... sciences? Results on the status of software programs are presented in Table I . Digital libraries Interoperability Information exchange model Information exchange protocol Libraries of Iranian universities of medical sciences Standard metadata Medical sciences universities Iran...

... into different levels and at each level, they are first improved before going on to the improvement or realization of the next level. The purpose of this study is to design a digital library maturity model (DLMM) in Iran. Design/methodology/approach The DLMM was designed using a qualitative approach, meta...

... and communications between libraries easier and facilitate information storage and retrieval. Thus, it can be said that e-readiness and ICT reduce the digital gap in libraries while improving services provided to users (Kapondera, 2016 ; Maliki, 2015 ; Taylor, 2016). Iran Academic libraries Information...

... with colleagues from the USA and Switzerland, and they jointly authored papers with faculty and staff from other universities within Iran. The three institutions with the highest rate of co-authorship included the Islamic Azad University, Tehran University and Amir Kabir University of Technology. Practical...

..., although they are not the only kind of scientific output. Originality/value This is the first study of its kind on Iranian scientific output. It shows that the overall labor force in the field of chemistry in Iran was not satisfactory, as the majority of authors in each period are transients...

...Iraj Radad; Hassan Behzadi; Somayeh Zadehrahim Purpose The present research aims to compare information-seeking behaviour of ordinary and elite saffron farmers in Iran. Design/methodology/approach The study sample consisted of 375 saffron farmers (295 ordinary and 80 elite saffron farmers...

... according to WebQEM? Monireh Gharibe Niazi can be contacted at: monirehgharibeniazi@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Iran Evaluation User interfaces Universities Web sites Table I shows...

... in Iran, and the sample included all undergraduate LIS students in the three universities of Tehran, Shahid Chamran and Ferdowsi of Mashhad. The study was performed during the second semester (February to May) of the 2010-2011 academic year. After a thorough review of the literature, a pattern for generic...

... and interpretation of staff feedback; Identify best practices in managing organizational climate; and Enable libraries to interpret and act on data available at www.climatequal.org/home . The first study conducted in Iran on library organizational climate was a case study which...

...Maryam Keshvari; Firoozeh Zare Farashbandi; Ehsan Geraei Purpose – The purpose of this study is to present a model for influential factors on customer loyalty in public libraries and its evaluation in public libraries of western Iran. Design/methodology/approach – This research...

...Azad Paknejad Purpose – This paper tries to identify the extent of adoption and utility of Greenstone Digital Library Software (GDLS) in Persian language in Iran. What are the powerful capabilities and features of Greenstone and what about its programming bugs and errors toward information...

...Leila Nemati Anaraki; Fahimeh Babalhavaeji Purpose The present paper aims to compare the awareness and ability of medical students in using the electronic resources of the Integrated Digital Library (IDL) portal of Iran. Design/methodology/approach The current research involves a comparative...

...Ali Biranvand; Hadi Sharif Moghaddam Purpose The aim of this research is to display an applied and descriptive survey, assessing the feasibility of creating an inter‐library loan (ILL) system and document delivery services in public libraries of Fars Province (Iran). Design/methodology/approach...

... in the libraries. Findings The main problem of many library management software platforms in Iran is that the focus of development is mainly on technical issues rather than management, operational, and end‐user concerns. This is highlighted when open source software is used because it is common for an off...

... be used for different purposes by the users. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Geographic information systems Data analysis Library databases Academic libraries Iran The Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology (IRANDOC) is an institute...

... the model “knowledge access, creation and transfer” (K‐ACT), a checklist was developed. This checklist was then applied to demonstrate its utility for evaluating 20 Persian‐language official e‐government portals in Iran. Findings The maximum score for the knowledge mechanism was 30 for knowledge...

... and even eye‐fatigue when reading. Originality/value This study takes the form of unique research that surveys the e‐book acquisition criteria in Iran on the basis of two aspects (user and library) with focus on information professionals' attitude, simultaneously. In addition, there has not been any...

... empirical evidences from several countries show a strong tendency toward information technology (IT) investment in general and e‐publishing in particular. However, most publishers in Iran still use their traditional business strategies and are resistant to any changes. As e‐publishing is in its infancy...

... web system” and some subjective norms were considered as defining factors in the use of this system. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Communication technologies Customer satisfaction Librarians Academic libraries Iran The computerization of Iranian library services...

... are required. Hanson attributes the need for more organized scientific communication and development of sophisticated systems of communication to the following factors (Hanson, 1973 , pp. 14‐16): Communication Iran Information management Higher education Modelling Academic libraries...