Journal of Studies in Library and Information Science

Original Article Knowledge Management

Explaining the role of web knowledge sharing on knowledge entrepreneurship with the mediating role of information technology adoption (Case of study: Institute of Public Libraries of Iran)

leyli taherkhani; safiyeh tahmasebi limooni; Mitra Ghiasi

Volume 16, Issue 2 , June 2024

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2022.42016.1914

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Objective: To explain the effect of web knowledge sharing on knowledge entrepreneurship according to the mediating role of information technology acceptance based on the TOE model among the employees of the Iran Public Librarries Foundation.Methodology: In terms of purpose, the present research is applied, ... Read More Objective: To explain the effect of web knowledge sharing on knowledge entrepreneurship according to the mediating role of information technology acceptance based on the TOE model among the employees of the Iran Public Librarries Foundation.Methodology: In terms of purpose, the present research is applied, and in terms of data collection, it is a descriptive survey of the correlation type. The statistical population of the research consists of all the librarians of the public libraries of the country in the number of 7000 people, and 364 people were selected as a sample using Cochran's formula. To collect information from questionnaires Web knowledge sharing, Taherkhani, Tahmasbi and Ghiasi(2022), Knowledge Entrepreneurship Skrzeszewski(2006) and information technology acceptance Chandra and karippurnanda(2018) were used. The face, content and construct validity of the instrument was confirmed and their reliability was also calculated and confirmed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. SPSS22 and PLS3.8 software were used to analyze the results.Findings: The findings of the research showed that the coefficient of influence of web knowledge sharing on employee knowledge creation and acceptance of information technology is 0.554 and 0.415, respectively; The coefficient of the adoption of information technology on the knowledge entrepreneurship of employees was calculated as 0.887 and the coefficient of the adoption of information technology in the relationship between web knowledge sharing and knowledge entrepreneurship was calculated as 0.583. It has become bigger than 1.96. Also, the findings showed that web knowledge sharing has a positive and significant effect on knowledge creation and information technology acceptance based on the TOE model of employees, and the mediating role of information technology acceptance based on the TOE model in the effect of web knowledge sharing on knowledge creation of employees is confirmed. has beenConclusion: According to the findings of the research, it can be concluded that the development of knowledge entrepreneurship requires the creation and strengthening of infrastructures such as web knowledge sharing and information technology, and they should be viewed as an interconnected process. And it is necessary to be taken seriously by libraries

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Quality Evaluation of Preparation and Maintenance of Technical Documents Information Systems and Implementation a pattern for Information Managers Khuzestan Science and Technology Park

Shahnaz Khademizadeh; shadi ghasemizadeh; A. Hossein Farajpahlou

Volume 16, Issue 2 , June 2024

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2021.37648.1843

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The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the quality of archived information in the technical documentation information systems of knowledge-based companies located in Khuzestan Science and Technology Park, in order to identify the quality assessment criteria of documentation preparation and ... Read More The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the quality of archived information in the technical documentation information systems of knowledge-based companies located in Khuzestan Science and Technology Park, in order to identify the quality assessment criteria of documentation preparation and maintenance and to provide a model for information managers to discover the link between effective information production activities and technical documentation.In this study, due to the coincidence of both qualitative and quantitative methods, simultaneous mixed method is considered for this research. In the qualitative part of the research, the analytical approach of histology is used and in the quantitative part the descriptive-survey method is used. In the quantitative part of the present study, two questionnaires were developed based on the study of the texts and the CISE model of Palmius (2007) as well as on the basis of Gitinejad's research (2018). The study population consisted of 44 research and development companies. 32 Documentation and 11 managers, whose documentary activity is done by a documented information system, participated in the survey to complete the questionnaire. In the qualitative part of the present study, 10 individuals were selected by purposeful sampling based on their expertise and interviews were conducted.. The findings of the present study showed that based on the single-group t-test, it can be argued that the quality of documentation preparation and maintenance in the technical documentation information systems in the statistical population with a mean higher than 3, is average and desirable. The average quality status of 3.468 was obtained. The results show that all four indices studied in the present study, including accessibility, quality, durability, and maintenance, were rated favorable with a score higher than criterion 3. The results of the present study showed that the components of sustainability component of maintenance status are more desirable than other indices. Also, the results of Pearson correlation test between the variables of the present study illustrate the hypothesis that the indices used are efficient and have meaningful relationships that increase or decrease of each component affects the other.

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Original Article Knowledge Management

Designing the Model of Organizational Wisdom: A Grounded Theory Approach

Farajallah Rahimi; Bahar Khalili; Belghis Bavarsad

Volume 16, Issue 2 , June 2024

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2022.41670.1905

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AbstractBackground and Objectives: This study is a qualitative research, based on the grounded theory approach, aiming at designing a model of organizational wisdom from knowledge management point of view.Methodology: This research is a qualitative study based on the foundational data theory method. ... Read More AbstractBackground and Objectives: This study is a qualitative research, based on the grounded theory approach, aiming at designing a model of organizational wisdom from knowledge management point of view.Methodology: This research is a qualitative study based on the foundational data theory method. The statistical population under study includes 25 knowledgeable people, including senior managers, assistants, experts and employees in the field of organization Wisdom and knowledge management point of view in the Agricultural Jihad Department of Lorestan province. The data collection tool is a deep and semi-structured interview, which was conducted with semi-structured interviews with the members of the mentioned community in order to answer the research questions.Findings: Data analysis with a systematic approach is the foundation of data theory. In this research, in order to analyze the obtained data, a semi-structured interview method with a three-step process of open coding, central coding and selective coding was used. According to this approach, in the open coding stage, the expressions extracted from the interviews, which are specific to the area of the Agricultural Jihad Department of Lorestan province, are summarized in 119 main codes and 19 categories. Validation of the research was done using four criteria of credibility, transferability, dependability and confirmability. This research presents a model that classifies the effective factors, barriers and intervening factors, and the consequences of creating organizational wisdom, taking into account knowledge management, into five core categories.Conclusion: Identifying these factors and obstacles helps the organization to make decisions regarding the creation of wisdom, so that while recognizing these factors and limitations, it takes steps in the direction of creating wisdom. Organizational wisdom is also an important factor that affects the self-awareness and control of the emotions of the members of the organization. The presented paradigmatic model shows the factors and barriers facing wisdom creation, the content, intervention and outcome factors, taking into account knowledge management, in relation to each other in the organization, which can be studied to examine the existing situation.

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Review

Taking and expanding topics in the analysis of Recorded knowledge history texts

behzad mohamadyari; Gholamreza Haidari; siavash yari

Volume 16, Issue 2 , June 2024

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2022.39768.1873

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Abstact Objective: Researchers mostly benefit from each other's ideas, thoughts and speeches through writings. The purpose is to review, analyze and critique the sources of written Recorded knowledge history to help research in this field.Methodology: This research is a qualitative research that uses ... Read More Abstact Objective: Researchers mostly benefit from each other's ideas, thoughts and speeches through writings. The purpose is to review, analyze and critique the sources of written Recorded knowledge history to help research in this field.Methodology: This research is a qualitative research that uses library method and critical analysis.Findings: In most countries of the world, and especially in the West, historical issues about Recorded knowledge such as the history or history of information and the history of books and libraries have been considered by researchers. Previously, the history of codified knowledge has been considered by researchers as the history of books and libraries, while the history of books is only a part of the history of codified knowledge and the history of libraries can be considered as a separate organization from the history of books. To be placed. Historical texts About Recorded knowledge include several topics: writing and books, publications, translation, information, information technology, publishing and historiography. The texts of the history of writing and books are older. Then translation, publications, printing and publishing have been considered. Information, information technology and historiography have recently come to the attention. Attention to technology in visible texts and the emergence of types and forms of Recorded knowledge and its evolution is remarkable.Conclusion: The Recorded knowledge history with various letters and topics has been considered. These texts place more emphasis on production and the production process and do not deal with the use of Recorded knowledge and its study and its individual and social effects on society over time. Some forms and types of Recorded knowledge have been neglected, most texts have been compiled in the West and are about the West, and Eastern civilization, especially Iranian and Islamic, has been less researched. The need for historical research is especially evident in important issues that have been neglected so far.

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Original Article Scientometrics

Tracing the Historical Origins of Machine Translation: A bibliometric analysis via RPYS

Ebrahim Ezzati Larsari; Ali Akbar Khasseh

Volume 16, Issue 2 , June 2024

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2022.40967.1893

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This study tries to uncover the historical roots and influential publications in Machine Translation (MT) via a bibliometric analysis technique called RPYS. Preliminary data of study has been extracted from Web of Science concerning papers related to the MT from 1900 to 2021. Results exposed that the ... Read More This study tries to uncover the historical roots and influential publications in Machine Translation (MT) via a bibliometric analysis technique called RPYS. Preliminary data of study has been extracted from Web of Science concerning papers related to the MT from 1900 to 2021. Results exposed that the supreme enterprise of MT was initiated by Shannon in 1948; the one who illuminated the notion of entropy in information technology. After that, Weaver contributed to the appearance of statistical word by word MT in 1949. Moreover, it was Levenshtein(1966) who introduced the revolutionary notion of binary codes capable of correcting deletions, insertions, and reversals in MT. In addition, Dempster et al. (1977) presented a novel statistical EM algorithm concerning maximum likelihood from incomplete data. Later, the works of scholars Brown et al. (1993), Hochreiter (1997), Papineni et al. (2002), and Koehn et al. (2007) have been instrumental in shaping and developing MT.In overall, MT has been developed tremendously during the recent years. More precisely, it seems to be fair to say that it was the language of mathematics (0&1), as well as statistics (optimal estimation) that could feed any linguistic information into machines and computers to be processed naturally. Furthermore, it should be noted that the first attempts for MT began with introducing the way of feeding linguistic information into machine-compatible language by the help of mathematical coding systems. As it has been fulfilled, researchers intended to present a model based on statistical procedures in which word by word translation could be directed more accurately and precisely. Slowly but surely, the idea of word by word translation was developed into phrase-based and syntax-based translation. Meanwhile, there were lots of attempts towards the logicality, as well as the reasonability of automated translations. In view of that, researchers tried to improve the quality of translations by incorporating the context role in achieving a well-matched MT from source to the target language, especially in retrieving the semantic and pragmatic information of elliptic sentences .

