the investigation of unesco cds/isis mini-micro software application in central libraries of medical sciences universities

introduction: one of the software packages designed for libraries and documenting centres is unesco cds/isis mini-micro software package. most libraries in iran have a copy of it. this research was aimed to investigate the degree of its application in central libraries of medical sciences universities in 2004. methods and materials: it is a descriptive study in which a questionnaire was used to collect data and they were analyzed by spss software . results: 10.7% of the respondents used this software and 89.5% believed that they didn't use it because they were not trained to do so. 83% reported that it was not easy and smooth to work with this software and it was used most frequently in index writing sections. conclusion: based on the study findings , it is suggested that unesco representative along with health care medical education research deputy hold training courses to facilitate the use of this software in libraries medical sciences universities in iran.