- I am a faculty member at the School of Information Sciences and Knowledge Studies, Faculty of Management, University ... moreI am a faculty member at the School of Information Sciences and Knowledge Studies, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran. I have got a BA in Medical Librarianship from Iran Medical University and a MLIS from Tehran University. My PhD specialized in Knowledge Management and I got it from RMIT University in Australia.Prior to my PhD I was working in different kinds of libraries for 10 years. I became a lecturer in Library and Information field once graduated from PhD and have been working in both Australian and Iranian universities.I love the dynamic nature of both libraries and universities where rapid changes are happening with technology advances. I love interacting with people, learning from them and helping them to grow. I thank Allah for a fulfilling profession which involves connecting people to information and facilitating learning which I enjoy very much. It satisfies my feeling of being a valued member of the society.I teach in information literacy workshops and love it very much as audiences come with great interest. In 2015 I started developing online video tutorials in different aspects of information literacy so that people from everywhere can access them. They are in Persian of course as in English there are plenty of those kinds of tutorials. My tutorials are in Faradars website: http://faradars.org/instructors/maryam-sarrafzadehedit
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Objective: The aim of present study was Analyzing the Perspectives of Instagram Followers of Iranian Public Libraries about Users` engagement and Features of pages` Content. Methodology: The study was conducted with a quantitative... more
Objective: The aim of present study was Analyzing the Perspectives of Instagram Followers of Iranian Public Libraries about Users` engagement and Features of pages` Content. Methodology: The study was conducted with a quantitative approach and survey method. The research community included followers of Instagram pages of Iranian public libraries. out of 602 of the research population (the followers of Iran's public libraries pages), 235 followers were selected as the research sample using Krejcie and Morgan table. Data was collected through a questionnaire. Participants' responses to the questionnaire were analyzed using SPSS and descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings: The results showed that the majority of participants in the study believe that receiving information about library events and news and being aware of library resources are the most important motivations for them to follow the Instagram pages of public libraries in Iran. Respondents considered library...
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A brief paper published in Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science about ORCID, its history, connections and benefits of joining
This paper has been published in Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science in Persian. It is a brief paper on history, models, benefits, search and challenges of open access publishing. یک مقاله دائره المعارفی است که به پیشینه،... more
This paper has been published in Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science in Persian. It is a brief paper on history, models, benefits, search and challenges of open access publishing. یک مقاله دائره المعارفی است که به پیشینه، انواع، مدلها و مزایای نشر دسترسی آزاد؛ جستجوی مقالات دسترسی آزاد و مسائل و چالش های دسترسی آزاد می پردازد
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Recent research demonstrates that Australia lags in providing open access to research outputs. In Australia, while the two major research funding bodies require open access of outputs from projects they fund, these bodies only fund a... more
Recent research demonstrates that Australia lags in providing open access to research outputs. In Australia, while the two major research funding bodies require open access of outputs from projects they fund, these bodies only fund a small proportion of research conducted. The major source of research and experimental development funding in Australian higher education is general university, or institutional, funding, and such funds are not subject to national funder open access policies. Thus, institutional policies and other institutional supports for open access are important in understanding Australia’s OA position. The purpose of this paper is, therefore, to understand the characteristics of Australian institutional open access policies and to explore the extent they represent a coherent and unified approach to delivering and promoting open access in Australia. Open access policies were located using a systematic web search approach and then their contents were analysed. Only ha...
هدف: پژوهش حاضر با هدف بررسی حضور آموزش نرم افزارهای مدیریت استناد در وب گاههای دانشگاههای دولتی ایران انجام شد.روش: روش پژوهش توصیفی است و برای گردآوری داده‌ها از سیاهه وارسی محقق ساخته استفاده شده است. جامعه آماری شامل وب گاه 80... more
هدف: پژوهش حاضر با هدف بررسی حضور آموزش نرم افزارهای مدیریت استناد در وب گاههای دانشگاههای دولتی ایران انجام شد.روش: روش پژوهش توصیفی است و برای گردآوری داده‌ها از سیاهه وارسی محقق ساخته استفاده شده است. جامعه آماری شامل وب گاه 80 دانشگاه جامع دولتی و صنعتی ایران بود.یافته‌ها: یافته ها نشان می دهد بیش از نیمی از وب گاههای دانشگاههای مورد بررسی به نرم افزارهای مدیریت استناد اشاره نکرده اند. در بیشتر دانشگاه‌ها، اندنوت تنها نرم افزار مدیریت استناد مورد استفاده و آموزش بوده است. در کمتر از نیمی از دانشگاه‌ها، آموزش نرم افزار مدیریت استناد توسط کتابخانه مرکزی انجام شده است و در سایر موارد، معاونت پژوهشی و دانشکده‌ها و انجمن های دانشجویی عهده دار این امر بوده اند. بجز 11 دانشگاه، آموزش نرم افزارهای مدیریت استناد به صورت منظم و همیشگی در کتابخانه های دانشگاهی انجام نمی‌شود. آموزش ها فقط به صورت کارگاه های حضوری بوده اند و از انواع آموزش مثل راهنماهای آنلاین متنی و صوتی و تصویری غفلت شده است.نتیجه‌گیری: کتابخانه های دانشگاهی نقش کمرنگی در آموزش نرم افزارهای مدیریت استناد دارند. برای ای...
