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        1 - Optimizing the provision of archival material services based on the design and application of the book locator tool
        Reza Ahmadi Zamani Zohreh Mirhosseini
        Objective: "To investigate the optimization of the provision of archival material services based on the design and application of the book locator tool, in order to facilitate the restoration and accurate arrangement of resources. The existence of issues and problems in More
        Objective: "To investigate the optimization of the provision of archival material services based on the design and application of the book locator tool, in order to facilitate the restoration and accurate arrangement of resources. The existence of issues and problems in the archive of documents and documents, such as: confusion; depreciation; the disappearance of archival materials; Moving and misplacing; The accuracy in returning the sources and other things was investigated and led to the invention of the "book locator tool".Methodology: It is a semi- experimental method and a type of applied and fundamental research. The statistical population of the research included 10 libraries in Tehran, which have several characteristics in common. In this research, it was done by distributing "pre-test" and "post-test" questionnaires among 50 employees working in the repository and archive of the target community. number of fifty "book locator tools" were made and tested for two months, then the frequency distribution was done and analyzed using Excel and EPSS software.Results: The results showed that by replacing the "book locator tool" the problem of confusion of other sources has been solved by 96%. More than 71% of the sample people consider the use of "new device" to be effective in reducing the depreciation of archival materials. More than 87% have stated that by testing the proxy device, it is fast and takes less time (between 30 and 60 seconds). According to 98% of the people in the group, using the locator tool, the amount of "displacement and misarrangement" of archival materials was resolved when restoring and arranging. And 96% have seen the "flashing light" of the locator on the shelf, which has caused the attention of librarians to be attracted quickly and has also been effective in saving time.Conclusion: The results of the research showed that 100% of the studied libraries are without tools and devices such as "Book Locator" and the sorting of documents is done by the employees and librarians working in the archive. 90% of the people in the sample have evaluated the use of the "book locator tool" useful, which indicates the efficiency of the replacement device. Accordingly, it can be used generally for all libraries.  Manuscript profile
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        2 - Evaluating Users' Views On The Quality Of Hosseinieh Ershad Public Library Services In Order To Implement Platform Thinking
        Mehrnaz Khorasanchi Tayebeh Shahmirzadi
        Objective: Library users will be willing to participate in library activities if they receive appropriate services. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the views of users about the quality of Hosseinieh Ershad Public Library services in order to implement platform More
        Objective: Library users will be willing to participate in library activities if they receive appropriate services. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the views of users about the quality of Hosseinieh Ershad Public Library services in order to implement platform thinking.Methodology: The present research is applied in terms of purpose and type and descriptive in terms of data collection method. The statistical population consisted of 900 active members of the library. Based on Krejcie and Morgan table, 269 people were selected as a sample based on stratified random sampling and 241 standard Libqual questionnaires were collected and evaluated. SPSS22 statistical software was used for data analysis..Results: According to the research findings, the lowest average level of satisfaction in three dimensions (effect of services, information control and library as a place) related to the items "attention to the client" with 7.47, " Having a library website that allows me to locate information personally " with 6.79 and "a suitable place for study, learning and research" with  6.31 and the highest average of satisfaction related to the item " existence of employees who are always polite" with 8.23, "convenience recovery tools that allow me to personally resources and "Find the information I am looking for" with 7.31 and "library space that encourages reading and learning" and "space for mass communication and group learning" with 7.32 out of 9 points.Conclusion: The results of service quality evaluation showed that the average of public library services of Hosseinieh Ershad in all three dimensions (impact of services, information control and library as a place) was not negative in terms of "excellence gap" or "service satisfaction". To this end, it is possible to plan for the implementation of a platform thinking in which stakeholder satisfaction with the quality of library services is of paramount importance. Manuscript profile
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        3 - The Study Measure Acquaintance and Used Students Graduate of the Veterinary Medicine College, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, of Vancouver Style in citation of the proposal writing
        zahra rezazadeh
        Objective: The main objective of this study was to measure the level of acquaintance and usage of Vancouver style in codifying proposals among graduate students of Veterinary Medicine at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. Additionally, it aimed to measure their level of ac More
        Objective: The main objective of this study was to measure the level of acquaintance and usage of Vancouver style in codifying proposals among graduate students of Veterinary Medicine at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. Additionally, it aimed to measure their level of acquaintance and usage in different disciplines such as basic sciences, pathobiology, clinical sciences, health, and food.Methodology: This was an applied survey study, where data collection tools included a researcher-made questionnaire based on a literature review and the Kahn Proposal Assessment Checklist. The sample consisted of 265 postgraduate and PhD students from the Veterinary Medicine college who were selected using non-proportional stratified sampling. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.Results: There is a significant difference between the degree of familiarity of graduate students with the elements related to the formulation of the proposal of the Vancouver style in different academic trends of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Basic Sciences, Pathobiology, Clinical Sciences, Food and Aquatic Health). There is a significant difference related to the compilation of the proposal of the Vancouver style book in the master's degree / general doctorate and specialized doctorate. There is a significant difference between graduate students' use of the elements related to the proposal development of the Vancouver Vancouver style in different academic disciplines (Basic Sciences, Pathobiology, Clinical Sciences, Food and Aquatic Health). According to Vancouver's style s, there is a significant difference between master's degree / Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Ph.D.Conclusion: Postgraduate students should use the elements of the Vancouver style, but their average score indicates that they did not have a favorable situation in using the elements of the Vancouver style. The results of this research can lead to the awareness of scientific groups and library about the quality level of theses in terms of scientific writing.  Manuscript profile
