Leila Shahrzadi; Ahmad Shabani; Mostafa Amini-Rarani
Masoumeh Kiani; Asefeh Asemi; Mozafar Cheshmeh Sohrabi; Ahmad Shabani
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Introduction: The depth and extent of information available in the current scientific and research community has fostered a rich opportunity to capitalize on the information. In tandem, the bioinformatics is a relatively new field of science, which plays an important role in biological studies and has ...
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Introduction: The depth and extent of information available in the current scientific and research community has fostered a rich opportunity to capitalize on the information. In tandem, the bioinformatics is a relatively new field of science, which plays an important role in biological studies and has attracted much attention in various fields such as information technology (IT), mathematics, and modern biological sciences. Accordingly, it seems unavoidable to review studies in this field. This study is carried out aiming to determine the status of articles published in the area of bioinformatics based on the Clarivate database.Methods: This descriptive study was performed by a scientometrics method. The study statistical population included all articles in the bioinformatics field at the Clarivate database from 1970 to 2018. Data collection was conducted through the same database. Excel statistical software was used for data analysis.Results: The trend of growth in bioinformatics articles at Clarivate Database was increasing from 1970 to 2018, with a total articles reaching 53806 records. In these articles, the most active areas were identified as subject areas of biochemistry and molecular biology (BMB), computer sciences, biotechnology, genetics heredity, and mathematical computational biology. The most active countries were the United States, China, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The highest number of articles was dedicated to Zhang Y, Wang Y, Wang J, Li Y, and Li J. The universities of California and Harvard in the United States and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have published the highest number of articles. A great number of articles has been published in PLOS ONE journal.Conclusion: Iran ranks 22 out of 164 countries, which seems favorable to the global status. In view of that, it is possible to reach a better position by paying more attention to studies in this area.
Fatemeh Zarmehr; Hasan Ashrafi-Rizi; Ahmad Shabani
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Introduction: Nowadays, social media plays an important role in meeting information needs of individuals, especially students. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of social media in meeting all kinds of information needs based on Norwood's information needs pyramid among the ...
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Introduction: Nowadays, social media plays an important role in meeting information needs of individuals, especially students. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of social media in meeting all kinds of information needs based on Norwood's information needs pyramid among the students in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.Methods: In this survey study, the data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire. The statistical population consisted of students in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Sampling was carried out using random stratified sampling method. The validity of questionnaire was confirmed by experts in library and information science and psychologists; while reliability was calculated based on Cronbach’s alpha (0.89). SPSS software was used for data analysis.Results: The mean of using social media to meet information needs was lower than average among studied students. The means of using social media to meet the coping, helping, enlightening, empowering, and edifying information needs were estimated as 2.461, 2.323, 3.147, 2.448, and 2.463, respectively. Field of study significantly affected the use of social media, while the age had no significant effects.Conclusion: The extent of using social media tools to meet all kinds of information needs of students was less than average in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences; and the enlightening information needs of students were met more than other types of information needs through social media tools. To import the use of social media in meeting information needs, health officials should explain the capabilities of social media to students.
Tahere golipoor; Ahmad Shabani
Volume 12, Issue 5 , October 2015, , Pages 608-614
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Introduction: Human resource is one of the most important resources in an organization. role transparency can cause the usefulness of individual and finally leeds to doing things better.Considering the importance of librarians’ role transparency, the aim of this study was to determine the relationship ...
