Original Article
Public Libraries
Mehrdad Bavarsad-Omidiyan; fatemeh nooshnfard; Mohammad Reza Farhadpoor
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AbstractBackground and Objectives: The process of teaching and research in universities is dynamic, complex and requires extensive change and transformation. As a result of advances in information and communication technology, the world of academia also entered the age of the information society. Its ...
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AbstractBackground and Objectives: The process of teaching and research in universities is dynamic, complex and requires extensive change and transformation. As a result of advances in information and communication technology, the world of academia also entered the age of the information society. Its manifestation is the use of academic management information systems, test and evaluation information systems, online education systems, student information systems, faculty member information systems, etc. in universities. The main idea behind the use of all these systems is to collect relevant data, represent it and illustrate it based on the needs of different academic users. The management information system with the aim of providing the required information, helps managers in issues such as planning, control and decision making and provides the necessary support to make strategic and optimal decisions for managers of the educational system. Provides. This paper has studied interoperability factors of information system among Iranian universities. The lack of interoperability among Iranian universities has verified the importance of this article.Methodology: This paper is an exploratory qualitative study which base on its objectives classifies under applied researches. Several key factors of interoperability have been extracted precisely, and results have been analyzed by experts along using Delphi technique (Zeinali et al. 2017 & Namli et al, 2009). The population of this study has concluded all information system experts and managers at different branches of Islamic Azad University (IAU) which had qualified to interview with their corresponding experiences. The sample population has been made of both faculty members and manger level participants that participate in Delphi roundsFindings: Increasing the volume of data has been one of the major concerns of organizations. They are trying to facilitate its by using information management mechanism. Lack of a comprehensive and systematic approach over time leads to the implementation of a variety of information systems in an organization with different data structures and programming that complicate their usage. Over the years, the issue of information systems interoperability under these conditions has been considered.Results have proven that the key factors of technical interoperability in information system of IAU are:· Ability to interact with information systems and Data exchangeability· Link-ability to decision support system (DSS)· Standard format of saved Data· Centralized security· Centralized Data monitoring· Integrated processing and Synchronization· Easy communication with other systems· Ability to use virtually, online and distance education· And so on.Similarly, this study had claimed the below listed items as the critical organizational interoperability factors of information system in Iranian university case study:· Its mechanism regarding information delivery and updating · Flexibility and ability to Change and update· Dynamic and flexible setting· Changeable task manager· Efficiency measurement and feedback· Expandable architecture· Ability to develop regarding new demands· Service-oriented architectureAnd finally, the most significant semantic interoperability factors of information system in Iranian university case study had highlighted as below:· Ability to code the learning symbols and identifiers · Ability to communicating with independent clients not considering languages. · Using standard coding and identifiers· XML interpreter service· Map service· Preparing a standard format of texting between clients· Content Based Routing· Being user friendly considering user’s knowledge and vocabulary Discussion: At the end, this paper significantly had determined that the architecture of university information system should guaranty the integration of information process while eases the flowing data between the departments or clients smoothly. In the other word, establishing an interoperable information system which covers all technical, Organizational and Semantic aspects and share demanded information with clients on time is the most crucial characteristic of modern organizations. Furthermore, lack of these aspects (technical, Organizational and Semantic) obstructs systems achieving efficiency, development and interoperability, and it may affect their decisions at current competitive market. On the other hand, improving these factors significantly simplifies the communication between clients and increases the effectiveness, efficiency, and customer satisfaction as well.
Original Article
Public Libraries
Golnessa Galyani-Moghaddm; Farideh Osareh; Rahmat Fattahi
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Background and Objectives: Utilizing the experience of leading countries in the field of public libraries can create beneficial developments in the field of public libraries in Iran. The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of implementing European Union programs related to public libraries ...
