The Dignity of Library and Librarianship Profession in the Views of Razi University Students

The aim of this study was to study the views of Razi University students on the dignity of the library and the library profession.

The approach of the present study was quantitative and the method used to perform it was survey. The research population consisted of all students of Razi University in Kermanshah who were 14752 at the time of conducting the research, in November 2019. The sample size was determined using Morgan's table of 375 people. A constructed researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data.

The research findings showed that the dignity of the library is lower than the average level of the views of the students of Razi University and the dignity of the library profession is lower than the average level.

Explaining the reasons for the low dignity of librarians from the perspective of Razi University students, we can point to some possible factors such as the lack of familiarity of respondents with the librarianship profession, their lack of confidence in librarianship, lack of expertise in librarianship, lack of up-to-date scientific content, weakness. He pointed to professional and professional associations of librarianship and the like. It should also be noted that research on the dignity of libraries and librarians everywhere is unprecedented, but research has shown that research that has studied both the dignity of the library and the library profession has not yet been conducted; therefore, the findings of this study appear to be new.