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Original Article Scientometrics

Analysis of information technology research trends using Topic Modeling

Arman Sajedinejad; Mohammad Rabiei

Volume 16, Issue 2 , June 2024

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2023.38914.1862

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ObjectiveIT's rapid progress and far-reaching impact on other scientific disciplines have not only necessitated significant changes in its own subjects but have also catalyzed extensive changes in the form, amount, and methodology of research in other fields. The objective of the present investigation ... Read More ObjectiveIT's rapid progress and far-reaching impact on other scientific disciplines have not only necessitated significant changes in its own subjects but have also catalyzed extensive changes in the form, amount, and methodology of research in other fields. The objective of the present investigation was to analyze research conducted in the realm of information technology, extract its central themes, and furnish scientometric data pertaining to these themes.MethodologyThis paper explores the topics of the information technology field by extracting and categorizing the relationships between commonly used terms and their temporal evolution. To achieve this, the researchers employed topic modeling, a well-established method for clustering textual data. Topic modeling algorithms utilize statistical methods to analyze and interpret the primary words in documents, allowing for the examination of the presented issues and their interconnections and changes over time. Considering the rapid changes in the field of information technology, this paper drew upon materials spanning the last decade, including 10,000 papers sourced from top-tier journals featured in the Web of Science database. ResultsThe study extracted trends in keyword changes over the past decade and identified important keywords for each paper cluster after grouping them. The papers within the information technology domain were then categorized into eight themes, including hardware, communications, networks, and intelligent applications such as the Internet of Things. The study found that frequently used keywords have been continuously changing over time. The paper highlights that emerging keywords, including the Internet of Things, cloud computing, and Big Data, along with work areas such as Machine Learning and Deep Learning, are shaping the definition of information technology fields in the new era.DiscussionGiven the shift in research emphasis from hardware and communication to analysis and practical applications, it is likely that future scientific fields will focus on creating value through data analysis and human-machine communication in everyday applications, and information technology's relevance in other sciences will become more apparent. Future research can also concentrate on comparing global trends in information technology with domestic research, enabling the evaluation of the gap between the country's research and that of the world.

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Challenges of Establishing Knowledge Management in Management and Planning Organization of East Azarbaijan Province

Volume 15, Issue 2 , June 2023, , Pages 93-110

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2022.32853.1710

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Objective: The purpose of the present study is to investigate the challenges of knowledge management deployment in East Azarbaijan Province Management and Planning Organization.Method: The present study was conducted by using a combination of sequential exploration strategy. In the qualitative part, ... Read More Objective: The purpose of the present study is to investigate the challenges of knowledge management deployment in East Azarbaijan Province Management and Planning Organization.Method: The present study was conducted by using a combination of sequential exploration strategy. In the qualitative part, conventional content analysis method and in the quantitative stage of descriptive survey research is used. Participants in the qualitative phase were experts of Management and Planning Organization with 5 years’ service experience and 18 individuals were purposively selected for in-depth interviews. In the quantitative part, based on the qualitative results, a questionnaire was prepared and among the 86 staff of East Azerbaijan Province Management and Planning Organization was accomplished.Findings: 1.Inside the organizational factors (9 subcategories): (1.Organizational Culture 2.Individual obstacles 3.Organizational Structure 4.The Lack Importance and emphasis Managers 5.New technology is not used for knowledge sharing 6.Lack of anticipation Knowledge management in organization strategy 7. Positive and negative impact of the organization's training system 8.Human Relations 9.Viewpoint Positive and negative to knowledge management) 2.External organizational factors: (1.Negative Impact Country mega Policies 2.Social barriers) they act as barriers to the establishment of knowledge management. The results of one-sample t-test showed that except for the role of social barriers all of these factors were significant barriers to knowledge management establishment. Friedman test results showed that: lack of knowledge management in organizational strategy, lack of importance and emphasis of managers on knowledge management and organizational culture, respectively, are the priorities of knowledge management barriers in Organization. Conclusion: it is essential that East Azarbaijan Management and Planning Organization to establish knowledge management with more focus on its challenges and obstacles and take steps to find solutions to the problems and barriers.

Prioritizing Knowledge Management Strategies in Voluntary Participation- Based Activities (Case Study of Rahian-e Noor)

Volume 14, Issue 4 , December 2022, , Pages 115-144

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2022.34363.1767

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Background and Objectives: Today, the knowledge can be considered one of the key assets in the organizations due to its high importance. To address such importance, the concept of knowledge management was developed to manage the capital of organizational knowledge and its acquisition, maintenance, and ... Read More Background and Objectives: Today, the knowledge can be considered one of the key assets in the organizations due to its high importance. To address such importance, the concept of knowledge management was developed to manage the capital of organizational knowledge and its acquisition, maintenance, and republishing, as well as proposing various KM strategies. Like government and public organizations, the mission of institutions is based on the full participation and cooperation of volunteers. In addition, the management of their vast knowledge, which is regarded as implicit and scattered in the minds of volunteers, has certain complexities and serious differences with the same process in other organizations. The present study aims to prioritize knowledge management strategies in the above-mentioned situations by focusing on a set of institutions related to war-zone tourism in Iran. The war-zone tourism program in Iran, which focuses on visiting the monuments in the operational areas during the eight years of holy defense, is known as the "Rahian-e Noor" trips, which is held every year with the participation of various organizations throughout the country, along with integrated planning and coordination, and servicing various pilgrims by a large number of volunteers. The accumulated experience and tacit knowledge of the aforementioned factors, which are related to pilgrims and tourists, is among the key factors in the success of the Rahian-e Noor program, which is considered as a clear example of inclusive activities based on voluntary participation. The present study seeks to assess the known knowledge management strategies with the highest priority for such organizations. Methodology: The present study is regarded as applied and descriptive in terms of objective, and quantitative in terms of data type. The population included 20 experts familiar with knowledge management and research environment, who were selected as the statistical sample. To select candidate strategies, the knowledge management framework was used and four main strategies including externalization, internalization, combination, and socialization were considered as applicable alternatives. The present study aims to prioritize and determine the most appropriate strategies in the studied conditions. To this aim, the Analytical Network Process (ANP) was utilized and the obstacle structure was determined. Thus, externalization, internalization, combination, and socialization strategies are regarded as alternatives for the obstacle and the issues related to the people, knowledge management processes, technology applied, and governance are considered as criteria for prioritizing the above-mentioned alternatives. Findings: The network of relations between the criteria was drawn after structuring the obstacle. Then, the weight of criteria and sub-criteria were calculated using a pairwise comparison questionnaire. The values formed an initial supermatrix, which was weighted linearly, and the final weights were obtained from the partial shape of the aforementioned supermatrix. In the next step, decision options were ranked based on the data. Finally, the weight of the combination, internalization, externalization, and socialization strategy were 0.288, 0.224, 0.188, and 0.300. Based on the results, the proposed knowledge management strategies for the Rahian-e Noor are as follows, respectively: Discussion: 1) Socialization: The collective nature of the caravans in the Rahian-e Noor emphasizes the social strategy of knowledge management because what is central to various programs of the Rahian-e Noor under the headings of "narration" recreates the pattern of turning tacit knowledge into tacit knowledge. The "narrator" is regarded as the axis in a large part of the knowledge, which is achieved by visitors from historical and surrounding events. 2) Combination: As the second priority, the Rahian-e Noor headquarters should record the knowledge acquired in various fields in the organizational information systems and utilize the capacity of virtual social networks to communicate with different classes of the audiences. 3) Internalization: Internalization can be observed when experienced managers or experts lecture. Once internalized, new knowledge is applied by those developed and reorganized it in their existing tacit knowledge base. As the third priority, the Rahian-e Noor headquarters should develop approaches which help internalize knowledge. 4) Externalization: The set of activities for recording experiences and documenting historical narratives and what is transformed from the words, thoughts, and ideas of experts into sound, text, image, and map realize the externalization strategy.

Health Information Seeking for a Disease Epidemic: A Case Study of Kermanshah Citizens in the Covid 19

Volume 14, Special Issue: COVID-19 , November 2022, , Pages 1-13

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2020.33088.1715

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Background and Objectives: The importance of information varies depending on the need for it and the situation in which one lives, and sometimes becomes of critical value. The concept of health and health literacy are concepts that relate to health and its domains and affect one's ability to act on health ... Read More Background and Objectives: The importance of information varies depending on the need for it and the situation in which one lives, and sometimes becomes of critical value. The concept of health and health literacy are concepts that relate to health and its domains and affect one's ability to act on health information and to better control personal, family, and community health, and thus not only an individual but also an individual characteristic. It is considered as a key determinant of community health. The outbreak of coronavirus and Covid 19 in late 2019 prompted the World Health Organization to declare an epidemic, and the need for accurate and accurate information to combat the virus and the disease became a serious need, with many at hand they searched for news and information about the disease and ways to prevent or treat it. In view of the above, the present study seeks to explore the ways and channels of information and news related to Covid disease among Kermanshah citizens. Methodology: This study was descriptive, descriptive, and applied in terms of purpose. Survey method was used and data were collected using a questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was evaluated by a number of masters and PhDs. The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.81). The population of this study should have included all citizens of Kermanshah if it were conducted under normal circumstances, but given that the present study was conducted in a situation of crisis and isolation epidemic, it was not possible to reach all citizens equally and equitably; Since the questionnaire could not be distributed, the questionnaire was distributed electronically through two groups and a telegram channel to 29812 citizens of Kermanshah and all were asked to answer the questionnaire. , Participate in research. The sample size required was 377 according to Morgan's chart and simple random sampling. The questionnaire was sent to the mentioned groups and channels on 27/12/1398 and by the 6/6/1399 377 people participated in the study. Data were analyzed by SPSS software (version 22) at both descriptive and inferential levels. Findings: Citizens of Kermanshah also relied on public messengers such as Telegram and WhatsApp as well as social networking sites such as Instagram and Twitter for information on Covid 19 related health. The average score of these two sources indicates that Kermanshah citizens are heavily using these two tools to inform Covid 19. However, the difference between the components of meaningful cyberspace and standard deviation score indicated a high diversity and distribution of responses. Findings from a doctors questioning to find out about Coronavirus and Covid 19 showed that public doctors were more frequently referred, both in face to face and indirectly by telephone or social media. But overall, the mean score indicated that referral rates to doctors were below average. Discussion: For Kermanshah citizens, awareness of disease symptoms as well as prevention methods of Covid 19 were prioritized to health information, meaning that awareness of symptoms and ways of disease prevention was more than other motivations and goals. They were interested. This is especially true for those who have not yet had the disease, and perhaps if the patients had access to and participation in the research, follow-up goals such as information seeking through treatment would have been more prominent. The overwhelming use of media by respondents to obtain health information at the time of the outbreak of the Corona virus can be justified from two angles. The first type is the tool and its resources and features and the second is the type of data collection through electronic questionnaire form. As the questionnaire was distributed electronically and data were collected, many of the participants in the study were people who used cyberspace, messenger, and social networks at a relatively large level. Citizens' high usage of audio-visual and audio media to inform health about Covid 19, along with a few referrals to doctors and using of official sources such as books and journals, can be risky because it reinforces the possibility that some information Non-specialist and undocumented to be used by citizens about this disease.

