Library and information resources and users of digital resources in the humanities

Using Interactive Search Elements in Digital Libraries

Background and Aim: Interaction in a digital library help users locating and accessing information and also assist them in creating knowledge, better perception, problem solving and recognition of dimension of resources. This paper tries to identify and introduce the components and elements that are used in interaction between user and system in search and retrieval of information in digital li...

Investigating the Level of Observing the Evaluation Criteria for User Interface in library services providing to the blind and deaf users in the word

Purpose: Digital library user interfaces has a determining role in desirable performance of this kind of libraries. Digital Library service providers to the blind and deaf users will have their best performance when the users (deaf and blind users) could have a proper interaction with them. This study aims to evaluate and analyze the criteria related to user interface in digital libraries servi...

مطالعه نیازهای اطلاعاتی کاربران نابینا و کم‌بینای شهر کرمان و میزان بهره‌گیری آن‌ها از خدمات کتابخانه‌ای

Purpose: This research is devoted to study the information needs of blind and low-sighted users in Kerman City and their use of library services. Methodology: The methodology of this research is of descriptive-survey type and the population under study included blind and low-sighted members of academic and public libraries of Kerman City which consisted of 55 users and 13 libraries. Data collec...

Library and dissemination of health information

Purpose: The aim of this research is to determine the role of public and academic libraries in disseminating of health information and comparing of the two types of libraries with each other. Method: The research method is applied with descriptive-survey. The sample size was determined by using the Morgan table, 379 people. The questionnaires were distributed using Quotas sampling method. ...

شاخص های طراحی و ارزیابی کتابخانه های دیجیتالی

Introduction: There was always suspicion regarding concept and frameworks of digital libraries concepts such as electronic library, virtual library, without wall library, hybrid library and digital library have applied often together, or for each other for conveying library concept. Studies have shown that so far there is no standard and universal accepted definition for digital libraries, howe...

Perceptions of the Faculty Members of Social Science Groups about the Challenges of Using Digital Information Resources and Libraries: A Case Study of Islamic Azad University