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Introduction: Human resource is one of the most important resources in an organization. role transparency can cause the usefulness of individual and finally leeds to doing things better.Considering the importance of librarians’ role transparency, the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between role transparency and Job satisfaction of librarians in state universities in city of Isfahan.Methods: The research method was descriptive-survey and using stratified random sampling, the sample was 105 persons among the all librarians (164) of state universities in city of Isfahan. The measuring instrument is questionnire. The validity of the questionnire was determined by content validity and the reliability by Cronbach Alpha and the reliability of the role transparency and job satisfication was estimated 0/89 and 0/91 respectively. In order to analyze the data, using SPSS software, Correlation coefficient, one-way ANOVA, Independent t-test and LSD post hoc test were used.Results: According to results, there is positive and significant Correlation between librarians’role transparency and Job satisfaction in libraries of University of Isfahan, Isfahan University of Technology and Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (p=/001).The findings also showed that between librarians’role transparency and Job satisfaction components including communications (p=/018), wages and salaries (p=.037), supervison (/003) and working conditions (/046), there is positive and significant relationship. But there is no significant relationship between librarians’role transparency and other Job satisfaction components.Conclusion: Role transparency causes job satisfaction and finally insight and attitude of individual toward his duties changes. Considering the importance of librarians’ job satisfaction and positive Correlation between librarians’ Job satisfaction and their role transparency, investigating ways to increase librarians’ role transparency was offered.
Marziyeh Dechamkhoy; Morteza Mohammadi Ostani; Ahmad Shabani; Saeed Rajaipour
Volume 12, Issue 5 , October 2015, , Pages 615-624
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Introduction: Organizational Innovation requires to turns ideas into organizational usable forms and this idea are used to promote organizational performance. The aim of this study was to survey Organizational Innovation (Administrative & Technical) in the Academic Libraries of Shiraz public university ...
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Introduction: Organizational Innovation requires to turns ideas into organizational usable forms and this idea are used to promote organizational performance. The aim of this study was to survey Organizational Innovation (Administrative & Technical) in the Academic Libraries of Shiraz public university (Shiraz University, Shiraz Medical Sciences University).Methods: This research is a descriptive – survey study, and the population consists all of managers and librarians in academic libraries of Shiraz in 2011-2012 years (151 persons), that by used the formula of sampling i.e. Cochran and were selected 86 persons. Sampling method is Random stratified sampling proportionate to size. To collect data a researcher made questionnaire was used which its face validity was approved by experts and its reliability was estimated by Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.93). For analyzing the data SPSS V.16 software was used in two levels of descriptive and inferential statistics.Results: The status of Organizational Innovation and two component’s Administrative and technical innovation in the academic libraries of Shiraz Public Universities is more than the average level (3.42±0.66), but the difference between the components of organizational innovation (technical and administrative) were significant (P≥0.05). Also among the respondents’ views, there is no significant difference based on demographic variables of gender, field of study, years of service, and level of education (P>0.05), there is significant difference based on university and type of work in the library in the components of administrative innovations (P≥0.05). In other words, manager's greater administrative innovation than technical and public services staff.Conclusion: Academic libraries have been particular importance in this case in regard to increasing importance of innovation in organizations. Management academic libraries can improve their services and to better meet information needs clients with provide appropriate working environment for their employees and librarians.
Ahmad Shabani; Morteza Mohammadi Ostani; Hamed Forougozar; Amin Daryoush
Volume 11, Issue 7 , December 2014, , Pages 963-973
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Introduction: With regard to the financial, physical and human resources, and limited facilities of organizations, and many recourse are non-renewable, scarce and their reformation requires many years, the productivity of these resources will be of great importance. The aim of this study is to identify ...
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Introduction: With regard to the financial, physical and human resources, and limited facilities of organizations, and many recourse are non-renewable, scarce and their reformation requires many years, the productivity of these resources will be of great importance. The aim of this study is to identify and rank the factors affecting knowledge management on productivity of librarians by using FUZZY AHP technique in the public universities of Shiraz. Method: This research is an analytical – survey and applied study. The population consists of librarians of libraries of Shiraz Public University (Shiraz University, Industrial Shiraz University, Shiraz Medical Sciences University) in 2012-2013(153 persons), due to the limited size of population, no samples were taken. The factors affecting knowledge management on productivity are extracted by questionnaire and by obtaining expert opinions. 14 factors were identified through exploratory factor analysis was reduced to 4 factors (culture, education, strategic thinking and technology). In order to check face validity was used confirmatory factor analysis and reliability was used Cronbach's alpha. The data was analyzed using descriptive (mean, variance, standard deviation) and inferential (ANOVA and scheffe) statistics by SPSS software and finally, ranking the factors done by using FUZZY AHP technique. Results: Factors culture, education, strategic thinking and technology was affected on productivity and factor "education" the most and factor "strategic thinking" lowest impact on productivity of librarians in the public universities libraries of shiraz. Also there was not a significant difference among the average of subjects based on demographic variables i.e. gender, background of employment, type of work, and library type, but the academic degree was significant difference in four factors. Conclusion: Effective factors Identification of knowledge management and implementation can lead to greater efficiency of librarians and libraries, which will serve to strengthen. Keywords: Knowledge Management; Librarians; Universities; Analytical Hierarchy Process.
