Ali Jalali Dizajji; Mehdi Alipour Hafezi; Hossein Adabi Firozjah
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Purpose: The aim of this studies evaluating the usability of digital libraries in governmental universities at Tehran.Methodology: Evaluative Survey methodology was used for the survey applying measures of search, navigation, forms layout, contrast and scan ability, optimization (size & print), help, ...
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Purpose: The aim of this studies evaluating the usability of digital libraries in governmental universities at Tehran.Methodology: Evaluative Survey methodology was used for the survey applying measures of search, navigation, forms layout, contrast and scan ability, optimization (size & print), help, usage of windows and speed and errors through a questionnaire containing 36 questions. The research population included 124,800 undergraduate, Master and PhD students, from three governmental universities of Tehran, Sanati Sharif and Sanati Amirkabir. Stratified random sampling method was applied to select 378 students as a sample. For data analysis, SPSS software was used along with descriptive techniques as well as independent test and ANOVA where needed. Findings: The findings indicated that the criteria relating to the usability of digital libraries in the three Tehran universities evaluated to be in relatively good condition and there is no significant difference between the digital libraries for the usability criteria. Conclution: Survey results show that these libraries should be improved by managers, librarians, and experts for a user-friendly system, thereby improving the quality of related universities digital libraries.
Leyla Mohammadi; Mehdi Alipour Hafezi
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Knowledge auditing is the first step in knowledge management programs. Knowledge auditing helps to identify knowledge management needs, areas of strength and weaknesses, opportunities and threats in organization. This paper aims to introduce models of knowledge auditing. It proposes a knowledge ...
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Knowledge auditing is the first step in knowledge management programs. Knowledge auditing helps to identify knowledge management needs, areas of strength and weaknesses, opportunities and threats in organization. This paper aims to introduce models of knowledge auditing. It proposes a knowledge auditing model for Iranian research centers. Firstly library research method is used for introducing existing important knowledge auditing models. Then analysis and modeling method is used to propose a suitable model for Iranian scientific institutes. Different models can be used to audit organizations. The important ones are Hylton, Albers, Perez-Soltero et al, Wu and Lee, Ganasan, Durai and Dominic. Study led to a six-stage model of the knowledge auditing, namely, 1. To identify structural and strategic elements, 2. To identify knowledge needs 3. To identify knowledge flow, 4. To identify knowledge inventory, 5. To draw a knowledge map, 6. To identify areas of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
