Librarians and Social Media Literacy: A Case Study of University Librarians in Sistan District

Relationship between Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning among public librarians (a case study of public librarians in Fars province)

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between knowledge management and organizational learning among public librarians in Fars province. Methodology: This study was conducted as an applied and descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included all librarians of public libraries in Fars province in 1400 (322 people), in which 175 librarians were selec...

Examining the Role of Virtual Social Networks in Scientific Exchanges of Librarians at Public Universities in Tehran

Background and Aim: According to the social media development in libraries and necessity of social media literacy for librarians, the aim of this study was to elucidate the viewpoints and experiences of librarians about social media literacy. Also, strategies for increasing librarians' social media literacy was suggested. Method: A qualitative study with University librarians in Sistan district...

Copyright Literacy of Librarians in France

Teens, librarians, and social networking: What librarians need to know?

This book is a collection of wide-ranging, informative and provocative chapters discussing the use of social networks to serve teens, both online and in the library. Comprehensive surveys on this topic are being discussed in this series. The application of social networks is a new era for library services to young adults. Social networking tools are the doorway into their worlds, and the librar...

Librarians’ Role in Development and Achievement of Central Library Users’ Information Literacy (a Case Study: Iran)

INTRODUCTION Due to the development of technologies, communications, databases and information resource varieties in today's information age, our various social, economic, cultural and political needs cannot be fulfilled by relying merely on past knowledge and skills as done previously. Information literacy (IL) as a set of necessary skills for all of us is an effective way of treating new tech...

Linked Open Data Literacy for Librarians

Linked Data has become an important issue, not only for the process of building the web of data, but also for the mutual knowledge transfer between libraries and the web of data. Based on a study concerning Linked Open Data applications in libraries and the qualifications of future librarians involved in the development of such applications, we built a one day training program for academic libr...