نشریه مطالعات کتابداری و سازماندهی اطلاعات
سال سی و دوم شماره 4 (پیاپی 128، زمستان 1400)

This study has investigated the possibility of using the technical capacities of Gamification in cataloging education and to identify the impact on students' learning.

The present study was conducted with a quantitative approach. The research population were knowledge and information science undergraduate students of 17 level one Iranian public universities. They were selected from the list of the Ministry of Science and the selection booklet of the national entrance examination for the years 2020-2021. These universities included: Isfahan, Al-Zahra, Birjand, Tabriz, Allameh, Kharazmi, Shahid Bahonar Kerman, Shahed, Ferdowsi of Mashhad, Shahid Chamran of Ahvaz, Yazd, Qom, Semnan, Razi of Kermanshah, Shiraz, Shahid Madani of Azerbaijan and Zabol. The total number of students was 436 out of which 204 were selected by random sampling using Krejcie-Morgan table. The components of the game were extracted from the framework of Werbach and Hunter (2012) and used in designing the questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of all components and variables was greater than 0.7. SPSS and PLS software were used in data analysis.

The quality of the model structures and its indicators were desirable at a positive level. In the last part of the questionnaire, based on the modeling of structural equations and fits made of significance, effectiveness and the relationship between variables of gamification and self-directed learning, proved positive.

Gamification and self-directed learning with the common goal of lifelong learning can increase the capacity to engage in the educational environment and increase the level of readiness and independence of individuals in self-directed learning and performance of graduate students. When people do something out of passion, it becomes interesting and important to them, and the continuation of this action will result in self-efficacy and productivity. Research such as the present study contain promises for long-term planning to change the pattern of e-learning in the field of librarianship and pave the way for the use of innovative technologies in environments capable to take action in a desirable way. Therefore, in order to develop novel plans for educating librarians with positive impact on their future careers, the use of advanced technology is important and necessary.

Due to the importance of knowledge management and infrastructure in the library, this study reviews and analyses research literature in the subject field. The main aim is to combine and compare the results of research on the relationship between knowledge management and infrastructure in the library using robust statistical methods, in order to achieve coherent results.

The present study is applied in terms of purpose. Sixteen studies including six theses and ten articles were selected were reviewed. Data collection tool consisted of studies related to the topic and the coding form of meta-analysis. Comprehensive meta-analysis software (CMA.2) was used to calculate co-efficiencies.

Heterogeneity test showed that there is heterogeneity between the studies (Q= 49/44-172/236 and p-value= 0/000). Also, funnel diagram showed low standard error and relatively low bias. The expression in the distribution is regular, and the observed error is due to possible types of oblique. According to the interpretation of the Cohen table, infrastructure information technology with a negative effect size value of -0.860 large, culture with a value of 0.46 small positive effect size, application of knowledge with a value of positive effect size 3, knowledge creation with a small positive effect value of 0.41 small, knowledge sharing with a positive effect size value of 0.14 small, organizational process with average positive effect size of 0.65; budgets are small with a positive effect size of -0.24 and knowledge assessment was small with a negative effect size of -0.11. Vali-e-Khajeh (2017) research has the highest weight in the variables of human resources, knowledge utilization, knowledge creation, knowledge sharing, organizational process and budget.

The results showed that infrastructure variables and knowledge management processes in libraries were not effective and the effect size is small. Therefore, librarians are suggested to have an IT infrastructure with an emphasis on social networks and the sharing of tacit knowledge between librarians and library users. Culture infrastructure with regard to investing in the dissemination of culture and organizational values based on knowledge exchange, human resources infrastructure by holding in-service courses and training programs to empower staff and librarians to improve knowledge management processes. On the other hand, due to the small effect of the variables of knowledge management processes, researchers are recommended to conduct effective research with more sample size and less error in the field of knowledge management processes in libraries.Keywords: Meta-analysis, Knowledge Management Processes, Library, Infrastructure Information Technology, Human Resource Infrastructure, Culture..

With the acceleration of change and the emergence of new ideas in the postmodern era, the way of thinking of managers has undergone changes and the need to get acquainted with new management topics has been raised. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the application of modern postal management components in museums in Tehran.

