The factors related to library vandalism from the view of librarians of kermanshah public libraries

The original aim of study was to survey the factors related to library vandalism from the view of librarians of kermanshah public libraries (KPL). The research was applied and surveyed.The study population was all librarians working in KPL that with Cochran's formula, the sample size was 118. Simple random sampling was used .Three categories of factors "individual", "library" and "social and cultural" were identified as related factors of vandalism in KPL. This theoretical model using structural equation software Amos and confirmatory factor analysis were tested. The most common type of destruction was book scrawling, annotation or writing inside the books. A significant relationship was seen between the Income and the trend to vandalism. The most important factor influencing library vandalism was the lack of information resources needed by clients. Among the variables of cultural and social dimension, the relationship between cultural poverty and Being criminal of Library location was significant.Regarding the dimensions of individual factors, the variable of personality traits(Regression coefficient 0.82) became significant. Among the three factors related to library vandalism, the most important dimension in the present study was the library dimension (Path coefficient 0.74).The installation of Closed-circuit television (CCTV) and theft notification system, identification of vandals and warning them to stay away from violence, close supervision of librarians and guarding libraries, ways to dealwith vandalism were presented. Equipping libraries and training of librarians in order to deal well with users, Holding training workshops to inform users about the criminality of vandalism can be effective in reducing vandalism.