Saiede khalilian; Mitra Pashootanizadeh
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Background and Objectives: The library is a repository of knowledge and a dynamic social institution, an indispensable resource center for reliable information and meant to preserve the recorded knowledge of man for use.one of the public library missions is helping young adults in accomplishing ...
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Background and Objectives: The library is a repository of knowledge and a dynamic social institution, an indispensable resource center for reliable information and meant to preserve the recorded knowledge of man for use.one of the public library missions is helping young adults in accomplishing an effective transition from childhood to adulthood through offering access to information resources, as well as making an environment that satisfies the specific needs of young adults for intellectual, emotional, and social development .Use of public library services has become an imperative concern in recent times. There is no doubt that library services and various media influence the degree in which the services are used and it has been found to be an important factor that affects the use or non-use of library services. Therefore, the objective of this project was to identify the effect of library services and various media to attract teenagers into the public libraries in Isfahan cities.
Methodology: The current research was an applied study in terms of the purpose and in terms of collecting information "descriptive- survey”; it was conducted through a survey. Before finalizing the questionnaire, its content validity was established by review of faculty members of library and information science at the University of Isfahan. Further, the reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed via “Cronbach's Alpha” in the pilot test with 0.920 in variable library services and 0.727 in variable various media. The research population consisted of library members of the Iran public libraries foundation in the city of Isfahan, who were aged between 12 to 16 years old. A total of 920 individuals who met the inclusion criteria were members of the public libraries in Isfahan. Sample participants were chosen by stratified random sampling. Also, according to Cochran’s sampling size formula, the sample size was calculated, 270 persons. The return rate of the questionnaires was 85.93% and a total of 232 questionnaires were analyzed. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 18.
Findings: Findings indicate that based on advice teens in regard to the various library services on attracting teenagers into the public library the "answering the research questions students" and “Make fun the library space “To arrange in rank, the first and second placed and then "Storytelling and Drama" was in the last place. Based on advice teens in regard to the various media on attracting teenagers into the public library the "television" was most effective media to attract teenagers to the library and the "newspaper" was in the last place, and there is a direct relationship between use of public libraries during a month and viewing TV during a day. Also, public library usage among teenagers is unrelated gender, age, GPA and mother's job, however public library use is related to parents’ education, father's job, area location life and type of school.
Discussion: It found that the young adults well understand the necessity of public libraries, therefore, the public libraries can play an important role in the young adults’ life and it is necessary that they improve their services and it is necessary for the public libraries’ managers and authorities to use strategies for information, diversification, and innovations in these services. Since the " answering the research questions students" were the most important reasons for using public libraries by the young people, these factors must be improved in the libraries to both increases the service level of libraries and encourage the young people to attend the libraries. Considering the existence of abundant educational resources and their high cost, and the families’ problem for buying these resources, public libraries are considered as a suitable place for providing the resources. Furthermore, more cooperation between libraries and schools is essentials. Librarians can select the appropriate books and resources with the help of teachers. Also, creating a suitable environment for studying in the library and other facilities such as computers and Internet would cause that more young people come and use public libraries. Moreover, the result indicated that the area location life (socioeconomic and cultural status) has some effect on the use of libraries by young people, Therefore, it is necessary for the public libraries to regard special facilities for the socioeconomically and culturally disadvantaged students so that through which the library can attract these young people to the library, for example, to provide facilities for borrowing more books, Free membership and etc. Regarding the impact of cultural status of families on using the public libraries, schools and other social institutions must institutionalize the culture of studying and reading books altogether to families. In addition, it is essential for mass media to have purposeful and continuous activities to improve the families’ knowledge level and the culture of study and to provide the programs for achieving these purposes. Since the “TV" was the most important media for attract young adult to public libraries, therefore the use of TV to advertise the services of the public library should also increase and encourage the young people to attend the libraries.
Saeedeh Khalilian; Asefeh Asemi
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Background and Objectives: The purpose of the study was the possibility of using an expert system decision based on the MCDM techniques to help in the retrieval and selection of resource information in IRANDOC. The main problem of the current study was that end-users do not have the same knowledge ...