Comparative Comparison of the Simorgh and the Mirase Jam-E Jam software in IRIB Organization

Volume 14, Issue 3 , November 2022, , Pages 73-93

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2020.28615.1566

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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 ... Read More

Redefining Data-Driven Business; as a requirement for Data-Driven Economy's Policy Making

Volume 14, Issue 4 , December 2022, , Pages 17-35

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2019.28267.1560

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Purpose: The main purpose of this research is to review and Redefine about data-driven business according to data-driven economies features in order to help policymakers in the domains of ICT Industry, Entrepreneurship, Iran Digital Economy and Iran Digital Ecosystems.Method: This paper is a kind of ... Read More

Original Article

The determinants of patent citations by using a survival analysis

Faramarz soheili; shiva shirdavani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 April 2020

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2020.31765.1671

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Purpose: This research tries to determinants of patent citations by using a survival analysis.Methods: Research method was patent citation analysis. Research population consisted of 25,392 patents in the USPTO database in the Data Processing: Artificial Intelligence (AI) (Category: 706). Cox and Kaplan-Meier ... Read More

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Introducing a Scientific Productivity Model Based on the Experts’ Viewpoint and Testing it in the World’s Top Authors Based on Highly Cited Indicator

Mariam Keshvari; Farideh Osareh; Faramarz soheili

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 04 April 2021

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2021.31955.1677

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Background/Purpose: the most important goal of the present dissertation is the designing of the top authors’ scientific productivity model so as to achieve a combined set of quantitative and qualitative indicators and items influencing the scientific productivity and take a step towards the improvement ... Read More Background/Purpose: the most important goal of the present dissertation is the designing of the top authors’ scientific productivity model so as to achieve a combined set of quantitative and qualitative indicators and items influencing the scientific productivity and take a step towards the improvement of the scientific productivity’s evaluation.Methodology: the present study has been conducted based on a mixed (quantitative-qualitative) method; the qualitative section uses the ideas and notions of the experts in the scientific productivity domain and the quantitative section deals with the application of the statistical tests and scientometrics’ indicators. Two statistical populations have taken part in the present study: 12 domestic and foreign experts in the scientific productivity field; 235 highly cited authors from around the globe. The study data have been collected using checklist, questionnaires and Clarivate Analytics-Web Of Science database. To analyze the data, SPSS 19 and LISREL 8 were used. The scientific productivity model has been verified based on the experts’ ideas in the population of the top authors using second order confirmatory factor analysis.Findings: the present study’s findings indicate that the scientific productivity model based on the experts’ notions in population of the studied top authors features a favorable goodness of fit. Considering the factor loads in the confirmatory factor analysis, the “bibliometrics component” with a factor load of 1, the “individual component” with a factor load of 0.69 and the “organizational component” with a factor load of 0.63 in the population of highly cited authors are influential in the scientific productivity model. Discussion and Conclusion: the findings of the present study indicate that a collection of organizational, individual and bibliometric factors influence the scientific productivity of the top authors and the tri-component model features a favorable goodness of fit. Combination of the quantitative and qualitative items can offer a more thorough image of the status of the individuals’ scientific productivity; the items offered in this model can be employed as solution by the individuals and organizations for enhancing scientific productivity.

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Investigating the relationship between Altmetric Scores of highly cited articles in the field of particle physics and citations received in databases

Ali Biranvand; Mohammad Ghanaatian; Hadi Alhaei

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 12 May 2021

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2021.36442.1819

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Objective: This study, while identifying the scientometric indices of highly cited articles in the field of elementary particles in Clarivate Analytics and Dimensions databases, has investigated the relationship between these indices and the measures obtained from the presence of articles in citation ... Read More Objective: This study, while identifying the scientometric indices of highly cited articles in the field of elementary particles in Clarivate Analytics and Dimensions databases, has investigated the relationship between these indices and the measures obtained from the presence of articles in citation databases and social networks.Methodology: The present study is of a fundamental type that has been done in a descriptive manner and with an alternative method. The statistical population of the study includes 5,702 articles in the field of elementary particles that were indexed in the Clarivate Analytics database between 2000-2019. The statistical sample of the research includes 102 articles that have been introduced by the Clarivate analytics Database as the most cited articles in the field of elementary particles. In order to investigate the relationship between Scientometric Indices of the articles studied in the databases and the measures obtained from the presence of these articles in Social Networks and Citation Databases, in addition to descriptive statistics tests, Pearson correlation test to examine the relationship between research variables has been used.Findings: There is a positive relationship between the articles viewed in Mendeley and the number of citations received through Dimensions and Clarivate Analytics. However, the Citation Databases of SiteLike and Conota do not have a significant relationship with the number of citations received by Dimensions and Clarivate Analytics. Publishing articles on Facebook, Wikipedia and has a positive and significant relationship with the number of citations received through Dimensions and Clarity Analytics. While there is no significant relationship between the publication of articles on Social Networks News, Blog, Twitter, Weibo Use, Patent, Facebook, Google+ User, Editor, Video Uploader and the number of citations to Dimensions and Clarivate Analytics.Conclusion: The connection between social networks and the Dimensions database is stronger than the analytical clarity database. According to the results, Mendelian use of citations to articles is more than other citation databases. Therefore, it is recommended to use Mendeleev to publish or follow information sources.

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Presenting a structural-interpretive model of factors affecting knowledge sharing in academic settings.

Ali Biranvand; Sareh Rahmaniyan; Alireza Mohammadi Nejad Ganji; Massoud Irvani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 27 November 2021

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2021.38824.1861

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Purpose. Identifying the model of factors affecting knowledge sharing in academic settings has always had a special importance and place among research in the field of knowledge management. The purpose of this study is to present a structural-interpretive model of factors affecting knowledge sharing ... Read More Purpose. Identifying the model of factors affecting knowledge sharing in academic settings has always had a special importance and place among research in the field of knowledge management. The purpose of this study is to present a structural-interpretive model of factors affecting knowledge sharing in academic settings from the perspective of staff and faculty members of Payame Noor University. Method. This research is a descriptive survey based on the applied purpose and in terms of the data collection method. The statistical population of the study includes the staff and faculty members of Payame Noor University. Using judgmental sampling, 19 experts in the field of knowledge management who had scientific, experimental, or research backgrounds were selected as members of the panel of experts. Data collection methods in this study are divided into two categories: library and field (questionnaire). In this research, the fuzzy Delphi technique has been used to screen the variables The structural-interpretive modeling technique has been used to identify and design the pattern of index relations. Findings. Based on the results, the variables of self-efficacy, managerial support, reward system, university macro policies, software infrastructure, hardware infrastructure, personal interaction, trust, personal expectations, use of social media, knowledge sharing tendency, knowledge staff, and knowledge-based culture Introduced as effective factors on knowledge sharing in Payame Noor University. The results indicate that macro-university policies, managerial support, and knowledge-based culture are the most influential factors. Self-efficacy and knowledge staff variables are the most influential factors identified in this study. Originality and value. So far, no similar research has examined the internal and external relations, determining the levels of influence and effectiveness of the effective factors in knowledge sharing in the university, and the present study is innovative in this regard. Keywords: Knowledge management, Knowledge Sharing, Motivation to share knowledge, structural-interpretive modeling, Payame Noor University.

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Book Reviews Indexed in the Web of Science (2009-2018): Comparing the Output of Iran with the Middle Eastern Countries

Ali Akbar Khasseh; Faramarz soheili; Heidar Mokhtari; Shahdokht Paydar

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 11 January 2022

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2022.36414.1815

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Purpose: In spite of their importance, especially in social sciences and humanities, book reviews have hardly been considered from a scientometric perspective. This study aimed at investigating the contribution made by Middle Eastern countries in book reviews indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) during ... Read More Purpose: In spite of their importance, especially in social sciences and humanities, book reviews have hardly been considered from a scientometric perspective. This study aimed at investigating the contribution made by Middle Eastern countries in book reviews indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) during 2009-2018, emphasizing Iran. Methodology: This applied study was a scientometric survey. At first, the needed data were extracted from WoS and imported into Excel. Then, isi.exe software was used for measuring scientometric indicators and determining co-authorship patterns. Findings: Turkey, Iran and Emirate had the highest ranks in publishing book reviews, respectively. Regarding the share ratio of book reviews to all papers of a certain country, Cyprus and Jordan ranked first to second, respectively. The share of Middle Eastern countries in book reviews was very low in comparison with that of the World. These countries were more active in the subjects of history, religion, other social sciences and humanities, government and low, and area studies. Turkey, Iran and Emirate had the highest ranks in receiving citations for their book reviews, respectively. Most of book reviews were one-authored. Conclusion: In conclusion, it can be said that in all,, the ranking of the Middle East countries, including among others, Iran in producing book reviews was not acceptable in the world as well as their received citation rates during the recent decade. In addition, these countries have disregarded book reviews in science and engineering.n conclusion, it can be said that in all,, the ranking of the Middle East countries, including among others, Iran in producing book reviews was not acceptable in the world as well as their received citation rates during the recent decade. In addition, these countries have disregarded book reviews in science and engineering. can be said that in all,, the ranking of the Middle East countries, including among others, Iran in producing book reviews was not acceptable in the world as well as their received citation rates during the recent decade.

