Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)

Investigating the Impact of Information Literacy and Information Communication Technologies on Knowledge Sharing among Public Library Librarians

Purpose. Information literacy and information communication technologies are the determining factors in today's ever-changing conditions. In this study, the relationship between information literacy and knowledge sharing with the mediating role of information communication technologies among public library staff has been studied to determine the role of these two factors in knowledge sharing by...

Systematic Review of Articles of Public Library Location with Geographic Information System

Purpose: Systematic review of research texts in the field of locating Iranian public libraries using GIS. Based on this, the components of interest in locating public libraries in Iran are determined based on research texts. Methods: In terms of practical purpose and based on systematic study with Prisma model. Relevant keywords were searched and 372 research articles were retrieved to collect...

Network in the Library Information Services

Facilitating community information seeking using the Internet: Findings from three public library-community network systems

We report findings from a recent study of how public libraries are using on-line community networks to facilitate the public’s information seeking and use in everyday situations. These networks have been lauded for their potential to strengthen physical communities through increasing information flow about local services and events, and through facilitating civic interaction. However, little is...

Library and dissemination of health information

Purpose: The aim of this research is to determine the role of public and academic libraries in disseminating of health information and comparing of the two types of libraries with each other. Method: The research method is applied with descriptive-survey. The sample size was determined by using the Morgan table, 379 people. The questionnaires were distributed using Quotas sampling method. ...