Editor-in-Chief Lecture
Abdolhossein Farajpahlou
Volume 16, Issue 1 , April 2024, Pages 1-2
Original Article
Knowledge Management
Ghanbar ahmadi; Farideh Osareh; Mohsen Haji Zeinolabedini
Abstract
Background and Objectives: The present study is to analyze the gap between the situation of storage and retrieval of images in the news archives of the Radio and Television of Iran. Methodology: The present study is a combination and in terms of purpose is in the category of applied research. By adapting ...
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Background and Objectives: The present study is to analyze the gap between the situation of storage and retrieval of images in the news archives of the Radio and Television of Iran. Methodology: The present study is a combination and in terms of purpose is in the category of applied research. By adapting the "components of the PAO recovery approach" to the needs of the Broadcasting Organization, the components of image selection, manpower, monitoring strategies, search solutions, infrastructure and recruitment software and illustrations to view each of the six titles obtained Amad The statistical population of the study includes 120 radio and television news agents in Tehran and provincial centers, of which 99 (82.5) were the result of a researcher questionnaire, the effect of which on the storage and retrieval of images was answered. Also, the validity and reliability of the study on exposure and Cronbach's alpha coefficient were 0.94. Findings: Data analysis showed that with the satisfaction of users' preferences, the quality of storing and retrieving images in archives and the quality of news broadcasts are improved and cause user satisfaction. The results showed that the gap between the components of search strategies, infrastructure and manpower with a score of 37.7, 36.93 and 36.9 in a critical situation and are far from the standards and are not considered desirable. The gap between the components of image selection, software and compliance with standards with a score of 36.7, 35.6 and 35.2, respectively, is in an unfavorable situation. Also, in all six cases, the mean scores of the current status were lower than the desired status. Conclusion: Using the six components of retrieval approaches, you can play an important role in saving and retrieving images, and users can access images in the shortest time, increase the use of images, and integrate archives seamlessly, without restrictions. Remove time and place. Available to users. Useful research results help integrate image storage and retrieval across different news networks.
Original Article
Public Libraries
Mahdi Deramnesari; Fahimeh Babalhavaeji; zahra abazari; Nadjla Hariri; fatemeh nooshnfard
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Background and Objectives: A public library is a non-profit library, which is maintained for public use and funded by the government or the public sources. Unlike other libraries, public library satisfies general public information needs by providing all kinds of knowledge and information available to ...
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Background and Objectives: A public library is a non-profit library, which is maintained for public use and funded by the government or the public sources. Unlike other libraries, public library satisfies general public information needs by providing all kinds of knowledge and information available to all segments of the community regardless of race, nationality, age, gender, religion, language, disability, economic and employment status. It may also provide other services to their communities such as, storytelling for children, after-school programs, language learning, seminars, workshops and other community services. One of the benefits of this research is to offer proposed solutions and lay the groundwork for developing a model for playing a strategic role of public libraries in geopolitics of information as a tool to measure the performance of libraries in this regard and the results can be used in public libraries and other relevant trustees, so, the main purpose of this study is to analyze the strategic role of the public libraries in the Iran Geopolitics of Information This is an applied research with a mixed method (qualitative-quantitative) approach.Methodology: To collect qualitative information, a semi-structured interview has been used. In the quantitative part, a researcher-made questionnaire Based on the result of the qualitative part, has been used. The statistical population of the research in the qualitative section includes 13 experts and university professors who were selected by a purposeful method based on criteria and has been analyzed using qualitative content analysis method. The findings of quantitative part has been analyzed using factor analysis. The population of the quantitative part, included the head managers and deputies of the general administrations of the Iran's public libraries (70 people) and the librarians of the provinces that have main and central public libraries from five clusters of north, south, east, west and center of Iran, including 10 provinces & 160 librarians. 201 complete questionnaires were received.Findings: Findings shows that, libraries have an implicitly role in strengthening cultural identity and increasing public awareness, especially in terms of strengthening Iranian-Islamic identity, as one of the three main components of geopolitics, but this role is not designed for a specific mission and It is also not clearly explained in upstream documents. Also, based on the findings, the centralized resources acquisition by the Iran Public Libraries Foundation for all public libraries in an integrated manner that there is not any clear role of users need in the selection process is inconsistent with the Free-Flow of Information approach.Discussion: Centralized system of providing resources and public libraries materials, i.e. centralized purchase and distribution of resources by the public libraries of the country to all public libraries in Iran in an integrated way that users do not have an obvious and effective role in the selection process, is somewhat inconsistent with the definitions of free flow of information. Preserving and strengthening identity is one of the basic components in geopolitical issues. Information is considered as the main source of power. Governments have focused mainly on identity to develop their boundaries of geopolitics of information. Obviously, in order to prevent cultural interference and the infiltration of foreign identities in order to change the behavior and culture of a society and make it more consumer-oriented, people should to be well aware of their national identity and thus power as Soft defense power. Public libraries are one of the most important general databases, which can strengthen the soft defense infrastructure by disseminating information about the identity and national values of a community by raising public awareness. Therefore, national policymakers should consider the role of public libraries as a public discourse space in transmitting culture and information and a base for strengthening the power of soft defense, training and explaining the specific role for librarians, developing technological infrastructure of libraries, providing resources based on local needs and the audience needs, continuous and purposeful monitoring of activities and increasing the number of service recipients from public libraries. In order to achieve these goals, it is necessary to consider a few basic points: First, due to the geographical dispersion of public libraries in Iran, it is necessary for more people to use the services of libraries. To achieve this goal, a comprehensive audience attraction program is needed. Design and implement public libraries in a purposeful and mission-oriented manner. It's also necessary for librarians to receive targeted and necessary training to provide appropriate counseling and guidance services so that they'll can, in addition to general librarianship services, perform their duties as advisors to guide users in the right direction. The third important point is to pay attention to the information resource system required by libraries, in which the diversity of ethnic and cultural needs should be considered in order to gain more power through the saturation of cultural information in the community memory.
