Purpose: This research is an attempt to examine the spatial distribution and physical placement of public libraries in Rasht through a descriptive-analytical method using GIS. Methodology: The work is an applied research with a descriptive-analysis approach which has been performed in GIS Software environment based on criteria taken from City hall services authorized  by mayoralty of Rasht cit...

Purpose: This study seeks to design change management model for Iranian academic libraries. Methodology: Qualitative approach and Delphi method were employed to design change management model for Iranian academic libraries. Delphi technique was used in three rounds and initially 22 experts participated in the test. The change management model yielded for Iranian academic libraries consisted of...

Purpose: The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the status of rural libraries services in East Azarbaijan province and surveying villagers' viewpoints toward the libraries' effect on the reduction of social deprivation. Method: The current research is applied in terms of research objectives and descriptive in terms of data collection, which was carried out using a survey method. Data w...

Aim: The purpose of this study was to review the privacy statement of the American top public libraries and provide privacy statement for users of public libraries in Iran. Method: The research method is a combination of descriptive survey and Delphi library. The research community consisted of 25 American public libraries based on the rankings of the American Library Association's libraries. T...

Purpose: This study was performed to determine and compare safety conditions of public libraries affiliated with Iran Public Libraries Foundation (IPLF) as well as Municipality Organization for Culture and Arts (MOCA) for the purpose of identification and comparison of their strengths, weaknesses, common points, and differences regarding safety indices. Methodology: This is of survey type. The...

  Introduction : ClimateQual is International tool for Assess organizational climate in Libraries That was created by the Association of Research Libraries in 2009 . This study aimed to assess the organizational climates of the libraries of Mazandarn & Babol medical universities based on ClimateQUAL indicators.   Methods: The study conducted as an analytical survey in 2012. Research population ...

Purpose: The main objective of this study is to examine the location of public libraries in the fourth region of Tehran, based on the centrality and compatibility criteria, and to suggest more suitable locations for building new libraries. Methodology: A database of data collected in GIS environment was formed. According to predetermined criteria, the maps were prepared separately.  Based on t...