Volume 1, Issue 2 , November 2009, , Pages 1-3
Volume 4, Vol.3, No.9 , April 2012, , Pages 1-20
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Aim: The research conducted on citation behaviors show that whatever the number of citations an article receives in the first publication year, more is expected in the years after. The present research aims at exploring a distinct explanation for this phenomenon based on Citing Conformity factor.
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Aim: The research conducted on citation behaviors show that whatever the number of citations an article receives in the first publication year, more is expected in the years after. The present research aims at exploring a distinct explanation for this phenomenon based on Citing Conformity factor.
Method: The research has been done in two separate parts. The first part was a survey that was conducted to assess the level of Citation Conformity of research sample. The second part was performed using citation analysis method, to identify the citation behavior patterns of authors based on their articles. The data gathered was analyzed using Multiple-Regression Method and stepwise model in order to assign the power of Normative Citing Conformity and Informational Citing Conformity factors in prediction of authors’ citation behavior patterns.
Results: Results of the Regression analysis indicated that part of the variance of this phenomenon is justifiable based on Citing Conformity. The results showed that Informational Citing Conformity was more predictable than Normative Citing Conformity, i.e., authors basically consider the number of article citations based on a presumed honesty in thought and action. Another motivation for citing such articles is conformity with group norms.
Conclusion: The results revealed that the type of special norms in citation networks, as virtual social networks, can follow group norms like Citation Conformity. It is necessary to consider the effects of these norms in order to validate citation index.
Volume 5, Vol.5, No.11 , May 2013, , Pages 1-2
Volume 5, Vol.5, No.12 , October 2013, , Pages 1-2
Gholamreza Heidari
Volume 4, Vol.3, No.10 , October 2012, , Pages 1-2
Gholamreza Heidari
Volume 3, Vol.3, No.7 , April 2011, , Pages 1-3
Morteza Kokabi; Mitra Pashoutanizadeh; Farideh Osareh; Abdolhamid Moarrefzadeh
Volume 3, Issue 8 , October 2011, , Pages 1-26
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Purpose: The purpose of this research is to consider the extent to which electronic resource’s worksheet of National Library of Iran has used the existing & appropriate fields of UNIMARC & MARC21 for electronic resources and the changes rate of the UNIMARC fields in this worksheet was determined.
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Purpose: The purpose of this research is to consider the extent to which electronic resource’s worksheet of National Library of Iran has used the existing & appropriate fields of UNIMARC & MARC21 for electronic resources and the changes rate of the UNIMARC fields in this worksheet was determined.
Methodology: At first all the essential fieldsof these two formats for electronic resources were identified and a mapping table of UNIMARC to MARC21 was prepared. The researchers made a unit worksheet by merging of educational CD, CDs without music and electronic resources worksheets of National Library and compared it with the identified fields of UNIMARC & MARC21.
Findings: fields 481 & 482 introducing new concepts were not found in UNIMARC & MARC21. The concepts of some were changed in order to change "Roman Numbers" to "Sequential Numbers" and from "Copy Date" to "Tale Date". These subfields with their new concepts were not in UNIMARC & MARC21. The findings revealed that UNIMARC and MARC21 didn't have 51 & 84 subfields of electronic resource worksheet respectively, and electronic resources’ worksheet didn’t have 51 fields and 55 subfields of UNIMARC and 109 MARC21 fields.
Suggestions: Our suggestion is to apply unused fields & subfields of UNIMARC inelectronic resource’s worksheet. For a more complete and compatible worksheet, attention to unused MARC21 fields and subfields and having them confirmed by PUC is necessary.
Values: Electronic resources’ worksheet of National Library is based on UNIMARC. Comparing it with UNIMARC showed the unused potentials of UNIMARC. Since MARC21 is more updated, has more metadata schemes and is used by many countries, identifying and using the MARC21 fields for Electronic resources can make a more adapted Iranian worksheet for new demands in this age.
Abdolhossein Farajpahlou
Volume 6, Vol.6, No.13 , May 2014, , Pages 1-3
Volume 6, Issue 14 , August 2015, , Pages 1-3
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دانشگاههای امروز توجه عمده ای به پژوهش و سرمایه گذاری در این عرصه میکنند. آنها این عرصه را عرصه گستردهای برای تولید دانش و تولید ثروت یافتهاند. همچون دانشگاهها، ...
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دانشگاههای امروز توجه عمده ای به پژوهش و سرمایه گذاری در این عرصه میکنند. آنها این عرصه را عرصه گستردهای برای تولید دانش و تولید ثروت یافتهاند. همچون دانشگاهها، بسیاری از سازمانهای دولتی (بویژه وزارتخانه ها و مراکز پژوهشی) اقدام به اجرای طرحهای گوناگون پژوهشی و بهره گیری از نتایج آنها میکنند. برونداد همه این فعالیتها، تولید حجم عظیمی از دادهها و اطلاعات پژوهشی است که میتواند در برنامه ریزی، پیاده سازی برنامهها، و ارزیابی نتایج برنامهها در سطوح ملی، استانی و محلی مورد استفاده قرار گیرد. آشکار است که میتوان از این دادهها فراتر از هدف اولیه سازمانی استفاده کرد. به بیان دیگر، بخش عظیمی از دادههای پژوهشی میتواند در سایر موارد، چه برای تعریف طرحهای جدید و جلوگیری از تکرار و همپوشانی، و چه برای کاربرد در زمینههای دیگر مورد استفاده قرار گیرد. بر این اساس، دادههای پژوهشی از ارزش افزوده بالایی برخوردارند.
