Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 PhD, Associate Professor in knowledge and information science, RaziUniversity,, Kermanshah, Iran
2 Member of Faculty of Science and Information Science of Shiraz
Abstract
A survey of users' attitudes toward the establishment of Fars mobile public library.
Objectives: This study aimed to identify and measure features and characteristics of mobile libraries on the bases of users' wiewpoints.
Method:According to the objective of the study the expectations and demands from “Fars Mobile Public Library” were assessed. The degree of users' agreement with these indicators was also measured. The research population were all public library users in Fars province of Iran, which were over 129215 people. The sample size was determined by applying Cochrane’s formula, which returned 384 users.
Findings: Users' demands and expectations were assessed against 52 items in two sections of users' interface (23 items) and programs and services (29 items) of the Fars Moblie Public Library. The results revealed that users agreed with all items of these two sections to a very good extent.
Conclusion: The results of the study lead to identification of characteristics and features which Fars Moblie Public Library should have on the bases of users's expectations and demands.
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