showed the average level of QWL factors were in order of 3.0385 for the social dependency of working life, 2.5231 for integrity and social cohesion, 2.2981 for living overall space, 2.1923 for health and safety environment, 2.1192 for the development of human capabilities, 1.9295 for the law-base organization, 1.8702 for providing growth opportunities and safety and1.4936 for fair and adequate pay and the only factor, the social affiliation of working life is in intermediate level. It also became clear that all known factors of the quality of working life, are effective on the performance of the managers and the factor of the health and safety environment has the most impact and the social affiliation of working life has the least impact on their performance. Conclusions: The results showed that none QWL factors in the Mazandaran public libraries locate in suitable situation and they located in less than intermediate level, except the social affiliation of working life that showed the intermediate level. Also, it became clear that all QWL factors have strong on the manager's performance and the factor of fair and adequate payment and salary has the most impact on their performance after health and safety environment. Then, paying attention to these factors can improve their performance and motivate them to make their duties.   Manuscript profile
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  42 - A survey on the manuscript and lithography status of the cultural center attached to the Foundation of Public Libraries of the Country regarding desired guidelines
  Akram Amiri ahmad shabani H.Hassan Larijani, Larijani ali ghotbi
  Purpose: This research aims at investigating the conditions of manuscript and lithography collections in cultural centers affiliated to public libraries foundation and providing optimal solutions for the existing conditions. Methodology: The research is descriptive-surv More

  Purpose: This research aims at investigating the conditions of manuscript and lithography collections in cultural centers affiliated to public libraries foundation and providing optimal solutions for the existing conditions. Methodology: The research is descriptive-survey study and to collect data questionnaire was used. To determine the validity of the questionnaire the content validity and the reliability was estimated using retest. To analyze the data Excel software was used. The population consists of 27 public libraries which have manuscripts and 25 public libraries which have lithography collections. Findings: There are 5883 volumes of manuscripts and 17029 volumes of lithography in these libraries. There are 51 employees (Associate, BA and Master degree) who work in manuscripts and lithography sections of these libraries along with other duties in various sections. Only 7 percent of the libraries have had In-service courses. Concerning the conservation, heat and light were controlled in 19 percent of libraries and in 11 percent of them humidity has been controlled, and in 11 percent of libraries temperature and humidity control systems were investigated. About 68.74 percent of manuscripts and 52.31 percent of lithography has been cataloged. Only 7 percent of libraries are digitalizing their resources. Considering dissemination, about 80 percent of libraries distribute their manuscripts and lithography manually and they are available only in the libraries. In 88 percent of libraries, For certain individual under special conditions there is availability to access manuscripts and lithography. Considering retrieval, manual cataloging has been used in 76 percent of libraries. Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, the conservation status, management, and dissemination of manuscripts and lithography in public libraries in the country were not in suitable conditions and require authorities’ more effort.  Restoration, digitalizing the content, cataloging and preparation of databases, providing In-service courses, and use of specialists were the most important guidelines.   Manuscript profile
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  43 - Quality assessment of the public libraries services of Ramsar and Tonekabon by using LibQual from the viewpoint of users
  Samaneh Ahmad Moazam mohammad hasanzadeh Sudabeh Shapouri
    Purpose: This study examines the Quality assessment of the public libraries services in public libraries of Ramsar and Tonekabon cities by using LibQual tools from the viewpoint of users. Methodology: In this survey, for collecting data we use LibQual questionn More

    Purpose: This study examines the Quality assessment of the public libraries services in public libraries of Ramsar and Tonekabon cities by using LibQual tools from the viewpoint of users. Methodology: In this survey, for collecting data we use LibQual questionnaires. This questionnaire is standard tool that assess quality service from the viewpoint of users. The statistical sample of this survey is 410 users of public libraries of Ramsar and Tonekabon cities (in study period) and the questionnaires were distributed between them. 382questionnaires were returned and after omitting incomplete questionnaires 365 questionnaires were analyzed. Findings: Findings indicate that the level of service received by users Is more than the minimum level they expect in some more items from the minimum level is expected,but Most of them have not met their expectations.The findings showed that the libraries in the information control are weaker than the other dimensions so that their minimum expectations are also not met in using their resources. their resources are not met minimum Conclusion: In addition To quality assessment of the studied libraries in two cities, there has been also meta-analysis of studies in the field of quality of services in public libraries that have been done in other cities.   Manuscript profile
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  44 - Assessment of service quality at public libraries in Hamadan city based on LibQual
  azameh ansari Seyed Aliakbar Familrouhani Mahmood Moradi
  Purpose: The present research aims to investigate the service quality of public libraries in Hamadan based on LibQual model. Methodology: This is an applied study conducted as a survey. The study population included all the members of Hamedan public libraries. A LibQual More

