Purpose: The present research has been devoted to study the status of preparing and purchasing the electronic resources in Tehran governmental specialized libraries from viewpoint of library managers, and it surveys current status of electronic resources, how they are prepared and purchased, and problems of preparing these resources in Tehran governmental specialized libraries. Methodology: Th...

Purpose: the present study aimed at reviewing the public libraries under the agencies of the Public Libraries of the country services to disabled (physically disabled, blind and visually impaired, deaf and hard of hearing people). Method: the methodology used in this study is a survey with descriptive and inferential statistics done in a definite time. The research population of this stage con...

Background and Aim: The international book fair is an opportunity for school libraries. This study was conducted to determine the role of the Tehran international book fair to provide books for school libraries. Materials and Methods: The study is a descriptive survey. Employees and authorities worked in libraries affiliated to Tehran and Beheshti Medical Sciences Universities consisted the st...

Purpose: This study aims to describe the current status of services offered by Tehran municipal public libraries and to determine the users' expectations of libraries. Methodology: This is a survey-analytical research study. Data was collected through a modified version of the SERVQUAL questionnaire. The sample was selected using a random sampling approach,  and the questionnaires were distrib...

Purpose: Considering that health information has a fundamental role in increasing the level of health of people in today's societies, it provides a suitable platform for the growth and development of health systems in different countries. This study aimed to investigate the health information needs and how to access health information among those referred to public libraries in Tehran. Method:...