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Background and Objectives: Utilizing the experience of leading countries in the field of public libraries can create beneficial developments in the field of public libraries in Iran. The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of implementing European Union programs related to public libraries in Iran from the perspective of Iranian public library professionals. This research is part of the commitments related to the Jean Monnet International Joint Project conducted by Allameh Tabataba'i University. The project titled “European Union Plans and Experiences for Public Libraries: Applicability for Iran." The proposal of the project was submitted by Allameh Tabataba’i University to the European Union’s Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency in the form of a Jean Monnet Programmed grant proposal. In September 2019 it was judged and announced as the sole grant winner from Iran. This project was the first joint project with the European Union in the Knowledge and Information Science disciplines in Iran. The topics studied in this research, which are based on the review of specialized texts that were identified and compiled, include changes in public library structure, organization, policies and management, library collections and selection of resources, as well as clientele and needs assessment and training.Methodology: In this survey study, 378 librarians in public libraries across the country were selected through stratified random sampling and were asked to respond to a researcher-designed questionnaire after confirming the content validity and reliability. The dimensions of the questionnaire, which was identified and compiled based on a review of specialized texts, include five areas: 1. Structure, organization, policies and management, 2. Collection and selection of resources, 3. Clientel and needs assessment, 4. Services and dissemination of information, and 5. was training. First, the questionnaire was distributed among 25 librarians and professors of Knowledge and Information Science and who were familiar with the issues of public libraries in Iran and amendments were made to it.In order to identify the main factors or structures of the questionnaire, the components related to the use of EU programs were identified using exploratory factor analysis methods. The Varimax rotation method has also been used to ensure the independence of the agents. To confirm the adequacy of the sample, KMO index (Kaiser-Mir-Olkin test) and Bartlett test were used to identify the correlation between items. In order to evaluate the fitness of the measurement model, three criteria of Cronbach's alpha coefficients, combined reliability and explained mean variance were used. In this study, the Fornell-Locker index was used to evaluate the divergent validity.Findings: In this study, 60.7% of the respondents were women and 39.3% were men. Up to (.96 %) of the respondents had a postgraduate education and were at least 31 years old. The distribution of participants in terms of work experience was in the categories of 5-10 years and 25-16 years. Iranian librarians believed that to a large extent it was possible to implement programs similar to those of the EU public libraries. Findings showed that the greatest possibility of implementing new programs related to services and information dissemination, and training. Multiple analysis of variance test showed that there was no significant difference in the scores of different domains according to age, sex and education.Discussion: It can be concluded that changes to such matters as public library collection and selection of resources, as well as clientele and needs assessment and training, services and dissemination of information are applicable in Iran. In this study, services and information dissemination obtained the highest average scores related to public libraries, which shows the growing importance of information and the need to save cost and time for users.
Original Article
Knowledge Management
Alireza Aghighi; Pegah kiani kiani
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Background and Objectives: The present study aims at investigating the effect of communication and task conflict on the employees’ knowledge sharing with the mediating role of trust and psychological empowerment in the Hamadan Education Organization.Methodology: This is an applied study, and a ...
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Background and Objectives: The present study aims at investigating the effect of communication and task conflict on the employees’ knowledge sharing with the mediating role of trust and psychological empowerment in the Hamadan Education Organization.Methodology: This is an applied study, and a data collection form was used to conduct a survey. The statistical population includes the authorities and employees of the Hamadan Education Organization. Since the population is infinite, 384 people were selected out of the employees, experts, and authorities of this organization by simple random sampling. The variables were measured by a standard questionnaire. The data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. The hypotheses were tested by structural equation modeling (SEM).Findings: According to the results, task conflict can explain the variance of the employee’s communication conflicts by 64.3% and the psychological empowerment of the employees by 29.8%. Communication conflicts can explain the differences in psychological empowerment of 71.1% of employees, trust of 6.9% of employees, and knowledge sharing of 19.9% of employees. Psychological empowerment can explain 28.8% of employee trust fluctuations and 23.4% of employee knowledge sharing. The employees’ trust can explain 37.5% of the variance of the employees’ knowledge sharing in Hamadan Education Organization.Discussion: In the first hypothesis, the effect of task conflict on communication conflict was approved by 0.643. The results of the present study are consistent with the findings reported by Wei-Tsong Wang et al. (2019). In the second hypothesis, the effect of task conflict on the psychological empowerment of the employees was approved by -0.298. The standardized coefficient of correlation between these two variables is negative. So, this further strongly suggests that an increase in task conflict leads to a decrease in psychological empowerment of the employees, and vice versa. The