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Review of Innovation and Value Creation in Open Data Ecosystem

Omm Al-Banin Feyzbakhsh; Fahimeh Babalhavaeji

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 23 June 2022

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2022.37887.1848

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Background and Objectives: Open data aims to publish and reuse personal data freely regardless of material intellectual rights.. Open data-oriented businesses require business models and a data-sharing environment called ecosystem. Open data provides a high potential to improve civic engagement, innovation, ... Read More Background and Objectives: Open data aims to publish and reuse personal data freely regardless of material intellectual rights.. Open data-oriented businesses require business models and a data-sharing environment called ecosystem. Open data provides a high potential to improve civic engagement, innovation, and the creation of social-economic values. Regarding the substantiality of innovation, open data helps to pave the way for innovation. The purpose of this study is to review the concepts of innovation and value creation in an open data ecosystem through the study of research projects addressing open data-related topics such as open data-based innovation and value creation from data. Methodology: The present study is classified into the class of survey papers. To collect data relevant to the research objective, the following keywords are searched in trustworthy domestic and foreign scientific databases and Google scholar: open data ecosystem, open data innovation, competitive value creation based on open data, innovation creation based on open data, open data applications, and similar keywords. Then, resources related to open data and data-based innovation are extracted using the snowball method with a maximal approach. In total, 25 published external references from 2014 to 2021 are selected with relative comprehensiveness on the subject. The time frame and screening process are not applied in search of Persian references, due to the small number of internal research. Findings: 30 case studies including 5 internal studies and 25 external studies were included in the present study in order to analyze innovation and value creation in open data ecosystems. The results of resource analysis are presented in the following distinct sections: 1) Identifying key components and dimensions in open data applications 2) Identifying the components and requirements of an open data ecosystem 3) Creating value based on open data 4) Creating innovation based on open data 5) The complexities related to creating innovation based on open data. . Conclusion: Open data-based on businesses must use data to create a transformative innovation to produce new commercialized products or services or a new value network

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Investigating the impact of Altmetrics and Mendeley scores on the number of citations received from Scopus (Semantic Web)

Ali Biranvand; Hadi Alhaei; ALi Shojaeifard

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 11 September 2022

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2022.40782.1884

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Goal: Considering the positive effects of scientific productions of scientific-citation databases on scientometric indicators of the works indexed on those databases, this research investigates the effects of altmetric scores provided by the Mendeley Scientific-Citation Network on the scientometric indicators ... Read More Goal: Considering the positive effects of scientific productions of scientific-citation databases on scientometric indicators of the works indexed on those databases, this research investigates the effects of altmetric scores provided by the Mendeley Scientific-Citation Network on the scientometric indicators of Scopus and Google Scholar. Methods: The present research is a basic study with a quantitative approach that uses the citation method to investigate the effects of altmetric scores of the scientific productions of the semantic web domain derived from the Mendeley and altmetrics databases on the indicator of the number of citations received for these works on Scopus. The thematic domain of the present research involves scientific productions of Iranian authors in the semantic web domain, indexed from 1960 to 2021 on the Scopus database. The statistical population of this research consisted of 271 records at the time data were extracted from the Scopus database (10/02/2022). For the statistical analysis, correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression tests were used in addition to descriptive and inferential statistics. Software used included Excel and SPSS. This research first searched scientific productions of the semantic web domain on Scopus. Then, to meet the main goal of the research, i.e., evaluating the scientific productions of Iranian authors in the semantic web domain and investigating the effects of the activities of these authors on the Mendeley and Altmetric databases on the indicator of the numbers of citations received on the Scopus, the search process was limited to Iranian-affiliated scientific production on Scopus. In the next stage, altmetric scores related to these scientific productions were retrieved from the Mendeley and Altmetrics databases and then prepared for statistical tests. The retrieved works were case studied to increase the accuracy of relating the themes of the works under study. Findings: A survey of scientific productions of semantic web domain on Scopus revealed that the highest number of the works in this domain was registered in 2010, with the first indexed

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Presenting a model for public libraries collection development resources based on grounded theory

sedigheh raeisi; Fahimeh Babalhavaeji; fatemeh nooshnfard; zahra abazari

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 October 2022

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2022.34477.1776

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Purpose: The growing trend of increasing information in today's world has doubled the need for public libraries to pay more attention to the process of collecting development resources. The annual increase in the price of books and publications, the lack of budget and space has made it impossible for ... Read More Purpose: The growing trend of increasing information in today's world has doubled the need for public libraries to pay more attention to the process of collecting development resources. The annual increase in the price of books and publications, the lack of budget and space has made it impossible for any library, even a huge one, to provide all the library materials, so the aim of this study is to provide a model for collecting development resource's public libraries based on Grand theory. Method: The research is an applied type that has been done with a qualitative approach and as a grounded theory method. The study population consisted of the experts and professors in the field of Knowledge & information science. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview. To analyze the interviews, Strauss & Corbin's analysis method was used, which included three stages of open source, central and selective coding. During the central coding, the main categories were identified and after selective coding and relationship determination, the model of resource collection in public libraries of the country was presented.Results: The research finding showed that 5 main categories and 15 sub-components were conceptualized as dimensions and components of collection development resource's model in public libraries. The five main categories include causal conditions (structural and managerial factors , culture and ethic factors and financial factors), intervening conditions (information needs of users, librarians and specialists), contextual conditions (space governing the mentality of policymakers, factor of uniformity and halo error of policymakers, cost management) were the strategies for collection development resource's modeling (reflecting the voice of users and justice in resource provision, training, and structural and financial decentralization). The consequences of using the model of collecting development resources in public libraries will lead to the satisfaction of users, official, librarians, increasing the productivity of the public libraries of the country, as well as the popularity and fame of this institution.

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Copyright Literacy among Librarians: A Case Study of Public Librarians in Kermanshah Province

Ali Akbar Khasseh; Yosra Rahmani; Faramarz Soheili

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 24 October 2022

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2022.33407.1725

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Purpose: The purpose of the current study was to investigate the Copyright literacy of public librarians in Kermanshah province, Iran. Research method: The current study is a descriptive-survey. The statistical population of this research is all librarians of Public Library in Kermanshah (N=170). Based ... Read More Purpose: The purpose of the current study was to investigate the Copyright literacy of public librarians in Kermanshah province, Iran. Research method: The current study is a descriptive-survey. The statistical population of this research is all librarians of Public Library in Kermanshah (N=170). Based on Cochran formula, 118 individuals were selected as sample. The sampling method used in this study was stratified random sampling. Four standard questionnaires to assess librarians' copyright literacy developed by Todorova et al. (2017) were used for data collection. Then to analyze the data and answer the research questions from descriptive indices (frequency distribution table, mean and standard deviation), chi-square test, one-sample t-test and independent sample t-test and one-way analysis of variance test in SPSS software was used. Findings: The results of data analysis demonstrated that the level of familiarity of librarians with copyright issues in Kermanshah province is low. Moreover, the results showed that Kermanshah Public Librarians' awareness of copyright policies and procedures of the country and its libraries is at a low level. In their view, there is no one in their organization responsible for dealing with copyright issues. The results also indicated that the overwhelming majority of librarians in Kermanshah province agree with the inclusion of copyright issues in academic curricula and its teaching, especially at undergraduate level. Finally, results showed that there is no significant difference between librarians' familiarity with copyright issues in gender, fields of study (librarianship and non-librarianship) and level of education. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, it can be said that the absence of issues related to copyright and its rules in the curriculum of the students of librarianship and information science in the universities are extremely bold. Moreover, it seems that public libraries did not perform well on teaching copyright issues to their staff, especially librarians, as they could teach these workshops and courses. The managers of public libraries in Kermanshah province should have better planning for their organization's librarians. It is recommended that, in hiring librarians, library managers and policy makers should also be aware of the amount of copyright literacy of applicants.

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Identify the factors underlying the non-use of public libraries by housewives in rural areas of Kurdistan

Faramarz soheili; sharareh Mahmoodi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 24 October 2022

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2022.38666.1858

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors underlying the non-use of public libraries by housewives in rural areas of Kurdistan. Method: The study was conducted using qualitative approach and grounded theory method. The research data were obtained through interviews with 25 housewives ... Read More Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors underlying the non-use of public libraries by housewives in rural areas of Kurdistan. Method: The study was conducted using qualitative approach and grounded theory method. The research data were obtained through interviews with 25 housewives of rural areas of Kurdistan province. Data were analyzed using coding methods in three stages: open, axial, and selective. Results: From the analysis of interviews, 5 main categories and 19 sub-categories were identified. The main category “physical conditions” includes subcategories of positions, number of libraries, internal space, facilities; the main category “staff” includes knowledge and skills, public relations and scarcity; the main category “resources” include scarcity, ordering and organization; the main category “public services” includes the library network, opening hours, borrowing, special services; and the main categories “personal issues” included lack of time, creating the cultural context, motivation, economics, and lack of awareness. Conclusion: Improving the performance of libraries and providing better and more comprehensive services to housewives can transform their understanding and appreciation of the information and services provided by the library, resulting in improved library status in public opinion. Therefore, managers in public libraries should consider the service map of this influential community to be very important Conclusion: Improving the performance of libraries and providing better and more comprehensive services to housewives can transform their understanding and appreciation of the information and services provided by the library, resulting in improved library status in public opinion. Therefore, managers in public libraries should consider the service map of this influential community to be very important Conclusion: Improving the performance of libraries and providing better and more comprehensive services to housewives can transform their understanding and appreciation of the information and services provided by the library, resulting in improved library status in public opinion. Therefore, managers in public libraries should consider the service map of this influential community to be very important

