LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
Year:2018 | Volume:21 | Issue:2 (82) |Papers Count:7

Purpose: Some of the most important applications of corpus are natural language processing, writing dictionaries, following lingual changes and extracting information from texts. The aim of this article was to describe and introduce a designed corpus of scientific articles. Methodology: First a corpus software was designed and developed. This software supported different text formats such as doc، docx، rtf، txt and pdf. It was also possible to set the corpus parameter in advance, for example the least number of allowed token files for presence of each text in the corpus. At the next step the scientific articles of faculty members of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad were collected. The corpus contained 7, 154, 202 words in 1, 100 articles. Then all articles were analyzed into their component sentences in separated files, word’ s roots were extracted, and parts of speech were annotated. In addition to direct extraction of information, a simple and easy-using software was developed for extracting statistical information by non-expert users. Findings: The existing standard corpus such as PerDT which included a significant number of annotated sentences with syntactic and vocabulary information was used for the evaluation of the correctness of the word rooting and parts of speech labeling tools. Also, with a case study of precautionary statements (part of a research project that has not been published), the finding of the present research, i. e. the construction of the corpus of scientific research papers, was tested and approved with 96 percent of accuracy. Conclusion: Based on the results. The developed corpus has high capacity to use for data extraction in different researches. Using this corpus, a data-driven description of language usage by different language groups would be possible. In near future, this corpus will be available on the website of the Central Library of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad for the use of all researchers.

Purpose: One of the most common problems with the waqf (endowed) books is their weeding. The present research, while identifying the problems of waqf books in libraries, aimed to present some solutions from the points of the view of the great religious authorities (Maraji Taqlid), legal sources and library managers regarding the weeding of waqf books. Methodology: The research was conducted through library and survey methods. Data were collected via library resources, questionnaires and interviews. The library resources were used for preparing the theoretical foundations, designing the questions and identifying the solutions in Iranian law. Interviews were applied to obtain expert opinions and a questionnaire was used for obtaining references from the great religious authorities. Findings: According to the research findings, between 5% up to 100% of the book collections of the reviewed libraries were waqf books. However, all library managers considered waqf and especially manuscripts and exquisite books good and useful, and 70% of them suggested that the acceptance of waqf books depended on the actual needs of the users. On the other hand, waqf books had imposed them some obstacles such as waqifs’ (founder’ s) preconditions, duplication of resources, and the impossibility of weeding. As a result, there was a problem with the lack of space and the maintenance costs of the waqf books for the libraries. According to the experts, the great religious authorities (with the exception of Ayatollah Noori Hamedani) and Iranian law the waqf books could be weeded if they were damaged, but if they had the conditions of being used, they could be donated to other libraries.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between demographic characteristics of faculty members of the research institutes affiliated to the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MSRT) with their use of personal information management components. Methodology: This applied research was conducted using a survey method. The research population was composed of all faculty members of the affiliated research institutes of the MSRT, whom 302 of them were selected by stratified random sampling method. The data gathering tool was a researcher-made questionnaire designed based on the Jones 2012 theoretical framework and the opinions of other experts in the field of personal information management. Data were analyzed using SPSS software. Findings: The findings showed that the faculty members were at desirable and higher than expected mean level for using personal information management components. There was a significant difference between the use of six components of personal information management among the faculty members based on the all demographic variables including gender, academic group, academic degree, academic position, and work experience but except for age Conclusion: According to the findings of the research, to enhance the personal information management skills of faculty members, training courses as well as distribution of educational pamphlets, brochures, and slides were proposed.

Purpose: In today's world, epistemology, like other disciplines, has undergone fundamental changes, so that we witness transition from the power creation of knowledge to the power creation of knowledge sharing. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to understand the transition of power creating of knowledge to power creating of knowledge sharing at the viewpoint of graduate students of Tabriz University. Methodology: This research was conducted using the grounded theory approach as a qualitative research method. The data were collected through interviews with 20 graduate students of Tabriz University selected through purposeful sampling method. Interviews continued to data saturation. The data were analyzed immediately after each interview based on open, axial and selective coding. Findings: Findings indicated that in the view of graduate students, four important themes were the basis for sharing knowledge in universities and higher education institutions including religiosity, academic social capital, the promotion of academic services quality, and motivational factors. These main themes also had sub-themes as follow: in religiosity (belief in religious beliefs, science zakat, science publishing) in academic social capital (interpersonal trust, scientific community formation), in improving the quality of academic services (provision of facilities and resources, technological infrastructure), in motivational factors (macro support, micro support). The central issue in this research was the concept of academic social capital. Conclusions: The result of this research showed that the majority of respondents expressed academic social capital as the main source of knowledge sharing but the impact of economic, cultural and motivational variables should also be regarded.

Purpose: Since the digital content management process is designed to ensure long-term accessibility to this content, it is important to understand the criteria ensuring reliability and durability of these archives. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to determine and categorize the reliability criteria in digital preservation of such archives. Methodology: The library method and analytical overview were used to extract and use best practices and standards to ensure reliability in digital preservation systems. Findings: Levels of reliability of digital archives and its requirements were categorized at three levels of human resources, technology and economic fields that each of them was classified into different sub-sectors and functions. Conclusion: The results showed that these criteria could be used in three general groups for practice and research on the test of reliability and durability of different digital archives.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze the factors affecting the adoption of SIMAP by Tabriz University faculty members based on Rogers diffusion of innovation theory. Methodology: The research was conducted through a descriptive-survey method. From 800 faculty members, 260 individuals were randomly selected and questionnaire was distributed among them, Finally, 174 questionnaires (67%) were completed and returned. Data analysis was performed by using T-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation and Kolmogorov-Smirnov and through Factor analysis. Findings: The Pearson correlation coefficient showed that there was not a significant relationship between the mean of adoption rate and the age of Tabriz University faculty members. The results of correlation test showed that characteristics of Rogers diffusion of innovation theory (i. e. “ relative advantage” , “ trainability” , “ compatibility” , “ complexity” , “ observability” , and “ seriousness of university” ) were effective in the acceptance of SIMAP. Also there was a significant relation between adoption rate and five of these characteristics. The results also showed that the mean of the adoption rate of SIMAP among the Tabriz University faculty members was 3. 10 of 5 confirming that faculty members accepted SIMAP slightly higher than the moderate level. The curve of the adoption rate of SIMAP among the faculty members was normal, and therefore, the plot of the adoption rate of SIMAP versus the time, was an S-shaped curve. Conclusion: this study confirmed The Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovation Theory (2003) in the fields of adaptors categories, characteristics of innovation and S-shaped curve, among faculty members of Tabriz University.