Hossein Safari; Abdolhossein Farajpahlou
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هدف: هدف این پژوهش بررسی گرایشهای مطالعاتی اعضای کتابخانههای عمومی استان خوزستان بر اساس قومیتها و شهرهای مختلف استان است تا مشخص شود که آیا این افراد دارای گرایش ...
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هدف: هدف این پژوهش بررسی گرایشهای مطالعاتی اعضای کتابخانههای عمومی استان خوزستان بر اساس قومیتها و شهرهای مختلف استان است تا مشخص شود که آیا این افراد دارای گرایش مطالعاتی یکسانی هستند یا اینکه به منابع خاص خود و متفاوت با دیگر اقوام و شهرهای استان نیاز دارند.
روش: پژوهش حاضر پیمایشی بوده و بر اساس پرسشنامه مبتنی بر ردهبندی دیویی به بررسی گرایشهای مطالعاتی اعضای کتابخانههای عمومی خوزستان که متعلق به یکی از اقوام عرب، بختیاری و شهرهای دزفول، بهبهان و شوشتر هستند، پرداخته است. جامعه پژوهش 118000 نفر بوده است که 254 نمونه از میان اعضای عرب، بختیاری، بهبهانی، شوشتری و دزفولی پاسخگوی پرسشنامه بودند. برای تجزیه و تحلیل دادهها از آمار توصیفی و آزمون کروسکال-والیس استفاده شده است.
یافتهها: موضوعهای اسلام، هنر و ادبیات فارسی رتبه‌های اول تا سوم را در میان گرایش مخاطبین به دست آوردند. این 5 گروه به جز رده کلیات و زبان، در بقیه رده‌ها بر اساس آزمون آماری دارای تفاوت معناداری هستند. این 8 رده عبارتند از فلسفه و روان‌شناسی، مذهب، علوم اجتماعی، علوم محض، تکنولوژی، هنر، ادبیات و تاریخ. این پژوهش به عنوان یک راهنما برای انتخاب منابع میتواند به کار رود. این نکته با توجه به سیاستهای هدفمندی یارانهها و افزایش قیمت منابع و جوابگویی دقیق به گرایشهای مطالعاتی اعضای کتابخانههای عمومی هر شهر و قوم از اهمیت بیشتری برخوردار میشود.
Mohammad Hassan Azimi; Gholamreza Fadaie
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Rapidly changing and evolving information technology more human than other technologies.That is why all the areas that directly or indirectly benefit from these technologies necessarily need to keep pace with changes in this area are.LIS field is one of those areas that are closely related to information ...
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Rapidly changing and evolving information technology more human than other technologies.That is why all the areas that directly or indirectly benefit from these technologies necessarily need to keep pace with changes in this area are.LIS field is one of those areas that are closely related to information technologies. As if the optimal use of information technologies must necessarily be able to keep pace with the rapid changes in the field of policies to be adopted. A literature review of studies and futures conventional methods and approaches were explored and a list of methods to fit the bill was discussed.-Rapidly changing and evolving information technology more human than other technologies.That is why all the areas that directly or indirectly benefit from these technologies necessarily need to keep pace with changes in this area are.LIS field is one of those areas that are closely related to information technologies. As if the optimal use of information technologies must necessarily be able to keep pace with the rapid changes in the field of policies to be adopted. A literature review of studies and futures conventional methods and approaches were explored and a list of methods to fit the bill was discussed.
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purpose:The goal of study is to examine the conceptual network of knowledge structure of Iran Science metrics by produced documents of Iranian researchers inside and outside the country. It has done through co-word analysis and the study of social network.method: The society of study includes all of ...
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purpose:The goal of study is to examine the conceptual network of knowledge structure of Iran Science metrics by produced documents of Iranian researchers inside and outside the country. It has done through co-word analysis and the study of social network.method: The society of study includes all of documents of books, theses, research project, and essays in Persian and English through 33 years research in Iran. conclusion:The results of data analysis show that the concepts such as “examination of scientific products, science production, the branches of Science metrics, the document analysis, WOS station, the scientific accompaniment, the examination of journals and designing the science structure, the highest measurement of central degree, closeness, internality, the special axis) have been examined among texts. The other result of study is that the conceptual network of Iran Science metrics is less dense. Besides, the analyses show forming 17 subjective branches in this region. Findings show that the concepts of this region approves 32 percentage progress, while there are 270 innovative, conceptual events in the form of 13 conceptual models. More studies show that the concepts such as “examination of scientific products, science production, the document analysis” respectively due to quantities’ approach which is dominant in the country
Reza Rajabali Beglou; Rahmatollah Fattahi; Mehri Parirokh
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Purpose: This paper tries to investigate people’s mental model in utilization of an IS as a field of research. Method: This is a conceptual and theoretical study developed on the basis of concept analysis and literature review, conceptualizing mental model and the factors affecting it in the context ...