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Assessing Information Literacy of Graduate Students in Electronic Environment (Case Study: Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz) Fa

Faramarz soheili; Ali Akbar Khasseh; hojatallah Askari

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 06 November 2022

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2022.39921.1871

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Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the information literacy of graduate students in electronic environment in Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. Methodology: This research has been done by mixed method. Quantitative part of the research was descriptive-survey studies and qualitative part ... Read More Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the information literacy of graduate students in electronic environment in Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. Methodology: This research has been done by mixed method. Quantitative part of the research was descriptive-survey studies and qualitative part was thematic analysis. The statistical population in a small part includes graduate students of Shahid Chamran University, of which 354 people have been selected by the relative class method. In the qualitative part, the statistical sample included 8 professors and librarians of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. Research data were collected in the quantitative part through a questionnaire and in the qualitative part in the form of focus groups. Quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22 and qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis.Results: Data analysis showed that graduate students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz have a relatively good information literacy in the electronic environment. Qualitative data analysis leads to the identification of 40 basic themes and 4 organizational themes related to challenges (including information, skills, organization, software and hardware challenges) and thematic analysis leads to the identification of 27 basic themes and 3 themes. The organizer became aware of mechanisms (including knowledge enhancement, skills enhancement, and systems updating) for better search of graduate students when properly searching electronic collections. Conclusion: Although the information literacy situation of graduate students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz in the electronic environment is favorable, but the challenges identified in this study affect the information literacy of students in the electronic environment. To overcome these challenges, libraries can enhance students' information literacy through knowledge and skills development.Conclusion: Although the information literacy situation of graduate students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz in the electronic environment is favorable, but the challenges identified in this study affect the information literacy of students in the electronic environment. To overcome these challenges, libraries can enhance students' information literacy through knowledge and skills development.

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Valuation of Seeking and Retrieving Information Case study P.h.D candidate of Mohaghegh Ardabili University

Leila Mohamadpour; Nadjla Hariri; Fahimeh Babalhavaeji

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 10 January 2023

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2023.41865.1909

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Background and objectives: The main purpose of this research is aimed at identifying Patterns of information seeking and retrieval behaviors among PhD candidates of Mohaghegh Ardabili University based on data valuation. Methodology:The research has been conducted in synthetic method, both quantitative ... Read More Background and objectives: The main purpose of this research is aimed at identifying Patterns of information seeking and retrieval behaviors among PhD candidates of Mohaghegh Ardabili University based on data valuation. Methodology:The research has been conducted in synthetic method, both quantitative and qualitative. The research method in quantitative part was quasi-experimental, and in terms of qualitative method, content analysis was used. The data, in the quantitative method, has been collected with questionnaire and by observation and semi-structured interview has been chosen for qualitative method.The participants of present survey were 48 P.H.D. students in humanity fields in Mohaghegh Ardabili University who were selected by purposeful sampling. Data were collected in two stages of completing demographic and search experience questionnaires, Researcher-made questionnaire of value and observation of search task completion behavior and textual analysis of interviewed content using images recorded from users in Camtasia studio software. value questionnaire is divided to intrinsic value, attainment value, utility value and perceived cost. Researcher-made questionnaire of value and observation of search task completion behavior and textual analysis of interviewed content using images recorded from users in Camtasia studio software. to elaborate upon the outcomes received from the research data Mean and standard deviation, single variable t-tests, Pearson's correlation and analysis of variance ANOVA analysis was performed.Findings: the analysis is indicative that the state of intrinsic value, attainment value, utility value and the perceived cost of seeking and retrieval information is in a favorable state and above the average level (3). Users who give more value to seeking and retrieving information use fewer but more relevant strategies and techniques and spend less time, while users who give less value use more unrelated strategies and techniques and spend more time.Discussion: perceived value as a cognitive motivational factor affects users' information search and retrieval behavior. Perceptual values of people affect their priorities and choices and bring about further progress in academic and scientific fields for them.Keywords perceived value, Information seeking behavior, information search and retrieval, motivation

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Peer Reviewers of Iranian Accounting Journals: Composition, Characteristics, and the Criteria of the Scientific Journals Evaluation system of the MSRT

Mostafa Ghannad; Mohammad Arabmazar Yazdi; Mohammad Hossein Safarzadeh Bandari; Reza HesarZadeh

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 May 2023

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2023.42600.1920

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Purpose: The present paper aims to review the criteria of the scientific journals evaluation system of MSRT including the annual listing of the names of reviewers, reviewers’ registration with international scientific databases, and their geographical and institutional distribution. Moreover, the ... Read More Purpose: The present paper aims to review the criteria of the scientific journals evaluation system of MSRT including the annual listing of the names of reviewers, reviewers’ registration with international scientific databases, and their geographical and institutional distribution. Moreover, the composition of reviewers, in terms of gender, specialty, and scientific rank, is investigated. Finally, interlocked reviewers are identified, and it is investigated what percentage of scientific publications in accounting is allocated to the journals’ own reviewers. Methodology: this paper is descriptive survey research and uses a checklist to collect the data. Data analysis is performed by adopting an evaluative scientometric method. The statistical population of the current research comprises the websites of 19 accounting journals scientific in 2021. Findings: Findings demonstrate that 17 out of 19 journals (90%) have annually listed the names of their reviewers on their website. less than 10 percent of reviewers have built up their profiles in the Publons database. The geographical distribution shows that 28 provinces contribution to the peer-review process. Furthermore, the institutional distribution of reviewers shows that 107 universities have at least one representative on the peer-review boards of accounting journals. More than 52% of reviewers hold the academic rank of assistant professor, 32% associate professor, and 12% full professor. Women make up 27% of peer reviewers, and 93% of reviewers are accounting specialists. More than 231 out of 622 papers published in 2021 are authored by the journals’ own reviewers (37%). The investigation of interlocked reviewers reveals that Zohreh Hajiha, participating in the peer-review process of 14 journals have contributed to the largest number of journals, and the total number of reviewers’ names published in accounting journals (1364) represent 492 individual reviewers. Conclusion: The status of referees in accounting publications does not indicate the favorable situation that is expected which can be rectified through better policymaking and fulfilling the scientific publication criteria by relevant authorities, and finally, lead to the improved quality of published papers and the development of accounting knowledge.

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Locating public libraries in Saveh using GIS

Golnessa Galyani-Moghaddm; Zohreh Riazi; Reza Maleki

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 12 June 2023

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2023.41408.1901

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Objectives: The present study investigates the establishment of public libraries in Saveh city based on location criteria and subcriteria and suggests optimal areas for the construction of a new public library with the help of a geographic information system Geographic information systems (GIS) are up-to-date ... Read More Objectives: The present study investigates the establishment of public libraries in Saveh city based on location criteria and subcriteria and suggests optimal areas for the construction of a new public library with the help of a geographic information system Geographic information systems (GIS) are up-to-date and efficient tools for preparing maps and analyzing location data Methodology: The research in this study employs meta-analysis for the valuation and weighting of criteria and subcriteria regarding a library's location. Forty studies on location were selected, and the criteria and subcriteria regarding library location were addressed. Based on the results obtained, four main criteria with the highest repetition rate in the studies were selected for analysis: compatibility, ease of access (convenience), desirability and efficiency. Using the scores given to each criterion in the research, together with a hierarchical weighting model (AHP), each of the main criteria was scored employing Expert Choice software. Findings: From the pairwise comparison of the four criteria, the ease of access criterion has the most importance and weight among the main criteria with a weight of 0.358, followed by the compatibility criterion (weight 0.270), the efficiency criterion (weight 0.247) and the desirability criterion (weight 0.125), respectively. Access to population centers is the most important among the subcriteria of ease of access with a weight of 0.546. Discussion: According to the results obtained for the city of Saveh, Hasheminejad Library is in an incompatible area, while the rest of the libraries are located in either relatively compatible or fully compatible areas. The locations of the existing libraries were then assessed regarding the ease of access criterion; the compliance status of each library was obtained, and proposed areas for the construction of new libraries in each area of the city were identified. At present, the libraries of Shahid Hasheminejad, Salman Savoji and Hazrat Valiasr (AS) of Saveh are located close to each other, while many parts of Saveh do not have libraries, especially Alavi town (Mehr housing), which does not have any libraries at all.

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Identification and ranking of psychological factors affecting the job performance of public library librarians in Qom province

Nazila Mehrabi; Ahmadreza Varnaseri; sahar Khorashadizadeh; Mansoor Koohi Rostami

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 19 June 2023

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2023.42420.1917

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Background and purpose: One of the influencing variables in job performance is psychological factors. The aim of the current research is to identify psychological factors affecting the job performance of librarians in public libraries in Qom province. Methodology: This research was carried out in the ... Read More Background and purpose: One of the influencing variables in job performance is psychological factors. The aim of the current research is to identify psychological factors affecting the job performance of librarians in public libraries in Qom province. Methodology: This research was carried out in the shadow of pragmatism paradigm and exploratory type. In order to collect information, library and field methods have been considered. In the qualitative phase of this research, the Delphi method was used to identify psychological factors through a semi-structured questionnaire that was provided to the members of the Delphi panel; used and then approved; And in the quantitative phase, the quantitative AHP method was used to rank the factors. In this way, the questionnaire was distributed among academic staff members and employees with master's and doctorate degrees in public libraries of Qom province, and AHP method was used to analyze the data.In order to analyze the resulting data, Spss 25 and Expert Choice 11 software were used to analyze the data. Findings: The findings showed that the psychological factors affecting the job performance of public library librarians in Qom province include 7 categories of emotional intelligence, cognitive intelligence, emotional creativity, creativity, extroversion, problem solving ability, and responsibility. Based on the comparative analysis, the factor of emotional intelligence in the first degree, the factor of problem solving ability in the second degree, the factor of responsibility in the third degree, the factor of creativity in the fourth degree, the factor of cognitive intelligence in the fifth degree, the factor of emotional creativity in the sixth degree, and Finally, the extroversion factor was ranked 7th. Conclusion: The results obtained from this research indicate that the mentioned psychological factors are effective in the performance of public library employees in Qom province, so these psychological factors should be considered and investigated in the selection of employees