Ahmad Shabani; Roya Khodadoostan; Rasul Saadat
Volume 11, Issue 5 , October 2014, , Pages 558-567
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Introduction: The materials of library must be organized based on international standards, so that the users' information needs are met favorably and accessibility to the library materials is facilitated. This research aimed recognizing the approaches of increasing the effectiveness of the organization ...
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Introduction: The materials of library must be organized based on international standards, so that the users' information needs are met favorably and accessibility to the library materials is facilitated. This research aimed recognizing the approaches of increasing the effectiveness of the organization of materials courses in view of the University of Isfahan and Isfahan University of Medical Sciences' students in BA. Method: A descriptive survey method was used. The population included 154 BA. Students in the second to seventh term of 2011-2012 in University of Isfahan and Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Out of these, 87 students were sampled. It was used a researcher-made questionnaire for gathering information. The questionnaire was scrutinized by 4 experts for the validity and the Crunch's alpha was calculated %96 for the reliability. In order to analyzing the data SPSS was deployed for calculating percentage, average, standard deviation, One-sample t-Test, and HotellingsT2. Results: The p-value of t-test (Sig= /001) showed that the amount of all factors was higher than the average. On the other hand, HotellingsT2 showed that effectiveness of improvement of professional skills and faculties' abilities (4/15) is more than the other factors and effectiveness of preparing the facilities (3/79) is less than the other factors. Conclusion: Teaching the organization of materials courses is not enough, but it must be paid attention to various factors too, such as improvement of professional skills and faculties' abilities, the contents of the organization of materials courses regarding to students' needs and interests, and preparing the facilities. Keywords: Educational Planning; Information Science; Library and Information Science; Universities.
Nahid Soleymani; Ahmad Shabani; Saeed Rajaee Pour
Volume 10, Issue 1 , May 2014, , Pages 58-66
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Introduction: The emergence of postmodern management components such as persuading, selfcontrolling,servant leadership, proactive organizing, innovation and co-creating, have raised doubts abouttraditional management models. The present study aimed to review the application rate of postmodernmanagement ...
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Introduction: The emergence of postmodern management components such as persuading, selfcontrolling,servant leadership, proactive organizing, innovation and co-creating, have raised doubts abouttraditional management models. The present study aimed to review the application rate of postmodernmanagement components in the libraries of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.Methods: In this descriptive survey, the study population consisted of all the staff of libraries in IsfahanUniversity of Medical Sciences (n = 78). The sample size was estimated as 55 subjects that were recruitedusing the stratified random sampling method in 2010-2011. To collect the data, a researcher-madequestionnaire was used for the existing and the ideal situations. Its validity was confirmed by the facevalidity and using Cronbach’s alpha the reliability of the questionnaire was estimated as 0.97 for theexisting situation and 0.96 for the ideal situation. Data analysis was done using descriptive and inferentialstatistics i.e. one-sample t-test, independent t-test, chi-square, Hotelling, analysis of variance (ANOVA)and Fisher’s least significant difference (LSD) test by the SPSS software.Results: The mean scores of postmodern management components in the existing situation were lowerthan the average and in ideal situation were higher than the average. There was also a significantdifference between mean scores of postmodern management components in the existing situation based ondemographic factor of gender in components of self-controlling, servant leadership, and innovation; and inideal situation based on demographic factor of type of work in co-creating (P < 0.05).Conclusion: With the advent of the postmodern era and considering the importance of management as anessential pillar of development and progress, managers of academic libraries should be acquainted withpostmodern management and should apply its components for appropriate management of libraries.