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        5 - Identifying the Thematic Relationships between the Resources Used By the Users of the Regional Science and Technology Information Center Using the Text Mining Technique
        Khojasteh Shabani asefe asemi
        Objective: The main purpose of the present research was to investigate thematic relationships in the topics of resources used by RICeST users, using text mining techniques. Therefore, it has been attempted to reflect how the thematic relationships are in the information More
        Objective: The main purpose of the present research was to investigate thematic relationships in the topics of resources used by RICeST users, using text mining techniques. Therefore, it has been attempted to reflect how the thematic relationships are in the information resources of users in the RICeST Center, in order to gain access to the required materials through understanding the behavior and feelings of users and clients.Methodology: The research method was based on text mining, which refers to data mining on the text, and text analysis in order to extract quality information from the text. Information access to the full text of articles in scientific-research, scientific-promotional journals, collections of scientific conference and conference articles, English and Persian books formed the statistical population of the research, and all the data obtained from the reporting by RICeST were checked using the census method. Data analysis and text analysis was done by Vianet software, and Python software was used to clean and normalize the data.Results: In order to determine the main view of the most used topics by RICeST users, based on the findings from the obtained data, 21 frequent words (used more than 2000 times in the RICeST database in a two-year interval 2018/02/08 – 2020/02/08).Conclusion: the conclusion was based on the fact that the compilation of the research in the collection of electronic resources of information databases and foresight in the future of this category of resources is useful to the managers of information centers and their users. Manuscript profile
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        6 - Providing A Model For Employee Knowledge Management With An Organizational Learning Approach (Case Study Of Tehran Municipality)
        pejman salehi bijan solimanpour
        Objective: The purpose of this research is to provide a new model for knowledge management in a case study of Tehran Municipality.Methodology: This is an applied research that was conducted in a combined (qualitative-quantitative) method. statistical population of emplo More
        Objective: The purpose of this research is to provide a new model for knowledge management in a case study of Tehran Municipality.Methodology: This is an applied research that was conducted in a combined (qualitative-quantitative) method. statistical population of employees with a bachelor's degree or higher in Tehran Municipality and its affiliated companies and organizations were studied. The statistical sample included 379 academic and organizational experts working in Tehran municipality in 2021, who were selected using systematic random sampling.Results: Based on the results of this research, some of the important components of presenting a new model for knowledge management of Tehran municipality employees with an organizational learning approach are human resources and management, organizational strategy and structure, information technology, knowledge processes, organizational processes and organizational culture. Also, some other research findings indicate that the average score of each of these mentioned components in Tehran municipality was lower than average. Also, some other research findings indicate that the average score of each of these components in Tehran municipality was lower than average.Conclusion: The present research has presented and tested a model that has expressed the role of the key variables of knowledge and learning, which were only partially and independently paid attention to in previous researches. In order to implement knowledge management in Tehran municipality with the organizational learning approach, the determination of determined components such as human resources and management, strategy and organizational structure, information technology, knowledge processes, etc. should be considered. Manuscript profile
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        7 - 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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        8 - The Role Of Knowledge Management In The Strategy Of The Higher Education Environment (A Case Study Of Payam Noor Bushehr Universities)
        saeed ghaffari masood bakhtiari shaesteh molazadeh rodbarian
        Objectives: The aim of this research is to investigate the role of knowledge management in the strategy of higher education environment (case study of Payam Nour Bushehr universities).Methodology: This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical i More
        Objectives: The aim of this research is to investigate the role of knowledge management in the strategy of higher education environment (case study of Payam Nour Bushehr universities).Methodology: This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of method with a survey approach. The statistical population includes 167 employees and managers of Payam Noor universities in Bushehr province. Data collection was based on standard questionnaires and descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used in data analysis. The extracted data were entered into an Excel spreadsheet and then entered into LISREL software for analysis. Data analysis was done by Pearson's correlation coefficient test and regression analysis.Results: The findings of the research showed that knowledge management with the mediating role of organizational culture has an effect on the strategy of the higher education environment of Payam Noor Bushehr Universities, and knowledge management with the mediating role of technology has an effect on the strategy of the higher education environment of Payam Noor Bushehr Universities.Conclusion: Another result of this research is that knowledge management with the mediating role of performance management has a significant impact on the strategy of the higher education environment of Payam Noor Bushehr Universities. Manuscript profile
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        9 - 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