  Purpose: The present research aims to investigate the service quality of public libraries in Hamadan based on LibQual model. Methodology: This is an applied study conducted as a survey. The study population included all the members of Hamedan public libraries. A LibQual questionnaire is used for data gathering. 375 members formed the sample of the study using Cochran's formulas. Data were analyzed using t test with SPSS software. Findings: Findings indicate that the gap between the minimum level of users’ expectation of library’s services and the one they received among three items, staffs, sources and space in order is 7.11, 7.55, 2.97 and the gap between the maximum level of users’ expectation of library’s services and the one they received among three items, staffs, sources and space in order is -14.16, -50.6, -9.29. Conclusion: The users’ average mark of the quality of libraries’ services is higher than their minimum expectations but there is a meaningful gap between user’s maximum expectations and exact and real level of the libraries’ services. Manuscript profile
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  45 - Study of librarians’ opinion about the role of public libraries in engineering of society’s culture in Tehran
  Shokouh Tafreshi Mehrnaaz Mashhadi
  Purpose:  The purpose of this study is to analyze the public libraries role in society’s cultural engineering covered by - Iran Public Libraries’ Organization (I.. P. L. O.). Methodology: Research method is descriptive. The research community includes More

  Purpose:  The purpose of this study is to analyze the public libraries role in society’s cultural engineering covered by - Iran Public Libraries’ Organization (I.. P. L. O.). Methodology: Research method is descriptive. The research community includes all 117 librarians from 37 public libraries. To gather information the researcher has used questionnaires including 29 questions. The validity of this questionnaire was confirmed by experts and reliability of questionnaire was verified by Cronbach’s alpha. For statistical analysis, Single variable T- test, K square and Friedman test were used. Findings: Results of this research reveal that public libraries role in society’s cultural engineering is more than 50% and also clarifies that between the chosen factors as the cultural role of libraries; the most effective one is libraries’ role in developing knowledge and information among the society. Conclusion: This research is one of the first researches in public libraries to show their role in cultural engineering in society. Manuscript profile
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  46 - Comparison of the viewpoints of the users and the librarians of Tehran public libraries attached to the foundation of public libraries about the quality of the services
  Shokouh Tafreshi Minou Molavi
  Objectives: The objective of this study is to do a survey among library users and librarians regarding to the library’s services in first grade public libraries of Tehran. Methodology: The data gathering for this study is based on LIBQUAL’s questionnaire. T More

  Objectives: The objective of this study is to do a survey among library users and librarians regarding to the library’s services in first grade public libraries of Tehran. Methodology: The data gathering for this study is based on LIBQUAL’s questionnaire. The study conducted among 89 librarians and 40556 library’s users, which 381 person randomly selected. Findings: findings has been shown that the three important libqual’s criteria (service effect, information control, library as a place) have Meaningful differences among librarians and library’s users and none of them have reached the acceptable criteria. In addition, the study shown that the quality of the service is satisfactory in light of the current situation. The female librarians, whom they participated in this survey in compare with their male fellows, believe that user expect is more than the current library’s situation. Also study indicates that service’s effect is more important, than the other libqual’s criteria. Conclusion: Comparison among the ideas of librarians and users about the current library services has shown that librarians have higher satisfaction than users.   Manuscript profile
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  47 - The relationship between social capital and tacit knowledge sharing using Structural Equation Modeling Method (Case study: Public libraries of West Azerbaijan)
  hajar zaree Mehdi Asgharkhani
  Purpose: The aim of this research is proposing the model of relationship between social capital and tacit knowledge sharing and knowledge used in public libraries of West Azerbaijan which covered by national public library institution using Structural equation modeling More

