نشریه مطالعات کتابداری و سازماندهی اطلاعات
سال سی و ششم شماره 1 (پیاپی 141، بهار 1404)

The edge Factor index provides a new evaluation for journal articles to evaluate the novelty and innovation of journal articles. In other words, it determines novel ideas close to the edge of scientific frontiers, and its results can be used as a complementary tool in planning and making policies to evaluate journals in various scientific fields. Based on this, the purpose of this article was to assess the scientific articles of the nuclear technology journals in the INIS database to provide a new evaluation of these journals based on measuring the novelty and innovation of the articles using the Edge Factor index from 2001 to 2020.

This was an application research conducted by scientometric methodology and data mining techniques. The population comprised all nuclear science and technology records from 2001 to 2020, retrieved from the INIS database. The sources of data gathering included the Journal Citation Report (J.C.R.) the International Nuclear Information System (INIS) database, and its specialized thesaurus. Also, in this research to reach the goals of the research, a list of selected journals in the field of ​​nuclear science and technology was needed. This list was prepared using the 2020 edition of the journal citation report database. Using the browsing by category in this database, a list of 29 selected journals in the field of ​​nuclear science and technology based on the impact factor along with the data of the other citation indices of the journals, including the Eigen factor, Immediacy Index, and Article Influence Score were extracted. Data was analyzed using Excel 2021 and social science statistical software (SPSS) version 23, and the Shapiro–Wilk test, Pearson Correlation test, and Spearman Correlation test were conducted.

Results indicate that 79,879 articles had been retrieved from the INIS database in nuclear technology, from 2001 to 2020. The findings of measuring articles' vintage revealed that most articles with novel ideas were published in 2018mong the surveyed period. The results of journals' ranking based on measuring Edge Factor revealed that the "Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations" journal was at first. Furthermore, there was no significant correlation between the Edge Factor and the citation-based indexes, including the Impact Factor.

Journals should publish articles that are at the frontier of science in order to science advancement. Using content-based indexes, including the Edge Factor as complementary indexes in journals' evaluation can help to design evaluation and ranking systems that capture not just influence but also what kind of science -novel science or conventional science- is being pursued.

Today, universities that aim to improve their educational level on a global and acceptable scale, along with their traditional system, have provided the conditions for creating a virtual education environment and using different educational methods. Virtual education is the most important application of information technology that is provided in different systems such as computer-based learning, online learning, and network-based learning. Therefore, the current research aimed to investigate the factors affecting the development of virtual education of information literacy from the users' point of view on the library website. It has been done by Iran's universities of medical sciences. The method of this research was mixed (quantitative and qualitative). In the qualitative part, it was developmental in terms of purpose, and in the quantitative part, it was applied, and in terms of the data analysis method, it was a descriptive survey of correlation type. In line with the goal of the research, the library method and previous studies have been used; first, the desired indicators were identified with the qualitative method of research using the meta-synthesis method, and a total of 122 codes were extracted in 14 subcategories, and 7 main categories were categorized and coded. In the next step, in the quantitative section, using the opinion of experts, the final indicators were extracted and the final questionnaire was prepared. Then the prepared questionnaire was distributed among the statistical population. 384 questionnaires were completed and then analyzed by non-random sampling method. Data were subjected to exploratory factor analysis using SPSS 25 and SmartPLS 3 software. The face validity of the questions was checked and confirmed by a group of related experts, and the reliability of the questionnaire was calculated by conducting a pre-test and then using Cronbach's alpha, composite reliability (CR), and convergent validity (AVE). The results of the research in the meta-synthesis stage showed that the effective factors on the development of information literacy virtual education from the users' point of view on the library Website of Iran University of Medical Sciences include: technical factors, strategic factors, lecturers' component, structural factors, educational factors, content factors, and measurement and evaluation factors. The results of the research in the quantitative stage of the research also showed that the category of structural factors ranks first with a rate of 0.842; Educational factors with a rate of 0.831, strategic factors with a rate of 0.763, technical factors with a rate of 0.726, teachers' component with a rate of 0.613 and measurement and evaluation factors with a rate of 0.564 and content factors with a rate of 0.518 ranks next. The results of this research showed that the variable of structural factors has the highest relationship with the virtual education of information literacy skills. Other variables such as educational factors with virtual training of information literacy skills, strategic factors with virtual training of information literacy skills on the library website of Iran's medical sciences from the users' point of view, technical factors and virtual training of information literacy skills, teachers' component and virtual training of information literacy skills, measurement and evaluation factors and Virtual education of information literacy skills, variable content factors and virtual education of information literacy skills were ranked second to seventh, respectively. The results indicate that the structural factors of virtual education of information literacy skills in the library website of Iran's universities of medical sciences, including design and compilation, preparation and production, educational factors, factors related to the teaching method, factors related to the format used for training is important and noteworthy.