results of this research are consistent with the findings reported by Mohammad et al. (2013). In the third hypothesis, the effect of communication conflict on the psychological empowerment of the employees was approved by 0.071. The results are consistent with the findings reported by Wei-Tsong Wang et al. (2019). So also, another hypothesis has approved the effect of communication conflict on the employees’ trust by 0.288. The results are consistent with the findings reported by Wei-Tsong Wang et al. (2019). In the fifth hypothesis, the effect of psychological empowerment on the employees’ trust was approved by 0.069. The results are consistent with the findings reported by Alajmi (2017). In the sixth hypothesis, the effect of psychological empowerment on the employees’ knowledge sharing in the Education Department was approved by 0.158. This finding is consistent with the results of studies performed by Helmy et al. (2019) and Ghalavandi et al. (2017). In the seventh hypothesis, the effect of trust on employees’ knowledge sharing in the Hamadan Education Department was approved by 0.375. This finding is consistent with the results of studies performed by Hasanzadeh and Alizadeh (2017) and Ebrahimi et al. (2012). This hypothesis suggests that there is a significant positive relationship between the components of organizational trust and all the dimensions of knowledge management. Furthermore, trust components including the employees’ trust in each other, trust with the manager, and institutional trust can also play a significantly positive predictive role in explaining knowledge creation, knowledge sharing, knowledge application, and knowledge preservation. In other words, it can be concluded from this hypothesis that higher trust leads to participation in knowledge sharing and management that can eventually be effective in capability and performance. In the eighth hypothesis, the effect of communication conflict on the employees’ knowledge sharing was approved by 0.199. This finding is consistent with the results reported by Wei-Tsong Wang et al. (2019). Finally, the ninth hypothesis approved the effect of task conflict on the employees’ knowledge sharing in the Hamadan Education Department by -0.23. As the standardized coefficient of correlation between these two variables is negative, an increase in task conflict leads to a decrease in the employees’ knowledge sharing, and vice versa. Therefore, the research hypotheses show that the lower the conflict between the employees, the higher their trust in the organization will be. Thus, they will be more motivated to participate in group and systemic activities such as knowledge sharing and information exchange between different sectors. As shown in current and previous surveys, the factors mentioned can promote and improve employee performance and thus organizational performance.
Original Article
Knowledge Management
leila Namdarian; Behrouz Rasouli
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Background and Objectives: The concept of “information policy” emerged in the early 1960s as a direct response to relevant fields to the information (Browne, 1997). Information policy is necessary for avoiding deficit/inaccurate and incoherent exploitation of the information, wasting time, ...
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Background and Objectives: The concept of “information policy” emerged in the early 1960s as a direct response to relevant fields to the information (Browne, 1997). Information policy is necessary for avoiding deficit/inaccurate and incoherent exploitation of the information, wasting time, failing innovation, and losing popularity and efficient exploitation of information and information technology and acquiring competitiveness advantage in the ever-changing environment. However, Browne (1997) believed that information policy has been haphazard and sparse instead of being systematic until the end of the 20th century. Sillince (1994) also highlighted this dispersion in Europe. Despite the researchers’ emphasis on the efficiency of systematic and coherent information policymaking at the national level, it has received scant attention within the past years. For instance, The United States, as a pioneer in the information policy paradigm, still lacks a coherent and ubiquitous policy at the national level (American Library Association, 2019). Lack of this national policy in India (Rajaram, Jeyachitra, & Swaroop Rani, 2015), Australia (Chatfield and Christopher, 2016), and other countries (Fog, 2017) is evident. Interestingly, the lack of such a systematic and coherent approach to policymaking is a challenge for the national information policy (Jaeger et al., 2015). The absence of a systematic view towards information policy has resulted in difficulty grasping the nature of this new field and its slow maturation in many countries. Nevertheless, the governments shirk their responsibilities considering these approaches. Anyway, information policy is an accepted area of information studies (Browne, 1997). However, similar to many other areas in this field, it is still at the stage of developing its conceptual and theoretical principles. In Iran, information policy has not been scrutinized systematically. Acquiring a coherent policy requires clarifying the depth and breadth of information policy. Inaccurate knowledge about these dimensions leads to the haphazard policy making for information at all levels of the society, government, and industry. No systematic and comprehensive framework is found in the scholarly works which encompasses information policy dimensions and constituents in order to provide a model for the policy and decision makers. The main purpose of the current study is to identify and categorize the information policy dimensions and components systematically.Methodology: The research method used in this study is meta-synthesis. Meta-synthesis is a qualitative method that mixes the information and findings extracted from other qualitative studies and compare them with the topic under the study. Conducting such studies, the researchers identify several terms that present a more comprehensive view of the phenomenon under the study. To identify the required and appropriate dimensions for the proposed framework of national information policy, the following steps were taken (See Figure 1). Figure 1. Steps were taken to identify the thematic areas of information policyThe searching