فصلنامه کتابداری و اطلاع رسانی
سال هجدهم شماره 1 (پیاپی 69، بهار 1394)

Strategic alignment in organizations such as universities can be seen at three levels regarding their main strategy, functional strategies (such as knowledge management strategy) and operational strategies (such as knowledge management subsystem strategy) is known as a factor for successful implementation of knowledge management in libraries. The purpose of this research was to determine the level of strategic alignment in five Iranian universities and to evaluate the effect of strategic alignment on the implementation of knowledge management in their central libraries. An explanatory-descriptive method was conducted. The statistical sample consisted of 5 Iranian comprehensive universities and their central libraries (i.e., University of Tehran, Shahid Beheshti University, Shiraz University, University of Sistan and Baluchestan and Ferdowsi University of Mashhad). Semi-structured interviews, three questionnaires and a checklist were used to collect qualitative and quantitative data. The results showed that there was a lack of total external alignment in three universities and average total external alignment in two universities. From the total internal alignment aspect, there was lack of alignment in three, medium alignment in one and strong alignment in one university. Moreover, the results indicated that there was a relatively strong direct relationship between the total external alignment of strategies and knowledge management implementation. Also there was a strong direct relationship between total internal alignment of strategies and knowledge management implementation.

The main objective of this study was to identify the factors and weighting system influencing the location of Astan Quds Razavi Libraries and also to determine the most suitable locations for the construction of new libraries. statistical population of this study included 18 libraries affiliated to Astan Quds Razavi in Mashhad. After appropriate weighting of the locating criteria and components by specialists and forming a database in a Geographic Information System environment, the present situation of the libraries was investigated and new locations were suggested. in the weighting process, the centrality and compatibility criteria had the highest importance respectively. Also by studying the operating radius of each of the libraries it was found that, despite the overlapping of a number of libraries and penetration in each other's region, some regions of Mashhad (regions 10, 11, 12) lack a library. Originality / value: Awareness about the significance of each criterion can improve the approaches towards finding appropriate Locations for new libraries. Using these findings would help develop standard libraries and also prevents loss of physical and intellectual resources of these institutions.

The purpose of this paper was to provido a strategic analysis for the establishment of electronic commerce in Isfahan university libraries and to present proper strategies with using SWOT matrix. A survey method was used and statistical population included Isfahan University Libraries. iInformation was collected through 2 developed questionnaieres. Evaluation of internal factors showeds that Strengths outweigh weakness but financial dimension of human resources, technical dimension, customer factors, rules and policies have weakness. The findings also showed that the Library threats outweigh opportunities but library had many threats in the products and services dimension. In this research we presented 4 offensive strategies, 3 diversification strategies, 8 shift strategies and 3 defensive strategies. the status of Isfahan University libraries shows that, although these libraries are under threats of external environment but they have a good status for the establishment of electronic commerce. Diversity strategies will help achieving this establishment.

this study aims to identify the effective factors in attracting users of public libraries in Sanandaj city, using the marketing mix. A questionnaire was developed by the researcher based on the marketing mix factors. Sanandaj public libraries’ statistics showed that 7281 users have visited public libraries before December 2014. The sample size was 366 users by Cochran formula. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. We used the Kolmogorov Smirnov test, t-test, variance analysis, and pattern of a single first-order. findings showed that marketing mix factors influenced the attraction of users of public libraries in Sanandaj city. Also, promotion, place and product factors influenced the attraction of users of public libraries in Sanandaj city. However, price did not influence it. Significant difference was not found between marketing mix and demographic variables. Results showed that marketing mix factor influenced the attraction of users of public libraries in Sanandaj city.

the present research aimeds at investigating the capabilities of library's software for the acquisitions section and the viewpoints of acquisitions section's staff of central library’s of state universities of city of Tehran and finally, presenting a suggested model for automating the library's acquisitions section based on the librarian's ideas.

Data were collected through a questionnaire distributed among 30 librarians of the acquisitions section of central libraries of state universities in Tehran (18 universities) affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical education. Collected data were processed and analysed through the SPSS software.

47 capabilities including general, technological and financial ones related to library software for the acquisitions section. These capabilities were chosen to present a suggested model for automating the acquisitions section. 10 items were related to financial and technological capabilities of library’s acquisitions section including ordering information resources, receiving process, cancelling orders, receipt announcement, issues related to the publisher/agent, fund accounting, payment, exchange control, reporting and following up the acquisitions. Also, among all the library's software acquisitions section's capabilities, "warning for repetitive acquisitions" had the highest rank of importance and "the existence of a field for entering of 'review' information in the select list" had the lowest rank of importance from the viewpoint of librarians of university librarie's acquisitions section.

Most of the respondents consider the importance of examined capabilities (general, financial and technological) as high and very high.Originality: this research is innovative and original in that no other studies have separately examined the library software acquisition's section.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of the services by the researchers’ hall of the Central Library and Documentation Center of Astan Quds Razavi based on Sears model. This study was based on a Sears model. We used a library – field method. The sample research population includes 14 librarians and 83 researchers. Six different questionnaires were used to collect data. Job satisfaction mean, self-esteem, and job performance of librarians were above the average level, and organizational commitment was moderate. Findings showed that the quality of library services was above the average which resulteds in an above-average satisfaction of the researchers. But this satisfaction of researches did not led to the loyalty of them in the use of library services and Documentation Center of Astan Quds Razavi. From the perspective of researchers, both the service quality and service satisfaction can be perceived in the researchers’ hall of the Library and Document Center. However, the loyalty is less than the average level. Also in the view of librarians, components such as (job satisfaction, self-esteem and job performance, and organizational commitment of librarians) are at a high level. Therefore, if the performance of both librarians and the library and documentation center is upgraded, loyalty can be created among researchers.