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Purpose: This paper tries to investigate people’s mental model in utilization of an IS as a field of research. Method: This is a conceptual and theoretical study developed on the basis of concept analysis and literature review, conceptualizing mental model and the factors affecting it in the context of information systems in researchers’ views. Results/Findings: The results of the study showed that most of the research was conducted with a qualitative approach using Repertory Grid Technique (RGT) and semi-structured interview. Also, despite close relationship existing between Human-Computer Interaction and Information Behavior, less regarded were theories in this area and the factors shaping and affecting people’s mental model. Although some research pointed to the gaps existing among beneficiaries’ mental models, comparison of different mental models and considering the most important factors such as experience, education, and career background effective on mental models are also very important.
ELAHEH OMATII; Amir Reza Asnafi; Sayed Javad Ghazi Mirsaeed
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AbstractBackground and Objectives: Websites are suitable tools for interaction among organizations and citizens. So, the main goal of each efficient website must be presenting high-quality information. embassies' websites should have high quality and interaction with each other so that effective information ...
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AbstractBackground and Objectives: Websites are suitable tools for interaction among organizations and citizens. So, the main goal of each efficient website must be presenting high-quality information. embassies' websites should have high quality and interaction with each other so that effective information and communication channel is established between embassies' websites and their visitors. Quality Criteria of Website Quality Evaluation Tool include Content, Performance, Credibility, UpDating, Links, Graphics, Scope, Structure, and use of MetaTags. On the other hand, given that the embassies' websites have thematic and content subscriptions, the links between the websites will play an important role in the visibility of the websites. Determining the current status of the quality of the websites of Iranian embassies has led to the identification of their strengths and weaknesses and can be a way to a more successful and useful presence in cyberspace for visitors to use the content of the websites. The aim of this study was to determine embassies' websites status in terms of quality of embassies' websites and drawing their link network relationship.Methodology: This study is an applied work, which was carried through surveys and webometric methods. The population consisted of 145 embassies' websites. Evaluations were done using the Website Quality Evaluation Tool and Webometric Analyst software. In this study, face validity was used to determine the validity, so that experts and professors in the field of website quality evaluation and mapping of network relations were consulted. Also, the reliability of the current measuring instrument was 95% of Cronbach's alpha, which showed very high reliability. The collected data were analyzed using Quality grade formula and descriptive statistics.Step 1: Website Quality Assessment tool (WQAT) is used. Using this tool, each site is evaluated based on a checklist of website quality assessment tools. 9 criteria (Content, Performance, Credibility, UpDating, Links, Graphics, Scope, Structure, and use of MetaTags) and 38 components or features (37 components of a website quality assessment tool with a question asked by researchers) on websites Were investigated.Step 2: The data collection tool in the second step was the free Webometric Analyst 2.0 software. First, the program is loaded from the LexiURL browser, Link Network Diagram option, In the second step, a text file with the names of the domains or URLs in each row was created using Notepad Windows with a similar text program. The browser starts the data collection phase and after a few minutes to half an hour, a report will be presented in the form of a set of pages.Findings: The results of the findings showed that Out of the 145 studied embassies' websites, 131 embassies' websites had ranked as high-quality and reliable websites and 14 embassies' websites were ranked as websites with very good quality. The highest rankings in the High-Quality Score included the Libyan Embassy - Tripoli (82), followed by Hungary - Budapest (80) and India - The Hague (80). The lowest quality was related to the website of the Embassy of Afghanistan - Jalalabad. In examining the status of embassies' websites based on content criteria, most websites were in average poor condition (93.69), and the status of most embassies' websites in terms of performance criteria was very average (64.25). In terms of Credibility, embassies' websites are very weak (38.62), very strong (26.37), weak (18.79), moderately weak (8.44), very average (5.51), strong (24/2), respectively. In terms of UpDating, the websites of the embassies were very average (49.65), very poor (46.37), weak (3.27), and moderately weak (0.68), respectively. In the survey based on Links, the websites of the embassies were moderately weak (94.25) and weak (5.74), respectively. In the Graphical survey, the status of most embassies' websites was very average (80.91). In the Domain-Based survey, the majority of embassies' websites were moderately weak (66.66). In terms of Structure, embassies' websites were moderately weak (99.65) and weak (0.34), respectively. In the survey based on the MetaTags feature, the embassies' websites were in very poor (95.86) and excellent (4.13) positions, respectively. Moreover, in inspecting embassies' websites using Webometric Analyst software, no link network relationship was found between the embassies' websites Based on interaction and communication links together.Discussion: In general, recommended that designers of these websites focus on quality criteria as well as their link network of relationships. Since the embassies' websites are an important source of information for many people, the issue of quality and their network relationships is very important. In general, the research results showed that web designers have, to some extent, paid attention to website quality criteria (Content, Performance, Credibility, UpDating, Links, Graphics, Scope, Structure, and use of MetaTags), but paid no attention to establishing network relationship.
reza karimi; A. Hossein farajpahlou; f osareh
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Background and Objectives: ‘Ba’ environments in research centers are one of the most important factors influencing research development. The success of research centers can be classified into three categories of infrastructure factors, actors, and information resources to facilitate knowledge ...