  Purpose: The aim of this research is proposing the model of relationship between social capital and tacit knowledge sharing and knowledge used in public libraries of West Azerbaijan which covered by national public library institution using Structural equation modeling approach. Methodology: The research is a survey and basically scrutinizing the correlation of the research factors. The statistical population of this research is all of the staffs (except workers) who employed in public libraries that covered by national public library institution in west Azerbaijan. In this research, based on knowledge management process, the tacit knowledge sharing, knowledge using and knowledge organizing factors were selected to study. In this study, various methods were used for data analysis. Findings: The favorable status of social capital, tacit knowledge sharing, knowledge using, and knowledge organizing in public libraries of west Azerbaijan is more than middle and there is a significant relation between social capital and tacit knowledge sharing and knowledge using. Conclusion: The outcomes show that social capital is effective in tacit knowledge sharing and knowledge sharing. Also, knowledge organizing has an efficient role in making relation between social capital and tacit knowledge sharing and knowledge using. Manuscript profile
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  48 - A survey on librarians' information literacy rate in public libraries of Tehran, affiliated to the Board of Iranian Public Libraries
  shokouh tafreshi masomeh angorj taghva
  The research aims to do a survey on librarians' information literacy rate in public libraries of Tehran, affiliated to the Board of Iranian Public Libraries. The research is a descriptive survey. For collecting needed information, a questionnaire was prepared and distri More

  The research aims to do a survey on librarians' information literacy rate in public libraries of Tehran, affiliated to the Board of Iranian Public Libraries. The research is a descriptive survey. For collecting needed information, a questionnaire was prepared and distributed among 131 librarians of Public libraries in Tehran.The questionnaires were including 41 closed questions and 1 open question. In order to analyze collected data, using descriptive statistical methods, SPSS software was applied.Research findings showed that 74 percent of personnel are women and only 26 percent are men; 140 computers are specified for librarians and 66 computers for users; there is one computer available for each librarian per capita; software used by all libraries is Namayeh; rate of familiarity with computer courses by librarians is low and librarians need to pass educational courses in this field very much. Also, personnel of the field of librarianship with average of 3/50 have more information literacy compared to personnel of other subjects with average 3/23 and with those who have no university studies with average 2/93.Generally, lack of enough skills in the application of computers, language barriers especially English, and relative familiarity with research tools were the most important obstacles for accessing information resources.Finally, in line with research hypotheses it was found that there is a correlation between study field of librarians and their information literacy, and it was concluded that librarians' information literacy level is intermediate.   Manuscript profile
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  49 - A Review of Current Status and Presenting Proposed Plan for Creating Information Network for all Public Libraries in Iran
  neshaneh pakdaman
  Considering the importance of public libraries and providing information services in these libraries, active communication between these libraries and use of information network will promote their qualitative and quantitative levels of information services. The present More

  Considering the importance of public libraries and providing information services in these libraries, active communication between these libraries and use of information network will promote their qualitative and quantitative levels of information services. The present research also by considering this importance, besides examining information infrastructure of the libraries, tries to propose suggestions for development, reinforcement and creation of active and interactive communication between them. This research consists of three parts. The first part deals with theoretical matters and conceptual foundations of network and networking and outlines some points about network objectives and actions, tasks and role of such networks toward sharing resources, pre-requirements of building network and its topology. Second part of the research reviews the current status of the public libraries. In this section, manpower status, collection development and cataloging, facilities, budgets are surveyed. The results indicated that most libraries do not have specialized manpower, appropriate and sufficient collections, facilities and resources. The third part of this research tries to propose suggestions for improvement of libraries’ condition and providing active and interactive communication between them. For this purpose, a design for creating information network for the examined libraries are proposed with the aim of automating library resources and services including cataloging, digitizing important resources, providing access to the internet, sharing databases such as books, periodicals and other information resources required by the library’s users. Considering the possibilities and limitations of the investigated libraries, the plan has mixed topology. In such a way that some of the network activities such as cataloging, classification, acquisition, document delivery services, current awareness, formulating standards and training are performed centrally by network central core and other services such as abstracting and indexing are performed decentrally with cooperation of the investigated libraries Manuscript profile
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  50 - A survey on the rate of familiarities and usage of Iranian public librarians of Web 2.0 in their workplaces
  Masoomeh Latifi hasan siamian fatemeh zandian
  Objective: Due to the different functionalities of web 2.0 in the information age, offering integrated services and offering library and information services for meeting society information needs, necessitates knowledge and use of practical facilities of web 2.0. This s More

