Public Libraries Resources Consistency with User's Needs: A Comparative Study of the Public Libraries of the Art and Cultural Organization of Tehran Municipality and the Tehran Public Libraries Institution

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 MSc. Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon Branch. Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

4 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Objective: This study is aimed to comparing the resources available in the Art and Cultural Organization of Tehran Municipality (ACOTM) and the Tehran Public Libraries Institution (PLI) concerning the conformity of these resources to the needs of library members.

Research Method: This research used Analytic survey method. Sampling method is random stratified sampling. The Public Libraries affiliated with Tehran Municipality and the Public Libraries of the Institution in Tehran are divided into 22 urban districts. In order to take the sample one library is selected from each district. The statistical population of the public libraries of the Art and Cultural Organization of Tehran municipality (ACOTM) consists of 440 entities including 209 men and 231 women. The statistical population of Tehran Public Libraries Institution (PLI) consists of 440 entities including 179 men and 261 women. Questionnaire has used to gather information.

Findings: The public libraries of the Art and Cultural Organization of Tehran Municipality (ACOTM) have a better than the Tehran Public Libraries Institution (PLI) status concerning “non-book resources”. The status of libraries of Tehran Public Libraries Institution (PLI) is better than the public libraries of the Art and Cultural Organization of Tehran Municipality (ACOTM) as concerns “Dewey decimal topics”. The significance level of the test is larger than %5 in the two classes of “educational aid books” with significance level of 0.653 and “the accessibility of resources” with significance level of 0.167. Therefore, there is no significant difference between the libraries of the two institutions.

Result: Comparing the current situation of public libraries in Iran, it seems that the number of buildings and their appearance, equipment, quality of resources and most importantly, their services are far from what is needed in a dynamic and growing society.

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Digital and Smart Libraries Researches
Volume 6, Issue 3
September 2020
Pages 33-44

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  • Receive Date: 30 December 2019
  • Revise Date: 30 November 2020
  • Accept Date: 12 January 2021
  • First Publish Date: 12 January 2021

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