Purpose: This research aims to investigate characteristics of vandalism in Iran public libraries with an emphasis on local community features such as level of wealth, crime and cultural proximity and their relations. Methodology: A descriptive-analytical survey method was used for the research. The data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire. Validity and reliability of the tool wer...

Purpose: The purpose of current study is to provide a comparative description of the managerial understanding of managers of university and public libraries in Tehran according to their academic field of study. Methodology: This is an applied research in terms of purpose and a descriptive-survey study in terms of data collection method. The research population includes all the employees (who n...

Purpose: The aim was to study the relationship of parents’ cultural capital and their children use of library materials in the Khorasan public libraries. Methodology: The population involved all the members of institutional urban public libraries dominated by the General Office of South Khorasan Public Library Foundation who were active users in the time (Sept., 2013) the study was done, and h...

Target: In order to play their role in social developments, public libraries face technological changes and unknown issues that can affect their identity and mission .In reference to the application of novel approaches to reconceptualize the mission of public libraries, this study tries to employ resilience theory to craft a vision for the future of Iran public libraries. Method: This study u...