  Objective: Due to the different functionalities of web 2.0 in the information age, offering integrated services and offering library and information services for meeting society information needs, necessitates knowledge and use of practical facilities of web 2.0. This study aimed to assess understanding and using Web 2.0 functionality of Iranian public librarians in the workplace. Methodology: This is a survey-descriptive study; Population includes public librarians (32 provinces of Iran. According to a report by the Department of Human Resources of Iran Public Libraries Foundation, the numbers of librarians in public libraries by the end of 2011 were (4921). 357 librarians were selected by cluster sampling method. For data collection in this study, the researcher made questionnaire was used based on a review of the related literature and other researchers’ Web 2.0 tools. For answering the research questions and hypotheses of descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage) and inferential tests (one-group t test, ANOVA and Duncan's post hoc test) was used. Findings: The results showed that Iranian public librarians Understanding and using Web 2.0 functionality was at low (44 percent) and as well as the use of library facilities and functionalities of Web 2.0 for    getting service to library users were at low (48 percent). The most capabilities of Iranian public libraries were in using E-mail and blog and the least capabilities were in using of flicker and Wiki. Conclusion: The rate of use of Web 2.0  of public librarians in the work was low. Retraining courses, in-service training while serving with the web, encouraging librarians to understand the web and its application in library services are required to be studied. This study can be considered as a new research aspect, specifically has considered Understanding and using Web 2.0 functionality of Iranian public librarians  in the workplace.The results of the survey can help managers and librarians for efficient use of these facilities in the workplace. Manuscript profile
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  51 - A survey about job satisfaction of the librarians of public libraries of Artistic Cultural Organization of Tehran Municipality
  alireza mahmodi
  This study has been conducted to determine the job satisfaction of the librarians of public libraries of Artistic Cultural Organization of Tehran Municipality in 2008-2009 (1387). The research method is survey and the desire information is gathered by questionnaire. The More

  This study has been conducted to determine the job satisfaction of the librarians of public libraries of Artistic Cultural Organization of Tehran Municipality in 2008-2009 (1387). The research method is survey and the desire information is gathered by questionnaire. The research society includes 213 librarians consisting 148 women and 65 men. The information is analyzed by Excel. The results show that the level of satisfaction from educational, research and job promotion perspective is less than average, while the other indicators like welfare facilities, human relation, job security, social position, policies of management and job nature how been higher than average. Therefore, the research hypothesis is confirmed.   Manuscript profile
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  52 - The survey of status of study among Sarpol E-Zahab’s public libraries and analysis of motivational and preventive reason’s to study
  Masoud Mohammadi Javad Ghazi Mirsaeid Komeil Kolbdinejad Bagher Pahlevanzadeh Babak Rastgarimehr
  Purpose: The purpose of this study is survey of status of study among Sarpol E-Zahab’s public libraries and analysis of motivational and preventive reason’s to study. Methodology: This is a survey and applied study. The study population was the users of the More

  Purpose: The purpose of this study is survey of status of study among Sarpol E-Zahab’s public libraries and analysis of motivational and preventive reason’s to study. Methodology: This is a survey and applied study. The study population was the users of the Sarpol-E-Zahab’s public libraries. By using Cochran formula sample size earned was 150 library users. Data were collected using a questionnaire which its validity and reliability have been confirmed. Data were analyzed using analytical statistics and SPSS 20. Findings: There is a relationship between variable of study rate and variables of type of job, entertainments, study’s motivation, method of preparation of book, income rate and payment for book. In contrast, no correlation between the variables study rate and variables of Gender, marital status, age, education level and the price of the book was not seen. Also among the motivational factors, the family has most important role and increased media, including TV and internet ... is the main deterrent to the study. Conclusion: The rate of the population study is in average condition. According to young spectrum user, attention to proportional needs with population can increase motivational factors to study. Manuscript profile
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  53 - Improving peripheral services in Isfahan public libraries from the views of users based on demographic factors
  Ebrahim Mollaee Ahmad Shabani Roghayeh Rezaei Aderyani
  Purpose: This research aimedatimproving peripheral services in public libraries of Isfahan province from the views of users based on demographic factors. Methodology: The research method is descriptive survey. The research data were collected by a questionnaire devel More

