Functionality of Iran MARC Personal Name Authority Records Based on Functional Requirements of Authority Data (FRAD) Model
S.
Akbari-Daryan
PhD, Knowledge and Information Science, Isalmic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran
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F.
Babalhavaeji
دانشیار گروه علم اطلاعات و دانششناسی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد علوم و تحقیقات تهران
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Purpose: The structure and content compatability of personal name authority records in Iran Marc with FRAD model. Methodology/Approach: A combination of Delphi, survey and case study were employed. Results: According to the results the mean structure compatability of Iran MARC name authority records with FRAD model is 88.75. The highest and lowest structure compatability rates are related to "contextualize" and "identify" user tasks with 99.07 and 78.3 wighted scores respectively. Also, the mean content compatability of IranMARC name authority records with FRAD model is 25.02. The highest and lowest content compatability are pertained to "justify" and "find" user tasks with 37.82 and 18.26 weighted scores respectively. Conclusion: IranMARC has the maximum structure and content compatability with FRAD model in "contextualize" and "justify" user tasks. It is suggested that National Library of Iran puts more attention on user tasks related to end-users.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
National Library and Archives of Islamic Republic of Iran
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_327_a89137ff468810a2f2cfa5f11b09924f.pdf
Music Information Retrieval in Query-By-Humming (QBH) Systems: A New Question Regarding the Application of Harmonica Vibrato
D.
Alimohammadi
PhD Candidate, Knowledge and Information Science Department, Tehran University
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N.
Naghshineh
Faculty member, Knowledge and Information Science Department, Tehran University
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2015
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Purpose: The present article aims at providing a new question regarding the application of harmonica vibrato for music information retrieval in query-by-humming (QBH) systems. Methodology: This study reviews the related literature of sting and wind instruments vibrato; and hence is a documentary research. It is at the same time a qualitative research from the content analysis and interpretation of the literature viewpoint. Results: The present article defines Harmonica as a wind instrument and discusses the concept of vibrato as the enhancer of the instrument's voice. It also provides the general model of Query-By-Humming (QBH) music information retrieval systems and brings forward a new question to system developers from the viewpoint of Harmonica vibrato's applicability in QBH systems. Conclusion: The research concludes that developing a new system capable of understanding the vibrato is essential. Such a system will help novice users of music databases to easily access to any track.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
National Library and Archives of Islamic Republic of Iran
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_328_626bbf71d4486ff795d9ff77cc6eb683.pdf
Users' Expectations from a Digital Library User Interface: The Case of National Library and Archives of Iran
Y.
Norouzi
Faculty member, Depratment of Knowledge and Information Science, Qom University
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H.
Soltanali Dastjerdi
MA Student, Knowledge and Information Science, Islamic Azad University of Hamadan
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2015
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Purpose: The users' priorities from the digital library user interface of National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI).
Methodology: The survey is conducted using a self-designed questionnaire covering main features of digital library user interface. The population consists of 220 active users of NLAI.
Results: According to the results, "having different kind of search methods" and "the possibility to continue working after using the help" with average rank of 3.91 and 3.93 respectively, were regarded the highest priorities. Also, it revealed that there is no significant correlation between user's education and their expectations from the digital library user interface. However, there is a direct correlation between the usage rate and the expectations from user interface.
Conclusion: Users considered all the measures related to digital library design as high important, therefore it is suggested that NLAI digital library follow a more user-friendly approach in desigining the user interface.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_329_fc333de0b9e5303f0f8fd5a02153ec2d.pdf
The Relationship between Folksonomy Principles and Hermeneutics and Dialectics Approaches
M.
Eltemasi
PhD Student, Knowledge and Information Science, University of Tehran
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2015
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Purpose: Folksonomies are introduced to be used in interactive information retrieval systems, especially in web 2.0. Considering any phenomenon's origin and formation philosophy facilitates the effective usage of them. Therefore, the Folksonomy classification system basics and principles will be studied in Dialectic and Hermeneutics philosophy approaches in this paper.
Methodology/Approach: Literature survey.
Findings: Dialectics and Hermeneutics philosophy approaches find and extract concepts from phenomena therefore are considered to be the closest to Folksonomy principles.
Conclusion: Since Hermeneutics focuses on text interpretation and human understanding, it is more conforming to Folksonomy principles than Dialectics.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
National Library and Archives of Islamic Republic of Iran
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_330_966c055a3b897db83bcbf448ead0cb9c.pdf
Investigating the Link between Science and Technology through Citation Analysis of Iranian Patent during 2009-2013
Z.
Bigdeli
Professor, Knowledge and Information Science, Shahid Chamran University
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M.
Serati
PhD Candidate, Knowledge and Information Science, Shahid Chamran University
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2015
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Purpose: Analysis of knowledge flow through investigation of Iranian patents. Methodology: Scientometric method and citation analysis has been employed. The Iranian patents were collected from United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) database and the subjects were selected based on International Patent Classification (IPC). The patents' citations were analyzed by the references to patents or other scientific resources. Results: Only 43% of patents cited non-patent resources. Regarding all the citations, about 77.6% of them referred other patents and only 22.4% cited other resources. Also, the statistical tests' results show a significant difference between the number of citations to patents and to other resources, as well as a significant difference between selected subject fields. Conclusion: Iranian patents are science-based rather than technology-based.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_331_cdbca9268804d235c5dee601fdcb12cf.pdf
Content and Structure Comparison of Iranian Children National Library Website with Similar Websites
M.