The present study was a descriptive survey. The study population was 324 managers and staff of museums in Tehran. To obtain the sample size, Cochran's formula was used at an error level of 5%, which was calculated as 205 people (47 managers and 158 employees). A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data, which includes 33 questions in six components of postmodern management: persuasion (5 questions), self-control (5 questions), servant leadership (7 questions), active organization (5 questions), innovation (6 questions), etc. "Creation (5 questions)" was designed in two existing and desirable situations. Descriptive and inferential tests (chi-square test) by SPSS software version 19 were used to analyze the data.

Due to the fact that the level of significance (sig = 0.00) among the staff of museums in Tehran is less than 0.05, the rate of application of each of the components of postmodern management (persuasion, self-control, service leadership, organization) active giving, innovation, and co-creation  were below average in the current situation and above average in the desired situation. In the current situation, the most and the least possibility were related to "innovation" and "co-creation", respectively. In the optimal situation, the most and the least possibility were related to "co-creation" and "self-control", respectively. Also, in terms of demographic variables, there was a significant difference in the gender variable of "incentive" and "active organization" components. There was a significant difference in the type of work variable in all postmodern components except the "persuasion" component. There was a significant difference in the field of study in all components. 

Given the importance and role of museums in the postmodern era, museum managers and staff should be able to see horizontally beyond the temporary issues of the parent organization.  Delegating authority to employees and creating a team culture in order to increase creativity and innovation, change the perspectives and strategies of the organization in accordance with environmental changes and hold training courses to pay more attention.

This article proposes an optimal model based on expert opinions by modeling variance-based structural equations.

A Delphi panel and quantitative confirmatory factor analysis were utilized  Data collecting tool was  questionnaire. Twelve specialists in the field of application of Semantic Web technologies participated in the study. Variance-based structural equations and partial least squares modeling were carried out for data analysis using Smart PLS software

Conceptual model of usability of semantic web technologies in library information storage and retrieval systems indicated semantic web technologies could be employed for four acquisition, organizing, OPAC, and user profile sections. The test of the conceptual model was run in three steps by estimating the goodness-of-fit indexes for the measurement model, the structural model, and the overall model. In fitting the measurement model, analysis of the factor loads for the items of each component showed that one item of the organization component and one item of the OPAC component with a factor load of less than 0.4 were removed. The result of confirmatory factor analysis confirmed 18 items out of 20 in the questionnaire.  Cronbach's alpha reliability and combined reliability ensured the reliability of the questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha values and the combined reliability were equal to and higher than 0.7, confirming the optimal reliability of the questionnaire. Significant relationships  were noticed between the following: 1) ontology+ SKOS + linked data and organization, acquisition, and OPAC components to perform activities such as organizing and managing knowledge, 2) links between metadata; links between related resources, 3) conversion of bibliographic information to RDF format, 4) dissemination and sharing of data, 5) user-friendly interfaces< 6) lexical control, 7) user query expansion. Meaningful ranking of search results according to user information needs and significant relationships between FOAF + linked data in the OPAC components confirmed the optimal fit of the structural model.  Overall fit of the model to control the measurement model and the structural model was equal to 0.64, which shows that the fit of the overall model has a very high strength.

Paying attention to the incorporating of Semantic Web technologies in the library information storage and retrieval system leads to the selection, storage, organization, and semantic retrieval of information. It creates a semantic connection and interaction between the user and the library system. As such, it provides a semantic response to the user’s information needs. The acceptable goodness-of-fit of the proposed model confirmed the semanticization of library systems and probability of using capabilities of semantic web technologies.

The aim of the study is to identify the most important factors affecting international scientific collaborations based on the views of Iranian experts of science and technology diplomacy.

The instrument used for this survey was a questionnaire designed based on the related research literature. After reviewing and confirmation of validity and reliability, the questionnaire was designed in the online environment and sent via email to experts in the field.