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Background and Objectives: ‘Ba’ environments in research centers are one of the most important factors influencing research development. The success of research centers can be classified into three categories of infrastructure factors, actors, and information resources to facilitate knowledge creation in the ‘Ba’ environment. Evaluating Knowledge Creation ‘Ba’ environments which are designed and tested to evaluate the knowledge creation environment of Islamic research centers, is based on the Triple Helix Knowledge Creation Theory and the I- system used by researchers for academic and research centers. Ba’ environment in the knowledge creation process, doesn't just refer to a physical space, but includes virtual spaces based on the Internet, and more mental spaces which involve sharing experiences and ideas. Among its variables for evaluating the ‘Ba’ environment are intelligence, involvement, and imagination; and for researchers' abilities, the variables of participation and integration are used for evaluation. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge creation environment of Islamic research centers from the viewpoint of researchers and faculty members. Methodology: The present study is an applied research. The data collection method was survey. The main instrument for data collection was a questionnaire with 30 questions for 'ba' environment, seven questions for the capabilities of researchers and faculty members, and five questions for personality traits. The study population consisted of all researchers and faculty members of Iranian Islamic research Centers, who were 2328 people, from whom a sample of 330 individuals were chosen according to the Krejci-Morgan Table. Data were analyzed using the SPSS software program. Findings: The results on the ‘Ba’ environment in terms of infrastructure in intelligence Ba showed that all of the variables except the observed variable "External Electronic-knowledge resources" is in good condition. The results of the ‘Ba’ environment status from the perspective of “actors in ‘intelligence Ba’” showed that: all of the criteria except the variable "having a clear vision and strategy for the future of the situation", are good. Results on the ‘Ba’ environment in terms of “information in ‘intelligence Ba’” showed that all variable except the “Various programs for correction, evaluation, and documentation of research articles” are in good condition.Infrastructure assesses the possibility of scientific interaction in the ‘Ba’ environment. Based on the data, the level of assessment of the infrastructure of participation in the research environment is below average. Results of Data analysis for variables and Criteria showed that in ‘Ba’ environment for “actors in ‘involvement Ba’” all variables are in average level, in the ‘Ba’ environment “information in ‘involvement Ba’” all the criteria are below the average level, in the ‘Ba’ environment “infrastructure in ‘imagination Ba’” the variables are above average, in the ‘Ba’ environment “actors in ‘imagination Ba’ variables are in average level and in the ‘Ba’ environment “information in ‘imagination Ba’” the criteria in the research environment are above average. In addition, Status of ‘Ba’ environment “capabilities of researchers and faculty members” from integration and participation factors showed that different research Abilities are desirable. Furthermore, ‘Ba’ environment status results in terms of personality traits showed that: activity (curiosity, foresight) interest in working at the research environment, empathy (communication skills) interest in attending scientific and research meetings and generally sharing opinions, persistence (planning skills) perseverance on doing research work, autonomy (sense of responsibility) ability to control Feelings and doubts about completing research work, being able to comprehend, Thinking skill (logical thinking) analyzing research activities (including insights, comprehension, and memory) are in desirable level. Also, Equivalent Ph.D. scholars and researchers with more than 25 years of experience have more research activities. Discussion: Relatively appropriate actions have been taken in specific environments of Islamic research centers to facilitate the creation of knowledge, but authorities and participants can use the results of evaluating knowledge creation in such an environment to address weaknesses and improve their strengths.
A. Hossein Farajpahlou; Mehri Shahbazi; AliReza Rahimi; Farideh Osareh
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To evaluate of the data quality in Iran computerized library systems based on end users’ viewpoint is the main purpose of the present study. This study uses data quality assessment scale of computerized library systems from the viewpoing of the end user as a Likert questionnaire to assess and compare ...
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To evaluate of the data quality in Iran computerized library systems based on end users’ viewpoint is the main purpose of the present study. This study uses data quality assessment scale of computerized library systems from the viewpoing of the end user as a Likert questionnaire to assess and compare the quality of information in terms of content, organization, presentation and usage in three computerized library systems, namely, ParsAzarakhsh, Nosa and Payame-Mashregh in Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz Azad university and Isfahan's industrial University. In three computerized library systems under study, the biggest difference between the average response was in Payam Mashregh and related to the fourth factor of scale "the quality of information in terms of use". Overall, the results showed that respondents of the study had same view toward of content, organization, and form of presentation of the information in computerized library systems of Pars Azarakhsh and Payam Mashregh. These results also showed that respondents' views about the computerized library systems of Pars Azarakhsh and Nosa also ..
Zeynab farizadeh; Zahed Bigdeli
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Purpose. The purpose of this research was to investigate the role of modeling in the field of information behavior. Method/approach. the type of This study is a library- documentary one. Findings. The findings of the study showed that modeling in the field of information behavior helps to understand ...
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Purpose. The purpose of this research was to investigate the role of modeling in the field of information behavior. Method/approach. the type of This study is a library- documentary one. Findings. The findings of the study showed that modeling in the field of information behavior helps to understand when, why, and how information-seeking happens. It also helps as an instrument for information management, evaluation and/or improvement of organization and information retrieval, as well as to understand various behaviors of users. Conclusion. the results of the study indicate that Models are useful in describing and predicting the phenomena; they could be used in identifying complex problems such as human information behavior. Due to the representation power, anatomical characteristics, and the ability to connect scientific theories and the real world, models can work as powerful element in the process of information behavior research. Keywords. Modeling; information behavior; types of models; modeling applications
faemeh ahmadinasab
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Background and Objectives: Abstract is a compact that introduces an academic paper with the least possible words. The number of people who read the abstracts is much broader than those who read the full text of articles. Most readers usually decide upon going through the full text of the article after ...
