Purpose: Surveys high-school libraries in Kermanshah province, regarding area, budget, facilities and equipment, staff, collection, and services. Also compares the present status of libraries with “IFLA Standards for School Libraries.” Methodology: All high schools in Kermanshah province covered. Data was collected by questionnaire. Descriptive statistics including frequency, frequency percentage, and mean were used to analyze the data. Findings: 81 percent of schools have libraries, however, only 9 percent are managed by trained librarians. High number of libraries (92%) do not have allocated budgets. Libraries generally are very small and most of them do not have reading areas. Collections are poor when compared with IFLA standards. Only 6 percent provide the Internet access. Conclusion: High-school libraries in Kermanshah province are far below IFLA standards in all aspects; They face serious challenges. Originality/value: The results present inefficiencies of high-school library service in Kermanshah province and how they could be improved.
Bigdeli, Z. and Jamshidi, N. (2014). Evaluation of High School Libraries in Kermanshah Province against IFLA Standards. Librarianship and Information Organization Studies, 25(1), 6-22.
MLA
Bigdeli, Z. , and Jamshidi, N. . "Evaluation of High School Libraries in Kermanshah Province against IFLA Standards", Librarianship and Information Organization Studies, 25, 1, 2014, 6-22.
HARVARD
Bigdeli, Z., Jamshidi, N. (2014). 'Evaluation of High School Libraries in Kermanshah Province against IFLA Standards', Librarianship and Information Organization Studies, 25(1), pp. 6-22.
CHICAGO
Z. Bigdeli and N. Jamshidi, "Evaluation of High School Libraries in Kermanshah Province against IFLA Standards," Librarianship and Information Organization Studies, 25 1 (2014): 6-22,
VANCOUVER
Bigdeli, Z., Jamshidi, N. Evaluation of High School Libraries in Kermanshah Province against IFLA Standards. Librarianship and Information Organization Studies, 2014; 25(1): 6-22.
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