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Background and Objectives: The purpose of the study was the possibility of using an expert system decision based on the MCDM techniques to help in the retrieval and selection of resource information in IRANDOC. The main problem of the current study was that end-users do not have the same knowledge and experience in familiarizing them with databases and subject-specific skills. Also, users are faced with Persian language problems and errors instructions for information retrieval. On the other hand, the large amount of information retrieved will cause confusion and waste of time for users. Therefore, the best solution is to use a decision making system. This research attempted to feasibility of using the decision-making expert sub-system in the IRANDOC database. Methodology: In this research was used a descriptive-survey method. To collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire was used in part of the research. In the first stage, scientific literature were reviewed and were identified the criteria for assessing and selecting information resources in IRANDOC. Then expert opinions were received about the identified criteria and were finalized them. In the next step, these criteria were placed in the questionnaire to evaluate them. The questionnaire was sent electronically to PhD students in the field of Knowledge and Information Science in Iran. They were asked to score points from 1 to 9 based on a two-by-one preferential judgment. The number 9 had the highest score and the number 1 had the lowest score. Next, an open interview was conducted with the seniors of IRANDOC database to answer the last sub-question of the research. The researcher called on IRANDOC experts to use the experience of technical experts and to use their ideas and ideas. First, the explanations given on the subject under study. Then they were asked about the possibility of joining the expert sub-system to retrieve information resources with a fuzzy approach on IRANDOC. Finally, the data was analyzed by AHP method & Excel software was used for the calculation, drawing charts and graphs. Findings: It is found that Ranking Criterions Based on AHP method as follows: up to date the Prefer 0.196429, Documentary the Prefer 0.173154, Output status the Prefer 0.1164145 & Value and quality of resources the Prefer 0.0270342 was respectively in First to fourth Priority Also Specialist database was predicted possible the link decision based on fuzzy MCDM techniques to help in the retrieval and selection of resource information. There are certain criteria for choosing printed information sources that are responsible for making decisions based on these criteria. There are some differences in the selection of Internet and digital information resources. The easy dissemination of information and the large amount of information resources in information systems has created a variety and access to information for users. IRANDOC also has a web-based information system. Many Persian science information resources are available through the Web. Users are confronted with a lot of problems in IRANDOC when they retrieve information resources related to their information needs. They need to the intelligent tools that help them retrieve and select the information resources. In this research, the criteria were identified and prioritized based on the MCDM fuzzy technique. According to the findings, these criteria were categorized into four categories: the value and quality of information resources; the status of the output of information resources; the timeliness of information resources; and the documentation of information resources. They were measured and prioritized with AHP technique. The findings showed that the availability of information resources was first priority given the results with a preference of 0.196429. Then documentary information resources with 0.173154 preferences of 0.1164145 and the value and quality of the information source with 0.0270342 preference were placed in the second, third and fourth priorities, respectively. Discussion:It was concluded that according to the criteria studied, "timeliness of information resources" has a role in data retrieval. Subsequently, the criteria for documenting, the status of output, and then the value and quality of information resources in selecting and retrieving information resources are prioritized. According to the findings of the research, 10 sub criteria were selected for information retrieval. These ten criteria include credibility of the information resources, the reliability of the information resource, the quality of the information retrieved, the type of retrieved information format, the availability of full text information resources, the language of the information resources, the type of information retrieved (book, article, etc.).The date of publication / release date of information resources, information resources, statistics of citation reports of information resources. In prioritizing these criteria using the AHP technique, the "update of information source" ranked first in the "source of information source" in the second place and the "statistics of citation reports of the source of information" ranked third. It was concluded that the most important factor in selecting of information resource in information retrieval is the up-to-date resource. Perhaps the reason for this conclusion is that today information has become a fundamental human need. The advancement of human civilization depends on the use of information at a convenient time and place. Researchers are trying to access the new and up-to-date information of the world and be able to compete with their rivals. They are always looking for the latest information resources. Therefore, it is imperative that the databases provide users with the facilities and the best resources available to users. IRANDOC can use an expert system for retrieve and select information resources. To achieve this aim, it should go a long way in to join an expert ideal system.