Original Article
Scientometrics
Maryam Emami; Nosrat Riahinia; Faramarz soheili
Abstract
Background and Objectives: The present study aims to investigating the applicability of mapping derived from co-word based analysis of patents in the field of medical and laboratory equipment according to opinions of experts.Methodology: The present study is an applied study conducted using scientometrics ...
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Background and Objectives: The present study aims to investigating the applicability of mapping derived from co-word based analysis of patents in the field of medical and laboratory equipment according to opinions of experts.Methodology: The present study is an applied study conducted using scientometrics since co-word analysis is one of the methods in scientometrics. The study has been carried out in two phases. In the first phase, for extraction of concepts and thematic mapping based on the degree, closeness, and betweenness centrality, co-word analysis technique was used. Then in the second phase, using a Delphi technique, the views of a group of specialists in the field of medical and laboratory equipment were used to examine the applicability of mapping and analyses extracted in the first phase. The statistical population in the first phase is all patents of medical and laboratory equipment registered at the US Patent and Trademark Office during the period from 1984 to 2014. In the second phase of this research, to implement the Delphi method, a panel consisting of a group of specialists in the field of medical and laboratory equipment who had a history of service and activity in this field, was formed. Snowball sampling was used to identify and select the statistical sample. According to the qualitative part of this study, using data and maps of co-word analysis section, a questionnaire was made which includes nine descriptive questions. After designing a questionnaire, in order to confirm the validity and reliability, the questionnaire was distributed to two medical and laboratory equipment experts. In this research, in the first stage, a questionnaire was distributed among specialists. After analyzing the responses received in the first step, the questionnaire was prepared with the required revisions for the second stage. This process continued until the achievement of sustainability in the responses received from experts and reaching a consensus point. Eventually, with the implementation of the Delphi method, the views of experts on the application of thematic mapping derived from co-word analysis of patents for medical and laboratory equipment in the reflection of technical knowledge were collected and investigated.Findings: In this research, the co-word analysis has been able to illustrate the technical structure of patents for medical and laboratory equipment and, on this basis, it is possible to extract new scientific and research subjects and discover the connection between them. Co-word maps have been able to show changes and stabilities in the concepts and terms related to this scientific field. As the findings of this study showed, according to centrality indicators of degree, closeness, and betweenness of thematic categories, the "Menstrual Fluid" and "Apparatus" are one of the most important thematic categories of patents for medical and laboratory equipment. Thematic mapping has been helpful in providing a comprehensive overview of the contents in the field of medical and laboratory equipment. If science maps of medical and laboratory equipment become a roadmap, they will have a positive impact on the decisions of experts in this field. By reducing the shortcomings of science maps in the field of medical and laboratory equipment, it can be achieved to improve technologies in this field. Therefore, scientific mapping can be a useful tool for those who intend to get an early understanding of medical and laboratory equipment.Discussion: The maps obtained from the co-word analysis of medical and laboratory equipment have been effective in understanding the content of this scientific area. The presentation of a model in various fields of science can play a very important role in advancing the best and most of the scientific field. Professional researchers in various sciences should provide a comprehensive overview of the field of science by providing a comprehensive and concise model for beginner students and researchers, since this will make it easier to become acquainted with the scientific field, and finally, the platform will be available to explore new and emerging research topics. Also, the results of this research can lead to potential capabilities in the field of the production of medical equipment as well as lead to the study of the requirements in this field. The results of this study can be effective for physicians, medical engineers, and medical and laboratory medical experts.