Maryam Aghareb Parast; Ahmad Shabani; Hadi Sharif Moghaddam; Fatemeh Naderikharaji
Volume 10, Issue 1 , May 2014, , Pages 67-78
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Perspectives of Librarians in University of Isfahan, Iran and IsfahanUniversity of Medical Sciences about the Necessity of Stuart Lee’sCollection Development Factors in Libraries of University*
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Perspectives of Librarians in University of Isfahan, Iran and IsfahanUniversity of Medical Sciences about the Necessity of Stuart Lee’sCollection Development Factors in Libraries of University*
Saeed Rajaeepour; Susan Bahrami; Azam Kamali DolatAbadi; Ahmad Shabani
Volume 10, Issue 4 , November 2013, , Pages 619-626
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Introduction: Universities are the main institutions that create knowledge capital in the employees and can support the knowledge-based economy. The aim of the present study was to investigate the correlation between the degree of knowledge management constituents’ application and educational performance ...
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Introduction: Universities are the main institutions that create knowledge capital in the employees and can support the knowledge-based economy. The aim of the present study was to investigate the correlation between the degree of knowledge management constituents’ application and educational performance in faculty members at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: The type of research is descriptive, correlative. Statistical society includes all faculty members (643) and students (7,006) in the 2011-12. A sample size of faculty members (240) and students (1120) were selected through stratified random sampling. The measurement instrument included the research questionnaires of knowledge management and educational performance. The questionnaires' face & content validity were confirmed and their reliability calculated using Cronbach's alpha (r1=0.87, r2=0.92). Data analyzed in two descriptive and inferential levels. Results: The results of the study indicate that there was a significant multiple correlations between knowledge management and educational performance. Beta coefficients among strategic knowledge management and educational performance were significant and no autocorrelation existed and regression model were significant. Members' comments on relationship between knowledge management according to demographic characterizations were not the same but between educational performances there were significant difference. Conclusions: Knowledge management as a key tool for managing in the new century is systematic strategy and processes of define, access, transfer and application of knowledge by training organizations is that lead to innovation, competitiveness and productivity. Beside of problem solving, the decision making, strategic planning, and active learning deterioration prevent of intellectual assets and enhance the knowledge of educational organizations and increase their flexibility. Keywords: Knowledge Management; Performance Assessment; Faculty Members; Universities
Davoud Khalaji; Ahmad Papi; Hasan Ashrafi Rizi; Ahmad Shabani; Akbar Hassanzadeh
Volume 9, Issue 2 , May and June 2012
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Introduction: Commitment to abstracting standards has a very significant role in information retrieval. The present research aimed to evaluate the rate of commitment to ISO 214 standards among the Persian abstracts of approved research projects at School of Health Management and Medical Informatics, ...
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Introduction: Commitment to abstracting standards has a very significant role in information retrieval. The present research aimed to evaluate the rate of commitment to ISO 214 standards among the Persian abstracts of approved research projects at School of Health Management and Medical Informatics, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Methods: This descriptive study used a researcher-made checklist to collect data which was then analyzed through content analysis. The studied population consisted of 227 approved research projects in the School of Health Management and Medical Informatics, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences during 2001-10. The validity of the checklist was measured by face and content validity. Data was collected through direct observations. Statistical analyses including descriptive statistics (frequency distribution and percent) and inferential statistics (chi-square test) were performed in SPSS16.Results: The highest and lowest commitment rates to ISO 214 standard were in using third person pronouns (100%) and using active verbs (34.4%), respectively. In addition, the highest commitment rates to ISO 214 standard (100%) related to mentioning third person pronouns, starting the abstract with a sentence to explain the subject of the research, abstract placement, and including keyword in 2009. On the other hand, during 2001-3, the lowest commitment rate was observed in reporting research findings (16.7%). Moreover, various educational groups differed significantly only in commitment to study goals, providing research findings, and abstaining from using abbreviations, signs, and acronyms. Furthermore, the educational level of the corresponding author was significantly related with extracting the keywords from the text. Other factors of ISO 214 standard did not have significant relations with the educational level of the corresponding author.Conclusion: In general, a desirable rate of commitment to ISO 214 standard was observed among the Persian abstracts of approved research projects at the School of Health Management and Medical Informatics of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. However, commitment rates differed between years. In addition, commitment to ISO 214 standard was not significantly related with educational group and degree.Keywords: Abstracts; Research Design; Universities; ISO 214
Akbar Hosseinzadeh; Ahmad Shabani; Seyyed Ali Siyadat
Volume 9, Issue 2 , May and June 2012
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was determine the application of knowledge management among the staff members of central, faculty, and hospital libraries at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (Tabriz, Iran), based on Hissig model. Hissig model consists of four processes including knowledge ...
