Hiva Rahmani; Mohammad Nikkar; Maliheh Nikkar
Volume 20, Issue 3 , July 2022, , Pages 165-185
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This study investigates the architectural spaces of Shiraz University Libraries from users' viewpoints for architectural concepts and academic library standards. It also explores the architectural areas, appropriateness, and arrangement of internal communication inside the libraries and the strengths ...
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This study investigates the architectural spaces of Shiraz University Libraries from users' viewpoints for architectural concepts and academic library standards. It also explores the architectural areas, appropriateness, and arrangement of internal communication inside the libraries and the strengths and weaknesses regarding activities performed in a typical academic library. The research method was a descriptive survey with a quantitative and qualitative approach. There were two statistical populations in this study. One was all the libraries in the faculties of Shiraz University, whose buildings have been designed for this purpose from the beginning. The other was all the students of different fields in the faculties of engineering, humanities, and educational sciences, social sciences, law, veterinary medicine, agriculture, and basic sciences of Shiraz University. The optimization method was Cochran's formula to determine the sample size. A researcher-made questionnaire for users containing fifty-four items on eight aspects of libraries, namely: the exterior space, main entrance space, circulation desk space, nonprint materials space (audio-visual resources, electronic resources, and databases), reference sources space, study hall space, hallways and service spaces and environmental issues such as air-conditioning. Another tool was a checklist based on the standards for Iranian university libraries and the fourth edition of the Sannwald Checklist published by the American Library Association. Based on this checklist, the spaces of the libraries were examined by observing and interviewing the library staff. The results obtained from the users' point of view, observation of libraries, and interviews with staff show that although some standards have been considered in the overall design of the library buildings of Shiraz University, many architectural standards and concepts have either been ignored or not fully considered in subspaces. The main problem seen in almost all libraries is the lack of a special entrance for disabled library patrons. In most cases, users' attitudes were in line with staff opinions and observations.https://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.20088302.2022.20.3.10.7
M. Nikkar; A. R. Mooghali
Volume 8, Issue 1 , July 2010, , Pages 83-105
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This research aims at investigating electronic journals’ acceptance among Payam-e-Noor University faculty members as well as studying theinfluential factors in that. Of all faculty members approached in this study, 169 ones returned the questioners. Findings show that E-journals’acceptance among ...
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This research aims at investigating electronic journals’ acceptance among Payam-e-Noor University faculty members as well as studying theinfluential factors in that. Of all faculty members approached in this study, 169 ones returned the questioners. Findings show that E-journals’acceptance among faculty members is at average level on the basis of which it seems both printed and electronic journals have got equal positions amongsuch a group. Findings also reveal that computer and Internet problems with the coefficient determination of ß=0/31 are the strongest factors in makingE-journals not acceptable. In addition, faculty members’ computer and Internet skills with ß=0/175 and their knowledge of online full text databaseswith ß=0/12 make positive effects on E-journals acceptance, while access to E-journals’ causes weak effect (b=0/05). Results indicate that the more ageand experience, the slighter tendency to E-journals’ use. Therefore, there is no significant correlation among gender, major, educational level and Ejournals’acceptance.