Original Article
Knowledge Management
leila nowroozi; amir ahmadi
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Background and Objectives: The present study aims to reviews the economic position and future identification of the species of the publication, and the economic and cost-effective possibilities to replace e-books with paper books. Unfortunately, no written research has been written in Iran in the field ...
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Background and Objectives: The present study aims to reviews the economic position and future identification of the species of the publication, and the economic and cost-effective possibilities to replace e-books with paper books. Unfortunately, no written research has been written in Iran in the field of production and supply of e-books and the economic position of this industry, and its future in Iran. In this study, we intend to analyze the e-book publishing industry in Iran, the economic status, and the future of such publishing from the perspective of experts and electronic publishers in the country's publishing industry, and to know whether this publication has been able as our exchange for paper publishing. To be raised? Does this publication have economic benefits for publishers and the book market? Along with studying these cases, we have tried to examine the success factors of the future of the electronic book publishing industry in the publishing market, such as adhering to domestic law and international conventions related to intellectual property rights.Methodology: The present article uses the analytical and descriptive research methods, taking into consideration the interviews, writing, and research sampling method, based on the non-random sampling procedure that is based on the snowball. Findings: The possibility of replacing the e-book and printed book instead of a frustrating affair is likely at least in the paper the current situation, it seems. According to the rating of the electronic publishing industry experts, industrial economic books, frugal to publishers, producers, and readers, and can reduce the price of the book, reading a new chapter in Iran that it would need to pay attention to the law on the protection of the rights of authors and publishers, the dissemination and promotion of the Book reading in order to raise the per capita rate study, creating the infrastructure of e-publishing and e-publishers is the job security of supply as well as the future of electronic publishing of a bright future and development axes.Discussion: according to the results of the study that investigated the electronic book publishing industry in Iran, this industry does not to its status or economic status at the international level, and not yet a the commodity market of electronic books is not entirely up to the needs of consumers. According to the results of this study, the book publishing industry in Iran is economically viable because eliminating costs such as paper costs, warehousing, and distribution costs has been able to reduce book costs and on the other hand by reducing these costs to increase copyright, Finally, the existence of economic benefits of e-book publishing in Iran has been confirmed according to the data of this study. By informing about economic efficiency, a part of the book-reading community that does not have access to books due to the increase in book prices as before can be directed to this industry. According to the results of the study, the future of the e-book publishing industry in Iran can be influenced by the law protecting authors and publishers or the copyright law and adhering to conventions, creating job security for e-publishers, and indirect government support, changing consumption patterns. Books mention environmental protection, proper advertising and investment in infrastructure, and making a book reader like Amazon Kindle. According to experts, although the future of this industry is uncertain, it is possible to open the way for the expansion of the electronic book publishing industry and create a suitable market worthy of books by rational planning and strengthening the related areas of this industry appropriate goals. Because electronic book publishing can reduce the price of books by reducing production costs, which, given the current economic situation in Iran, can encourage a large part of the book-eager community to buy books. It seems necessary for a fundamental overhaul of the Iranian publishing industry. The electronic publishing industry, as a small part of this industry, can create a good opportunity to develop, improve and enhance the economic position of publishing. It should be noted that new technology transmits not only information but also cultural elements and culture. Based on the above, it can be concluded that there is a need for well-researched research in this field so that the factors involved in the electronic publishing industry can well assess the situation and take a risk-free step in the future.
Original Article
Scientometrics
Elham Abdolahpour; Mansour Kolahkaj
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Background and Objectives: Part of human communication is image-dependent, and since articles in the field of art are often image-oriented, the purpose of this article is mainly to identify and introduce methods of analyzing articles in this field in order to be aware of the types of analysis of ...
