فصلنامه تحقیقات کتابداری و اطلاع رسانی دانشگاهی
سال چهل و پنجم شماره 1 (پیاپی 55، بهار 1390)

Establishing the Library and Information Science Faculty of Tehran University requires proper plan for departments, disciplines, specialties, and degrees. In this research we tried to find the appropriate educational model for the new Faculty according to best practices and expert's opinion. This research is an applied descriptive research utilizing both library based Study and Delphi Technique. The samples in library based Study were universities and colleges of five countries include: China, South Africa, US, UK, and Australia. Fifteen professors of Library and information science in Iran constitute the Delphi panel. The results show that the appropriate title for the college can be: “Information science and technology”, and the disciplines may include : “Archive and records management”, “manuscript management”, “Library and information science”, “information systems”, “Knowledge management”, “Information history and philosophy”, “Information management” , “Information and library management”, “Scientometrics”, “Information and knowledge economy”, “Publishing”, “management information systems”, “Reference and information services”, “ information technology”.
We suggest four specializations for “library and information science" consist of:”Digital libraries”, "Academic libraries”, “public library”, and “special library”.
Also we suggest dual masters for library and information science with “children's literature”, “computer science”, and “Management”, and another for archive discipline with “history”, “literature”, “computer sciences”, and “management”.

The aim of this study is to identify information environs of graduate students of Tabriz University and the relationship these may have with their information literacy skills. The research is a survey. The research population included all of the graduate students in Tabriz University. A sample of 278 students was formed using stratified random sampling technique and a print questionnaire was distributed. The findings show that, the information environs of the students were computer site of university, library and dormitory. Also the most important reasons for students to use these information environs were the presence of experts, ease of communication with people, increased knowledge and personal experiences that result in information exchange in information environ, and the possibility to get help for resolving research issues and problems through information exchange. Regarding the status of students' five information literacy skills, the level of their skills was not satisfactory. According to research results it can be said that greater understanding of information environs and their agents, help better understand students' information seeking behavior and the flow of information to facilitate information exchange in students' information grounds.

The present study aim is to explain relationship between Dennison’s organizational culture and personnel organizational commitment. This is a practical research whose data was collected through survey. The correlation between variables, however, was based on structural equation modeling. Statistical population of this research includes Libraries Personnel of University of Tehran. Research findings based on structural equation modeling portend that there is meaningful relationship between organizational culture and promoting of organizational commitment. Also, there is a positive and meaningful relationship between dimension of organizational culture (involvement, consistency, adaptability, and mission) and organizational commitment

The present study intends to identify the opportunities, threats, weakness and strengths in libraries operated by Razi University and to draft appropriate strategic plan in order to arrive at operational protocols for improving programs. Using a descriptive survey, a researcher-constructed questionnaire was used as principle data collection instrument. Samples were selected from among the Library managers and staff at Razi University Libraries. Human resource, collaboration, collection, ICT infrastructure, Financial State, physical facilities, approaches and attitude comprise the strength and weaknesses of the sample studied. Threats include problem in infrastructural support, lack of quality hardware and software, outsourcing, inadequate budget, and unavailability of consortium purchases. Opportunities comprised of relatively young human resource with the required skill, support for innovation, shift from printed to electronic resources, and positive attitude of student body towards the library.

This research has been carried out with the aim of studying the Central Library of Islamic Azad Universities with Dublin core standard elements and also has paid to clarify web designers’ approach in using of modern techniques in designing and organizing these websites. A total of 10 website of academic library were evaluated by using two Internet Explorer and Netscape browsers, the HTML pages of these websites were seen through the Source of View menu, and metadata elements of each websites were extracted and entered in the check list. Overall findings indicated that the websites of library did not use any Dublin core metadata elements. All used general metadata elements however little in ordinal: Central Library of Ilam University with 50.5% is ranked first and Khomain University with 33.5% was in second rank followed by Central Libraries of Zanjan and Ghazvin Universities with 28.5 %. Web designers’ approach were determined as follows: the content of source ranked first, attention to ownership of source information ranked second while physical appearance came in third.

The present paper examines the status and station of librarian during the Saffavid Era. To better illustrate it explores the life and works of one of these librarians, Mirza Mohammad Moghim-e-Ketabdar, who lived under Shah Abbas the Great. a descriptive analysis of library materials was performed. In past librarians enjoyed a high station and reputation due to their high scholarly capabilities. Mirza Moghim was even reached a position as a political envoy.