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Background and Objectives: Abstract is a compact that introduces an academic paper with the least possible words. The number of people who read the abstracts is much broader than those who read the full text of articles. Most readers usually decide upon going through the full text of the article after reading the abstract. In fact, after the title, the abstract is of great importance. Unfortunately, it seems that the majority of authors and scholars - despite their care for the body of their paper - write the abstract hastily using copy and paste method. Since the abstract is brief and informatively condensed, it is necessary to observe all linguistic considerations in order to increase its readability. Cohesion is one of the factors that contributes to the improvement and readability of the text. Abstract as one of the important components of the article should represent the content of the article. But due to the length limitations, the authors find it difficult to write the abstract, because they should display the content with the least words. Most writers use copy and paste method; they get different sentences from different sections of the article, such as introduction, methodology, analysis of the results and conclusion. This method, in spite of the presentation of the article, usually reduces its readability, because of the lack of cohesive ties. This shows the importance of studying abstracts based on Halliday-Hasan cohesion theory. In this research, Persian abstracts of the ISC top journals in 7 areas were investigated based on the Halliday-Hasan cohesion theory. Also, in the present study, the possibility of adding to the linguistic guidelines of the ISO 214-1976 abstracting was examined. In research was conducted to answer the following questions: 1. How are ISC top journals of the 7 subject areas of science ranked based on the Halliday-Hasan cohesive theory? 2. What cohesive ties are used by the authors in Persian abstracts? 3. is there any possibility of adding any linguistic direction to the ISO 214-1976 abstracting Guidelines, based on cohesion theory? Methodology: Since the present study was conducted by content analysis and comparative analysis, the sampling method was collecting data based on available resources. A checklist was developed based on Halliday-Hasan cohesion theory (1976). 21 ISC top journals- 3 in every subject area of science- with the highest impact factors were selected for the study. 24 articles from the latest available issues of every journal were downloaded from its website. The abstracts were extracted and investigated by the researcher to find cohesive ties. Findings: The most frequent cohesive devices used in the abstracts of the papers of ISC top journals are respectively reference, conjunction, ellipsis and substitution. In addition, in the abstracts of basic sciences and humanities, more cohesive devices are used than in the other 5 areas. With regard to the findings, it is possible to add to the linguistic directions of the guidelines of the ISO 214-1976 abstracting not only for writing Persian abstracts, but also for writing abstracts in general. They are as follows: 1. Use conjunctions to create causal, temporal, additive… relationship between the sentences. 2. Use transparent cohesive words and avoid the ambiguous ones. 4. Use ellipsis, both for nominal and verbal to shorten sentences. 5. Take care of the position of cohesive ties and their frequency should be in proportion to the number of sentences to make abstracts more transparent and readable Discussion: Since abstracts play a key role in introducing an academic paper and can play a key role in its retrieval, the present study investigates abstracts in terms of Halliday-Hasan cohesive theory. Findings showed that in many abstracts, the lack of cohesive ties have led into semantic ambiguity and thus less readability. This finding is consistent with the findings of the Milky study (2002). Another finding was that the most frequent cohesive ties were reference and conjunction, which confirmed the findings of Hoseinzadeh (2001). This finding, of course, is not consistent with Rai Dehghi (1380), because in the latter, ellipsis was more used than reference and conjunction. In the abstracts of subject areas of science, except for agriculture, reference has been used more than conjunction. The present study showed that abstracts of quarterly journal of Biomedical Engineering, quarterly journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities and quarterly journal of Political and International Approaches have the highest number of cohesive ties. The findings showed that in the abstracts of the basic sciences and humanities, more cohesive ties were used in comparison to other five subject areas, and the field of medical sciences stands in the last position. Of course, most of the investigated abstracts of medical sciences were structured abstracts. It is likely that the abstract type had influenced the findings. Therefore, it is suggested that this issue be investigated in another study. In addition, the present study added a few linguistic directions to the guidelines for writing abstracts, based on the Halliday-Hasan cohesive theory.
Maryam Parsaeian; Nosrat Riahi nia; Somaye Sadat Akhshik; Mohammad Hasanzadeh
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Background and Objectives: The EFQM Business Excellence Model is a valuable management model that plays a prominent role in the excellence of the quality of services provided by various organizations and institutions. Certainly, utilizing this pattern in academic libraries can enhance the quality and ...
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Background and Objectives: The EFQM Business Excellence Model is a valuable management model that plays a prominent role in the excellence of the quality of services provided by various organizations and institutions. Certainly, utilizing this pattern in academic libraries can enhance the quality and service of academic libraries and ultimately cause the growth and development of scientific and research in universities. The main purpose of the present study is to provide an organizational excellence model appropriate to these types of libraries by identifying and accurately weighing the nine criteria of organizational excellence model with Iranian academic libraries. This research was conducted to answer the following questions:
1. What is the weight of the enabling criteria of the EFQM Business Excellence Model in Iranian academic libraries?
2. What is the weight of the results criteria of the EFQM Business Excellence Model in Iranian academic libraries?
3. Does the modified EFQM Business Excellence Model fit into the conditions of Iranian academic libraries?
4. What is the status of enabling and results criteria of the model adapted in Iranian academic libraries?
Methodology: This research was an applied research which used a survey method and a combined approach in gathering data (in two qualitative and quantitative stages) using a Delphi panel and a questionnaire. The research community in the qualitative section included 8 members of Delphi panel. The Results of the two-round Delphi technique was the EFQM questionnaire. Validity or credibility of the questionnaire was confirmed by Delphi technique based on experts' opinions. Also, the Cronbach's alpha for the 9 criteria of the EFQM Business Excellence Model Obtained above. /7. The community of the quantitative part of the research were the managers of Iranian academic libraries. The questionnaire was distributed among 126 of the managers of the academic libraries, in order to comment on the importance of each of the sub criteria in assessing the quality of academic library services in a continuum 1 to 5 points. Finally, 93 questionnaires was collected as the basis for data analyzing. Factor Score Regression with Bootstrap-p method used in AMOS v. 23 to analyze the data.