Collection development is one of the most important and basic tasks in libraries and it means collecting information resources and data based on a plan set to meet the needs of the users. Considering the increasing growth of publications in the world, the annual increase in the price of books and publications, and the lack of budget and space, no library, however huge, can provide all library materials; Therefore, the selection of information sources is one of the most important stages of collection development, and libraries should allocate their limited financial resources to the preparation of materials that most likely meet the needs of their users. Based on this, the current research aimed to present the model of resource providing for public libraries in Iran from the point of view of librarians. The current research was applied in terms of purpose and survey-analytical in terms of data collection. An exploratory factor analysis was used to present the model. The statistical population of the research included all librarians of public libraries affiliated with the Iran Public Libraries Foundation and the sampling method was cluster random from the provinces of Tehran, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Golestan, Mazandaran, Fars, Khuzestan, Razavi Khorasan, Kerman, Hamedan, and East Azerbaijan were selected in the geographic regions of the center, north, south, east, and west. The total number of librarians in six clusters was 5250. Random-cluster method was used to determine the sample size of the research and the sample size was determined to be 145 librarians. The data collection tool was a questionnaire that was used from the research of Raeisi et al (2022). The validity of the questionnaire was form and content, and its reliability was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, which was 0.815. The findings showed that a set of managerial, structural, cultural, financial, and ethnic factors affected the provision of resources in public libraries. The results of Friedman's test showed that management factors with an average rank of 4.95 in the first place; structural factors with an average rank of 3.75 in the second place; cultural factors with an average rank of 3.19 in the third place; Financial factors ranked fourth with an average rank of 2 and ethnic factors ranked fifth and last with an average rank of 1.11. Institutional policies and guidelines in improving the supply of library resources from the perspective of librarians. In order to improve the collection of public libraries, increasing resources and keeping them up-to-date, pay attention to the opinions of librarians, the users in preparing resources, providing resources related to the values ​​of the society as well as marketing and the lack of excessive dependence of libraries on the government budget is essential.

The purpose of the current research was to recognize the relationship between the vocabulary of radio archivists and their information-giving abilities. This research was practical from the point of view of the goal and the point of view of the type was an analytical survey method.The main components for producing a questionnaire were set through extensive library studies and experts' approval using the content validity method with 85 questions, the questionnaire was distributed among the statistical population of the research who were 120 employees of radio and television archives located in Tehran. Descriptive statistics (tables and graphs) and inferential statistics were used to analyze the collected data. Smirnov Kolmograph test was used to test hypotheses, and the T-test (correlation) and Lisrel software were used for data normality and data analysis. After three rounds of interviews with archival experts and analyzing the opinions of the participants in the Delphi study panel, the number of 15 components to measure vocabulary was determined, and each of these main components was converted into several quantitative questions in the questionnaire. 85 questions were asked from the statistical population (120 archivists). The average sense of need for information among the respondents was equal to 4.04 and its minimum and maximum were 2.80 and 5, so the average sense of need for information is in the medium to high level, which means that the respondents have up-to-date and useful information in the field of professional activity that have declared more than the average, according to this finding, it is necessary to hold in-service training courses to raise the level of information and knowledge of archivists. The results obtained from the correlation coefficient test indicated that among the 120 respondents of the study, the correlation coefficient with a significance level of α = 0.000 was calculated as R = 0.801. Since this significance level is higher than the significance level In our case, α=0.05 is smaller, as a result, our null hypothesis is rejected and our main hypothesis was confirmed, so we concluded that there is a positive and significant relationship between the intervening variable and the optimal use of audio archivists' vocabulary. With the increase of this variable, the amount of optimal use of the glossary of radio and television archivists also increases. There was a positive and significant relationship between the intervening variable and the optimal use of the vocabulary of radio and television archivists, meaning that with the increase of this variable, the amount of optimal use of the vocabulary of radio and television archivists also increased. It was significant to provide optimal information in the shortest time, and radio and television archivists could provide information according to the information needs of the clients, and training in the use of information retrieval tools and the professional experiences of archivists improves the quality of information delivery.