  Purpose: This research aimedatimproving peripheral services in public libraries of Isfahan province from the views of users based on demographic factors. Methodology: The research method is descriptive survey. The research data were collected by a questionnaire developed based on IFLA and UNESCO guidelines. The population included all the members (210000) of the public libraries located in five regions of the province. A population size of 459 individuals was selected using a cluster sampling. Findings: Among the demographic characteristics, gender differences have been observed between mean components scores improved public library services in the province were no significant. The only difference observed between marital status scores were significant component library outreach services. Based on age and education level and employment status of each component in the improvement of public library service were significant. Based on years of using the library services of library services in library outside services of library services and storytelling events there is a significant difference among public libraries in Isfahan. Conclusion: Men and women share similar opinions expressed relative to the research questions. With regard to demographic factors, education level, users at all levels of school expressed positive comments regarding the three components of peripheral services.         Manuscript profile
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  54 - The relationship between organizational culture and librarians' creativity at public and university libraries in the Kermanshah
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  Purpose: It aims to examine the relationship between organizational culture and creativity of librarians in public and university libraries in Kermanshah. Methodology: For measuring each variables of the research, it posed two questions. The population of this study co More

  Purpose: It aims to examine the relationship between organizational culture and creativity of librarians in public and university libraries in Kermanshah. Methodology: For measuring each variables of the research, it posed two questions. The population of this study consisted of 131 public and university librarians in Kermanshah. According to Krejcie Morgan's table, 98 people were selected as the sample size. Findings: Organizational culture of public and university libraries in the Kermanshah is more than average level. There is a significant relationship between two aspects of organizational culture (Adaptability and Consistency) and creativity of librarians. But, there is no significant relationship between two other aspects of organizational culture (Involvement and Mission) and creativity of librarians. Conclusion: The organizational culture as a facilitator and motivator has a direct relation with creativity of librarians. It is concluded that there is a significant relationship between organizational culture and the librarians' creativity. As a result, organizational culture can lead to creativity in people. Manuscript profile
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  55 - The impact of the on- service training on job skills of public libraries' staff of Tabriz
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  Purpose: this research examines the impact of on-service training on job skills of public libraries' staff in Tabriz and Variables affecting on it. Methodology: descriptive survey method was used. Required data has been collected through questionnaire with using Likert More

  Purpose: this research examines the impact of on-service training on job skills of public libraries' staff in Tabriz and Variables affecting on it. Methodology: descriptive survey method was used. Required data has been collected through questionnaire with using Likert scale. There have been some hypotheses which have been designed on the basis of existing variables. Also interviews, office regulations, phone reports, and visiting public libraries in Tabrizand Major offices of public libraries of the East Azarbayjan were considered. Statistical society in this survey includes all staff of 18 public libraries which have completed their on-service training. 96 questionnaires were distributed among staff and after completion, only 50 of them were usable which were analyzed using Excel 2007 and SPSS17. Findings: From total number of respondents 56% of respondents agreed with the analysis of labor issues, 38% of them agreed with the opportunities and facilities are used properly, 60% of respondents agreed to increase staff skills in providing services, 48% of them agree with the initiative, 50% of agreed with the increased interest in respect of employee services, 44% of respondents agreed with the staff in decision making and accelerate, 48% believed on- service training should be based on solving the real problems inside the libraries. Conclusion: According to the results of T-test, the hypothesis of this study (The by on-service training increases job skills.) the hypothesis was confirmed.   Manuscript profile
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  56 - Relationship between organizational factors and librarians’ productivity of the public libraries in Hamedan province
  Kobra Vanaeyan mahdi mohammadi Farnoosh Azimi-Khabbazan
  Purpose: This study examined the relationship between organizational factors and librarians’ productivity of the public libraries in Hamedan province, according to the model of Richard E. Kopelman’s organizational factors. Methodology: This applied research More