Tabatabaei Pour
MA Student, Knowledge and Information Science, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch
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Z.
Mirhoseini
Assistant Professor, Knowledge and Information Science, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch
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N.
Neshat
Associate Professor, Knowledge and Information Science, National Library and Archives of IRAN
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2015
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Purpose: Comparison of Children National Library of Iran website with other similar websites in the world in terms of their structure and content.
Methodology: The comparative method is used. A list of elements was extracted from the literature and evaluated using Delphi method. Ultimately, 8 categories and 69 criteria were approved by specialists.
Results: Among 12 websites, Iranian Children National Library website had 58.57% of total criteria. Considering the two weakest categories, the website got no score in amusement and only 17% in help category.
Conclusion: The Internet Public Library (IPL2) by 68.57%, International Children Digital Library (ICDL) by 67.14% and Library of Congress Children website by 62.85% were placed first to third. Iranian National Children Library website stands in the middle compared with other similar websites.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_332_e01bc72f6879fda7ac18a22f4901de06.pdf
Qualitative Evaluation of Iranian Children and Young Adults' Websites Using "Web-QEM" Model
M.
Farhadpour
Faculty Member, Knowledge and Information Science Department, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Khouzestan
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R.
Khalaf Abadi
MA Student, Knowledge and Information Science Department, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Khouzestan
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2015
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Purpose: The qualitative evaluation of Iranian children and young adults' websites.
Methodology/Approach: It is a survey study using a checklist based on ISO 9126-1 and Web-QEM model. Data gathered from 33 websites.
Results: Iranian children and young adults' websites are not in a desirable status considering usability (Average=0.39) and functionality (Average=0.44). Also, they are still far from the high desirable situation based on reliability (Average=0.63) and efficiency (Average=0.73).
Conclusion: Iranian children and young adults' websites are below the medium level regarding Web-QEM qualitative measures and are required to be redesigned.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_333_3601ff4107265e077f4d2400afa4ceb1.pdf
The Perception of Children Aged 7-14 from the User Interface of Iranian Children National Library
S.
Sohrab Zadeh
MA, Knowledge and Information Science, Tarbiat Modares University
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M.
Hassan Zadeh
Faculty Member, Knowledge and Information Science, Tarbiat Modares University
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E.
Karimi
PhD Candidate, Knowledge and Information Science, Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology
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2015
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Purpose: Evaluation of Children National Library of Iran user interface from the perspective of children’s perception. Methodology: It’s a survey using a self-designed questionnaire. The Cronbach Alpha was measured 86%. The population consists of 96 children aged 7 to 14 and purposive sampling was used. Results: The user interface matches children’s perception. Children’s perception of user interface differs in different age groups. There is no relationship between children’s evaluation of user interface and their parents’ education level. However, there is a significant correlation between children’s knowledge of Internet, visiting library and their evaluation of user interface. Also, there seems to be no significant difference between male and female perception of user interface.
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_334_0688e88d0da87ebc8f486d7a2364fce9.pdf
The Relationship between Self-efficacy Beliefs and User's Skills for Searching in Persian and English Databases
Zh.
Salimifar
PhD Student, Knowledge and Information Science, Kharazmi University
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N.
Riahinia
Professor, Knowledge and Information Science, Kharazmi University
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2015
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Purpose: Finding the relationship between user's self-efficacy beliefs and skills for searching in databases. Methodology/Approach: This is a survey using correlation. The population consists of all post-graduate students in Humanities entered Bu-Ali Sina University in 2013. Using stratified random sampling, 49 male and 55 female were selected. To gather data General Self-efficacy Scale (GSE-10) is used along with a self-designed questionnaire for measuring search skills. Data analyzed using Pearson correlation and Student's t-test. Results: There is a direct and significant correlation between user's search skills and their self-efficacy beliefs. Search skills of post-graduate students of humanities in Bu-Ali Sina University are evaluated to be average and their self-efficacy beliefs above the average. Conclusion: The results support the impact of psychological factors such as self-efficacy beliefs on users' interaction with information and communication technology.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_335_a18de3588deef6cbc8f7d85bbf56619e.pdf
Evaluating User's Satisfaction of Islamic Science Thesaurus as a Tool for Information Retrieval
N.
Hariri
Associate Professor, Knowledge and Information Science, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch
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S.
Haratizadeh
MA Student, Knowledge and Information Science, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch
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2015
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Purpose: To find out about user's satisfaction of using Islamic Science Thesaurus as an information retrieval tool.
Methodology/approach: This is a survey and the population consists of 128 end-users and 62 indexers of information centers using this Thesaurus. Two self-designed questionnaires were used for end-users and indexers.
Results: The structure and referral system in Islamic Science Thesaurus are in an average level. On the other hand, consistency with users' needs user friendliness, semantic relationships, the presentation of the content and content trustworthiness are evaluated above the average. User's satisfaction with 9 thesauruses -constituting Islamic Science Thesaurus- shows a significant difference. End-users were more satisfied with Quran thesaurus and indexers with Islamic Philosophy thesaurus.
Conclusion: Islamic Science Thesaurus is highly effective in Islamic information management and end-users consider it necessary to consult this thesaurus before starting their search. Also, end-users have a great trust in this thesaurus for helping them find the terms consistent with their information needs.
Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
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https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_336_b515893da012273c4ce6a20f23546ef2.pdf