Economic dimensions of ebook publishing: Views from within the publishing industry
F.
Fahimifar
PhD Candidate, Konwledge and Information Science, Tehran University
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E.
Heidary
MA, Knowledge and Information Science, Ministry of Culture & Islamic Guidance
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2014
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Aim: This paper aims to design affected factors that motivate Iranian publishers for publishing ebook such as customers, goals, accessibility. Moreover, factors that assignee final cost is known. Methods: Survey research method was used and data was collected by a supervised, paper-based questionnaire. Content analysis was used for open questions. Findings: Findings show that customer needs is most important factors. Besides, public people and students are main customers based on education and younger are the main basically age. Main six parts for funding based on publishers attitude included: producing cost of text and multimedia, software, hardware, equipment, dissemination and marketing, and after sales services. Conclusion: Request on ebook publishing is more that before but needs and interest of users should be researched. Affected factors on final cost of ebook are similar to p-book, only such factors are replaced. Storage cost, volume, and paper and print is changed with active content such as animation, searchabilitiy, motion picture and etc.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
National Library and Archives of Islamic Republic of Iran
2783-4646
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2014
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_11_7cc68533f0a2acf5328db43054ece6eb.pdf
Standards utilized for manuscript description by online Islamic databases
M.
Nabavi
PhD Candidate, Knowledge and Information Science, Institute of Information Science and Technology
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G.
Fadaei
Professor, Knowledge and Information Science, Tehran University
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N.
Naghshineh
Assistant Professor, Knowledge and Information Science, Tehran University
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2014
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Purpose: the aim of this study is studying the consistency in manuscript description in Islamic manuscript databases from three stand points: cataloging, consistency in titles, subjects, and the name of authors and scripter's and metadata schema. Method: the method used in this study is descriptive survey. First we detected online Islamic manuscript databases and then through mailing to responsible persons in this databases and published reports and articles about database design and development, we could acquire information related to manuscripts description in 17 databases. Findings: findings of this study showed that in cataloging, AACR and AMREMM were used more than others and among metadata standards, TEI were used more frequently in databases. In terms of using standards tools and sources for making consistency in subjects and names, databases were not use from any common tool or source. Conclusion: in terms of manuscript description in Islamic manuscript databases the rate of consistency was low and they should pay more attention for making consistent content.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
National Library and Archives of Islamic Republic of Iran
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_12_cec9efb6348a592c7da2f64de984a377.pdf
Conflict manamgement styles and workplace stress in academic libraries
F.
Babalhavaeji
Associate Professor, LIS Department, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran
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S.
Aghajanpur
MA, Knowledge and Information Science
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2014
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Purpose: determining the relationship between conflict management styles and librarian job stress among central libraries of Tehran public universities. Methodology/Approach research: survey analysis has been done in this study. The society research contains all the librarians has at the Libraries of central Tehran's public universities engaged in providing library services (the number of 366 patients) and sample size is equal to186people. Findings: Among subjects1/08percent had the highest rate of job stress and83/87percent had the lowest; from librarians point of view The dominant style of managers in the libraries is dominated genre; significant relationship exists between conflict management styles (mastery,cooperation,compromise,avoidance and tolerance)with job stress of librarians. Authenticity and Values: Librarians are considered important source of organization,and,factors which reduces their efficiency should be reduced.Therefore,the present findings can be a proper ground for identifying the management style libraries during the conflict and also to determine level of occupational stress.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
National Library and Archives of Islamic Republic of Iran
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_13_a3f3df94c4b3bf8ad657f5b09abf4754.pdf
Desirability of mobile phone technology for provision of services to users in libraries of Astan Quds
B. S.
Alavifar
MA, knowledge and Informaiton Science, Library of Astan Guds
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H.