strategy for this study: The current study addressed the following question “What are the dimensions and components of national information policy?” through a systematic examination of the studies. The statistical population consisted of all relevant studies to the national information policy on the global databases including Web of Science, SCOPUS, and local ones, namely Magiran and SID in Tir 1398. The terms “information policy” and “issue areas in information policy” were looked for in such fields as title, abstract, and keywords of the global databases. The Persian equivalents of the aforementioned terms were searched for in the local databases. A total of 1000 and 25 records (having omitted the repeated records) were retrieved in the global and local databases, respectively. To examine the research question, the works were entered into EndNote 7 and were scrutinized in terms of the relevance of their title to the research purpose, accessibility, relevance of the abstract, and content. Having examined the title and abstract, 42 full-text English works were selected (No related Persian work was found). Having studied the full-text works, 15 English ones were selected to be included in the corpus of the study. It is worth noting that snowball sampling was used and three works related to the current study were identified in the reference sections of the collected works. Finally, 18 works were included in the ultimate sample and were analyzed. Findings: The main and secondary identified dimensions for the national information policy are as follows:Human resources and skills- the secondary dimensions include information literacy, information resources management skills, education, and training information experts.Rules and regulations- the secondary dimensions include intellectual property rights, access to information, censorship.Information society and its infrastructure- secondary dimensions include overcoming digital gap, social use of information, public sector and electronic government, private sector and electronic business, developing and enhancing libraries, archives, and public access center.Broadcast and telecommunication- secondary dimensions include media rights, international flow of data and information, global access, network development, public and private sector roles.Information markets- secondary dimensions include market information, pricing policies. Discussion: Considering the growing significance of information and competitiveness in the society, the policymakers are recommended to search for a comprehensive and independent policy at the national level. Such an independent policy leads the country toward a powerful information society. This independent policy has gradually entered the macro policy-making discourse in developed countries like the United States (American Library Association, 2019). The national information policy requires a comprehensive and independent framework that acts as a basis for making various plans. The findings of the current study revealed that a national information policy framework encompasses six main dimensions including human resources and skills, rules and regulations, information society and its infrastructure, broadcast and telecommunication, information section, and information markets. In this sense, the rules and regulation dimension was the most frequently identified one which might be of higher importance.The national information policy dimensions should entail all stages of the information life cycle in all areas of individual and collective life. The information life cycle includes interwoven stages, that is, if a stage encounters a problem, the other ones may be influenced. Hence, the national information policy should provide the required legal framework for all the aforementioned dimensions in various stages of this cycle (from creation to use). As a result, the current study attempted to propose a framework that covers the dimensions and relevant themes in each of the stages of the information life cycle.The proposed framework presents the policy and decision-makers with a model to form a ubiquitous policy and take action for creating, dissemination, and exploiting information and form one of the major infrastructure for an information society. Although it was tried to enhance the credibility and generalizability of the findings and proposed framework of the current study, further studies should examine its validity. Future research can examine a wide range of policies via the proposed framework in the current study and analyze the comprehensiveness of the national information policy in these documents. Since the proposed framework was based on the scholarly literature, it fails to cover new emerging issues in various information areas. Hence, a particular institution should scrutinize and explore the emerging themes in the field of national information policy.
Original Article
Public Libraries
asghar zamani; mahtab pouratashi; zohreh Cheraghi; Homa Fazli Yazd
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Background and Objectives: The present study aimed to analyze the recruitment process and employment challenges of Information Science and Knowledge Studies students in order to provide policy solutions to meet the needs of the higher education system.
Methodology: This research is an applied ...
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Background and Objectives: The present study aimed to analyze the recruitment process and employment challenges of Information Science and Knowledge Studies students in order to provide policy solutions to meet the needs of the higher education system.
Methodology: This research is an applied research and its method is a qualitative method in the interviews section and descriptive-analytical in the documents and statistics section. In order to study the process of attracting students of Information Science and Knowledge Studies, statistical data of the Institute of Research and Planning of Higher Education during the years 2011-12 to 2017-18 were used. In order to collect information from the qualitative department, a purposeful semi-structured interview was conducted with 14 graduate and doctoral students in the field of Information Science and Knowledge Studies. Descriptive analysis method has been used to analyze the data of the statistics section and thematic analysis has been used as a research strategy to analyze the semi-structured interviews section.