Findings: The findings showed that the modified EFQM Business Excellence Model in this study is well-suited to the requirements of Iranian academic libraries and can be proposed for all Iranian academic libraries as a qualitative model. All the principles necessary to improve the quality of libraries are proportionate according to the situation and conditions of academic libraries in Iran. Also, according to the findings, the enabling criteria make up a total of 62% of the weight structure of the modified EFQM Business Excellence Model, While 38% of the weight structure of the modified model is assigned to the results criteria. Also, according to the findings, the average status of the enabling and results criteria at 95% confidence level have a significant difference with the average level (3). In other words, the criteria of the EFQM Business Excellence Model are at desirable level and can be used to measure the performance of Iranian academic libraries.
Discussion: The results of the research showed that the modified EFQM Business Excellence Model can be recommended for all academic libraries in Iran as a qualitative model because all the principles necessary for improving the quality of libraries are adapted according to to the status and conditions of the academic libraries in Iran. The results also showed that for quality excellence in academic libraries enabling criteria is more important than the results. Among the enabling criteria, provision of appropriate processes, resources and information services for users can have more value in the quality excellence of academic libraries. Also, among the results criteria, achieving and maintaining excellent results by academic libraries along with their mother organization's strategy is important for managers of these libraries and can be of great importance to the quality excellence of the library services. Finally, the correspondence between the status of enabling measures and results in the modified EFQM Business Excellence Model showed that all the enabling and results criteria are essential for achieving a level of excellence in academic libraries and can be used by managers of Iranian academic libraries. Therefore the modified EFQM Business Excellence model, which is developed by the guidance of the professors and Delphi members comment and is weighted by the managers of Iranian academic libraries, can be considered as a functional and comprehensive model for all types of academic libraries.
Zahed Bigdeli; Manigeh Shehni; zivar sabaghinejad; Gholamreza Rajabi
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Abstract Background and Objectives: Childhood conditions require special care and attention, believing that family, friends, environment, media could be all considered as environmental factors and motives that are related to the child and may affect all related affairs, activities, needs and other matters ...
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Abstract Background and Objectives: Childhood conditions require special care and attention, believing that family, friends, environment, media could be all considered as environmental factors and motives that are related to the child and may affect all related affairs, activities, needs and other matters related to it. These factors can play a very important role in shaping, directing and meeting the needs of children. The child needs to grow in a normal environment, have the necessary support and assistance so as he/she can assume his responsibilities in society and prepare for living as a member of the community. In the process of the child’s learning, many adults are involved. They provide necessary information for the child, so they can play an effective role. The first and most important group is parents who are in direct contact with the child all the time and interact with him/her more than everybody and, of course, will play a greater role in this direction. By knowing children's information needs, they can try to provide children with the necessary information in a variety of ways. Methodology: The main purpose of this research is reviewing and categorizing children information needs. According to the Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC), children means up to 18 years old. This research use review-analytical method. First part reviewed researches which focused on children information needs. Much of the research is based on Maslow pyramid. Considering the limitations of access to foreign and international research database, extensive search was made at accessible databases. "information needs" was used as keyword and search was limited using "child", "children", "kids" and "young adult". The articles which paid attention to categorizing information needs of children were considered. Most articles were English and few were Persian. Some of articles which did not provide access to their full text, were requested through a document supply system, some of which were provided and studied. Some of articles were provided by contacting authors and received by email. Findings: A limited number of articles were received by email to the corresponding authors. A few articles were not provided in the ways mentioned, so their study was not provided. These studies are divided into two groups: some of them have focused on children's information needs (for example Farrell (1974), Fourie (1995) and Palaniandy (1998) and the other part specifically defines the information needs of children in different classify. In 1973, a conference was held on the occupational needs of ethnic groups and other groups in the United States. One of the focuses of this conference was to consider the information needs of children and adolescents as a specific group. Walter (1994) went to California, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara to research about children's information needs. Because there is a presumption that the information needs of children are mainly examined by the elderly, the researcher decided to collect the required data from the elderly. Walter in this study found out that the results of his research were very much coherent with Maslow’s pyramid of basic human needs. Walter's findings suggest that children will experience the following information needs during their childhood: self-fulfillment, credit, love and belonging, security. Herman (2010), in his research on the information needs of children, offers the following categories of children's information needs: school related information needs, entertainment and leisure related information needs, personal information needs (problems that the person is involved in, medications, family conditions), information needs of specific individuals (such as children, intelligent children, people with disabilities, people with special problems, multilingualism, indigenous people who are not able to speak in the official language of that area). A review of the research that has been done so far has shown that most studies have focused on Maslow's basic needs for the information needs of children. One of the most important work that has been done to identify the needs of children on a global scale so far has been the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted in Geneva in 1959. This article is based on Convention of the Rights of the Child and notify categories of children information needs which are related to: survival and life; social security and quality of life; self-support, abuse prevent; personal and family relationship, friendship; freedom of expression and thought; religious; books, informative sources, media and social networks; health; specialized training; self-esteem, personal and social dignity. Focusing on the nature of children information needs will help public librarians in collection development for children. Discussion: This research showed that needs to know about survival and life, social security and quality of life is one of the most important needs of children, article 26 in CRC was mentioned it. It will be so necessary in puberty and adolescence age. Child needs Information about self-support (article 3 in CRC), abuse prevent (articles 32-37 in CRC) for better deciding about child labor and economic exploitation, drug dealing, children's sales and torture. Information need about personal and family relationship and friendship (articles 9 in CRC) are important for social relations and detecting friends. Children needs to know about freedom of expression and thought (articles 13 and 14 in CRC). Child needs to know about religious (article 14 in CRC) and so he will need religious book, people and place. Information needs about books, informative sources, media and social networks (article 17 in CRC) is important. They need to know about national and international information resources and how to use them. Child needs information about health (article 24 in CRC). Child needs to know about sickness, how we get sick, what should we do with sick people. They need information about specialized training (article 28 in CRC). So teachers can play an important role and school is the best information texture. Child needs some information about entertainment and leisure (article 31 in CRC). They need to know how entertain themselves and how spare their time. Having information about self-esteem (article 29 in CRC), personal and social dignity will help children to know that they are also worthy of respect and have the right to object.
Khadijeh Moradi; Saeed Rezaei SharifAbadi
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is answering to the question whether FRBR have a semiotic structure? Can FRBR model Be evaluated on the basis of semiotics?Method: conceptual analysis. Concepts of models by two prominent theorist semiotics field, "Saussure and Pierce" has been studied and the comparative ...
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is answering to the question whether FRBR have a semiotic structure? Can FRBR model Be evaluated on the basis of semiotics?Method: conceptual analysis. Concepts of models by two prominent theorist semiotics field, "Saussure and Pierce" has been studied and the comparative study of the concepts discussed in these models with FRBR's entities and relationships.Results: Study the principles and concepts of Saussure and Pierce in FRBR Revealed that work and expression entities can be considered as a sign. Based on the dyadic model of Saussure has two aspects, mental content as the signifier and meaning as the signified which together make. The work as a sign can influence other signs and produce a new meaning. FRBR's entities also have capabilities matching to Pierce's triad model. When person show their mental ideas, work entity is created. The work created in the face of different people creates different expression .Similarly, expression entity when presented in different formats is held as items. FRBR's entities have the same function as the signs.
morteza Kokabi; fatemeh sabzizadeh; golamreza heidari
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Abstract: The purpose of the present survey is to study the status of knowledge documentation in SCU registrars from the registrars’ employees’ viewpoints in SCU. The research is a survey of a descriptive-analytical type. The questionnaires were distributed among 110 registrars’ employees ...
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Abstract: The purpose of the present survey is to study the status of knowledge documentation in SCU registrars from the registrars’ employees’ viewpoints in SCU. The research is a survey of a descriptive-analytical type. The questionnaires were distributed among 110 registrars’ employees in SCU. To analyze the data, some descriptive and inferential statistical tests were employed. Findings indicate that the documentation status is relatively desirable, and the employees’ awareness of documentation values is high. Based on employees’ viewpoints, five instructional, behavioral, technological, legal, and structural infrastructures and factors were found necessary for documentation. Transmission of employees' experiences to others before retirement, experienced registrars’ employees privilege of intellectual property rights, publication of a documented manual of knowledge and important actions performed in registrars, and the publication of employees’ documented knowledge in specialized periodicals or as books were among mechanisms identified to improve and develop the documentation system in registrars. Keywords: documentation, experienced employees, registrars’ employees, knowledge management, SCU
zahra neamatollai; faride asare
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This research project aims to evaluate different universities' libraries in Shiraz in providing information technology and communication services. This study is based on a model which is designed by Noorafrooz, Hariri and Hanafizadeh. The present project is analytical and descriptive, and the method ...
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This research project aims to evaluate different universities' libraries in Shiraz in providing information technology and communication services. This study is based on a model which is designed by Noorafrooz, Hariri and Hanafizadeh. The present project is analytical and descriptive, and the method used in this research is based on information collated (in the year 1389) via a questionnaire prepared by the above mention authors. The statistical packages used in this survey were SPSS and Microsoft Excel.The findings of this survey demonstrate the strong and weak points of all the university. The library of the College of Dentistry of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences ranked first among all of the surveyed libraries. In contrast, the library of the College of Human Sciences of Shiraz University had the lowest score of -1.09. Overally, the results of this study show that the majority of the libraries of universities in Shiraz have average or below average electronic facilities and services offered to their users.
Mohammad Hasanzadeh; Zeinab Ghayouri
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Introduction: The term "user studies" refers to the investigations on topics related to the users who deal with a type of user information. The range of studies for general users of the library is extensive and varied, and is associated with the methods and tools used to search for the information required ...