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Clustering Digital Resources for Collection Development and Improving Archive and Digital Library Services

Shahnaz khademizadeh; faeze sadat tabatabai amiri; mohammadreza nasiri

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 11 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2024.40034.1874

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Objectives:The present study seeks to cluster different types of digital resources including manuscripts,hot metal and lithography and other unique resources of library in various subjects based on the topics searched by users to facilitate the acquisition and collection development and improve the service ... Read More Objectives:The present study seeks to cluster different types of digital resources including manuscripts,hot metal and lithography and other unique resources of library in various subjects based on the topics searched by users to facilitate the acquisition and collection development and improve the service quality of digital libraries. Methodology:present study is a cross-sectional analytical study which has been carried out in the10-year period of launching Ayatollah Boroujerdi digital library in Qom from 2011 to 2021.The statistical population includes 10-year data related to digital library extracted in July2010 from NOSA digital resources archive software.The library databases were in SQL format,and extracted data were changed to CSV format.Out of various data mining techniques,the association-rule (ARM)(Apriori algorithm) was used to determine the interdependency of information resources searched by users in different subject areas.In data mining process,after data extraction,they were prepared and cleaned.For clustering and association rule mining, IBM Modeler18has been used and for drawing the network graphs,data has been transformed to matrix and bibliometrix library was used in R software. Findings:Based on the users’ use of various topics in digital library databases,two clusters were extracted such that Cluster1 covered 56%and Cluster2 covered 44%of data.In the first cluster,the subjects such as jurisprudence, principles,prayer,literature, medicine,mysticism,history,ethics and sciences are more frequently used.In the second cluster,subjects of theology,Hadith,syntax,philosophy,logic,poetry,astronomy, prayers,interpretation and miscellaneous subjects are mostly used.The other finding is that the highest rate of simultaneous searches by users relates to the subject of jurisprudence with the topics of logic,ethics,and medicine.In addition,when a user first searches the subject of jurisprudence,s/he has searched the subject of medicine by probability of 55%. Discussion:This study provides a good opportunity for the managers and administrators to coordinate effective planning and strategic decisions with the real needs of users by identifying and recognizing the user community.In this way,they could provide the ground for making maximum benefit from the unique information resources of this library at national and international levels.Therefore,the research findings highlight the need for more attention of library managers to acquisition and efforts to digitize most resources related to these subject areas. In addition,they could be useful in providing suggestion systems in the library.

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A Reflection on the Appropriacy of the Implementation of the DoDAF Information Architecture Framework as an Organizational Information Architecture for Universities: The Case for Shiraz University

marzieh yarizanganeh; Hadi Alhaei

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 11 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2024.40348.1879

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A Reflection on the Appropriacy of the Implementation of the DoDAF Information Architecture Framework as an Organizational Information Architecture for Universities: The Case for Shiraz University Abstract Background and Objectives: This study aims to investigate and the proposed framework of DODAF information ... Read More A Reflection on the Appropriacy of the Implementation of the DoDAF Information Architecture Framework as an Organizational Information Architecture for Universities: The Case for Shiraz University Abstract Background and Objectives: This study aims to investigate and the proposed framework of DODAF information architecture by the managers and experts for the purpose of organizational information architecture of this university and to draw the attention of managers to organizational architecture in order to improve organizational excellence and enumerate the benefits of organizational architecture. Methodology: The present study was carried out using a combination of two survey methods with experts from Shiraz University. To this end, data were gathered using the relevant documentaries and library studies to examine the forms and documents related to the processes of Shiraz University. In order to collect the data, face-to-face interviews with managers and experts of Shiraz University as well as a review of forms and documents related to the processes of Shiraz University were performed. To do this, interviews with the director and experts of the education and research department of the university (at all levels) were conducted; also, documents related to the documentation of tasks and processes, including job descriptions were collected. Additionally, other documents, including operational plan, performance indicators, organizational excellence, etc. were reviewed and reported. To analyze the data, first, the strategic orientation was determined. For this purpose, intitially, strategic elements were identified and relevant approaches were examined. Then, the existing processes were identified as well. In this vein, all the following indicators were identified for data analysis in two parts: strategic elements and strategic elements of information technology. Findings: The purpose of information organization architecture at Shiraz University is to achieve the desired architectural outputs in this organization. This process can be implemented alongside other core processes of the organization and run continuously. In general, this process consists of three main steps: 1. Strategic IT planning, 2. Organizational architecture planning, and 3. Implementation of organizational architecture. Discussion: The results showed that DODAF information architecture is the most appropriate and best option for the inforKeywords: DoDAF Framework, information organization architecture, Existing architecture, Desirable

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The role of libraries of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz in the sustainable development of Khuzestan province

Shahnaz Khademizadeh; somayeh Avarand; marzyeh mehrabian; mansoreh hatefikia

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 11 April 2024

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2024.37110.1827

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Objective: University libraries, as an institution that is directly related to knowledge and the advancement of science, have an important role in achieving sustainable development in the country. The aim of this study was to study the role of libraries of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz in the sustainable ... Read More Objective: University libraries, as an institution that is directly related to knowledge and the advancement of science, have an important role in achieving sustainable development in the country. The aim of this study was to study the role of libraries of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz in the sustainable development of Khuzestan province. Methodology: This research is an applied and developmental study in terms of purpose and is a qualitative study in terms of method. In this study, the method of descriptive phenomenology of Kliser has been followed. Participants in this study are all experts, specialists and researchers in the field of sustainable development in Khuzestan province. The statistical sample continued in a targeted manner until reaching theoretical saturation. ‌ Results: The analysis of the interviews conducted in relation to the role of university libraries in the sustainable development of Khuzestan province in the form of thematic analysis is classified into three levels of comprehensive, organizational and basic themes. The results of the interview analysis identified 132 basic themes in 24 organizing themes and 4 basic themes. Conclusion: TIn general, it can be said that the information element is very important in the field of sustainable development, so that sustainable development requires the provision and access to information, so sustainable development depends on information that in the absence of this element of sustainable development in social and cultural components And education, economic, environmental will be affected. The results of the present study showed that university libraries in the Khuzestan region have not been able to play a good role in sustainable development, due to the problems and conditions of Khuzestan province, which requires special attention of provincial and university officials. Despite the potential of libraries, they can be considered as a driving force for sustainable development and implementation in the future. Creating the cooperation and participation of academic libraries in sustainable development is a lofty goal and requires that all four learning themes addressed be continuously and interrelated implemented.

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Content analysis Elementary textbooks amount of attention to knowledge sharing concepts

reza karimi; Fatemeh Eshaghi Macconi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 21 May 2024

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2024.44067.1937

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School is the only social institution that is universally accessible to most children and adolescents. This knowledge and skill should be available to them during their studies. The curriculum is the most obvious approach and basic strategy for teaching knowledge management concepts, especially knowledge ... Read More School is the only social institution that is universally accessible to most children and adolescents. This knowledge and skill should be available to them during their studies. The curriculum is the most obvious approach and basic strategy for teaching knowledge management concepts, especially knowledge sharing to students. The aim of this research, content analysis of elementary school textbooks is based on the level of attention to knowledge management concepts. This research in terms of approach is quantitative, and in terms of purpose is applied. this study was used the Content analysis method, there have been Pages (Text, Exercise, Image, Footer) analysis units done with reading studies, images, exercises, and activities. First, the obtained concepts were placed in knowledge sharing (implicit and objective) and group and individual; The data collection tool includes a researcher-made checklist. The research population includes all the published elementary school textbooks, including 41 books, and sampling was omitted. In all the analyzed textbooks, 946 components were identified. Then, the collected data was analyzed with the help of Excel software and using descriptive statistics indicators in Shannon's entropy analytical process. , from the total number of recorded and counted units of knowledge-sharing components in the textbooks of the six primary courses, a total of 231 units of knowledge sharing with classmates (implicit), 112 units of knowledge sharing with classmates (objective), knowledge sharing through art and entertainment (implicit) 30 units and group activity (implicit knowledge) 573 units have been considered. The results showed that the component of group activity (implicit knowledge) has the highest frequency and the lowest component is related to the component of art and entertainment (implicit). Also, among the textbooks, the book of experimental sciences has paid more attention to the concepts of knowledge sharing than other books. Among the textbooks, the normalized data according to the books, the highest coefficient of importance among the different subjects of the elementary course is related to the Persian book, and solutions were presented to improve the status of knowledge sharing and achieve the goals.

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Bibliometric Study of Global Retracted Publications in Engineering Sciences, Physical Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences: Time Trend, Subject Categories, and Scientific Collaboration Networks

Shahnaz Khademizadeh; sara dakhesh; Roghayeh Ghazavi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 14 July 2024

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2024.45930.1949

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Background and Objectives: Scientific misconduct followed by retracted publications is one of the main obstacles to the development of societies, as it damages the material capital and scientific reputation of journals, organizations and countries. The present research has analyzed the characteristics ... Read More Background and Objectives: Scientific misconduct followed by retracted publications is one of the main obstacles to the development of societies, as it damages the material capital and scientific reputation of journals, organizations and countries. The present research has analyzed the characteristics of retracted publications extracted from the Web of Science database in engineering sciences, physical sciences, humanities and social sciences published in the years from 1992 to 2021. Methodology: The present research has analyzed the characteristics of retracted publications extracted from the Web of Science database in engineering sciences, physical sciences, humanities and social sciences published in the years from 1992 to 2021.This research has used various bibliometric indicators, including the number and rank of publications, the number of citations, and the centrality indices in the collaboration network of countries, based on the research areas. Findings: The results showed that engineering science ranked higher than other non-medical fields on the global scale with 2996 retracted documents and 23156 citations received. It was also found that subject areas with most violations and fraudulent publications in each of the aforementioned sciences are “Energy Fuels” from engineering sciences, “Chemistry Multidisciplinary” from physical sciences and “Education Educational Research” from humanities and social sciences with 1038, 316, and 84 retracted works, respectively. In addition, the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China had the highest level of collaboration in the prevalence of retracted publications in different fields of science. Discussion: It is suggested that policymakers formulate long-term plans to protect the health of research by promoting the culture of systemic thinking in the research system, continuously teaching the principles of publication ethics, and informing the main actors of research, i.e., scholars, publishers, editors, and reviewers of journals. It is suggested that policymakers formulate long-term plans to protect the health of research by promoting the culture of systemic thinking in the research system, continuously teaching the principles of publication ethics, and informing the main actors of research, i.e., scholars, publishers, editors, and reviewers of journals.