Sharif Moghaddam
Associate Professor, Departement of Knowledge and Information Science, Payam-e-Noor University, Mashhad
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2014
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Purpose: This Study seeks to explore different services can be offer in libraries via mobile phones, then reveal the opinion of the users of Organization of Libraries, Museums and Document center of Astan Quds Razavi about library services based on cell Phones, to recommend new services for this library. Design/Methodology/Approach: Descriptive survey method was used in this research and the required data were collected from 325 randomly selected samples, through a questionnaire developed by researcher and Library facilities in order to provide mobile services was assessed with the interview. Findings: Findings showed that80% of respondents supported the use of Mobile phone in the library. 86% of respondents like to use SMS services to know information on new books. Reference services like SDI 82%, downloading electronic files with Bluetooth include high levels of demands. Totally, in 79% of proposed services, respondents consent was more than 60%. Originality/value: Mobile Library Services provide easy access to work with library services and facilities, and it’s expected that the efficiency of central library of Astan Quds Services will be greater by using Mobile Library Services High level of satisfaction of the users can be met.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
National Library and Archives of Islamic Republic of Iran
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_14_17642a3992bde3e7be570899799af05b.pdf
Citation Analysis and Histographic Outline of Scientific Output in Pathology by the Middle East countries Using Science Citation Index during 2000-2009
M.
Goltaji
MA in Library and information Science, Islamic World Science Citation Center
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Z.
Behzadi
MA in Library and Information Science, Shiraz University
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article
2014
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Purpose: Evaluation the scientific production of the Middle East countries through 2000 to 2009 in the web of science database. Methodology: By employing citation analysis methods, this research attempts to identify top authors and top journals and also tries to draw a histographic outline of the Pathology science. Findings: The average annual growth in publications in mentioned years is 15.25%. Total of 2488 records were presented in 8 different formats. The clusters formed in the histographic outline based on LCS and GCS included 6 and 4 clusters orderly. Conclusion: Results showed that only 2 percent of whole scientific publications allocated to Middle East countries. This percent doesn't show desirable situation.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
National Library and Archives of Islamic Republic of Iran
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_25_babe0159e1ca60835187b748bd51b6c5.pdf
Examine executive solutions of study culture promoting among Qom province students with emphasis on book-studying
H.
Khanifar
Professor of faculty of anagemnt, farabi pardis- Tehran University
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F.
Taheri
PHD in Public Management, Farabi Pardis -Tehran University
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A.
Sayyar
Public Management M.A, Medical University, Qom
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2014
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Purpose: considering the influence of student´s study culture in society comprehensive development, this research studies executive solutions for promoting student´s study culture. Method: present study is an applied research by purpose and is a descriptive by method. Findings: considering eight solutions along with 60 relevant sub questions and their statistical value, Conceptual model for study promoting among students is offered which compromises applied- executive solutions, organizational and macro solutions, cultural-social solutions, applied-programmed solutions and innovative solutions for promoting study skills. Conclusion: there should be a systematic and comprehensive view at applying diverse methods such as applied- executive, organizational and macro solutions, cultural-social solutions and applied-programmed solutions in order to promoting study culture. Furthermore, the role of media and managers should be considered, too.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
National Library and Archives of Islamic Republic of Iran
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2014
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_26_9a2787ad3f6394c3f50e323971362450.pdf
The background of genesis and development of the extual criticism in Islamic civilization
M.
Mojarrad
PhD Candidate, Persian Literature and Language, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
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2014
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Purpose: To assess classification and analysis of the causes of textual criticism and explain how its evolution in the first centuries of Islamic civilization. Methodology / Approach: The research was based on the seven ways to textual criticism that used by Muslim scholars. The first study examined the historical process and then these ways been analyzed. Results: The results showed that the genesis of tradition textual criticism in Islamic civilization, back to the second century AD. Secondly the essential foundation of textual criticism - as some claim - has not been In Europe, But this knowledge in Islamic civilization has been used in a specific manner, Several centuries before its use in Europe. Development of textual criticism was conducted in three stages: “Repeated Reading”, “Codicology” and “Genealogy”. Conclusion: textual criticism is a native Islamic knowledge that been emerged during a continuous process.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_27_d7ba32d9516f04789ef2a2864a10a8f9.pdf
The Study of Scientific Productivity, Impact and Collaboration of the Middle East Countries in Scopus Database
M.
Erfanmanesh
Assistant Professor of Knowledge & Information Science, Shahid Beheshti University,
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M.