  Purpose: This study examined the relationship between organizational factors and librarians’ productivity of the public libraries in Hamedan province, according to the model of Richard E. Kopelman’s organizational factors. Methodology: This applied research was done using a survey method. Two researcher-made questionnaires ‘organizational factors’ and ‘productivity’ were instrument for gathering data. Statistical population was consisted of all public librarians at Hamedan province to 127 people and ultimately 97 questionnaires were collected. The data analysis took place by means of SPSS16 statistical software at the level of descriptive and inferential statistical (Pearson’s Correlation Test, Analysis of variance test (ANOVA)). Findings: The results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between organizational factors and the productivity of librarians at (P<0/01(, There are no significant differences both between women's and men's librarian of productivity and between Education (Librarianship and non Librarianship) and the productivity of librarians at (P<0/05(, while there is significant difference between the productivity of librarians and degree of education at (P<0/05(. Conclusion: Improving organizational factors increases the productivity of librarians. We need to take an action to strengthen organizational factors in the public libraries in Hamedan province. Manuscript profile
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  57 - The relationship between gender and job satisfaction with creativity of librarians in the public libraries of Markazi province
  Yaghoub Norouzi Ali Camarlo
    Purpose: The recent study was done in order to distinguish the relationship between gender and job satisfaction with creativity of librarians in the public libraries of Markazi province. Methodology: The methodology of his research was co relationship survey. F More

    Purpose: The recent study was done in order to distinguish the relationship between gender and job satisfaction with creativity of librarians in the public libraries of Markazi province. Methodology: The methodology of his research was co relationship survey. For data collecting, two questionnaires concerning job satisfaction and Trones creativity performed among the librarians. In order to analyze and assess the data descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correspondence index and T-test for two independent groups) were used. Findings: The study included all librarians working in the Markazi province, from which, 70 people(34 men, 36 women) have been chosen randomly. By analyzing the data following results were found: There is a meaningful correspondence between creativity and job satisfaction in the public libraries of Markazi province. But regarding the creativity among male and female librarians there is a meaningful difference that is; female librarians are more creative than the male ones. Also according to the research hypothesis, there is not any difference between the two groups of subjects, regarding job satisfaction. Considering job satisfaction and creativity there is a positive and remarkable correspondence among female librarians, but this is not the case for male librarians. Manuscript profile
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  58 - The Availability of Necessary Context for Developing Creativity among Librarians in Kohkiloye and Boyerahmad Province Based on the Oldham Model
  Razieh Darabi Arokhlo Mohammad Rahim Rasouli Azad Zahed Bigdeli
    Abstract The purpose of this research was to investigate the availability of the necessary context to develop creativity among librarians in public libraries of Kohkiloye and Boyerahmad province based on Oldham Model. The study also provides solutions for the d More

    Abstract The purpose of this research was to investigate the availability of the necessary context to develop creativity among librarians in public libraries of Kohkiloye and Boyerahmad province based on Oldham Model. The study also provides solutions for the development and growth of creativity in them. Measuring research method and data collection tools of questionnaire are based on the Oldham's model of creative ideas. The population was included all librarians of public libraries of Kohkiloye and Boyerahmad province who were all selected as members of the sample (82 persons). The data provided by research were analyzed by the way of descriptive statistics. Data were analyzed using the SPSS 16 software.‌ To carry out statistical analyses, one-sample t-test and the Spearman's correlation test were used. Based on findings of research, the positive spiritual and mental status under the influence of work context and tendency to supplying and sharing creative ideas were average with mean index of 2.92 and 3.01 respectively and there weren’t significant difference. But the positive spiritual and mental status  affected by non-working contexts with the mean of 3.66 , the individual differences in terms of employment with the mean of 3.88, the individual differences in terms of  employment with the mean of 3.29 were higher than medium and there were significant difference. Also, the results showed that the underlying context for developing creativity among librarians in public libraries of Kohkiloye and Boyerahmad province with the mean index of 3.23 was  higher than average and there was significant difference Manuscript profile
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  59 - relationship between organizational learning and librarian empowerment of public libraries in Markazi Province
  safar Moradininia Mansour Torkiantabar tahereh hasommi
  The present research is conducted to study the relationship between organizational learning and librarian empowerment of public libraries in Markazi Province. This is a descriptive survey. Research statistical population included 146 librarians of public libraries in Ma More

