the paper has been performed to review library administrators' strategic planning role to improve the library staff of medical sciences university of iran. the study is survey-descriptive. the statistical population consists of 50 library administrators working in iran medical sciences university, but 44 subjects responded to the questionnaire used to gather data. the reliability (91.7%) was ca...

University libraries strive to provide information resources in both print and non-print formats. Library managers and administrators need to strike a balance between access and security of the resources. This paper examines a number of published literatures on library security, in particular, the different incidences of theft and mutilation as they relate to print collections in university lib...

Based on the past sixteen years of experience with an online collaborative endeavor offered across differing university types, as well modes instruction, best practice found that by fostering student peer exchanges a web site students reached high level achievement in these courses. Findings indicate despite differences institutions or were academically reflective their discussions geographic b...

BACKGROUND An increasing number of violent episodes toward staff were noted at a university department of psychiatry. A multidisciplinary committee was formed consisting of psychiatrists, biostatisticians, psychologists, nurses, administrators, data managers, social workers, security services, educators on personal safety and an attorney to address the problem. AIM To determine the prevalence...

the purpose of this research was to study administrators’ job performance of agricultural secondary education centers in tehran province, from the viewpoint of teachers. this survey study was a descriptive-correlational research. the statistical population of this study included teachers of agricultural secondary education centers of tehran province (n=91) which 46 members were selected using p...

introduction: a strategic plan provides the context for improving organizational performance by accurate, extensive, and in-depth identification and analysis of interior and exterior environments. this study was performed to develop and execute a strategic plan at the medical sciences universities of iran. methods: this analytical and cross-sectional study was performed in 2012-2013. the study ...

The supply of enrollments in higher education has received relatively little attention in both theoretical and empirical economic research. To address this, we formulate and test a model of the supply of enrollments in higher education in which administrators are modeled as utility maximizing bureaucrats. We find evidence that individual presidents and provosts have a significant effect on enro...

introduction: despite advances in science and technology, still some natural hazards such as earthquakes cannot be predicted accurately. however, with appropriate knowledge, accurate planning and necessary predictions, we can decrease the mortality and financial losses of such disasters. therefore, attitude and preparedness of healthcare managers toward earthquake can have an important role in ...

AE~STRACT THISARTICLE PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF A survey of directors of university libraries and other academic administrators to determine attitudes toward a networked electronic approach to the publishing of research articles. A major conclusion is that academic administrators do not now consider the academic community well equipped to undertake an enterprise of this kind and would not give it...