Rahimi
MA of Knowledge & Information Science
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2014
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Research Objectives: The present study aims to investigate the scholarly productivity, impact and collaboration of the 16 Middle Eastern countries in Scopus database during 1999 to 2008. Research Method: A total number of 444715 documents published during 1999 to 2008 by authors from the Middle East countries and indexed in Scopus have constituted the population of the survey. Research Findings: Results of the study show that Turkey was the most productive country in the Middle East region. Moreover, the highest number of citations and self citations are received by the Israelian researchers. 14.67 percent of publications and 7.74 percent of citations of the region have belonged to Iranian researchers. On the other hand, the average number of citations received by Iranian publications was 0.27 which is ranked on the 13th place out of 16 according to the impact of papers. The study of scientific collaboration of Middle Eastern countries revealed that Yemen has had the highest number of collaboration with other countries. Also, 23.1 percent of Iranian publications have been produced through research collaboration with other countries. Conclusion: Results show that only 3 percent of publications in Scopus have been produces and 2.4 percent of citations have been received by the Middle East countries, which is a low share compare to the scientific leading countries.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
National Library and Archives of Islamic Republic of Iran
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_28_4ee0ea8153fce6400a1431911f76ed76.pdf
Citation and self-citation in articles from four disciplines
Z.
Farizadeh
MA, Knowledge and Information Science
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2014
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Purpose: This research aims at analyzing and comparing self-citation frequency and frequency of citation to others, and presenting a new approach to self-citation. Methodology: The study analyzes the articles of high-impact factor journals in four fields of science: Mathematics, Analytical Chemistry, Computer Science and Information Systems, and Biology. Findings: The research findings indicated that Mathematics has the highest self-citation frequency (26.5%), and Analytical Chemistry, Biology, and Computer Science and Information Systems have the self-citation frequency of 20%, 19%, and 12.5%, respectively. In all fields, the frequency of self-citation is higher than that of citation to others. Studying the rate of frequency distribution of citation in different parts of the articles shows that the most self-citation frequency is in the main body of the articles. On the other hand, frequency of citation to others in all of the studied fields (except Analytical Chemistry) in the main body is more than in the introductory sections of the articles. Originality/value:The higher rate of self-citation frequency than the frequency of citation to others in the texts of articles likely suggests that self-citations comparing to other citations have closer relevance to the citing article. In addition, the results of this research with respect to the rate of self-citations and their position in different parts of the articles probably can provide a new approach to self-citation. Accordingly, self-citation in articles can be divided into two groups: more related/acceptable, and less related/unacceptable.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
National Library and Archives of Islamic Republic of Iran
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_29_0c7d20721e94686fd7dddb0a47550b29.pdf
Information Needs of visually impaired people and Role of Libraries in Meeting Them: A Systematic Review
H.
Siamian
LIS department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran
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M.
Hassanzadeh
Associate Professor, LIS department, Tarbiat Modares University
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F.
Nooshinfard
Assistant professor, LIS department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran
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N.
Hariri
Associate Professor, LIS department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran
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article
2014
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is a systematic review of information needs of visually impaired people and role of libraries in meeting them. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research process is a systematic review. For this purpose, the related studies at the Persian and English databases such as: NLAI, Irandoc, Medlib, Sid, Magiran, Iranmedex, PMC, Scopus, PubMed, CINAHL with the key words of information needs, health information needs, blind people, visually impaired people, low vision, library services, the role of the librarians in providing information has searched and the results of the related to this field on four effective factors information needs of the users. That is, information resources, tools and technologies, the role of library and their services, and the role of the librarians and information providers were extracted from studies and compared. Findings: Results of the studies on the tools used in the studies showed that major study tools were questionnaire. Therefore, the method of research in majority of them is survey-descriptive. The research societies out of Iran were selected based on the type of library and the organization. Conclusion: In Iran, the effective factors on information needs of the visually impaired people haven’t proper conditions. In this situation, the role of the librarians in this regard is significant. In summary, In Iran it was shown that the information sources, tools , technology and libraries did not perform successfully in providing information needs of the blinds and the users have less access satisfaction from the situations. Among for factors, the role of the librarians and information scientists in providing the information needs are important.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_30_58954d77d6fbdcbc44c06763bb4fb0f8.pdf