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was determine the application of knowledge management among the staff members of central, faculty, and hospital libraries at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (Tabriz, Iran), based on Hissig model. Hissig model consists of four processes including knowledge creation, storage, sharing, and application. Methods: This descriptive survey included all of the listed members of university libraries (59 persons) in 2010. Using Cochran's formula to determine the sample size, 40 individuals were selected to participate. Sampling was conducted through stratified random sampling proportional to size. A 5-point Likert scale researcher-made questionnaire was used to gather the needed information. The face validity of the questionnaire was approved by experienced teachers. In order to determine the reliability, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated (α = 0.949). Descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, and inferential statistics, including single- sample t-test, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), and Scheffe's post hoc test, were used to analyze the collected data. Results: Our findings showed that the application of knowledge management based on Hissig model among the library staff members at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences had an average of 2.90 and was higher than moderate. While the studied population scored higher than moderate in knowledge creation (3.06), sharing (2.87), and application (3.12), their scores of knowledge storage (2.56) were lower than average. Conclusion: According to the findings of this research, the application of knowledge management based on Hissig model among the library staff members at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences was rated higher than moderate. However, between the investigated components, knowledge storage was rated lower than average which highlights the importance of knowledge storage among library staff members. Utilization of knowledge storage systems is thus essential. Keywords: Knowledge Management; Libraries; Hissig Model.
Ahmad Shabani; Esmat Askari; Reza Homaei; Rasul Saadat
Volume 8, Issue 3 , July and August 2011
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Introduction: Considering the necessity of uniformity and consistency in the structures of abstracts and also increasing their precision, correctness, and exhaustivity, this research aims to investigate the adherence to abstracting standards (ISO 214) in Persian abstracts of general medicine theses in ...
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Introduction: Considering the necessity of uniformity and consistency in the structures of abstracts and also increasing their precision, correctness, and exhaustivity, this research aims to investigate the adherence to abstracting standards (ISO 214) in Persian abstracts of general medicine theses in Arak University of Medical Sciences during 1999–2008.Methods: This applied descriptive study reviewed all theses registered in the central library of Arak University of Medical Sciences and finally, selected 328 theses as the statistical population. In order to prepare the required standards and also to determine the consistency of the theses with abstracting standards, the original text of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in abstracting and its translated Persian text were studied. A checklist designed based on ISO abstracting standards was used for data collection. The validity and reliability of the checklist were confirmed by the experts. Data analysis was performed in SPSS software. The results were shown as frequency, percentage and chi-square indices.Results: The highest rate of adherence to including bibliographic information was seen in 2005 (48 abstracts (16.4%)). However, the findings and secondary results were not mentioned in any abstracts. The findings of chi-square test showed that except “purpose”, there was a significant difference in the adherence to the standards in different years.Conclusion: Adherence to form-related abstracting standards (ISO 214) e.g. research results, preserving the main information of the theses, etc. was acceptable. However, content abstracting standards including purpose, findings, etc. were not adequetly deployed.Keywords: Abstracts; Academic Dissertations; Universities; ISO 214.
Rasul Saadat; Ahmad Shabani; Asefeh Asemi
Volume 8, Issue 2 , May and June 2011
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Introduction: In order to cope with the crisis of serials cost and problems associated with the shortage of budget in libraries and facilitating the access to scientific journals, the principle of Open Access to scientific publications and usually in the form of electronic journals has evolved during ...
