Standards and guidelines relating to academic libraries

Evaluation of the Iranian academic library collections based on the Standards of Iran University Libraries (SIUL) standards

Introduction and background: This paper deals with evaluation of libraries of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz based on "Standards of Iran University Libraries" (SIUL). Objective: The research objective is to clarify the current status of the resources of those libraries based on abovementioned standards in a fifteen-year period. Methodology: For evaluation of resources of univers...

Acmg Standards and Guidelines

introduction Laboratories are beginning to offer pharmacogenetics assays in support of continuing efforts toward more personalized medicine. In patients with breast cancer for whom treatment with tamoxifen is being considered, the clinical validity of CYP2D6 genotyping is not well established. Nonetheless, the results may be helpful in identifying patients who will not respond well to the treat...

e Factors Affecting the Unplanned Behavior of Users to Use Academic Libraries Resources and Services

Background and Aim: The present study aimed at investigating the factors affecting the unplanned behavior of users to use academic library resources and services. Methods: The present study is considered as being an applied one in terms of purpose ,and it has has been conducted using descriptive-survey method. Research population consist of the students of central libraries at Ferdowsi Universi...

Standards Column -- Standards, Scalability, and the Efficiency of Digital Libraries

Information commons: future of academic libraries

Background and Aim: This paper seeks to explore the concepts of the information commons (IC). The paper provides a look at the models and characteristics of the IC. A number of projects of the IC are presented. We will discuss the situation of an existing traditional library. It makes recommendations for converting an existing library space into an IC. A number of Challenges of implementation o...