Farzaneh Ghanadinezhad
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The purpose of this study was to present a conceptual model of competencies of university library managers to evaluate their competencies in Ahvaz from the perspective of staff of these libraries.This research was a survey, applied, purposeful, descriptive and analytical in nature. The study population ...
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The purpose of this study was to present a conceptual model of competencies of university library managers to evaluate their competencies in Ahvaz from the perspective of staff of these libraries.This research was a survey, applied, purposeful, descriptive and analytical in nature. The study population consisted of all the staffs of the academic libraries of Ahvaz city (n = 91). Finally, the conceptual model of competencies of university library managers was identified in 7 categories (Individual- behavioral; Socio- communication; Moral- value; Organizational- managerial; Insight- Perceptual; Innovative- Entrepreneurial and Specialty). The competencies of university library managers of Ahvaz city have been evaluated from the perspective of the staff of these libraries to be on a medium to high level.The results of this study indicate that due to the evolutions caused by the development of different technologies and the further movement of these libraries towards digitalization and electronicization, academic libraries need managers who in addition to managerial and specialized knowledge, are familiar with the latest technological advances and learn information literacy skills and other innovative and technological skills. Innovation: Most of the studies that have been undertaken for the study of university library managers have examined the performance of these libraries in a limited dimension. However, the present study was conducted to evaluate the competencies of the managers of Ahvaz academic libraries from different dimensions. The results of these evaluations can provide the basis for planning to address the weaknesses of the managers.
Amir Reza Asnafi; Shima Moradi; Sahar Razavi
Abstract
Internet of things describes a situation in which a large number of devices (objects) are connected to each other via the Internet by sensors. Considering the role of libraries in collecting, processing and disseminating information, they should be able to play the role such as other organizations.The ...
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Internet of things describes a situation in which a large number of devices (objects) are connected to each other via the Internet by sensors. Considering the role of libraries in collecting, processing and disseminating information, they should be able to play the role such as other organizations.The purpose of this study was to checki the attitudes of librarians in the central library of the top universities about the Internet of things and present its application pattern in the academic library.This study applied a survey-descriptive method. The statistical population of this research is the knowledge and information science specialists working in the central libraries of the first level universities in Iran, which consisted of 298 people. The statistical population of the study was gathered through a simple random sampling. The sample size is 168 by the Cochran formula, but slightly more than 180 questionnaires were distributed. Among all the distributed questionnaires, 113 questionnaires were collected.The resultsof this study show that the Internet of things technology was used in many library processes and in the activities of public services, technical services, and library services. The responses received from librarians as well as other studies have shown that although the use of Internet of things technology will impose costs on the libraries, due to the high value of this technology as well as the speed and ease with which the library's executive and managerial activities it will arise, using this technology in the library will be desirable. Finally, the results of the study present the design and the pattern of usage of the Internet of things in the academic library.
