Integrating Digital Document Acquisition into a University Library: A Case Study of Social and Organizational Challenges

Perceptions of the Faculty Members of Social Science Groups about the Challenges of Using Digital Information Resources and Libraries: A Case Study of Islamic Azad University

A Survey of Librarians' Perspectives on Marketing Library Services Using Social Media in Tehran, Iran, and Shahid Beheshti Universities of Medical Sciences

Background and Aim: The present study has examined librarians' views on the marketing of library services using social media as well as the applications, benefits, and challenges of their use in Tehran, Iran, and Shahid Beheshti Universities of Medical Sciences.  Materials and Methods: This research was a descriptive and applied survey and was conducted in 2019. The data collection tool was a ...

Studying the Viewpoints of Librarians and Users about the Challenges and Strategies for User Participation in Library Activities and Services: A Case Study of Public Libraries in Bandar Abbas

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to identify the viewpoints of Bandar Abbas public libraries librarians and users about the challenges and strategies of users’ participation in public library activities and services. Method: The methodology used in this research is qualitative. The potential partners of this study include 20 librarians in five Bandar Abbas public libraries and users of...

The Role of Sociolinguistics in Second Language Acquisition

Learning a new language also involves learning a broad system of norms for social relations.This study broadly showed how EFL learners’ speech act is conveyed from their nativecultures when they are communicating in English and demonstrated that there are somepossibilities of cross-cultural misunderstanding when interlocutors are engaged in the speechact of complimenting with native speakers of...

Designing Teachers\' Participatory Decision-Making Model Using Delphi Combined Method and Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) (Case study: Second year of secondary education in Lorestan province)

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to design a participatory decision-making model for teachers of the second year of secondary education in Lorestan province. In this regard, first, using library and field studies, the components of teacherschr('39') participatory decision-making were initially identified. Then, using interviews with experts and based on the Delphi method, the identified fa...