Findings: The findings of the research in the statistical review section showed that the highest number of enrollees in the field of Information Science and Knowledge Studies in the doctoral program in the academic year 2016-2017, in the master's degree program in the academic year 2016-2017, and in the undergraduate program in 2011-2012. In terms of gender, in all the years studied, the total number of female enrollees was more than the number of male enrollees. Findings indicated that the highest number of enrollments in the field of Information Science and Knowledge Studies was related to the academic year 2011-2012. Then the enrollment has taken a downward trend in the academic year 2014-2015 with a slight, there has been an increase.
Discussion: To address the employment challenges of graduates in the field of Information Science and Knowledge Studies, three steps should be considered before the student and during the student recruitment process, during the student and post-student. Before attracting and admitting students, it is necessary to pay attention to their basic practical skills and competencies and their motivation and interest in this field. During their student time, it is necessary to find employment courses for students in this field to get acquainted with various jobs related to their expertise should be held and while identifying the needs and skills required by jobs, society and industry by the university and policy-making institutions and their application in university content and topics, carding skills, communication skills, scientific research skills, knowledge and practical skills of students. This field should be strengthened in the university. Also, the titles of dissertations and doctoral dissertations in this field should be selected based on the needs assessment of the labor market and society and the demand-oriented approach.
Original Article
Public Libraries
Ali Akbar Khasseh; Shahla Yosefpoor; Faramarz soheili; Mehri Shahbazi
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Background and Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in librarians based on the work conditions and its relationship with burnout, job stress and job motivation among public libraries in Kermanshah province. In order to achieve this goal, the ...
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Background and Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in librarians based on the work conditions and its relationship with burnout, job stress and job motivation among public libraries in Kermanshah province. In order to achieve this goal, the research focused on the following three hypotheses: (1) Librarians of public libraries in Kermanshah province have a high rate of musculoskeletal disorders; (2) There is a significant relationship between musculoskeletal disorders based on heavy workstation conditions and burnout in librarians of public libraries in Kermanshah province; There is a significant relationship between musculoskeletal disorders based on heavy workstation conditions and job stress in librarians of public libraries in Kermanshah province.
Methodology: This research is of survey-descriptive type. The statistical population of this study included all librarians working in 51 public libraries of Kermanshah province, whose total number was reported to be 170 people. Using Cochran's formula, 118 people were selected as a sample by proportional stratified random sampling. Four standard questionnaires were used to collect data. The first research instrument was the standard Nordic Musculoskeletal Disorders Questionnaire, which examines nine anatomical areas of the body, including the neck, shoulders, elbows, hands and wrists, back, waist, thighs, knees, feet, and ankles. It also emphasizes whether these discomforts have caused the person to quit or be unable to work. The second instrument was the Maslach burnout inventory, which measures the three dimensions of emotional fatigue, depersonalization, and feelings of inefficiency. The third instrument was HSE (The Health and Safety Executive) work stress questionnaire, which measures the 7 components of role, communication, support of officials, support of colleagues, control, demand and changes in employees. Finally, the fourth tool was Maslow's job motivation questionnaire, which includes 5 subscales of feeling safe, social belonging, feeling respect, feeling independent, and feeling self-fulfilling. Data were analyzed using logistic regression correlation coefficient and chi-square test.
Findings: The results showed that the highest prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders was in the lumbar region, back area, neck area, hip or thigh area, respectively, and the lowest prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders was reported in the knee, shoulder, wrist area, and elbow area. The study of the relationship between burnout and the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in the neck, back, buttocks, shoulders, elbows and wrists showed that there is a significant and negative correlation between job stress and the prevalence of these disorders in the buttocks. Moreover, there is also a significant and negative correlation between job motivation and the prevalence of these disorders in the neck, back and shoulders. The value of odds ratio in these areas also shows that for each unit of increase in job motivation score, the probability of neck disorders (47%) and back and shoulders (53%) decreases.
