Evaluation of user interface of Iranian Children National Library in terms of meeting general and specialized criteria

This study aimed to evaluate the Children''s National Digital Library of I. R. Iran. We strived to evaluate the user interface (UI) of the library with “general criteria for evaluating digital libraries” that have been extracted by Noruzi (2009) and functionalities of the library by special criteria extracted by researchers. The study used an evaluative document study method. The researcher used to compare the user interface and core functionalities of the library against extracted criteria. Findings of the study showed that conformation rate of the Library''s interface with the general criteria was 28/62 percent and this account for general and special criteria was 91/90 percent. Combining the obtained results in evaluation of user interface from the viewpoints of public and special evaluating criteria، the National Library of Children and Adolescent have suitably operated.