Nowadays, citizens expect the government to act in the direction of improving services, reducing the time wasted in returning to receive services, improving citizens' access to information, and responding to their changing needs, Therefore The present study was conducted to determine the relationship between the elements of knowledge management and the development of citizens' participation in the success of e-government programs from the view of experts in knowledge and information science This research was descriptive-correlational in terms of its nature and method, and in terms of the data collection process, it was a survey type and in terms of its purpose, it was practical. The statistical population of this research was 42 experts working in the field of management of libraries and information centers of Fars province who were selected by the census in 2021. Information gathering tool to measure the creation and transfer of knowledge, knowledge management questionnaire (Asgari 2006)And for the participation of citizens in evaluating the successful implementation of electronic government from the standard questionnaire (Lagzian, Mortazavi and Rajab Zadeh, 2012)in dimensions (electronic development, the main obstacles to the development of electronic government, the main priorities in creating benefits for citizens, the main benefits for management, the main benefits for the government, Worry about the implementation of e-government among citizens and managers) based on a 5-point Likert scale. The validity of the questionnaire was checked through the validity of the content and by presenting it to expert professors, the questionnaire reliability was checked through Cronbach's alpha test, and the results (knowledge management, 0.86 and successful implementation of e-government, 0.78) indicated that the reliability of the tool had an acceptable level. In this research, to analyze the data obtained from the questionnaires, descriptive statistics indicators (mean, percentage, frequency) and to determine the correlation between the variables and to check the research hypotheses, the Kolmogorov Smirnov default test was used to test the normality of the data and Pearson correlation. It was used with SPSS software. The research findings examining the relationship between knowledge management and the successful implementation of e-government showed the significance level of the Pearson test (P=0.001) less than 0.05, which indicates a significant relationship between the investigated variables from the point of view of information science experts and science. Also, the findings of the research examining the correlation between the creation and transfer of knowledge (predictor variable) and citizens' participation in the successful implementation of electronic government components (criterion variable) show a significant level (P≤0.05) in all cases, which indicates approval All research hypotheses based on the existence of a correlation between the elements of knowledge management and the development of citizens' participation in the successful implementation of electronic government components are investigated from the society's point of view. Therefore, it can be said that knowledge management elements can predict citizens' participation in the successful implementation of electronic government components. Knowledge management and citizen participation are recommended as an advantage and essential factor in the success of the implementation of the e-government project with the aim of raising the level of performance.

The purpose of this research was to investigate the role of knowledge storage, dissemination and application in improving the education status of employees of Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas branch. The current research was an applied research. The research method was analytical-survey type. The society in this research was all managers and employees of Bandar Abbas Islamic Azad University included 15 managers and 272 employees. The samples also included 15 managers and 200 employees from the community using the Cochran formula. The sampling method was random and stratified in both groups of managers and employees. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. In this research, descriptive and inferential methods were used to analyze the data obtained from the questionnaires. At the descriptive level, using characteristics such as abundance was dealt with the analysis of the characteristics of the society. At the inferential level, inferential techniques of Kolmogorov-Smirnov's normal test were used to examine the hypotheses, binomial test. Knowledge management is effective in improving and improving the educational status of managers and staff of Islamic Azad University of Bandar Abbas. Also, Knowledge storage is effective in improving education and improving the educational status of managers and staff of Bandar Abbas Islamic Azad University. The dissemination of knowledge in the field of creation is effective with the promotion and improvement of the educational status of managers and staff of the Islamic Azad University of Bandar Abbas. The application of knowledge in the field of creation is effective with the promotion and improvement of educational status of managers and staff of Islamic Azad University of Bandar Abbas. The results showed that storing and disseminating knowledge plays an important role in increasing the educational efficiency of academic staff and administrators. In addition, attention to factors such as: strengthening organizational culture, interaction among colleagues, attention to infrastructure and information technology plays an important role in the application of knowledge in the university. Holding training courses, creating a knowledgebase, setting up a knowledge management measurement system, creating a system of suggestions to improve organizational activity, short-term, medium-term and long-term planning for the professional development of employees are among the suggestions of this research.

The present research examined the challenges of using public library services among Arabic-speaking communities in Khuzestan province.

The present research employed a mixed-methods approach, with the execution sequence based on a qualitative-quantitative continuum, emphasizing the importance of qualitative findings. Qualitative data were gathered using a concentrated group method (including in-depth interviews and focus groups). Through thematic analysis, the needs and priorities of the target community regarding public libraries were analyzed. The research population was five counties of the province that were selected purposively. In the quantitative section, based on the results obtained from interviews, a questionnaire was designed and implemented for social surveying at the county level in Khuzestan province. Additionally, as a sample, stratified random sampling in the quantitative section and quota sampling in the qualitative section were utilized. Ultimately, a sample of 517 individuals from the Arabic-speaking community of Khuzestan province was selected and participated in the quantitative section.

Research findings in the qualitative section indicated that the main challenges of Arab-speaking communities in Khuzestan province to use public library services and programs can be categorized into 11 main themes, including 1) repository issues, which themselves include three sub-themes: 2) repository fatigue, 3) ideological repository, and 4) entrepreneurial repository, 5) sense of relative deprivation, 6) library architecture and facilities, 7) unbalanced development, 8) lack of motivation, 9) weakness in the reading culture, 10) lack of civil demand, 11) unfamiliarity with indigenous culture. Additionally, in the quantitative step, the most important challenges of public libraries in order of priority are unfamiliarity with public libraries, library location, library repository, access to suitable welfare services, urban/rural development, service hours, alignment with public programs, library building, organization attention to social responsibility, reading competitions, library population alignment, library architecture.

Using the results of this research can serve as an effective and efficient guide for managers and planners of public libraries. By solving the identified issues and problems, it is possible to see an effective improvement in providing services to the communities, especially the Arabic-speaking communities of Khuzestan province. In addition, this research served as a practical tool to improve cultural and social communication and interactions in the Arabic-speaking communities of Khuzestan province, which can help strengthen the cultural and social identity of the people of these groups and facilitate the process of learning and character development through public libraries. Therefore, this research showed a clear path to improve communication and service delivery to ethnic groups.