Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Professor, Knowledge and Information Science, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
2 MSc., Knowledge and Information Science, , University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
3 MSc., Knowledge and Information Science, Academy of Islamic Sciences and Culture, Qom, Iran
Abstract
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.
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