Document Type : Research ŮŽ Article
Authors
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Ph.D. Student; Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran, Tehran, I.R. Iran
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Professor of Library and Information Science; University of Tehran, Tehran, I.R. Iran
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Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science; Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran, Tehran, I.R. Iran
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Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science; Kharazmi University, Tehran, I.R. Iran
Abstract
Purpose: Determining the most frequently used references, the most cited author, core interpretations
about the poems book, and the formats of the resources cited in books about Hafez.
Design/Methodology/Approach: Citation analysis.
Findings: The average citation to resources was a little more than 11 documents. The resources
were divided into three groups i.e. poem books, non-poem books and papers. The findings show
that the "Discussion about the works, thoughts and life of Hafez" book is the most highly-cited
resource and this book is in the group of non-poem books. The "Divan of Hafez" based on the
Mohammad Ghazvini and Ghasem Ghani copy is the mostly cited book in the poem books
group. In the papers group, the "Hafezology" paper of Saeed Niaz Kermani has the highest number
of citations. Among the authors, Baha'odin khoramshahi is cited most and after him, with a
large difference, Ghasem Ghasem Ghani, Abdolhossein Zarrinkoob and Parviz Natel Khanlari
and Mohammad Moein have the highest number of citations. In the end, a table introducing
34 highly cited interpretations is provided. Hafeznameh (Khoramshahi), Az Koocheh Rendan
(Zarrinkoob), Hafez-e Shirin Sokhan (Mohammad Moein), Sharh-e Sudi (Mohammad Sudi) and
Ayene-ye Jaam (Zaryab Khouei) are in the top of the table.
Conclusion: The conclusions of the research do not show a desirable condition for citation in
Hafez books. Almost 20 percent of the books have not cited any books. If we add the books that
do not have a references section and references that have been acquired from other parts of the
book like the text, footnote, and initial pages, this will reach to 40 percent. In fact only 60 percent
of the studied books have a references section. Such a research on other subjects in Persian texts
will probably not return very different results. Anyway, there is a high need for attending to such
an issue i.e. lack of using the works of ancestors when writing.
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