The status of using social media in the National Library and Archives of Iran
<strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study was to determine the status of using social media in the National Library and Archives of Iran for identifying the best social media for official use. <strong>Methodology:</strong> This descriptive-analytical research was co...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
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Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi
2018-11-01
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| Series: | کتابداری و اطلاعرسانی |
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| Online Access: | http://lis.aqr-libjournal.ir/article_67101_140df8263950661c5747ef488eb4a0cd.pdf |
| Summary: | <strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study was to determine the status of using social media in the National Library and Archives of Iran for identifying the best social media for official use.
<strong>Methodology:</strong> This descriptive-analytical research was conducted through a survey method. The research population consisted of 274 librarian and 400 users of whom 159 librarian and 196 user were randomly selected based on the Krejcie & Morgan sample size table. The needed data were gathered through an online questionnaire in Google forms and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
<strong>Findings:</strong> The results revealed that the librarians (mean= 3.35 out of 5) and the users (mean= 4.16 out of 5) frequently used mobile social media applications. social media were rarely used by the librarians for the purpose of library services and research in contrast with the users who used them more frequently at moderate level. Both librarian and users use Telegram and Instagram as their favorite social media for library services and research. Besides, users also use LinkedIn (mean= 3.76) and ResearchGate (mean= 3.73) for the research purpose.
<strong>Conclusion:</strong> Telegram and Instagram, and then LinkedIn and ResearchGate were determined as the most useful social media for official use in Iran National Library and Archives. It is recommended to prepare a codified policy and create facilities for using social media in this organization. |
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| ISSN: | 1680-9637 2676-5977 |