LIBRARIANSHIP AND INFORMATION ORGANIZATION STUDIES (JOURNAL OF NATIONAL STUDIES ON LIBRARIANSHIP AND INFORMATION ORGANIZATION)
Year:2019 | Volume:30 | Issue:1 (117) |Papers Count:10

Purpose: Determining the relationship between information literacy and the ability of users of public libraries in Kermanshah to spot fake news based on IFLA infographic components using the structural equation model. Methodology: The research method is descriptive-correlation. The statistical population of this study was 22787 members of public libraries in Kermanshah. 377 subjects were selected using cluster sampling. To collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire designed to spot fake news based on eight components of IFLA infographic and the Qassemi information literacy standard questionnaire (2006) was used. Structural equation modeling in Lisrel software and Pearson correlation coefficient test in SPSS software were used to analyze the data. Findings: The level of information literacy and the ability to spot fake news (except Ask the experts) among users is slightly higher than the average. The findings indicate that there is a relationship between information literacy and the ability to spot fake news as a whole, as well as information literacy with the components of the ability to detect fake news. Conclusion: Regarding the positive relationship between information literacy and the ability to detect fake news, public libraries should provide skills such as information literacy to users in detecting fake news.

Purpose: Identifying viewpoints and priorities of students at top universities in the country regarding dimensions of web information credibility. Methodology: The research is descriptive in survey method through which viewpoints of the students were gathered using a researcher-constructed questionnaire. Gathered data were then analyzed by software SPSS in terms of canonical correlation, one-sample T-test, and one-way variance analysis. Findings: The canonical correlation model indicated significance statistics in a 95% degree of confidence. Components of trustworthiness were significantly correlated to ones of expertise. Regarding dimension trustworthiness, the highest correlation was related to website identity while in dimension expertise, the highest correlation was related to accuracy. Women showed higher degrees of mean in comparison with men. Students showed different viewpoints regarding dimensions of web information credibility in such a way that expertise was prioritized than trustworthiness. Means and significance of variance analysis related to such variables as age, education, university, and familiarity were also analyzed. Conclusion: Viewpoints and priorities of students at top universities in Iran involve important implications for researchers, policy makers, website designers, and librarians. Consequently, they can be used in optimizing available websites, designing improved websites, and also in instructing and providing services.

Purpose: The target of this paper is to capacity assessment of curriculum in bachelor and master degree of information science and knowledge studies to support students for getting job opportunities in research data management. Methodology: This survey is practical by its goal and is done by content analyzing. The society of this paper include all English texts about research data management, curriculum of bachelor and master degree of information science and knowledge studies in information management (data management field) and 14 research data managers and experts of public universities of Tehran. Findings: The attitude of this paper is to develop expert thinking in determining curriculums so that result in amplifying new skills. The results show some lessons in curriculums in bachelor and master degree are parallel to research data management skills so with developing they can get the skills. Conclusion: So it is needed to add new changes of presenting research data management services in expert librarianship and to assess curriculum so help the skill development in order to train students as research data managers.

Bibliometric Study of Articles in Shahid Beheshti University Journal of Arabic Literature Criticism. Methodology: To collect data, in the present research, Bibliometrics has been used. Statistical society, in the research, includes all 86 articles prepared by professors and students of Arabic language and literature, which were published during 2010 (or 1389 in Persian) to 2015 (or 1394 in Persian); the journal included 11 numbers. After notetaking based on the required parts of each article (Title-page and the list of References used), the researchers entered the collected data into Microsoft Excel for analysis. Findings: 69 articles have been written in Persian and 17 in Arabic. 125 male authors and 47 female authors have participated in the writing of the articles. 16 articles have been single-authored and 70 co-authored: 54 articles have been co-authored by colleagues belonging to the same university and 16 articles have been co-authored by authors belonging to different universities. Hojat Rasouli was the most prolific author with 5 articles. 44. 3% of the articles were on criticism. 19 articles were written by the members of the editorial board, representing 22. 09% of the total. 2346 resources were used in total, the average number for each article being 27. 27%. Also, 1540 sources, i. e. 65. 65% of the total, were more than 14 years old. Conclusion: Gender-wise, with regard to the authors, there is a significant difference between the male and female authors. Also, there is a high degree of co-authorship amongst the authors, which comprises a positive point for the journal. The authors at the universities of Shahid Beheshti and Tehran wrote about a third of the articles, which connotes a weak point for the journal.

Purpose: Pathology of Issues and Problems in the Documentation Section of the National Library and Archives of Iran and its solutions Methodology: This research is carried out with qualitative method, Grounded Theory approach, using deep interviews with experts and experts in the field of documentation of the National Library of Iran. Findings: After the investigation, the damages and problems were identified in 6 categories of human resources, documentation process, management, standards and the relationship between the documentation sector and other groups and organizations. Conclusion: Manpower is an effective determinant of the issues and problems that exist in this group. In addition, management, especially manpower management, was recognized as a major issue.

