per
Iran Public Libraries Foundation
Research on Information Science and Public Libraries
2645-5730
2645-6117
2017-12
23
3
295
298
article
1
http://publij.ir/article-1-1923-en.pdf
per
Iran Public Libraries Foundation
Research on Information Science and Public Libraries
2645-5730
2645-6117
2017-12
23
3
299
319
article
Scheduling Priorities of the Key Factors in Implementation of Organizational Spirituality: A Case Study of Public Libraries in Yazd City of Iran
Seyed Ali Naghavi
seyed_ali2006@yahoo.com
1
Mir Mohammad Asadi
Mir.asadi@modares.ac.ir
2
Seyed Habibollah Mirghafoori
mirghfori@yazduni.ac.ir
3
Science and Arts University
Faculty Member of Science and Arts University
Faculty Member of Yazd University
Purpose: This research aims to identify and prioritize factors affecting organizational spirituality in public libraries of Yazd city in Iran.
Methodology: The present work is an applied research. We used survey method for data collection and analysis and our tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. The research sample of the work can be divided in two parts. In part one, we chose 111 public librarians randomly to get their viewpoints for identification of factors affecting organizational spirituality in public libraries. We used factor analysis to identify and categorize the main elements. In part two, for prioritization of extracted elements, we chose 10 experienced faculty members and asked them to classify the aforementioned elements. We used interpretive structural modeling (ISM) for classification of elements and structural equation modeling (SEM) for approval of relationships among them.
Findings: Results showed that 8 elements namely content, structure, leadership, culture, faith and motivation playing principal role in constructing a spiritual space in public libraries. Other findings showed that there were meaningful relationships among these elements. The results of interpretive structural modeling also indicated that leadership had the highest leverage and the minimum dependency among other 7 key factors. Then, this factor was underlying and basic factor of spiritual space in public libraries.
Originality/Value: This research has tried to identify the main elements of organizational spirituality on the basis of public librarians of Yazd city. The leadership factor identified as an underlying factor of organizational spirituality then Iran Public Libraries Foundation needs to take more attention toward it.
http://publij.ir/article-1-1146-en.pdf
Islamic Spirituality
Organizational Spirituality
Public Library
Yazd.
per
Iran Public Libraries Foundation
Research on Information Science and Public Libraries
2645-5730
2645-6117
2017-12
23
3
321
334
article
Measuring Vulnerability of Tabriz Public libraries Buildings against danger of earthquake based on Yager method
Rasoul Zavaraqi
rasoolzavaraqi@gmail.com
1
Mohammad-Ali Saleki-Maleki
SALEKIMALEKI@GMAIL.COM
2
Fatemeh Saleki-Maleki
f.saleki@gmail.com
3
University of tabriz
Purpose: The aim of the research is identifying important factors of earthquake vulnerability in buildings of Tabriz public libraries in relatively historic texture of the city and ranking them based on identified and analyzed factors.
Methodology: This work is an applied and descriptive research. Data and information of the research have gathered through scientific documents, checklist, field survey, city maps, satellite images and GPS. The analytic hierarchy process and Yager methods used for data analysis.
Findings: The findings of the research showed that building materials, oldness of Building, Building Façade materials, its form, and position in block, and also number of neighbors and parcel size are the most important factors in vulnerability of public libraries buildings. Ranking of the selected public libraries showed that Shahid-Madani Public Library Building has the most vulnerability while Jafariyeh Public Library Building Is the safest against the danger of earthquake.
Originality/Value: We tried to show the importance of factors mentioned above and categorization of vulnerable public libraries that need renewal or restoration.
http://publij.ir/article-1-1466-en.pdf
Vulnerability
Tabriz public libraries
Earthquake
Library Building
Yager Method.
per
Iran Public Libraries Foundation
Research on Information Science and Public Libraries
2645-5730
2645-6117
2017-12
23
3
335
363
article
Comparative Assessment of Web portals of Tehran Province Public Libraries
asimbehnam2006@yahoo.com
1
aasnafi@gmail.com
2
Purpose: In this research, we aim to identify differences in important characteristics of the web portals of the Iran Public Libraries Foundation (IPLF) and Art and Cultural Organization of Tehran Municipality (ACOTM) according to the assessment criteria that extracted and formulated by researchers.
