Knowledge Retrieval and Semantic Systems

Abstract Purpose: This study evaluates the position of Iranian Universities with an emphasisonAllameh Tabatab’i University (ATU) in four international university ranking systems including Shanghai, QS, Times, and ISC. Methodology: This is an applied research. The method of comparative research, the method of collecting library information, and the tool for checklist research are based on the indicators of each of the mentioned ranking systems. Results: Findings show that 80 percent of the total published papers (as a key indicator) with an ATU affiliation appeared in Iranian journals and only 20 percent of the papers appeared in international journals. Despite the improving state of Allameh Tabataba'i University, it is still positioned relatively far from the top international universities in various other ranking indicators. Conclusion: The results show that until the end of 2016 Allameh Tabatab’i University did not have a great position in three of the international university ranking systems—Shanghai, QS, and Times. However, in 2015 and 2016 the ISC ranked Allameh Tabatab’i University the second in Iranian universities in the field of humanities.

Abstract Purpose: The main purpose of the present research is to investigate the specialists’ use of specialized libraries in Iranian automotive industry research and development centers. In this regard, the manner of meeting the information needs of experts, and their satisfaction from libraries affiliated with the three major centers of automotive industry research and development including IPCO, NPDI (Iran Khodro), and Saipa, have been investigated.   Methodology: This research is conducted in a survey method and the surveyed community includes all the experts from the three centers involved in research and development processes. The total population of the survey is 855 people, and according to the Morgan table, the sample size is 265 people. Out of the distributed questionnaires, 178 (67.1%) were returned.   Research findings: Most of the experts in the Iranian automotive industry research and development centers (52.8%) use the library less than an hour per week, and their main purpose in using the library is to increase specialized information (80.8%) and to update information (47.7%). Also, it can be concluded from the results that the most widely used methods for providing information among the experts of automotive industry research and development centers are Internet searching (96.1%), and using the library at work (66.9%). Specialists of the Iranian automotive industry research and development centers use English text (11.6%), English papers (11.3%), and standards (9.7%) to meet their information needs. The degree of satisfaction in most of the experts (49.4%) from the affiliated libraries is moderate, and up to 50% of specialists are very satisfied with the library staff. The most important problems encountered by specialists in using the library are as follows: lack of resources (73.6%), outmoded resources (67.4%), unawareness of resource existence (55.1%), and limited work hours of the library ( 51.7%).   Results: The results show that most of the specialists in automotive industry research and development centers are more likely to use electronic resources, and also they sometimes while using the library encounter problems such as lack of resources, outmoded resources, unawareness of resource existence, and limited work hours of the library. The most used method for providing information among the experts working in the auto industry research and development centers is searching using the Internet

Abstract Aim: This article deals with the study of characteristics pertinent to entrepreneurship on three components: motivation (psychology), qualification, and support. This research also introduces a conceptual model of entrepreneurship for academic librarians. Method: Research is of the applied type and the method used is analytical surveying. With analyzing the characteristics of entrepreneurs based on the psychology, management, and economy sources, twenty-five comments from experts, who are also faculty members of the university, in the mentioned sources and in the fields of library and information science were gathered. The data gathering tool was a self-declared researcher made questionnaire which was distributed among 109 librarians from 15 comprehensive libraries of Islamic Azad University. Results: The motivation and qualification entrepreneurship characteristics in librarians were more than average and librarians' supporting attributes were significantly less than average. From 62 entrepreneurial characteristics, 12 motivational features, 15 qualification attributes, and 5 supporting attributes were obtained based on which the entrepreneurial model was designed. This model refers to three factors of the preparators, facilitators, and enablers. Conclusion: Consideration of entrepreneurial characteristics in the field of library and information science, due to individual and collective tasks, demands an entrepreneurial model for offering services to those information users who are involved in national and international competitions. Aided by modern technologies, librarians should have innovative entrepreneurial approaches to satisfy the needs of clients. Librarians are the first catalysts to lead libraries to success or failure as they try to socially develop and pave the ground for entrepreneurial tasks in the libraries through proper planning and adoption of principal policies for recognition and consolidation of individual characteristics associated with entrepreneurship which will lead librarians to achieve their own aims as well as those of their organizations. If necessary, these basic characteristics can be taught to librarians to have them be capable and entrepreneurs. The conceptual model presented in this article has been inferred from the mentalities and scientific outcomes in the fields of psychology, entrepreneurship, economics, and management. In fact, an innovative approach to library and information science has been proposed and prescribed, which is itself a result of a wise approach with considering the specific fundamentals generated from other studies.

Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between knowledge sharing and the tendency towards organizational innovation in Amol University of Special Modern Technologies. The research method is descriptive-correlational. In terms of purpose, this study is applied. The statistical population includes the employees of Amol University of Special Modern Technologies. Based on the Cochrane formula, 132 personnel were selected using the random sampling method. The research instrument was a structured questionnaire. The data was analyzed by the Pearson correlation coefficient, and the multiple stepwise regression method using the SPSS21 software. The findings showed that there is a relationship between knowledge sharing and organizational innovation orientation. Also, the regression analysis showed that sharing behavior, willingness to share knowledge, and control beliefs predict the organizational innovation of personnel.

Abstract The purpose of study was to identify the role of teachers in improving the reading of primary school students in Mazandaran province. Data gathering to identify the influential components of student book-keeping using and documentary study, the method used in this research is a survey. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. The statistical method used in this research is a single-sample t-test. The sample size was 374.the teachers in the elementary school of Mazandaran province, five main indicators (narrative and poetry, introductory sessions and review of the book, group reading, book fair and film show and animation) in improving book reading Students have a lot of influence. The teachers of the elementary school of Mazandaran province include "class storytelling", "introducing and criticizing the book in the classroom", "story writing and student participation in the exhibition," "freeing students to select the source for research and workgroups," " Using movies and animations "to improve student reading. The results showed that the use of two storytelling and poetry indices and a video and animation show for improving the reading of primary school students in Mazandaran province had a significant effect on three groups: reading group, book fair and conducting criticism sessions. The review of the book did not have much effect. it is recommended for primary school teachers to use these indicators in school and classroom environments.

Abstract Purpose: This study examines the effect of digital literacy to increase knowledge of physical education students of the Shomal University.
Methodology: The method of research is descriptive – analytic of survey and in terms of target is functional. The population of this study is physical education students of the Shomal University that 120 students were selected by simple random sampling and available. To collect data, a questionnaire was used on the model of digital literacy. For analyzing information according to Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and data normalization was used single-sample t-test, t-test and Analysis of variance significant at the level of α=0/05.
Findings: The results revealed that digital literacy is effective to increase knowledge of physical education students (sig=0/001). According to mean comparison showed that the relationship between digital literacy variables, components of online tools and interactions Find information; using Information and understanding of digital practices respectively the most widely influence on knowledge of the students. The independent t-test results showed that in terms of gender (sig=0/791) and marital status (sig=0/634) is not significant and different attitudes to digital literacy.
Conclusion: The results showed that digital literacy and all of its components is impressive in increasing the knowledge of students and can create a positive attitude for students to learn. So this concern should be of interest to university officials and with the rise of new technologies, new scientific approach creat for the students.