Purpose: Investigation of the role of information products introduced by librarians of the National Library of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the users 'infopreneurship Methodology: According to the Morgan table (with a confidence coefficient of 80%), out of 320 national library librarians, 94 people were selected by simple random sampling to complete a questionnaire, which finally completed 92 questionnaires. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. Validity of the questionnaire by content validity showed that the experts in the qualitative method confirmed the content validity and in the quantitative section, the relative content validity coefficient for each of the questions was higher than 0. 49. The content validity index for the questionnaire was also 0. 92. The reliability of the test was also calculated on the basis of the Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0. 97. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics of single variable t test were used. Findings: According to the view of librarians, the role of components of information products on the users' information (61%), information products on launching information campaigns (62%), information and technology infrastructure on user information (64%), and infrastructure The technology is based on the establishment of information professions (66%), all of which indicates that the introduction of information products by librarians contributes significantly to the information of users (about 63%). Conclusion: Considering the importance of libraries as a cultural-educational center in promoting the culture of entrepreneurship and information work, librarians should be trained to familiarize users with day-to-day technologies and work with information and how to use and provide information and products. Instruct them to create jobs and create an electronics business and ultimately lead to an independent income for library users.

Purpose: To study the attitude of Iranian catalogers towards social cataloging. Methodology: The present study is a survey method. A researcher-made questionnaire was distributed and collected from 123 catalogers with available sampling method and with the formula for calculating the unknown sample size, and then completed by finding Obtained from an interview with 11 experts. Findings: The average index of attitude of catalogers towards social cataloging was generally 3. 17, which in the emotional and practical dimension had the highest and lowest average score respectively. The effect of professional life satisfaction, the level of social cataloging utilization, the degree to which social cataloging is fun, the level of influence of reference groups, the degree to which catalogers follow other important expectations, social cataloging tools, catalogers' evaluation of the ease of learning and the use of social cataloging, and the group membership was measured by the catalogers' attitude. Except for group membership, the influence of other factors on the attitudes of catalogers was confirmed. Conclusion: The features of social cataloging added to the library list, which is useful for the library, is fun and enjoyment, it is easy to learn and use for users, and have the variety of social cataloging sites.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify effective and barriers factors in the application of digital object identifier for the Persian periodicals content. Methodology: This descriptive survey (Delphi) used a Researcher-made questionnaire on a sample of editors and editorial members of Persian scientific journals in the field of knowledge and information science (20 participants). Findings: The results showed that among 45 items that, 10 and 22 items were identified as effective factors and barriers, respectively, for application digital object identifiers. So that “ providing descriptor metadata such as title” was the most effective factor with an mean of 4. 60, and the barrier “ lack of membership of Iran in the digital object identifier system for various reasons including academic sanctions” with an mean of 4. 65 in the application of digital object identifier for Persian periodicals content. Conclusion Identification of effective factors and barriers regarding the application of digital object identifier for Persian periodicals content could help the authorities to resolve barriers for implementation of digital object identifier and to gain its benefits in Iran.

Purpose: To identifying and determining the attributes of the Iranian-Islamic information contexts' manuscripts from the point of information and knowledge organization. Methodology: The research was considered as a developmental-applied research that done content analysis method. The attributes (data) of Iranian-Islamic information context's manuscripts were extracted by using the Delphi technique and Documentation method. 14 experts in the field of manuscripts studies, and information and knowledge organization were selected by targeted sampling. A questionnaire was also used to identifying the attributes of the Iranian-Islamic information context's manuscript. Findings: To description and organization of the Iranian-Islamic information context's manuscript are needed 19 main attributes and 224 sub-attributes. The main attributes are: title, author, type of manuscript, originality, classification, identifier, holdings, access condition, custody, content structure, transcription, subject, correction, rights, language, related objects, Certificates of transmission (Ijā zah), Physical description, and Note. Conclusion: The results of this research can be used to create a useful metadata application profile for describing and organizing of Iranian-Islamic information context's manuscript, especially in the electronic environment. For researchers provides appropriate access points to improve accessibility to these valuable resources, which will lead to the development of manuscriptology and the increase of relevant scientific outputs.

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to study the ways of sharing and differentiating the cataloging of manuscripts and lithographs in five major Iranian libraries and the feasibility of uniformizing the cataloging of manuscripts and lithography. Methodology: This research is descriptive-analytic. The information was collected, categorized, analyzed and concluded using a check list and interviews with cataloging specialists. Findings: The amount of subscription elements in the manuscripts and lithographs lists with the elements of the check list is 75 elements (76. 5%) and the degree of their differentiation 23 elements (23. 4%). Therefore, the percentage share of the elements of the catalogs of manuscripts and lithographs of these libraries with the elements of the check list is greater than the percentage of their differentiation. Conclusion: The uniformization of the cataloging of manuscripts and lithographic printing is possible, and it is possible to design and set up the worksheet of cataloging common catalog, in such a way that the 75 common elements contained in both the worksheets without interference and the 23 elements of differentiation with the change in their title and, possibly, Some of them merged into others in a common catalog of manuscripts and lithographs.