Discussion: According to the results of the present study, musculoskeletal disorders have a high frequency among employees of public libraries in Kermanshah province. In this regard, ergonomic intervention programs in the workplace seem to be essential. According to the results of this study, it is suggested that employees be provided with training on ergonomic principles of work in the workplace. In addition, due to the direct relationship between the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and burnout and job stress, it is suggested that public library administrators take appropriate measures to reduce the pressure on the individual and create positive entertainment, work safety training and programs. Increase retraining, increase individual and organizational productivity. In addition, it is recommended to prevent musculoskeletal disorders by examining appropriate work tools and how they are adapted to individual characteristics and designing a suitable workstation for librarians. According to the results of the present study, this measure will eventually lead to a reduction in occupational depression. Also, public library managers, if they have enough information about risk factors in job stress and musculoskeletal disorders related to work, will be able to establish proper communication with staff and create a suitable work environment for them to continue their stress-free activities. As a result, the incidence of musculoskeletal disorders is somewhat reduced. Also, due to the inverse relationship between job motivation and the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders, it is suggested that managers in order to increase job motivation, pay enough attention to improving the salary situation, rewards and job promotion. Library administrators are also encouraged to relocate librarians working in the overcrowded sections of the library. The use of occupational health consultants in the field of providing work equipment (especially computer equipment) and the use of software that appears on the computer screen at a specific time and reminds to perform soft movements are other effective suggestions in preventing musculoskeletal disorders.
Original Article
Public Libraries
mina rezaei dinani; sara sohrabzadeh
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Investigating the status of Cybernetic model components in public libraries of Isfahan province from the perspective of managersAbstractObjective: This study aimed to identify the attitudes of managers towards the status of Cybernetic model components in public libraries of Isfahan province.Method: The ...
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Investigating the status of Cybernetic model components in public libraries of Isfahan province from the perspective of managersAbstractObjective: This study aimed to identify the attitudes of managers towards the status of Cybernetic model components in public libraries of Isfahan province.Method: The research is conducted by the analytical survey method. The statistical population of the study includes the officials of Isfahan public libraries who completed the questionnaire out of 176 people, 126 people. The required data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire based on Byrne Baum's view. This questionnaire includes 7 components of Interactions, Balance, Hierarchy, Leadership, Supervision and Control, Decision making, and Weak and Hard links. To evaluate the reliability, Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the questionnaire is calculated to be 0.753, which indicated that the questionnaire was reliable. Data analysis is performed using descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS 21 software.Results: The results showed that the components of the Cybernetic model in the management of Isfahan public libraries are considered. The findings also showed that the components of Control and Supervision, Interaction, Leadership, Weak and Hard links, Balance in management, Decision making, and Hierarchy are in the first to seventh ranks, respectively.Results: The attention of public library managers in Isfahan province to the components of the Cybernetic model indicates that managers are well aware of the functions, structure, goals, tasks, and services of their libraries. According to the research results, it might be better to provide more effective interaction between employees and manager. It is necessary to improve the organizational performance of the library by dividing tasks, rule of law, and observance of hierarchy, the level of employee satisfaction and performance, and evolve the organization step by step.Keywords: Isfahan Public Libraries, Cybernetics Model, Public Libraries, Library Management, Control, and Feedback. Isfahan province. leadership. relationship
Original Article
Afsaneh Shahrabi; Safiyeh Tahmasebi Limooni; Seyed Aliasghar Razavi
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Purpose: The purpose was to identify the Effective Factors on the Commercialization of Research Projects in Universities of Medical Sciences in Iran.Methods: This research is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of the Mixed method with the exploratory design. The society in the qualitative section ...
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Purpose: The purpose was to identify the Effective Factors on the Commercialization of Research Projects in Universities of Medical Sciences in Iran.Methods: This research is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of the Mixed method with the exploratory design. The society in the qualitative section (17 experts with a targeted sampling and in a quantitative section, 318 people selected by random sampling from the Stratified and formula of Cochran were selected from 1851 people. A questionnaire with 5 factors (individual, environmental, context, structural and content) and 74 questions used. Face and content validity confirmed by experts and their construct validity was more than 0.5 with a factor load, and their reliability was 0.91. The data analyzed using descriptive statistics from mean and standard deviation. In the section of inferential statistics were used Kendall's tau coefficient test, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.Findings: There is a positive and significant relationship between commercialization with all five factors individual, environmental, context, structural and content. The content dimension with the factor load of 0.873 is the highest impact and the environmental dimension with 0.663 has the least. There is a strong positive and significant relationship between the dimensions with their components.Conclusion: There is a positive and significant relationship between commercialization with all five factors. The results showed that content factor (factor load was 0.761), structural (0.735), underlying (0.652), individual (0.530) and environmental (0.439) have the highest significant role in commercializing of the results of scientific researches.
