The McDonaldization of Academic Libraries?

The McDonaldization of Academic Libraries and the Values of Transformational Change

طراحی مدل مدیریت تغییر در کتابخانه‌های دانشگاهی ایران: مطالعه دلفی

Purpose: This study seeks to design change management model for Iranian academic libraries. Methodology: Qualitative approach and Delphi method were employed to design change management model for Iranian academic libraries. Delphi technique was used in three rounds and initially 22 experts participated in the test. The change management model yielded for Iranian academic libraries consisted of...

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...

Investigating of the status of cybernetic pattern components in academic libraries of Iran from the viewpoint of managers

Background and Aim: The purpose of this study was to identify managers' viewpoints toward the status of components of the cybernetic pattern in academic libraries. Method: This research was method by analytical survey method. The statistical population of the study consisted of 753 directors and librarians of the central libraries of Tehran and other cities. 250 People were selected by stratifi...

A symbol-based fuzzy decision-making approach to evaluate the user satisfaction on services in academic digital libraries

Academic libraries play a significant role in providing core services that include research, teaching and learning. Usersatisfaction is an important indicator for evaluating the performance of library service. This paper develops a methodfor measuring the user satisfaction in a group decision-making environment. First, the performance of service isevaluated by using questionnaire survey. The sc...