Faramarz soheili; Minoosh Ezati; Ali Akbar Khasseh
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Purpose: In this study, comparative comparisons between Simorgh and Mirase Jam-E Jam software have been made and the features and performances of these two software have been described in the IRIB organization.Research method: The present study is of applied variety, and has been done with survey method ...
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Purpose: In this study, comparative comparisons between Simorgh and Mirase Jam-E Jam software have been made and the features and performances of these two software have been described in the IRIB organization.Research method: The present study is of applied variety, and has been done with survey method and an evaluation method has been used to analyze the obtained data.Findings: The findings of this research showed that in the eleven criteria which considered in this study (including; Software technical section, Data input and output standards section, Search section, save and restore, To register and login information, Help Section, reporting section, Security section, metadata standards section, operating system limitations, user interface section) the Mirase Jam-E Jam software is superior to the Simorgh software in six criteria.However, the Simorgh software is also superior in data input and output sectors, search, and save and restore, Help and ultimately in the user interface as compared to the Mirase Jam-E Jam software. In a general comparison, based on all the criteria, the Mirase Jam-E Jam software has superiority with acquiring 53.08 over the Simorgh software with 46.55.Conclusion: The results of this study showed that both software require major revisions. Although the Mirase Jam-e Jam software is superior, but important parts need to be revision to be more consistent with archival resources.
Ali Akbar Khasseh; laila zamani; Faramarz soheili
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Purpose: This paper aims to evaluate the quality of services provided by mobile websites of Iranian academic libraries.Research method: This research uses a quantitative content analysis methodology. In this research, using a purposive sample, 20 top universities affiliated to the Ministry of Science ...
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Purpose: This paper aims to evaluate the quality of services provided by mobile websites of Iranian academic libraries.Research method: This research uses a quantitative content analysis methodology. In this research, using a purposive sample, 20 top universities affiliated to the Ministry of Science Research and Technology (MSRT), and 20 top Islamic Azad Universities (IAU) listed in ISC have been chosen. Data gathering tool is a standard checklist by Torres-Pérez (2016) which evaluates the quality of services. Findings: The results indicated that the quality of services in mobile websites of MSRT is higher than average, and IAU’s are lower than average. In the ranking of service quality, Tehran University, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, and University of Mazandaran acquired highest scores. Also, the results revealed that there is no correlation between rankings based on the quality of academic libraries' services and their university ranking in the ISC.Conclusion: Considering the wide range of users, it seems that paying attention to the quality of services in the design of the mobile website of academic libraries makes it easier for users to visit it, use more library services, and eventually increase the efficiency of library services.
Nosrat Riahinia; Abdolrahim Navehebrahim
Volume 4, Vol.3, No.10 , October 2012, , Pages 1-18
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Aim: This research paper aims at evaluating and assessing the university library managers’ performance.
Method: The research follows a descriptive method and uses a researcher-made questionnaire for collecting data from library staffs. The statistical population included all 100 Tehran universities' ...
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Aim: This research paper aims at evaluating and assessing the university library managers’ performance.
Method: The research follows a descriptive method and uses a researcher-made questionnaire for collecting data from library staffs. The statistical population included all 100 Tehran universities' library staffs (approximatly100 staffs). By a simple random sampling method 70 library staffs affiliated to University of Tehran, Tarbiat Moallem University, Tarbiat Modares University, Elmo-Sanat University, Alzahra University, Alame Tabatabaei University, Shahid Beheshti University, and Amirkabir University were selected.
Findings: The findings showed that the library managers who were LIS experts with LIS degrees, or had deputies with LIS degrees, were more successful in their roles. The paper presents some implications and suggestions are presented for future research.
Conclusion: It could be concluded that today’s libraries, in a fast moving track towards digitization, need managers who possess knowledge of, and be aware of, the latest technologies as well as library software; and more importantly, they should have sufficient knowledge of management as well.
Zahed Bigdeli; Simin Momenzadeh
Volume 3, Vol.3, No.7 , April 2011, , Pages 103-126
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This study attempted to evaluate hospital libraries in Khuzestan province against the standards issued by Medical Library Association (MLA 2007) of America. The data was collected through a checklist.The results showed that none of the 17 hospitals studied could be considered "standard" with the MLA ...
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This study attempted to evaluate hospital libraries in Khuzestan province against the standards issued by Medical Library Association (MLA 2007) of America. The data was collected through a checklist.The results showed that none of the 17 hospitals studied could be considered "standard" with the MLA Standards. Libraries suffered non-librarian managers and almost all were in need of specialist librarians or professional staff, and consulting librarians. Approximately 71% of the libraries are connected to the Internet, however, only 41.9% of the libraries have access to electronic journals. None of the libraries works 24 hours a day, and mostly work 6-8 hours daily. The results also showed that the most frequent services were publishing "Library News" and "What's New in the Library"; on the other hand, publishing "subject bibliographies" and holding "conferences, seminars, etc." were the least library/information services offered. 29.4 % of hospital libraries have buildings exclusively pre-planned for library, and 76.5% of them did not have enough space and facilities for work stations and other new information technology equipment. None of the libraries enjoys having online public-access catalog (OPAC). Most of the libraries are subscribed to MEDLINE (47%), whereas subscription to EXCERPTA MEDICA database with 11.8% stands on the lowest step of the ladder.
