Soghra Darzi Kholardi; Seyed Ali Asghar Razavi; Mitra Ghiasi
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Maturity models were introduced with the advancement, development and application of technologies and are considered as management topics. Maturity models have levels that each level includes the characteristics related to it. Using maturity models, the effectiveness and performance of the organization ...
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Maturity models were introduced with the advancement, development and application of technologies and are considered as management topics. Maturity models have levels that each level includes the characteristics related to it. Using maturity models, the effectiveness and performance of the organization can be evaluated. In the present study, articles on maturity models and maturity capability models with a qualitative approach and meta-combined method are reviewed. In addition to examining maturity models in different fields and examining the dimensions of that maturity model, the ability to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of university libraries should be examined. The existing writings on maturity models are based on their translation and interpretation. Based on this, 93 valid sources in the field of maturity models and 37 sources in the field of maturity models of capability and university libraries were examined. By analyzing the sources, 3 categories, 9 indicators and 21 codes for the characteristics of each level were obtained for the maturity model of university libraries. Based on the results, the technical category and the concept of hardware and software systems have the first rank and are of higher importance. The maturity model of university libraries helps library and university administrators to plan for the promotion of each level and reach the ideal level by determining and evaluating the characteristics of each level.
Soghra Darzi Kholardi; Ali Asghar Razavi
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The aim of this study is to investigate the scientific output of faculty members of Sari University in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources based on h index in Scopus citation. The study is a descriptive survey and method was citation analysis. The research population included all faculty members ...
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The aim of this study is to investigate the scientific output of faculty members of Sari University in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources based on h index in Scopus citation. The study is a descriptive survey and method was citation analysis. The research population included all faculty members of Sari University in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (N=126) and scientific productions indexed in the Scopus database, that has been analyzed by using SPSS software (version 21). Among faculty members with a professorship rating of 55.6%, 41.7% with a rank of associate professors, 44.4% had an associate professor with an H index. The highest amount of scientific production was in 2007; also, highest research age of faculty members was 16 years old. The faculty of crop sciences with 19 has the most faculty members indexed in Scopus database. Faculty of animal science and fisheries has 18, faculty of natural science has 17, faculty of agricultural engineering has 12, and faculty of basic science with 4 members in Scopus database has the fewest members. In conclusion, to raise the h index, faculty members must be encouraged and supported to present articles in credible citation databases, research budgets must be increased, training courses must be conducted for writing ISI articles, validated databases and scientific journals, and high impact coefficients for improving science production must be introduced.