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Introduction: The term "user studies" refers to the investigations on topics related to the users who deal with a type of user information. The range of studies for general users of the library is extensive and varied, and is associated with the methods and tools used to search for the information required by the user, the use of information obtained, user consent or disagreement with the information obtained, the flow of information, and so on. The purpose of public library users' studies is to increase the dynamic interaction between the information source and the user and serve as a tool for systematically reviewing the characteristics and behavior of users in using public library systems and services and in direct connection with the effectiveness of service information and assessment the needs of User’s information. Studies in Iran show that the focus has been on issues and barriers and factors of using public library, library location and library services. Despite the various studies in Iran, there is still no light and adaptive between studies inside and outside the country and there is no study of the causes of the differences in focusing on subjects in internal and foreign studies; therefore, systematic reporting can play a significant role in this field. Therefore, the present study aims to summarize and report systematically and structurally the results of various studies conducted in the field of user studies for efficient and effective planning and policy making. Method: This research is in the field of library research. It’s purpose is to measure the research in the field of user studies. Information needed in the first step is to use the keyword search for user studies, user study, public library user studies, and the importance of user studies among Google Scholar, Scopus, JSTOR, and Science Direct databases and Keywords for user studies, public library users, users of public libraries, audience engagement among SIDs, Magiran's public databases, and the topic of research from the site of the Quarterly Journal of Research on Information Science and Public Libraries In order to identify and cover most of the published articles and documents, a certain timeframe for search was not selected. The criteria for entering the study include all studies conducted, including books, articles presented at conferences, as well as articles published in both Farsi and English. All articles were evaluated by two evaluators using existing checklist after extraction from the databases using the mentioned keywords. Among the foreign article, after the removal of items that had a weak relationship with the study objectives, 18 English articles were identified and 69 Persian sources were identified. Finally, 38 Persian articles were studied. After the study, the extracted information was summarized and analyzed manually. Table 1 and 2 show an overview of the articles under review. Findings:The findings of the review of the studies are presented in four sections, a. Distribution of the areas studied in user studies, b. Components and Sub-Components of User Studies, c. The relationship between variables and d. evolution of user studies. A. Research areas for user studies, Research areas of user studies in 14 areas of barriers to library use, factors of library use and reasons for inclining the library, library service and studies, user satisfaction, introducing effective methods of research into user studies, library resources, studying information needs, bibliography and introduction. The study of published studies, the identification of the local library community, the history of user studies, the study of non-users of the library, the analysis of the use of the library, the habits of studying individuals, the priority of users in the use of information channels were identified. B. Components in user studies The components of foreign history in the form of 16 components, library services, library resources, library location, accessibility Convenience and attractiveness of the library environment, librarians and staff, personal reasons, equipment, space, hours of library use, membership The needs of the audience, need assessment, digitization and technology infrastructure, the use of other types of cadres instead of public libraries, the establishment of user education courses, resource management training, organizational rules and regulations. C. Related variables affecting the use of public libraries Significant relationships reported in the studies were as follows: The relationship between income and the use of public libraries The relationship between education and the use of public libraries The relationship between Gender and the use of public libraries The relationship between age and the use of public library The relationship between leisure time and library use The relationship between the use of the Internet and the use of public libraries The Impact of Educational Institutions (University and School) "and" The Impact of the Family and the Use of the Public Library "on the use of the Library D. The evolution of user studies The evolution of user studies in the two periods before and after 1980 has been grouped among foreign backgrounds. The findings showed that the subjects, the statistical population was studied, the approaches and methods of research used in the period before and after the 1980s were different. In fact, the 1980s have been a turning point in the changes that have occurred in the field of user studies. conclusion: Findings about the relationship between variables in the internal and external studies show great differences, including in the internal studies, there is a negative relationship between increasing age, education, increasing leisure time and using public libraries. By increasing these components, Decreases the use of public library that the public library did not provide adequate resources and services for the elderly, and the people with a high level of education. Also, with increasing leisure time, fewer people go to the public library, which indicates the lack of attractiveness of the library for spending leisure time in the public library. While in foreign studies, with increasing age, the use of public libraries increases. Also, people with higher education are more likely to use the library (indicates the availability of appropriate resources and services for this group of people). Also, in foreign studies, people in their leisure time use more than a public library, and consider the library as a place to spend a quiet day, and also after having a busy day, it is preferable to go to the public library for relaxation elsewhere.
zahed bigdeli; farzaneh ghanadinezhad
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Purpose. the purpose of this research is to analyze scientific information sharing of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz faculty in social networks.Method. This study which is conducted through quantitative and qualitative methods, is an applied research in terms of aim, and is of a descriptive-analytic ...
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Purpose. the purpose of this research is to analyze scientific information sharing of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz faculty in social networks.Method. This study which is conducted through quantitative and qualitative methods, is an applied research in terms of aim, and is of a descriptive-analytic type in nature. The population included all faculty members of Shahid Chamran University. Interview was also applied to complete the information gathered through the questionnaire. Findings. The findings showed that most respondents spend less than 30 minutes daily to share scientific information through social networks. Among different capabilities of social networks, respondents mostly use their personal profiles to share their publications and interests. The most important barriers for them to use the social networks is lack of instruction on how to use social networks to share scientific information.Results. Using social networks among faculty members will encourage them to share scientific information and exchange ideas, and hence, help to develop science, create new information, and increase scientific production.