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Explaining online purchase behavior through perceived ease and perceived usefulness between customers of libraries and online bookstores

Hossein Rahimi Kolour; Younes Nikkhah

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 04 August 2024

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2024.42505.1918

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Background and Objectives: Purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of perceived ease and perceived usefulness of buying online with the mediating role of online perceived value on online purchase behavior among customers of online bookstores and digital libraries. Methodology: The statistical ... Read More

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Is there any relation between the scientific environment and the experience of researchers with the quality of research? Case study

Oranus Tajedini; M. Bagher Negahban; Hamid Khaje

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 24 October 2024

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2020.29523.1602

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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between academic environment, researchers' experiences and the quality of research output at Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman (SBUK), Iran. This research was applied in purpose and conducted using a scientometric approach. The research ... Read More The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between academic environment, researchers' experiences and the quality of research output at Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman (SBUK), Iran. This research was applied in purpose and conducted using a scientometric approach. The research population included articles by researchers from SBUK, which were published in journals indexed in the Scopus citation database. SPSS software (version 21) was used for data analysis in this study. The findings of this study showed that the researchers' experiences have the potential to significantly predict the quality of research outputs, and an academic environment is not a suitable variable for predicting the quality of research outputs. Other findings of this study indicate that there is no relationship between the academic research environment and the quality of research output at SBUK. The analysis of the relationship between researchers' experience and their academic environment also showed that there is no significant relationship between these variables at SBUK. Based on the results of this study, in order to raise the quality of research activities, less emphasis should be placed on the quantity of research output. To provide an incentive for scholars to improve the quality of their research endeavors, academic institutions should stress the importance of the most highly cited research articles. By providing adequate research facilities and equipment (up-to-date libraries, well-equipped laboratories and advanced technologies), universities and institutes of higher education can create the ideal context for optimizing the productivity of research environments. Accordingly, any development in research experiences and the subsequent improvement in the quality of research outputs will enhance the country’s progress and excellence in various scientific fields. In this sense, the ideal goals for the comprehensive development of the country will be ultimately realized.

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Investigating the Relationship between Job Satisfaction with Mental Health of Female Public Libraries Staff

Volume 12, Issue 3 , December 2020, , Pages 17-29

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2020.21921.1338

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Abstract Background and Objectives: Mental disorders associated with insomnia, depression and anxiety are common in the community and the workplace. Many studies have found a close link between mental health and job satisfaction. Many organizations emphasize importance of personnel as their most important ... Read More Abstract Background and Objectives: Mental disorders associated with insomnia, depression and anxiety are common in the community and the workplace. Many studies have found a close link between mental health and job satisfaction. Many organizations emphasize importance of personnel as their most important asset. Advances and development of psychology science in recent decades, especially in health and job satisfaction among personnel of organizations, have had an important and effective contribution. of course, the satisfaction of the organization's stakeholders is of particular importance. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between job satisfaction and mental health of female employees of public libraries in Hamadan province. Methodology:The present study was descriptive-survey, in which the researcher tried to identify predictors related to mental health in employees of public libraries of Hamadan province by correlation method. This study was performed on 187 employees of public libraries in Hamadan province by census method. Data collection tools included Job Satisfaction Questionnaire by War et al. (1979) and Goldberg et al. (1979) Psychological Health Questionnaire. Their validity was tested through convergent validity testing, while their reliability was confirmed by calculating Cronbach’s alpha. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21, and research hypotheses were examined step by step using Pearson correlation matrix and regression tests. Findings: The results showed that all relationships were significant. Based on the results, between the two variables of job satisfaction and mental health (r = -0.44) at the level of 0.01 is significant, it can be concluded that there is a relationship between these two variables in employees of public libraries in Hamadan province. There is a significant inverse, and this inverse relationship is significant between its subscales (payroll system, job type, development opportunities, organizational climate, leadership style, and physical condition) and employee mental health. In other words, the higher these variables in the staff of public libraries in Hamadan province, the less their psychological problems (physical symptoms, anxiety, social dysfunction and depression) will be, and vice versa. Therefore, the hypothesis is confirmed. Among the six subscales of job satisfaction (payroll system, job type, career opportunities, organizational climate, leadership style and physical condition), two variables of payroll system and leadership style were more able to predict employee mental health changes, i.e., with more power. Based on these variables, the mental health of employees of public libraries in Hamadan province can be predicted. Therefore, by emphasizing job satisfaction and individual differences in the work environment, employees can improve their mental health and help the growth and development of society. Discussion: Based on the findings, the level of job satisfaction of employees from their work environment can be related to their mental health. Job satisfaction refers to a person's overall attitude toward his or her job, whether it is a situation in which people are satisfied with their job or other related circumstances, or a level of positive feelings and attitudes that people have about their job. Job satisfaction is a set of feelings and beliefs that people have about their current jobs. In this study, it was found that variables such as payment system and leadership style of managers in departments and organizations can greatly predict the mental health of employees. It seems that material problems and concerns and managers' attention to meeting these needs in their employees can reduce their psychological damage and create the ground for the growth and development of the organization and increase productivity. Also, leadership style based on respect, acceptance and value can greatly improve the mental health of employees in the workplace. Therefore, considering that job satisfaction has an important role in employees 'mental health, and without a doubt, employees' satisfaction with their job will increase their efficiency, customer satisfaction with the organization and increase production and productivity of the organization, which will undoubtedly result in organizational success. And the satisfaction of the employees of this department has an important role in attracting people to libraries and promoting the culture of reading and promoting the literacy of individuals. The prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in the workplace is high. The severity of psychological distress is negatively associated with job satisfaction. Early detection of psychiatric morbidity through self-administered screening questionnaires, as well as implementation of organizational mental-health promotion programs, is recommended to improve employees’ mental health and job satisfaction.

Correlation Researchers Philosophic mindedness on precision of information retrieval from scientific information databases

Volume 12, Issue 3 , December 2020, , Pages 30-50

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2018.27285.1530

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AbstractBackground and Objectives: The major aim of current research was "to identify the correlation between the state of the philosophic mindedness and the accuracy of their retrieval in selected information databases include Scopus, ProQuest, Science Direct, and Sege and Web of Knowledge Databases. ... Read More AbstractBackground and Objectives: The major aim of current research was "to identify the correlation between the state of the philosophic mindedness and the accuracy of their retrieval in selected information databases include Scopus, ProQuest, Science Direct, and Sege and Web of Knowledge Databases. Present research also seeks to answer the following questions:1. What is the average philosophic mindedness of the researchers?2. What is the average of users' retrieval accuracy from the databases under investigation?3. Which of the demographic features of the statistical society has a crucial linkage with the psychological mindedness?4. Which of the demographic features of the statistical society has a crucial linkage with the users’ retrieval accuracy from the databases under investigation?Ultimately, the research hypothesis that "there is a significant correlation between the philosophic subjectivity of the statistical society and their recovery accuracy" will be examined.Methodology: The research method utilized here was semi-experimental. Participants of present survey were 42 researchers in different fields of science (humanities, medical sciences, engineering sciences, arts and basic sciences) in public universities in Tehran, who were chosen on the basis of targeted sampling of the research. In this study, it was endeavored to select factors such as lack of familiarity with search strategies, lack of knowledge of English, and the lack of knowledge of the English language by selecting students to write master's degree dissertation or doctoral theses and autonomous researchers with a master's degree or doctorate in order control the factors so that they will not affect the research outcomes. The Soltani’s philosophic Concept (1996) was utilized to measure the status of the philosophic mindedness of the statistical society. Different studies have been carried out on its validity and reliability. Cronbach's alpha was reported to be 0.91. To elaborate upon the outcomes received from the research data, the mean and standard deviations were deployed for data analysis and Chi-square, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, ANOVA, T-test and Pearson correlation were used to analyze the relationship between variables. Findings: The analysis of the characteristics of the philosophic mindedness of the statistical society is indicative that the category of "good and pleasant philosophic mindedness" is most frequent with 21 people, as well as the category of "philosophic mindedness" with three (7.1%) was the least frequent among the participants. In other words, the users enjoyed the "philosophic mindedness". According to the statistical analysis, Scopus's database has retrieved the most r and semi-relevant resources and the Science Direct database has retrieved the least pertinent, semi-related resources. Thus, the Scopus, Sage, ProQuest, Web of knowledge and Science Directories databases have the highest accuracy or precision in data retrieval from the researchers’ point of view. Based on the results of the statistical analysis, the relationship between the philosophic mindedness and the demographic features of the statistical society, there is a significant relationship between the philosophic mindedness of the users and their gender. The analysis also indicated that there is a strong relationship between the accuracy of the retrieval of the statistical sample of the outcomes retrieved in the scientific research databases and their marital status. Moreover, between the accuracy of the retrieval of the statistical sample of the outcomes in all studied bases and their last degree of education is significant, and with increased education, researchers retrieve and find more relevant sources from the databases. The analysis reveals that there is a positive and significant correlation with the reliability of 99% and the level of error less than 0.01 between the variables of the philosophic mindedness of users and the accuracy of their recovery of the results retrieved from the scientific databases. Besides, the intensity of the relationship of all bases with the philosophic mindedness at the strongest level is almost the same which signifies that by raising the philosophic subjectivity of the statistical sample, they will assess the resources with a higher concentration and decision-making power which ultimately will lead to a better retrieval accuracy in the selection of related resources.Discussion: The results received from current study resembles to the outcomes of the study on the impact of the philosophic mindedness of people on facilitating decision-making. Researches have reported that individuals with a high philosophic mindedness have the right decision-making power and have a high ability to handle and run all affairs. The previous findings also signify that people with a high philosophic mindedness make good decisions to promote their performance. Related judgments in data retrieval from search engines are a kind of decision-making process in the research process that has a direct impact on the philosophic mindedness of users so people with a high philosophic mindedness have better recovery. Based on the results, there is a positive and significant relationship between the accuracy of data retrieval from scientific databases and marital status. These outcomes are in line with the findings of the research. In previous studies, there are also individual, psychological, emotional, and demographic factors of the statistical sample such as gender, age, marital status, education, and occupation of the statistical sample had a positive and significant relationship with the accuracy of data retrieval from the databases.