  The present research is conducted to study the relationship between organizational learning and librarian empowerment of public libraries in Markazi Province. This is a descriptive survey. Research statistical population included 146 librarians of public libraries in Markazi province working at 12 offices and 1 management unit. Due to limited statistical population, all (146) individuals were investigated without sampling. Research data were collected using through a demographic questionnaire, Spritzer's psychological empowerment questionnaire, and Nife's Organizational Learning Questionnaire. Research results showed that there is a strong positive relationship between five empowerment components and organizational learning. The significant relationship between job and organizational learning was 0.937; it equaled 0.934 for the relationship between competence and organizational learning. The relationship between independence and organizational learning was measured r=0.924; the relationship between effectiveness and organizational learning was obtained 0.953. And finally, the relationship between trust in colleagues and organizational learning was 0.964.   Manuscript profile
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  60 - Comparative study of social health among user and non-user youth in libraries affiliated with Iran Public Libraries Foundation (Case study: Public libraries in 5th District of Tehran)
  Leila Akhondi Nadjla Hariri Mohammad Rahim Rasouli Azad
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the comparative study of social health among young and inactive youth in libraries affiliated to the Public Libraries of Iran (Case Study: Tehran Public Libraries District 5). The research is applied in terms of type, survey- More

  The purpose of this study was to investigate the comparative study of social health among young and inactive youth in libraries affiliated to the Public Libraries of Iran (Case Study: Tehran Public Libraries District 5). The research is applied in terms of type, survey-descriptive, and correlative in terms of purpose. The statistical population of this study included all young and inactive youth in public libraries in 5th district of Tehran. Using Cochran formula, according to the number of young people aged 18 to 25, out of 1638 young people using these libraries, 342 individuals were selected as sample, out of which 303 questionnaires were completed correctly. 281 questionnaires were filled in randomly to collect social health data of youth with disabilities. The data collection tool was Keyes Social Health Questionnaire (2003). Descriptive and inferential statistics (Spearman's test, Levin test, Kruskal Wallis test, t-student test and ANOVA test) were used for data analysis. In general, the results showed a positive and significant relationship between social health and public library use. Also, there was week but positive relationship between gender, marital status, and employment status, in young users and nonusers youth in using public libraries. Also results showed that there are not any relation between age and degree of education in young users and non users of public libraries of tehran 5th district. Manuscript profile
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  61 - Investigating the impact of public libraries on social development
  Robab AzizKhani Fereshteh Sepehr Zohreh Mir Hoseini Saeid Ghafari
  The current research is cross-sectional in terms of its practical purpose, the nature of the current research is a descriptive correlation type that has been carried out quantitatively, according to the theoretical foundations for measuring social justice, the obtained More

  The current research is cross-sectional in terms of its practical purpose, the nature of the current research is a descriptive correlation type that has been carried out quantitatively, according to the theoretical foundations for measuring social justice, the obtained components and sub-criteria for each of the criteria. A 5-point Likert scale was developed. In order to measure social justice from librarians' point of view, a questionnaire was designed with three dimensions: appearance, content and literary dimensions. The items of this variable were also designed based on a 5-point Likert scale. The validity of the questionnaire was measured through content and form validity and its reliability was also measured with Cronbach's alpha of 83%. The analysis of research findings has been done using SPSS version 23 statistical software, and Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression and path analysis tests were also used to test the hypotheses. The statistical population of the research is the total number of public libraries across the country, which are divided into five parts: north, south, west, east and center, based on the population in the north 1334 people, south 1276 people, east 1565 people, west 1095 and There are 1,981 centers with a total of 7,251 people, and since we are dealing with a large statistical population, 479 people were selected as cluster sampling using Morgan's table. In this research, the final questionnaire was provided to 30 librarians, which was obtained as described in the table and shows the appropriate reliability of the tool. Manuscript profile