We present the results of a questionnaire survey for the access and reproduction policies of 67 digital collections in 34 libraries (national, academic, public, special etc) from 13 countries. We examine and analyze the above policies in relation to specific factors, such as, the acquisition method, copyright ownership, library type (national, academic, etc.), content creation (digitized, born-...

What follows is a transcript of the first such community conversation focused on recent progression anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. During 2021-22 legislative session at least 15 states have considered or passed bills that would affect ways discussing, addressing, interacting with LGBTQ+ youth in schools. This legislation includes prohibitions curriculum and instruction sexual orientation gender ident...

the aim of this paper is to determine the use of lean management components in the libraries of medical sciences universities in the north provinces of iran. the methodology is a cross-sectional survey in which the viewpoints of 105 managers and employees in different units of libraries of medical sciences universities are evaluated in mazandaran, golestan, and gilan to determine the applicatio...

success of an organization, more than anything else, depends on the human resources. behavioral science emphasizes that organizational success mainly depends on efficient use of human resources. it is especially true in organizations such as libraries. to promote “positive thinking” ” among the staff of libraries and information centers, training courses should be arranged. to improve librarian...

Combined school and public libraries have been studied extensively for more than thirty years. Common advantages and disadvantages, together with typical problems, have been identifi ed. From the work of researchers in three countries, predictors of success can be articulated: the population served is less than 10,000; a formal planning process involving the stakeholders was undertaken; a writt...