the principal goal of this research is the feasibility study of presentation electronic reference services in such centers. in this research, we apply measuring methods in different stages. through this way, we attempt to focus on special governmental information centers in tehran which use internet for acquisition and dissemination of information and also for reference services, methods of col...

background: internet use has grown largely in recent years in iran. students are one of the major users of the internet. this study evaluated the effects of student internet users’ lifestyle and behaviors. methods: this cross-sectional study used stratified multistage sampling to select 600 students from universities in gorgan (iran) during 2009. data was collected through a valid and reliable ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Most people use the Internet in a functional way to achieve certain goals and needs. However, there is an increasing number of people who experience negative consequences like loss of control and distress based on an excessive use of the Internet and its specific online applications. Some approaches postulate similarities with behavioral addictions as well as substance depen...

Although the internet has become one of the most important information resources for university students, excessive internet use can be defined as uncontrolled and harmful use of the internet, in other words, Internet Addiction. Internet addiction (IA) can be described as a maladaptive preoccupation with internet use impairing social, occupational and other areas of a person’s functioning. Rece...

background: widespread use of the internet, lack of proper use and non-targeted searches, not only moves the students far from the main mission of the internet in the university but also will impact adversely on their academic status . the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between internet addiction with academic status and smoking in lorestan university of medical sciences, i...