مجله علوم و فناوری اطلاعات کشاورزی
پیاپی 2 (پاییز و زمستان 1397)

The aim of this study was to investigate the extent of collaboration between the authors of the articles published in the Journal of Pests and Plant diseases from 2001 to 2015. This research is an applied research methodology that is carried out using library methods and co-authorship analysis. The statistical population consists of 354 articles published in the years 2001 to 2015. The results of the research show that out of a total of 354 articles, 94% are in Persian and 6% in English, and 82.6% of the authors are male and 17.4% are female. Among the contributing countries in the publication of articles, 96% of authors were from Iran and 4% from other countries, with Germany, Russia, France and Finland, with the largest number of authors. Among the institutes and scientific centers, the Plant Protection Research Institute with 301 articles (27.3%), and Tarbiat Modares University with 135 and Islamic Azad University with 111 articles has the largest participation in the production of articles. Most writers tend to perform group work and produce scientific or collaborative scientific works, in which 89% of the articles were written as co-authorship. The highest frequency of co-authorship articles is 95 titles (26.8%) to articles with two authors. In this study, the co-authorship coefficient of the authors was calculated and the mean of that was 588%, which indicates the high degree of co-operation between the authors of the authors.

The main purpose of the study was analyzing of scientific outputs of researchers in AREEO affiliated institutes in Scopus database using scientometrics indices. Survey and scientometic analysis methods are used to conduct the research. 6361 scientific research reports which are published by AREEO scientists in Scopus database are examined. The findings show that 6361 records have been totally published by AREEO researchers from 1961 to 2015. Totally, 39416 citations have been done to these documents representing an average of 6.19 citations per document. After deduction of self-citations, the figure reaches to 31868 citations. In terms of subject categories, most articles are in the field of agriculture and life sciences with 4298 cases (67.57 percent). In addition, most of documents are research paper with 5720 cases (89.92 percent). Findings also show that most of the researchers’ papers (4.84 percent) have been published in the journal of Acta Horticulturae. The survey of co-authorship pattern also revealed that Islamic Azad University has been main co-author institution by collaboration in writing 1676 articles (26.35 percent). Based on the results, the rate of paper publication has been increased from 2005 onwards and then has been decreased from 2011. According to the H-Index, Fatemeh Sefidkon from Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands with H-Index number of 25 has placed higher than other researchers. Based on the same index, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands has been the most active institute by H index of 40 in scientific productions.

The purpose of this article is to introduce the term "Agricultural Informatization " and its importance and application in agricultural development, focusing on China.Metodology: It, with a review approach, seeks to provide an overview of agricultural informatization and agricultural information dissemination models along with the changes that have been made in this area in China. The results revealed that there are three mechanisms of agricultural information services that rely on government actions, market flows, and local community initiatives. The analysis of statistics on the owners of the right to reproduce the agricultural software packages indicates that agricultural research institutes and universities are the main developers of agricultural software and play a leading role in their research and development. Accurate and informative knowledge-based agricultural techniques are the main drivers of sustainable agricultural production, whose potential contribution to agriculture can be addressed through lower costs, increased efficiency and improved productivity. Rapid changes in the field of information and communication technology have led to the development and diffusion of electronic services in the agricultural sector. Therefore, the development of national strategies for the implementation and use of information and communication technology in agriculture should be on the agenda of governments.

The main purpose of this research is to investigate the factors affecting the use of applied science and technology courses by instructors from information and communication technologies in the teaching and learning process and providing solutions for its improvement. This research is descriptive. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. The statistical population of the study includes 177 educators in Fars, Isfahan, West Azarbaijan, Hamedan and Mazandaran educational centers. 80 subjects were selected through stratified random sampling. The results of the research showed that applied academic teachers had a positive attitude toward teaching information technology and communication technology. Most educators had completed online courses. Access to computers and the Internet has been modest among educators throughout the week. Also, educators said they used Google search engines and Yahoo search engines to search the content.Discussion and Strengthening the facilities needed by instructors to exploit and optimize the use of information technology in teaching can be very useful in developing this teaching method. It is also very effective to provide continuous training for updating the knowledge and information of trainers about modern information and communication technologies.

The purpose of this research is to determine the role of digital agricultural library on improving research projects in agricultural research centers of the west of the country. The method of this research is applied to the nature of this survey-analytical. The data gathering tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. The population consisted of 200 faculty members in five research and education centers in the west of the country. For analyzing the data, one-way test was used and a number of questions were used as a descriptive test for normalization.  Data analysis showed that the speed of access and support of the designs indicated the reasons why researchers could use the digital library's facilities and prevented them from repeating and updating regarding the estimation of information needs, as well as about the ways of accessing the portal and search engines and the most services to complete. The article and the thesis have been announced and, contrary to lower expectations, have been effective in the effectiveness and effectiveness of research projects. In this study, the researchers announced the slow down of communication and non-service outsourcing as one of the most important factors in the digital library of agriculture. The results indicate that the target community did not have a good interaction with the information system and, despite the cost of maintaining it, the production of the content did not have the required performance and efficiency at the current leve

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting of the use of the students in the Jihad agriculture scientific and practical higher education institutions of Tehran province and Alborz from specialized and academic libraries.Research This research is an applied research and has been conducted through a survey method. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect information. The research community consists of 319 students of undergraduate and undergraduate educational centers. The results show that the rate of referrals to the library is moderate so that 50% of students return to the library less than two weeks ago. 95% of the students mentioned Persian books and publications as the most important source of information. The information sources in the studied libraries have a moderate ability to meet the students' information needs. Students have complete satisfaction with the behavior and behavior of librarians, but lenders are not content with the advice and advice of retrieving information. According to the findings of the research, the rate of referral to the library is not favorable. Organizing courses or "learning how to use a library" and "using expert librarians" can be the most influential factor in library use.

The purpose of this research is to measure the readiness of libraries and information centers of research institutes and centers affiliated to the Agricultural Research, Education and Extention Organization (AREEO) to establish a knowledge-based organization.   The method of this research is an analytical survey. 112 librarians working in libraries and information centers affiliated to institutes and research centers of the AREEO consists the Society of Research population. Data were collected by two researcher-made questionnaires. To assess the validity of the questionnaire, formal validity and reliability of Cronbach's alpha test were used.   The findings of this study showed that the average of components of organizational readiness in the research community is 73% and is in a favorable situation. Among the six components of organizational readiness, the component of "cultural readiness" with the abundance of 77 (86.24%) has the highest rank. Also, the findings of this study showed that the knowledge based level of the AREEO libraries were 67.7%.   According to the results of this study, the components of organizational readiness assessment and components of Knowledge-based organization have a positive and significant relationship in the research population.   Keywords: Organizational readiness, Knowledge-based organization, Libraries and Information Centers, its manager