Methodology: We used descriptive survey method. Participants include 646 librarians of IPLF and ACOTM. The instrument used for data gathering was a researcher-made questionnaire. Validity and reliability of questionnaire were measured and approved. Using random-classification sampling method, 242 questionnaires were handed out but only 170 of them were received and analyzed. In order to analyze data, we used SPSS and GAMS software.
Findings: In the web portal of IPLF Information Navigation criterion was in the highest level and surprisingly the lowest score was recorded for Information validity criterion. Accessibility, accuracy, Coverage & Grouping users, Currency, quality and objectivity of information were situated in the next ranks. In the web portal of ACOTM, the highest score was recorded for Information Quality and the lowest score was recorded for Information validity conversely. Navigation, accuracy, coverage & Grouping users, Currency and accessibility of information were situated in the next ranks. Findings shows that promptitude diversity of navigation systems of IPLF web portal should accorded with validity and in ACTOM, quality of content should be accompanied with validity.
Originality/Value: In this research, we tried to show the critical measures of public libraries web portals and importance of validity criterion as an ignored measure.
http://publij.ir/article-1-1448-en.pdf
Iran Public Libraries Foundation
Art and Cultural Organization of Tehran Municipality
Validity
Public Libraries
Webometrics.
per
Iran Public Libraries Foundation
Research on Information Science and Public Libraries
2645-5730
2645-6117
2017-12
23
3
365
380
article
A study of Vandalism in Iran Public libraries with an Emphasis on Local Community Features
Rahman Ebrahimi
std_ebrahimirahman@khu.ac.ir
1
Nosrat Riahinia
riahi@khu.ac.ir
2
Kharazmi university
Kharazmi university
Purpose: This research aims to investigate characteristics of vandalism in Iran public libraries with an emphasis on local community features such as level of wealth, crime and cultural proximity and their relations.
Methodology: A descriptive-analytical survey method was used for the research. The data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire. Validity and reliability of the tool were appoaved methodologically. The research population was included all the 2225 public libraries of Iran Public Libraries Foundation in the year 2015. Using cluster random sampling, 248 public library were selected from 13 province in Iran. The collected data was analysed by means of descriptive and inferential statistics (one-sample t-test and Spearman correlation test).
Findings: Results indicated that the highest scale of vandalism was related to writing and carving on the library furnitures and equipments (99.2 percent), interior walls (91.5 percent), external walls (85.1 percent). The least scale of vandalism was related to theft of library materials and breaking library glases and lamps (0.4 percent). Besides, output of inferrential statistics were confirmed the correlation between level of wealth and crime of users with library vandalism and weren’t confirmed correlation between cultural proximity and the number of library members with library vandalism. The results also indicated that there was significant differences between the measure and scale of internal and external vandalism in a way that the internal vandalism is more greater than external one.
OriginalityValue: We attemted to find the prevalent features of vandalism in public libraries of Iran and correlation of vandalism with some social features. Public libraries should conduct some tactics against writing and curving on furnitures while some aspects of vandalism is related to local economical conditions.
http://publij.ir/article-1-1601-en.pdf
Vandalism
Public Library
Iran Public Libraries Foundation
Local Community.
per
Iran Public Libraries Foundation
Research on Information Science and Public Libraries
2645-5730
2645-6117
2017-12
23
3
381
399
article
Procedures of Attracting People to Public Libraries Based on the Content Analysis of Thesis Founded by Iran Public Libraries Foundation
zeinab ghayouri
z.ghauri1391@gmail.com
1
public libraries institiution
Purpose: This research aims to analyze all dissertations founded by the Iran Public Libraries Foundation during years between 2000 -2014 to extract solutions offered by researchers about attracting people to the public libraries.
Methodology: I used qualitative content analysis with inductive approach. Thematic analysis is the main way in this method. The research population was included 53 dissertations founded by the Iran Public Libraries Foundation. Main categories of user attraction procedures extracted classified and described.
