LIBRARIANSHIP AND INFORMATION ORGANIZATION STUDIES (JOURNAL OF NATIONAL STUDIES ON LIBRARIANSHIP AND INFORMATION ORGANIZATION)
Year:2021 | Volume:31 | Issue:4 (124)|Papers Count:7

Purpose: This paper reports a research that has examined the extent that transliteration of Persian proper names at the National Library of Iran (NLI) complies with the national and international standards. Method: Data was collected from NLI Authority database and compared with existing standards. show highest level of ” ظ“ and ” ص“ Findings: On the average, the letters shows the least. ” ع“ compliance with the standards, whereas the letter The corporate body and geographic authority files were found to be more in compliance than the Personal names one. Also, short vowels were more in line with the standards than the long vowels. Conclusion: Unavailability of a manual that helps transliteration is a shortcoming. As a result, catalogers have generally relied on their variant personal experience and/or trusted forms proposed by unauthorized sources such translators, authors, or publishers.

Purpose: Determining strong and weak points of Iranian digital library websites based on the components of the green web. Method: All 59 active digital library websites in Iran were surveyed using a checklist consisting of three phases. Validity of the checklist was confirmed by web design and information science experts. Its reliability was confirmed based on Cronbach’ s alpha test (0. 861 ). Website evaluation was performed using 5 online tools. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics (binomial and chi-square tests ). Findings: There was a statically significant difference among websites in regard to the Create (P = 0. 005 ) and User (P = 0. 030 ) phases. In the Analysis phase, planning checking the sub-index was not possible. Overall, we found significant difference (p = 0. 001 ) among websites in the three main phases of green web, so that 44. 1% were at good level and 39. 1% were at moderate levels. Conclusion: The state of green web indexes in Iranian digital library websites is good. However, the processes of Planning in the Analysis phase and Graphical user interface in the User phase require further attention by webmasters and designers.

Purpose: The aim of the research was investigating the impact of cultural, educational and social factors on attitudes of Tabriz Talent Students Schools towards reading and studying. Method: The population of the research was Tabriz Girly Talent students. The method of the research was qualitative and the sampling was done as purposeful, Convenience, and snowball. 14 students selected as sample and data gathered by semistructured interview and analyzed and interpreted by Grounded Theory method. Conclusion: Findings of the research showed that lived experience of students in their childhood such as accompanying of parents in reading the child’ s favorite books, cause to raising in information problem solving and positive attitude towards reading and studying in older ages. Investigating educational factors showed that usually studying and book reading in talent student’ s schools is mainly based on text, educational help or Olympiad books. Other research findings also showed that in these schools the library is often overlooked and most students say they do not refer to the librarian for advice. Finally, findings of the search from social factors showed that most Students gain insight into book reading and studying during school and through friends or teachers.

Purpose: To assess the level of compliance with legal deposit requirements and follow-up procedures based on the place of publication, type of institution and type of publication in a period of ten years (2008-2017). Method: All printed copies of the licenses issued by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance during the years 2008-2017 and the copies deposited and added to in Bibliographic Bank of the National Library of Iran are compared. Findings: Out of 29, 530 periodical titles registered in the so-called National Media System, 10846 are available in Bibliographic Bank of the National Library of Iran. Around 55% has not been deposited to the National Library of Iran.

Purpose: To examine possible scenarios and propose the desired ones for the future of library catalogs in Irn Method: Experts views are sought, cross-impact balance analysis (CIB) and scenario planning are applied to develop scenarios. Scenario Wizard software was used for analysis. Finding: 4 strategic driving forces including: 1) quantity and quality of library catalogs in the virtual environment, 2) modification and updating of tools and standards, 3) library without walls, and 4) Interaction between library cataloging professionals and library system designers were identified based on which 12 favorable, static, and critical conditions were considered. Finally, 5 scenarios including: 1) favorable situation, 2) static, 3) unfavorable trends, 4) on the verge of crisis, and 5) crisis were selected with the highest consistency, then the characteristics of each of them were examined. Due to the strong influence and effectiveness among the 4 strategic drivers, the favorable situation scenario and the crisis situation scenario were identified with a strong probability of occurrence. Conclusion: The juxtaposition and interaction of strategic driving forces, outlines various scenarios for the future of library catalogs in Iran that the occurrence of each of them will have different consequences for libraries and society.

Purpose: Ontologies are instrumental in organization of knowledge in the semantic web context. However, there is a need for extensions to match characteristics of different subject domains. This paper reports existing extensions proposed for CIDOC-CRM. Method: The keywords Extension and CIDOC-CRM were searched in a variety of search engines and databases like Google Scholar, Science Direct, Emerald, Ebsco and ResearchGate. More than 50 papers were retrieved and abstracts were examined out of which we carefully reviewed full-texts of 21 for this paper. Findings: Fourteen extensions have been formally proposed for CIDOC-CRM so far each to meet the needs of a subject domain. Some have used other extensions in addition to CIDOC-CRM. Most extensions have used CRMsci. Archaeology is suitable for extension. All existing extensions are developed by harmonizing concepts of subject domains with CIDOC-CRM. Conclusion: Our review showed that subject extensions on the CIDOC-CRM are needed. Further extensions for other domains can enrich the datasets on semantic web.

Purpose: This study was conducted with a holistic approach to reviewing and redefining the process of interaction with information. Method: Data was collected by semi-structured interviews with 18 social and humanities researchers and analyzed by thematic analysis. Findings: Thematic network of information interactions consists of 5 global themes. In this network, with symmetry as one of the global themes, we found four other themes, ie opening, orientation, networking, and consolidation. Symmetry results in a relatively balanced view on the influence of human and nonhuman in information interactions. It prevents human or nonhuman agents to exert absolute domination of the interaction. In the symmetric model of information interactions, three layers of contexts, including internal-cognitive context, externalenvironmental contexts, and technology-tool are decisive. Conclusion: The new view of interacting with information goes beyond mere interpretation from the perspective of the human user and sees it alongside in human factors. As a result of such an approach, non-human factors in the role of infrastructure and technology context, along with human factors, external and internal context have clear and interpretable effects.