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Introduction: In order to cope with the crisis of serials cost and problems associated with the shortage of budget in libraries and facilitating the access to scientific journals, the principle of Open Access to scientific publications and usually in the form of electronic journals has evolved during the last 15 years. This research aimed to clarifying the amount of citations of ISI Web of Science’s articles to DOAJ’s journals in the two fields of Health & Medical Sciences and Basic Sciences during 2003–2008 and investigating the significance of difference in the citations received by DOAJ’s journals between the above-mentioned two fields.Methods: In this study bibliometrics method and citation analysis technique was used and 1337 English-language journals from DOAJ and without sampling were investigated. Data collected by Cited Reference Search in ISI Web of Science and analyzed by SPSS16 software.Results: The findings indicated that Basic Sciences, with 657 journals, received 10116 citations (62.91%). In this field Biology & Life Sciences received the most citations (6009 citations, equal to 59.4%) and Mathematics & Statistics received the least citations (91 citations, equal to 0.9%). On the other hand, Health & Medical Sciences, with 680 journals, received 5965 citations. In this field Medicine (General) received the most citations (3236 citations, equal to 54.25%) and Dentistry received the least citations (1 citation, equal to 0.01%). The findings of Chi-Square test showed no significant difference in the number of journals between the two fields of Health and Medical Sciences and Basic Sciences, but there was significant difference in the number of citations between them.Conclusion: Although the number of cited journals in comparison with non-cited journals in the two fields of Health & Medical Sciences and Basic Sciences in DOAJ were relatively low, but given the increasing rate of open access journals in the database, and also considering the need to identify highly cited and valid journals in areas such as Health Sciences and Medicine and Basic Science, which is the urgent need of researchers for reliable and updated information, doing such researches has great effect in this field and will help them to access free reliable journals.Keywords: Periodicals; Citation; Databases.
Ahmad Shabani
Volume 8, Issue 1 , March and April 2011
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Hospital Libraries are libraries for the use of patients and employees that are managed by hospitals or interested organizations. These libraries provide knowledge- based information services in the field of medical sciences and health. This paper note is based on library and descriptive method and reviewing ...
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Hospital Libraries are libraries for the use of patients and employees that are managed by hospitals or interested organizations. These libraries provide knowledge- based information services in the field of medical sciences and health. This paper note is based on library and descriptive method and reviewing the previous literature about hospital libraries was written in Persian. So evaluation of the existing literature and scientific documents regarding the necessity of hospital libraries in the area of the country's health services is considered. Hospital libraries in Persian literature were identified by descriptive methods and presentation of services as the bases for information seeking and information centers in our country. The base of these libraries achieved its continuity within the Takfab plan and empowerment of the base of the digital libraries. The process of development of infrastructure of hospital libraries and the necessity of them is a very important issue in health services and medical sciences, and requires planning in the field of health services and medical sciences in the country. Keywords: Information Services; Libraries, Hospital; Development.
Ahmad Shabani; Rasul Saadat
Volume 7, Issue 2 , June 2010
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Introduction: The current research seeks to evaluate the framework of the mentioned endeavors through the survey of the quality of the web pages of Iran's medical universities and the existence of their organizational metalinks.Methods: In this descriptive study, 40 web pages of the Iran's medical universities ...
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Introduction: The current research seeks to evaluate the framework of the mentioned endeavors through the survey of the quality of the web pages of Iran's medical universities and the existence of their organizational metalinks.Methods: In this descriptive study, 40 web pages of the Iran's medical universities were studied. The existence of the web pages, the type of the library soft wares, the characteristics of the help pages, and the subject of the organizational metalinks were studied by means of a researcher-made checklist. The data were analyzed by SPSS.Results: There was an interest in designing of web pages with the medical universities and their libraries in the international network; however there was a need for a homogeneity and unity of practice. These findings showed that 25 universities (62.5%) had a library web page, and out of them 16 library web pages were equipped with Ofogh software (the most frequency), and 1 library web page had Simorgh software, and 1 library web page had Payam software (the least frequency). These findings also revealed that 36 web pages of the medical universities had organizational metalinks, out of which the most (100%) were governmental organizations and private non-medical metalinks, and the least (19.4%) were news agencies.Conclusion: On the one hand, the middle managers apply international experiences, on the other hand, the attention to these types of electronic services has been increased and the standardization of the web pages will be occurred in the future.Keywords: Libraries, Medical; Internet; Schools, Health Occupations; Universities.
