Ali Norouzi; Parastoo Parsaei-Mohammadi; Ehsan Geraei; Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi
Mitra Abarghoian; Mohammad Reza Hashemian; Niloofar Hodhodinejad; Zahra Fotouhi; Ali Norouzi
Volume 14, Issue 2 , July 2017, , Pages 65-70
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Introduction: Web2 has affected libraries and their services. Libraries require this technology in order to improve the quality of their services. The aim of this study was to determine the challenges of applying Web2 in libraries of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.Methods: The current cross-sectional ...
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Introduction: Web2 has affected libraries and their services. Libraries require this technology in order to improve the quality of their services. The aim of this study was to determine the challenges of applying Web2 in libraries of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.Methods: The current cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2015. The study population consisted of 60 librarians in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. The data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by specialists, and its reliability was determined using Cronbach’s alpha (α = 0.88). The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (t-test and Pearson correlation) in SPSS software.Results: The results showed that among the factors influencing the use of Web2 technologies, "factors related to users" had the highest mean (3.9), followed by "factors related to the librarians" and “infrastructural and cultural factors" with a mean of 3.5.Conclusion: The findings indicated the librarians’ lack of familiarity with the use of Web2 technologies. Thus, training can play a role in librarians’ familiarity with Web2 and using such tools in library services.
Ali Norouzi; Mozaffar Cheshmeh Sohrabi; Abbas Horri
Volume 11, Issue 3 , September 2014, , Pages 334-343
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Introduction: Indexing is a new way of organizing information which due to the spread of information and the ducts need to increase the speed and accuracy of produced information is important. The present study aimed to investigate the familiarity and use of indexes in the end of the book between academic ...
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Introduction: Indexing is a new way of organizing information which due to the spread of information and the ducts need to increase the speed and accuracy of produced information is important. The present study aimed to investigate the familiarity and use of indexes in the end of the book between academic members of Isfahan city based on Innovation Diffusion Theory (IDT). Methods: This study was conducted through a descriptive survey design. Study population included 1727 academic members of governmental universities in Isfahan. Sample size was calculated based on Cochran formula as 176 subjects. With respect to questionnaire return drop, the questionnaires were sent 300 subjects who returned 191 questionnaires. Questionnaire validity was confirmed by 10 experts in knowledge and informatics science, informatics and communications and sociology. Its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha=97.6. The data were analyzed by descriptive (frequency, percent and mean) and inferential (Spearman correlation Coefficient) statistical tests. Results: The findings showed that familiarity and use of academic members in Isfahan with indexes in the end of the book was lower than average (2.37). Most familiarity was through university and the use of books in Persian and Latin icons in the second priority. Results showed no significant difference between mean score of academic members' use of indexes in searching the information in the books, and sociological variables. There was an inverse association between academic members' use of indexes in writing, translating (kind of print) and age (p-value=0.019, r=-0.308). There was an inverse association between academic members' use of indexes generally and years of teaching (p-value=0.023, r=0-.296) Conclusion: Since the main mission of faculty members is teaching and research activities and performance it need understanding research tools, it seems index is the most important. Small knowledge and limited use of index among academic members of governmental universities in Isfahan may get the opportunity to practice deep. Therefore, the scientific community need professionals in this field and this can interfere with the librarians to compensate. Keywords: Index; Indexing; Information Dissemination; Faculty Members; Universities