Exlaipning and comparing university library competency assessment patterns and it effect on improving performances

Volume 12, Issue 3 , December 2020, , Pages 71-95

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2019.27678.1544

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Background and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explain and design the university librarian's competency model and its impact on improving the performance of libraries. In order to achieve this goal, the debate of the role of library competencies based on the four standards of competence ... Read More Background and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explain and design the university librarian's competency model and its impact on improving the performance of libraries. In order to achieve this goal, the debate of the role of library competencies based on the four standards of competence of libraries (technical, team and interpersonal skills, leadership and management, and librarians), will improve their performance which directly affects the vital activities of these libraries. So, it can be said that by rationally investing in this sector and moving from coherent competency models and considering appropriate competency mechanisms, the benefits of improving performance, a clear reflection of expectations for roles, providing conjunct and authoritative information for human resource planning in libraries, connecting and coordination of development activities in libraries with its strategies, increased librarians' motivation, Improving and developing capabilities by providing specific recommendations, supporting and strengthening supervisors relationships with subordinates by quantifying of performance management, targeting human resource management activities or libraries, and providing a common framework and language in the organization to implement employee development talent development strategies Libraries will benefit and this will not happen. Unless by exploring and recognizing the requirements of the competencies of the libraries and the suitable implementation of competency assessment and the development of optimal utilization of libraries by identifying the potential and actual capabilities of their staff. Methodology: This research is applied in terms of its purpose and data collection is survey-analytical, and analytical is correlative methods. The statistical population of the study consisted of 43 employees of the Central Library of Islamic Azad Universities of the region who were surveyed. The sampling method was a census type. The data collection tool in this study is a questionnaire. To assess the competency variable, 37 statement for the competence of Iranian Tabibian and Fahimeh Babalhavaeji (2014) libraries were used. For the quality of performance variable, the questionnaire of 18 Statements of Shandy and others (2013) has been used. Considering the Cronbach's alpha and the reliability of the combination, which is greater than 0.7 in all research components. Therefore, the reliability of the research questionnaire is confirmed. Also, the AVE value of all research indicators is higher than the value of 0.5, the convergent validity of the questionnaire is acceptable, considering that the extracted mean square variance for each variable is greater than the correlation of that variable with other variables, therefore the diagnostic validity of the research questionnaire is also confirmed. Data analysis was performed using SPSS-22 software and Structural Equation Modeling software based on Smart-PLS software. Findings: The average for competency of the affiliated libraries is 4.04. The highest mean of competency is related to the managerial competency and leadership (4.06). The lowest average of the technical competence component is 3.9. Also, the results of one-sample t-test showed that there is a significant difference between the expected level (2.5) and its competency and its components and the mean level obtained in all cases. Data from the evaluation of the current status of quality of performance in libraries also indicated that the average status of quality of performance in libraries was higher than the expected average (2.5), (3.86). A single-sample t-student test also showed a significant difference between the expected mean and the mean calculated (significance level of 0.05). Also, the significant results of the bivariate regression analysis of librarian competence assessment and performance improvement showed that 50.3% of the changes in performance improvement can be explained and evaluated by assessing the competence of libraries. The value of t statistic for the significance of the variable regression coefficient of librarian competence assessment is 17.096 and greater than the critical value of 1.96, which shows the effect of the librarian competency assessment variable on performance improvement in libraries. Finally, a meaningful statistic exists between the competency components of libraries and performance improvement in all cases larger than the value (1.96) and indicating that the relationship between all competency and performance improvement is significant. Regarding the path coefficients and the positivity of the effect of variables on each other, it is concluded there is a direct relationship of evaluating competency components with functional improvement in the library. Discussion: Data analysis showed that the improvement of libraries 'performance is influenced by their competency assessment model so that by increasing the level of competency in all dimensions, libraries' performance and, therefore, the quality of their services will improve. Therefore, managers need to have an active and dynamic library to provide high-quality services that such high-quality services need to utilize competency in the fields of the technical, team and interpersonal, managerial and librarians. Therefore, in order to maintain a meaningful relationship between explaining the competency of libraries (and its components) and improving the performance of the affiliated libraries, the results of this study are confirmed, the librarian's requirements in this regard should be as follows Be prepared to increase the quality of the services provided. It is necessary to institutionalize the promotion of technical, managerial, team and interpersonal competencies and librarians in libraries.

User Experience in Interaction with Digital Libraries (DLs) in Iran: Deficiencies vs Expectations in Relation with Hierarchical Value Map (HVM)

Volume 12, Issue 4 , January 2021, , Pages 1-10

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2021.33514.1728

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Background and Objectives:User experience researches defined as study users’ perceptions and interactions of anticipated or intended use of a product, system, or service. Therefore, study these experiences are very important and can lead to value creation for information system stakeholders. The ... Read More Background and Objectives:User experience researches defined as study users’ perceptions and interactions of anticipated or intended use of a product, system, or service. Therefore, study these experiences are very important and can lead to value creation for information system stakeholders. The present study seeks to clarify deficiencies and difficulties experienced by users in interacting with the most important Digital Libraries (DLs) in Iran. Furthermore, demands and expectations of users also investigated in this research. Methodology:The research conducted in a qualitative approach with content analysis method using MaxQDA V. 10 to investigate the experiences of 37 users of Papirus, Pars Azarakhsh and Sana DLs. In this study, the difficulties or deficiencies and demands or expectations of users considered in relation with their Hierarchical Value Map (HVM). The sample of the study selected by snowball sampling method. Credibility of the research verified with member checking and peer debriefing methods. Finally, the content of the interview analyzed in order to identify the main concepts and related thematic categories. Findings:Customers and their knowledge considered as one of the most important organizational assets and an essential element of competitive advantage. In fact, this knowledge gained from within and outside the organization is the core capital and critical value. This is important because the customers and their knowledge considered as one of the most important organizational assets and an essential element of competitive advantage. Customer knowledge gained from their experience in the process of using a product or service. There are variety of approaches to elicit the experience and knowledge of the customers or stakeholders which analysis of cognitive structure is one of these approaches deeply deals with the experience and knowledge of individuals. Cognitive structure encompasses users’ emotions, mental images, views, beliefs and values in using a product or service. In this research Means-End Theory (MET) applied which is rarely used in information systems. Discussion: Findings showed that the most important undesirable experiences of interacting with the DLs summarized in several dimensions: resource retrieval, display of search results, and process in searching the resources. In addition, displaying search results and search capabilities, additional features and services, linking resources to libraries were among the most important favorable experiences that users expected from DLs. The relationship between deficiencies and expectations depicted in HVM. Their values were correct selection, retrieval, and access to the full text information resources. The results of this study showed that this part of the user experience should considered by the designers of DLs in order to better design of these systems to provide more value to all stakeholders.

Strategic Planning for Commercialization of Research Findings in Iran: The Case Study of IranDoc

Volume 12, Issue 4 , January 2021, , Pages 11-24

https://doi.org/10.22055/slis.2020.33371.1723

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Abstract ... Read More Abstract Background and Objectives: Commercialization of research is a process that transforms the knowledge produced in universities and research institutes into marketable products or services. Given its importance in higher education, commercialization of research has recently attracted the attention of policymakers in Iran. This study was thus intended to design effective strategies for commercialization of research in Iranian research institutes by identifying the drivers and barriers to its implementation. Moreover, it was attempted to formulate the commercialization strategies for the Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology (IranDoc) based on the identified drivers and barriers. Methodology: Based on the data of interviews with 30 IranDoc experts, the drivers and barriers to commercialization in Iranian research institutes were identified and then categorized into internal factors (i.e., strengths and weaknesses) and external factors (i.e., opportunities and threats) using the definitions of strength (S), weakness (W), opportunity (O) and threat (T). In order to complete the list of factors, the researchers asked the IranDoc experts to comment on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of commercialization in IranDoc using a questionnaire. Afterwards, SWOT matrix was used to formulate appropriate strategies for IranDoc. Findings: Based on the findings, four strategy groups including defensive strategies (WT), competitive strategies (ST), conservative strategies (WO), and aggressive strategies (SO) were identified for the implementation of commercialization in IranDoc. Besides, the analysis of the internal-external factor evaluation (IE) matrix revealed that WT group strategies and ST group strategies were the first and second priorities for the commercialization of research findings in IranDoc, respectively. It is thus recommended that IranDoc apply defensive strategies (WT) in order to decrease the weaknesses and avoid the threats (WT) of commercialization of research findings. These strategies include conducting joint research and development projects, empowering researchers, managing knowledge flow, increasing the motivation of researchers to commercialize their research findings, and also attracting support from the industry sector and other organizations. Discussion: In order to formulate an effective strategy for commercialization of research findings, it is imperative that the experts and policymakers gain an accurate understanding of the important factors (i.e., drivers and barriers) for research commercialization in research institutes. It is thus suggested that the commercialization strategies of IranDoc be developed based on the list of identified drivers and barriers to research commercialization in Iran. It is hoped that the formulated research commercialization strategies for IranDoc contribute to the commercialization of research products in other similar research centers in Iran.

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