The present research aims to assess the performance of libraries at the Islamic Azad University, Sciences and Research Branch (IAUSRB) through gap analysis. To do this, a researcher-developed questionnaire which is based on available standards and quality assessment tools including ACRL standards, LibQUAL and ISO 11620, and some criteria included in the related literature was designed and distr...

purpose: to examine link between conflict management styles used by university library managers with such demographic attributes such as gender, education, academic vs administrative status, experience, and their full vs. part time involvement with their role as library managers. methodology: data was secured by questioning library managers about their preferred treatment of staff conflicts. th...

In 1970 USOE initiated a nationwide study of academic library consortia. The purpose of the study, carried out by SDC, was to develop a fund of descriptive and prescriptive information about library consortium activities. The study involved a questionnaire survey to identify and describe all known consortia, and a case-study analysis of fifteen selected consortia. This paper discusses the surve...