Seyyed Mahdi Narmenji
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The main purpose of this study is to investigate the information-sharing behavior of librarians of public libraries in the Khorasan region on social network sites. This research was an applied one for which an analytical survey method was employed. The research population consisted of librarians of public ...
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The main purpose of this study is to investigate the information-sharing behavior of librarians of public libraries in the Khorasan region on social network sites. This research was an applied one for which an analytical survey method was employed. The research population consisted of librarians of public libraries affiliated with the Public Library Foundation. Based on Cochran's formula, the sample size was 231 people. A total of 150 people (65%) completed the online research questionnaire. Findings show that about 42% of librarians have used social network sites for more than three years, and nearly half of them use these networks for half an hour to an hour during the day. Librarians have performed significantly below the desired level of information sharing on these networks. The results also showed that there was no significant difference in the information-sharing behavior of male and female librarians as well as librarians of different educational levels on social network sites. But there was a significant and positive relationship between both indicators of trust (trust in network and trust in network members) and librarians' information sharing behavior on social network sites.
Oranus Tajedini; ALI Sadat Mosavi; Mehdi Alizadeh
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This study aims to evaluate the relationship between spiritual intelligence and mental health among librarians working in academic libraries. This study is a descriptive-correlational study. The study population consisted of 210 librarians working in the libraries of all public universities in Tehran. ...
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This study aims to evaluate the relationship between spiritual intelligence and mental health among librarians working in academic libraries. This study is a descriptive-correlational study. The study population consisted of 210 librarians working in the libraries of all public universities in Tehran. The required data is obtained through the librarian’s responses to the questionnaires of spiritual intelligence and public health. Findings show that there is a statistically significant relationship between spiritual intelligence and mental health. The coefficient of determination between the two variables showed that 51 percent of mental health changes can be predicted with the help of spiritual intelligence. Besides, little difference was found neither between the spiritual intelligence of men and women working in the libraries nor in marital status. The mean score of mental health according to the librarians’ gender shows that, descriptively, the mean of male librarians’ mental health score (66) has been higher than the mean female librarians’ mental health score (65), but this is not as significant as to be able to confirm it statistically. In today's world, to continue their human lives, people need a factor to maintain their spirituality, which is called spiritual intelligence. Introduction of spiritual intelligence as a structure could provide new capacity in the psychology of religion and keeping this human greatness in contrast to today's materialism is crucial.
Nafiseh Sabzevari; Hasan Ghahnavieh; Marzieh Ahmadpour
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Purpose of this study was to investigate ways of theft and damage to the library resources and the factors affecting them in the Libraries of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2012. Method of this research is Survey and type of study is functional. Data collection tool is researcher made questionnaire ...
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Purpose of this study was to investigate ways of theft and damage to the library resources and the factors affecting them in the Libraries of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2012. Method of this research is Survey and type of study is functional. Data collection tool is researcher made questionnaire based on the Likert scale and test-retest reliability was calculated through test-retest correlation coefficient which is 0/917 and statistical population consists of 64 students of whom 379 were selected based on Morgan table and 57 people from Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Library. The data refers to the population and descriptive statistics and SPSS software has been used. The findings showed that increasing the number of employees (70%) and purchasing more copies of a source (56%); and library equipment Surveillance cameras (81%), dealing verbal warnings and fining and expelling the culprits as ways to prevent damage to library materials have been proposed. The results showed that serious actions in damaging library resources included: separating the book from its cover, or cutting the pages and photos of the book. And know that the regulations were effective in damage to library resources.
Mahdi Mohammadi; Vahide Aghababaie
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Purpose: The present study examines digitization of manuscripts process in Qom libraries. Methodology / Design: The present study's method, which is applied to the survey, has been conducted and the using a descriptive approach. The data was collected through the questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive ...
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Purpose: The present study examines digitization of manuscripts process in Qom libraries. Methodology / Design: The present study's method, which is applied to the survey, has been conducted and the using a descriptive approach. The data was collected through the questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings: The results of this study indicate Holds the least amount of digitization 100% of Hazrat Masume and the library of azam mosque's collections have been digitized digital, and the Library of Ayatollah Marashi with the largest number of manuscripts, only 11.5 % Of the their collections manuscripts Have been digitized In compared with Its peers the least amount of visits. The Masjed Azam library has been more successful In compared with other libraries in this direction. And their digitizied collections of manuscripts have been put on display via the web. Conclusions: The results of this study are identified in this process libraries, some problems and challenges in terms of staffing Expert and, equipment required, The lack of a standard approach at the national level, lack of centers of this process have to integrate, which in this respect " Design and development of a standard and national strategy in order to digitize manuscripts " to integrate this process, preferably with focus on national libraries and with Collaboration of large libraries has been suggested
