Providing sufficient information for patients and other healthcare clients is necessary to protect their rights in health systems. In this realm, medical librarians, especially in hospital libraries, can play an important role in supporting patients' rights. Professional national and international associations have compiled and promulgated some codes and guidelines in some countries however, th...

Purpose: This study aims to determine the status of the librarians' general and specialized reading at Mashhad public libraries and identify the factors which impact it. Method: A descriptive analytical method was used as the research method. A researcher-made questionnaire was selected as the tool for data collection. Findings: According to the librarians, the average time they spend a day ...

Background: Nowadays, it is essential to employ medical and clinical librarians to provide the required information for healthcare professionals and enhance accessibility to evidence based information in hospital libraries. Thus, this study aimed at assessing the medical librarians' employment status in hospital libraries in Tehran city in 2013. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive ...

Objective: The origin and status of public libraries as public institutions in providing services appropriate to the society are very important. This study aims to measure the public libraries affiliated to Abadan University of Medical Sciences in terms of health information sources and the readiness of librarians in these libraries to provide health information. Methods: This is a descriptive...

Purpose: This  research investigates native management in public libraries of the Markazi   Province. Management roles are investigated in three main parameters and ten sub- parameters. The main parameters are: communication, information, and decision making roles. Methodology: The study adopted an  analyitical survey. Data were  gathered using a self-developed questionnaire with the  reliabil...

Background and Aim: Functions and services of academic libraries have been affected very much by the entrance and the development of information technology (IT) in university libraries. Since the main mission of academic libraries is advance of educational and research programs of university, the authorities should deploy expertise with technical skills to be able to fulfill their most importan...