The results of exploratory factor analysis in this study revealed four categories including international collaborations, internationalization of higher education, infrastructural and structural factors. International collaborations consist increasing utilization of study opportunities inside and outside the country, student-professor exchanges, recruitment of academics, and scholarships. Internationalization of education included strengthening distanced and online education, offering courses in international scientific languages in universities, holding foreign language courses. Infrastructural factors such were identified as scientific agreements and memoranda, empowering national scientific associations, expanding non-profit organizations, promoting the status of international deputy chancellors in universities, holding international conferences and forums; and structural factors included enhancing science and technology diplomacy, approving transparent patent and exploration laws, and intellectual property rights”. The results showed that the four categories have significant roles in the development of international scientific cooperation. International interactions with 0.88, infrastructure factors with 0.784, internationalization of education with 0.739, and structural factors with 0.566, respectively, were found to have the greatest impact on international scientific cooperation.

Factors identified could have significant impact on international scientific collaboration. In addition, the results of Friedman statistical test showed that student-professor exchanges are considered the most important factors. Provision of opportunities and empowering scientific associations and their relationship with international associations and federations are the second and third most important categories in the views of Iranian science diplomacy experts. Analysis of findings showed that the variable ranking of scientific collaborations is significant for experts in the field of diplomacy, and they rank such indicators differently. Also, we found significant relationship between the degree, work experience and age in ranking the categories of infrastructure and internationalization of education, but not for others. International collaboration requires an integrated strategy that takes into account various approaches, goals and duties of all stakeholders in the field of Science and Technology Diplomacy. We suggest that one organization should be responsible for implementing that strategy to identify competitive advantage in different scientific fields to pursue international collaborations

Value management is a structured approach to defining what value means to the organization and it is a team-based approach. This concept is a combination of planning tools and methods to find the optimum balance of project benefits in relation to project costs and is concerned with the creation of sustainable value. The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between value management and creating value in the management of public libraries in the province of Kerman, Iran.

The research method is survey-descriptive and correlational. The statistical population consists of all managers and staff of public libraries in Kerman. Due to the small number of participants, the Method of Estimating Total Population was used. To collect data, a 12 item questionnaire of value management and a questionnaire of another 12 questions of library management were used. The main components of the value management questionnaire included: quality and customer orientation; specialization, autonomy of action; management skills and facilitators; and professional structure.

The specialization components among the employees with mean = 3.6 and median= 4; quality and customer orientation with mean = 3.2 and median = 3.5 were higher than the average and the components of management skills and facilitators with Average 2.6 and Median 2.7; Professional structure with mean= 2.2 and median= 3.2 were below average. The components of specialization, autonomy of practice and management skills and facilitators have a significant predictive effect on library management. Also, according to the index of correlation coefficient, among the components of value management, the component of specialization, the autonomy of action, has the most relationship with value management. In general, findings show that the components of value management, except for the component of professional structure, have a significant relationship with the management of public libraries in Kerman.

Creating value with the current conditions of the public libraries of  the province Kerman is far from expected. The component of specialization and autonomy of action has been more focused. By applying value management components in the management structure of public libraries and other libraries, value creation and value added can be created through library services Professional. The results showed that the use of value management components can improve the work process in these libraries. It also attracts better users; Identifies the information needs of library members and makes information resources accessible. It was found that there is a close relationship between strengthening organizational culture and value management. Holding training skills courses is closely related to creating organizational culture and strengthening values. User communication skills increase the value of information services. Technical capabilities, familiarity with information technologies, computing, better understanding of library devices and equipment help preserve library values. .Increasing the quality of information services, providing customer orientation, paying attention to specialization, accurate grouping of specialization and independence of action, strengthening management skills and focusing on professionalism according to the components of value management are among the research suggestions.

This review addresses the structure and the content of the book. With regard to the structure, items such as the title, features such as book cover and cut, writing style, and typographical issues are examined. Then the author is introduced and the preface of the book is commented on. With regard to the content, previous works are introduced and purpose for authoring the present book are discussed. In terms of appearance, clear goals, good typography and good language are the merits of the work. However, the back cover, the preface, the introduction, and the table of contents are not well-organized. The strengths of the content include good order, coherence, and scientific neutrality. Weaknesses include, but not limited to the lack novelty, absence of analysis, and failing to provide descriptions for materials introduced. The review concludes that weaknesses of the work outweigh its strengths.