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Purpose: The main purpose of this research is to investigate the personal, knowledge and skill characteristics of librarians in Iran's public libraries to provide advice to readers in Iran's public libraries.
Methods: This research, in terms of practical purpose and in terms of type, is quantitative and was carried out by survey method. The statistical population of this research was all the librarians of institutional public libraries in the country in the number of 5199 people. The research population was 365 people based on the sample size table of Karjesi and Morgan, which was selected by simple random sampling method between December and February of 1401. The data needed for the research was collected using the data of previous related studies and the design of a researcher-made questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was conducted by four experts in information science and epistemology, and its reliability coefficient was evaluated as 0.94 and 0.82, respectively, using Cronbach's alpha and Spearman's binomial method. After implementing the questionnaire, the obtained data were analyzed by SPSS software.
findings: The findings showed that the librarians' reader counseling competencies for providing reader counseling services in Iran's public libraries in terms of personal characteristics (3.57), knowledge status (3.21) and skill status (3.61) are above the average (3) and It is at a significance level of 0.001; Therefore, the librarians of Iran's public libraries have evaluated their readiness in the dimensions of readers' counseling skills to provide readers' counseling service above the average level.
Value/Authenticity: Advising readers is a very important service in public libraries, which makes the reader have many enjoyable experiences and can find books that are exactly according to his wishes and needs in order to enjoy the feeling of reading; This makes library members satisfied and attracts users to the library. In order to provide this service, it is necessary to conduct various researches as well as numerous actions. One of the researches that can describe and explain the job characteristics and qualifications of volunteers in this job on the one hand, and show the ability of librarians to provide this service in public libraries on the other hand, is the present research.
Methods: This research, in terms of practical purpose and in terms of type, is quantitative and was carried out by survey method. The statistical population of this research was all the librarians of institutional public libraries in the country in the number of 5199 people. The research population was 365 people based on the sample size table of Karjesi and Morgan, which was selected by simple random sampling method between December and February of 1401. The data needed for the research was collected using the data of previous related studies and the design of a researcher-made questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was conducted by four experts in information science and epistemology, and its reliability coefficient was evaluated as 0.94 and 0.82, respectively, using Cronbach's alpha and Spearman's binomial method. After implementing the questionnaire, the obtained data were analyzed by SPSS software.
findings: The findings showed that the librarians' reader counseling competencies for providing reader counseling services in Iran's public libraries in terms of personal characteristics (3.57), knowledge status (3.21) and skill status (3.61) are above the average (3) and It is at a significance level of 0.001; Therefore, the librarians of Iran's public libraries have evaluated their readiness in the dimensions of readers' counseling skills to provide readers' counseling service above the average level.
Value/Authenticity: Advising readers is a very important service in public libraries, which makes the reader have many enjoyable experiences and can find books that are exactly according to his wishes and needs in order to enjoy the feeling of reading; This makes library members satisfied and attracts users to the library. In order to provide this service, it is necessary to conduct various researches as well as numerous actions. One of the researches that can describe and explain the job characteristics and qualifications of volunteers in this job on the one hand, and show the ability of librarians to provide this service in public libraries on the other hand, is the present research.
Type of Study: quantitative |
Subject:
Libraries Services
Received: 2023/09/18 | Accepted: 2024/01/28
Received: 2023/09/18 | Accepted: 2024/01/28
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