A Survey on the relationship between social capital and social entrepreneurship in the academic libraries: A case study of the central libraries of Ministry of Science, Research and Technology in Tehran

The paper investigates the impact of social capital and social entrepreneurship in the academic libraries of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology in Tehran. This study is an analytical survey. Data collection is conducted through a questionnaire which was distributed among 140 librarians with a bachelor's degree or higher in the academic libraries of 13 universities affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. Descriptive and inferential statistic methods were used in this study overall multivariate regression. Results showed the levels of social capital (39/51) and social entrepreneurship (41/99) are in the average level in research libraries and social capital had a positive impact on social entrepreneurship. Among the indicators of social capital (Trust, relationships, reciprocity, capacity, diversity and structure), all except diversity had positive impact on social entrepreneurship. According to the results of the study, considering the social capital and social entrepreneurship (Identification of the opportunities and using of it), is very effective in the relationship between scientific societies, information exchange in libraries, and scientific networks.