Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Allameh Tabataba'i University. Tehran. Iran

2 MA Student, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Faculty of Psychology and Education Science, Allameh Tabataba’I University (ATU), Tehran, Iran

3 Associate professor, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Faculty of Psychology and Education Science, Allameh Tabataba’I University (ATU), Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Main purpose is to identify current situation of digital resources in digital libraries of public universities in Tehran and to provide a solution to improve their situation. Current situation of digital resources in terms of variety of formats,and thematic areas of information resources, and identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of digital resources have been identified.Research based on criterion of purpose in the applied research group and criterion of time of data collection in the group of survey research, based on the criterion of the nature of data and the basis of research of a quantitative research and the criterion of characteristics of a research subject or correlation. The type of research data with primary data and the method of data collection is a field research using the logging technique and based on the criterion of the depth of an expansive research. The statistical population is all digital libraries of public universities in Tehran. SWAT tools have been used to formulate solutions and be aware of the conditions and to analyze and evaluate the situation of the studied population, and SPSS statistical software and spreadsheet software have been used to analyze the data. 50% of libraries report the type of template used in their information sources in text. 25.4% of libraries report their existing digital source type as an e-book. All libraries have reported their digital source format in PDF. Results showed that public universities in Tehran have a long way to go before they become digital libraries.

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