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Background and Objectives: Part of human communication is image-dependent, and since articles in the field of art are often image-oriented, the purpose of this article is mainly to identify and introduce methods of analyzing articles in this field in order to be aware of the types of analysis of these articles under two quantitative approaches. It is qualitative. The problem of this research is what are the methodological changes of Iranian scientific and artistic journals based on past researches in the study community under the structural criteria of different journals and finally how to analyze questions such as the findings of most articles based on research approaches in this field? And what is the approach and predominance of data processing based on the approaches of art research? answers. Regarding the background of this research, we can refer to the research of "GR Valin and Wakari" in 2020, which analyzed the research in Library and Information Science (LIS) and 1. Status of LIS research in 2015 and 2. Reported the evolution of LIS research from 1965 to 2015, he noted. The closest article to the subject of research is an article entitled "Descriptive study of comparative articles in the Journal of Fine Arts - Visual Arts (formerly Fine Arts) from 2011 to 2017" by Fizabi et al.Methodology: The present study, has a quantitative approach, the results of which are presented using the content analysis method. The statistical population includes articles published in 11 scientific journals in the field of art in 2009. In the review process, 291 articles were retrieved and data related to the methodology section were extracted from the original text of the articles and uploaded in Excel software and analyzed using scientometric methods.Findings: Findings of this study showed that the dominant approach of the articles in the study population was qualitative and then the most, the research approach was quantitative and combined. Also, data analysis in a descriptive-analytical manner with a significant difference was used more than other types of analysis and then the comparative method with a significant difference in the next order. After these two cases, historical analysis is the most widely used type of analysis. The method of inductive analysis is graphic, followed by semiotics, intertextuality, interpretive and iconology, and then the methods of analysis of research in the field of art. The growth of comparative research shown in this study is consistent with the results of Fizabi et al. (2009). The method of data analysis in quantitative research has been survey-based and in the combined approach, most types of comparative, descriptive and analytical analysis have been survey-based. Collecting data from art researchers is often done in three library methods, respectively; Hybrid method; Field - It is a library and field that the library method has been used more with other differences than other methods. In qualitative research, most of the data collection was library method and in quantitative approach, the data was more field. Also in the hybrid approach, the data were often a combination of the hybrid method and then the library and field. The average number of authors per article was 2.1 and the number of male authors was higher than female authors. The predominant academic rank of the authors in the study population was assistant professor and the authors were in the next ranks with the academic rank of associate professor, master, which is consistent with the research of Fizabi et al. (2009). Also, the most group participation in art research has been two-person research.Discussion: Based on what was found in the findings of this article, despite the fact that many articles in the field of art have different thematic approaches and in different contexts, but a significant part of these articles (up to 45%), their types of analysis are descriptive and analytical. However, the types of this analysis are often in the field of qualitative research approaches and the qualitative approach is mainly research-oriented; It seems that due to the visual nature of most art articles, the variety of types of analysis can make the results of this research more accurate and limit the authors' tastes in drawing conclusions.
Original Article
Maryam Hasannejad
Abstract
Background and Objectives: This study aimed to measure the service quality levels of the library of Jundi-Shapur University of Technology, Dezful, using LibQual tool to determine the status of its components from the users' point of view and to identify the components that require the improvement.
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Background and Objectives: This study aimed to measure the service quality levels of the library of Jundi-Shapur University of Technology, Dezful, using LibQual tool to determine the status of its components from the users' point of view and to identify the components that require the improvement.
Methodology: The research is a survey-descriptive type, and research community includes three thousand undergraduate and graduate students of the university and library members Sampling was estimated by simple random method, and the statistical sample size at 341 people based on Morgan's table. A questionnaire with 24 questions that is created in three dimensions and on a Likert scale serves as the data gathering instrument. 95% average confidence limits were established at all three levels in order to generalize the findings to the university library community (minimum expectations, maximum expectations, and services received). In the descriptive statistics of statistical indicators, and to analyze the data, SPSS software used to estimate the gap among the expectations of users, and the level of services they received and gap analysis.
Findings: The level of services received by library users in the "service effect" component (human dimension and quality of services provided by librarians to library users) is at the level of minimum expectations. Nonetheless, this component's user satisfaction score is higher than those for information control and the library as a physical location, and it also has the greatest degree of trust in society, with a score between 3.32 and 3.57.The largest gap in the limit of the sufficiency in this component is related to item 2 (library staff's readiness to answer your questions (for example, they always have enough time to answer you)), and the highest level of satisfaction related to item 7, Observance of politeness and modesty of library employees in connection with you). In "Information Control" component (expressing the quality of the collection, facilities, and equipment of the library for users to access the required information), the average level of services received by library users, except in a few cases, was lower than the maximum level of users' expectations in the society with the limit of trust from 2.86 to 3.11, it ranks second among other components. The greatest level of satisfaction in this component is related to item 20 (the existence of a website for quick access to the required information), which has the greatest gap in the limit of the sufficiency for item 21 (the presence of contemporary and sufficient equipment for easy access to the required information in the library, such as a sufficient number of computers) (for example, in finding the location of needed information).The services received by users in the "library as a place" component (expressing the physical environment of library) show that the library has not even been able to meet the minimum expectations of its users. Among other components of LibQual, this component also has the lowest level of received services compared to the minimum expectations of users. It was ranked third in the community with a confidence level from 2.52 to 2.79. The most significant gap in the limit of the sufficiency of this component is related to item 11 (the comfort and attractiveness of overall library space).
Discussion: The level of services received by library users in the "service effect" component is at the level of minimum expectations which does not have a significant difference from that at the community level, but the services received by users in the "library as a place" component has a significant difference with the minimum, and maximum expectations of users in society and the most significant gap in the level of sufficiency is seen in this component. In the "information control" component, the level of services users receive from the library is not significantly different from the level of minimum expectations of users. However, the difference is significant with the level of maximum expectations of users. Hence, paying attention to the variables that cause gaps and enhancing the quality of services obtained by library users may be a means of offering optimum and strategic services and achieving maximum productivity.