Findings: Solutions proposed to attract people to public libraries classified in two main categories: 1) soft aspects (Librarians) with five categories and 34 sub-categories and 2) hard aspects (organizational structure) with eight categories and 40 sub-categories. In the soft section, the main categories were services, availability, personal skills, marketing and promotion of services and need assessment. In the hard side, the main categories were education, entrepreneurship, organizational rules and regulations, collection development, interior design of libraries, equipment, location, and technology infrastructure.
Originality/Value: This thematic analysis can be regarded as an effort to show the core concepts of founded dissertations and an emphasis on hard aspects of the problem because of its frequency, detail and richness.
http://publij.ir/article-1-1357-en.pdf
attraction to library
content analysis
Public Libraries
Iran Public Libraries Foundation.
per
Iran Public Libraries Foundation
Research on Information Science and Public Libraries
2645-5730
2645-6117
2017-12
23
3
401
415
article
Attitudes of people of Ahvaz City towards the Social Status of Public Libraries and Librarians
Zahed Bigdeli
bigdelizahed20@gmail.com/bigdelizahed20@yahoo.com
1
Shabnam Shahini
shabnam.shahiny@yahoo.com
2
Somaie Mirzaie
somaiemirzaie@yahoo.com
3
Eftekhar Momeni
Efmomeni@yahoo.com
4
Shahid Chamran Univ.
Khuzestan jahad
Shahid Chamran Univ.
Public Libraries
Purpose: the purpose of the study was to survey the attitudes of the people of Ahvaz city (Iran) towards the public libraries and librarians.
Methodology: This work is a descriptive research with survey method. Research population consisted of the total people living in Ahvaz city. By using Krejcie-Morgan sampling table, 410 people were randomly selected through quota sampling procedure. Data collection was conducted using a researcher-made questionnaire. The validity and reliability of the instrument were tested and approved. Questionnaires were distributed and collected manually by the researchers. We used Kolmogrov-Smirnov test, one-sample t-test, Friedman mean rank test, chi-square test for inferential analysis.
Findings: Findings showed that total attitudes of the respondents toward public library services were positive and at the fairly desirable level. Public libraries services, librarians, and social value being perceived fairly desirable. However, viewpoints of people showed that collection development in public libraries is fairly undesirable. The most valuable characteristic of the public libraries understood as sociocultural place.
Originality/Value: we tried to show the peoples immediate attitudes about public libraries and find their perceptions about public library. People don’t believe public library as an information service platform but identify them as a sociocultural place.
http://publij.ir/article-1-1416-en.pdf
Keywords: public libraries
librarians social status
Ahvaz people’s attitudes
per
Iran Public Libraries Foundation
Research on Information Science and Public Libraries
2645-5730
2645-6117
2017-12
23
3
417
433
article
Psychological Empowerment and Organizational Commitment of Public Librarians of Alborz Province in Iran
samaneh fotouhi
fotouhi.samaneh@gmail.com
1
saeed ghaffari
ghaffari130@yahoo.com
2
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the relationship between psychological empowerment and organizational commitment in public librarians of Alborz Province. The research conducted in the winter of 1393.
Methodology: This study is a descriptive survey. Public libraries of Alborz Province can be categorized in three clusters: institutional, participatory and independent. Statistical population of the research includes all 93 librarians employed in institutional cluster of Alborz public libraries, and we selected a random sample of them for data gathering process. To collect data, we used two questionnaires: Spritzer’s psychological empowerment questionnaire and Allen & Meyer’s organizational commitment questionnaire. The reliability and validity of the tool tested and approved. We used one sample t-test and Pearson correlation test for data analysis.
Findings: Results showed that there is a significant correlation between psychological empowerment and organizational commitment of public librarians. Furthermore, all aspects of psychological commitment such as sense of effectiveness, sense of competency, sense of occupation in meaningful job, sense of independence and sense of confidence had direct and positive correlation with organizational commitment.
Originality/Value: We tried to show the importance of psychological empowerment of public librarians and its condition in a province of Iran. The importance of organizational learning emphasized according to the findings.
http://publij.ir/article-1-1486-en.pdf
Empowerment
Psychological Empowerment
Organizational Commitment
Public Libraries