Organizational Innovation in the Academic libraries of Shiraz University and Shiraz Medical Sciences University

Organizational Innovation requires to turns ideas into organizational usable forms and this idea are used to promote organizational performance. The aim of this study was to survey Organizational Innovation (Administrative & Technical) in the Academic Libraries of Shiraz public university (Shiraz University, Shiraz Medical Sciences University). This research is a descriptive – survey study, and the population consists all of managers and librarians in academic libraries of Shiraz in 2011-2012 years (151 persons), that by used the formula of sampling i.e. Cochran and were selected 86 persons. Sampling method is Random stratified sampling proportionate to size. To collect data a researcher made questionnaire was used which its face validity was approved by experts and its reliability was estimated by Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.93). For analyzing the data SPSS V.16 software was used in two levels of descriptive and inferential statistics. The status of Organizational Innovation and two component’s Administrative and technical innovation in the academic libraries of Shiraz Public Universities is more than the average level (3.42±0.66), but the difference between the components of organizational innovation (technical and administrative) were significant (P≥0.05). Also among the respondents’ views, there is no significant difference based on demographic variables of gender, field of study, years of service, and level of education (P>0.05), there is significant difference based on university and type of work in the library in the components of administrative innovations (P≥0.05). In other words, manager's greater administrative innovation than technical and public services staff. Academic libraries have been particular importance in this case in regard to increasing importance of innovation in organizations. Management academic libraries can improve their services and to better meet information needs clients with provide appropriate working environment for their employees and librarians.