The Effect of Passing the Course of " Familiarity with Library and Library Science Principles": The Case of Education Science Students in Shahid Beheshti University

The aim of the present study was to identify the effect of passing the course of familiarity with Library and Library Science principles on Education Science students’ views in Shahid Beheshti University. It was also aimed to present some solutions to improve teaching this course.
The current research was a survey and a descriptive approach was used. Fifty eight BA students of Education Sciences in Shahid Beheshti University that passed the “Library and Library Science principles” course during the past 3 years took part in the study. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to gather data. The questionnaire included closed questions based on a Likert scale. Descriptive analysis of the data was performed using SPSS statistical software.
Findings: The study revealed that library orientation and the principles of organizing the classroom library for the students of Educational Sciences was somewhat effective for them. The maximum effectiveness of this course related to abstracting principles, adjusting the resources list, introducing advanced search tools on the Web and skills for using related libraries.
Library Science is a costumer oriented profession the mission of which is facilitating access to knowledge that users need. It has a noticeable role in training users for using library skills and in introducing librarian tasks to them.