Sayyedabbas Haghayegh; Mohammadbagher Kajbaf; Ahmad Shabani; Mohammad Nikbakht; Hojattolahe Farahani
Volume 5, Issue 1 , March 2008
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Abstract Introduction: The purpose of present research is to investigate psychometrics properties of internet Assessment Scale (IAS-40),as a comprehensive instrument which includes four subscales: Internet Anxiety, Internet Usefulness, Enjoyment and Self efficacy Methods: This is a survey research ...
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Abstract Introduction: The purpose of present research is to investigate psychometrics properties of internet Assessment Scale (IAS-40),as a comprehensive instrument which includes four subscales: Internet Anxiety, Internet Usefulness, Enjoyment and Self efficacy Methods: This is a survey research .For this purpose,359 Esfahan, Najafabad and Khorasgan university students who have been engaged in education and study in 2006-2007 education year were selected as study sample. Results: The results of final analysis showed that all four subscales have high (internal consistency) and (test-retest) reliability. Concurrent validity of internal Anxiety (r=.53) and Self efficacy(r=.55) were significant.(p=.05).Results of Confirmatory Factor Analysis(CFA)showed that the four factors have completed harmony with main structure of questionnaire and all factors were significant. Conclusion: This scale is a valid, reliable and useful instrument. Keywords: Internet; Psychometry; Psychological Tests; Ration Value Scales
Ahmad Sha'bani; Sayedabbas Marjani
Volume 4, Issue 2 , September 2007
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Abstract Introduction: Iran is a natural disaster-prone country with a great variety of educational and research institutions owing to the wide range of its cultural heritage. The main goal of libraries and information centers is to take care of these heritage. This study investigated the principles ...
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Abstract Introduction: Iran is a natural disaster-prone country with a great variety of educational and research institutions owing to the wide range of its cultural heritage. The main goal of libraries and information centers is to take care of these heritage. This study investigated the principles of safety in the buildings of the libraries financed by the Astan Qods Razavi. Methods: This is an applied research and a descriptive study. The study population consisted of 33 libraries administered by the Astan Qods Razavi but in the city of Mashhad and outside the city. The study carried out in October 2007. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire. The validity was confirmed by the professors and professionals and the reliability was assessed by Alfa Cronbach (88%). SPSS software was used to analyze the data. Results: The findings showed that described index for the library safety based on their priorities are: safety against problems with the building installations, safety against natural disasters and safety against fire. Conclusion: Generally, it can be concluded that the libraries need a long term plan to prepare themselves for crisis management. Keywords: Immunity; Equipment Safety; Accident Prevention; Safety Management; Libraries
Ahmad Shabani; Firouzeh Mahdiyeh Najafabadi
Volume 3, Issue 1 , March 2006
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Introduction: The Internet has quickly become a major player in the quest for information. Researchers readily employ the Internet as a tool for information retrieval because it can provide fast access to vast amounts of information from a multitude of sources. The purpose of this study is to investigate ...
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Introduction: The Internet has quickly become a major player in the quest for information. Researchers readily employ the Internet as a tool for information retrieval because it can provide fast access to vast amounts of information from a multitude of sources. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of the Internet in locating information in Najaf Abad Azad University. Methods: It is a survey study in which data were collected by a questionnaire and were analyzed by SPSS using descriptive statistics. Results: It was revealed that the participants used the Internet at an optimum level to update their knowledge about their research interests. In this regard, they employed data banks most commonly. Conclusion: Internet plays a significant role for researchers to locate information so that they use it for compiling and translating books, writing research proposals doing theses. Key words: Internet; Information Technology; Behavioral Assessment.