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Knowledge management (KM) is a multi-dimensional field of study and practice, which requires a wide range of capabilities amongst its contributors, who come from a variety of professional groups. This paper examines claims that the... more
Knowledge management (KM) is a multi-dimensional field of study and practice, which requires a wide range of capabilities amongst its contributors, who come from a variety of professional groups. This paper examines claims that the Library and Information Services (LIS) profession should make and, indeed, is making a significant contribution to organizational knowledge management. It outlines KM knowledge and skills and reviews the major barriers to LIS engagement in KM: the professions focus on external information resources, as distinct from internal organizational knowledge assets; lack of business knowledge; content ignorance; an image problem; a name problem; lack of visibility in the corporate environment; personality issues; and relative lack of the required management skills. The paper concludes with some suggested directions for LIS practitioners, educators and researchers. Author Address: sferguson@csu.edu.au msarrafzadeh@csu.edu.au af_hazeri@yahoo.com URL: http://www.caud...
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The present paper is the result of a research which aimed to review the current level of support and training provided for the reference management software (also known as citation management tools) by academic libraries. The data was... more
The present paper is the result of a research which aimed to review the current level of support and training provided for the reference management software (also known as citation management tools) by academic libraries. The data was gathered on the basis of a survey of Iranian universities’ websites. The results revealed that in about 50 percent of Iranian universities, there is no information about reference management software at their websites at all. In less than half of the remaining 39 universities, central library is responsible for introducing and training of citations and reference management software. Research deputies and faculty scholarly associations have been other organizers of reference management software training. Furthermore, the results show that more than 90 percent of universities perform their training in face to face format only. EndNote is the only citation management software supported approximately by all universities. Teaching other reference management...
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هديكچ : هلاقم رضاح يشهوژپ حرط كي جياتن هئارا هدوب يسررب فده اب هك علاطا و يرادباتك ناسردم هدافتسا و يئانشآ نازيم ناريا يناسر اب روا نف ّ ي ياه بو 2 شلاچ و تلاكشم فشك و اه يي ا زا هدافتسا رد ناسردم هك ني روا نف ّ ي اه وربور نآ اب تسه دن ،... more
هديكچ : هلاقم رضاح يشهوژپ حرط كي جياتن هئارا هدوب يسررب فده اب هك علاطا و يرادباتك ناسردم هدافتسا و يئانشآ نازيم ناريا يناسر اب روا نف ّ ي ياه بو 2 شلاچ و تلاكشم فشك و اه يي ا زا هدافتسا رد ناسردم هك ني روا نف ّ ي اه وربور نآ اب تسه دن ، دش ماجنا تسا ه . شهوژپ شور ، رازبا و يشياميپ هداد يروآدرگ دوب هتسب و زاب تلااؤس عون ود ره اب بو تحت همانشسرپ اه . هب همانشسرپ يناشن ليميا 175 علاطا و يرادباتك سردم رد لغاش ناريا يناسر هاگشناد اه ي يتلود و دش لاسرا رون مايپ و دازآ . ناشن جياتن داد ناسردم هك خساپ نهد هد خرب اب ي روا نف ّ ي ياه بو 2 يكيو ،گلابو ليبق زا 3 بويتوي ، 4 و سيف كوب 5 هب انشآ يبوخ ،دندوب ب اهنآ ييانشآ اما ا نيا زا رگيد يخرب روا نف ّ ي اه رآ ريظن . سا . سا 6 رتييوت ، 7 ركيلف ، 8 سشيلد ، 9 ، تسكداپ و 10 دوب دودحم . خساپ روا نف زا ناگدنهد ّ ي يياه هورگ ،گلابو دننام اه ي ياهرازبا ،تچ ،هثحابم وئديو كارتشا ياهرازبا ،كمايپ ،يكيو ،لياف كارتشا ، فادها يارب مورف و م هدافتسا يشهوژپ و يشزومآ ي دندرك . رظن زا اهنآ نيرتگرزب تنرتنيا گنيرتليف ا زا هدافتسا عنام ني روا نف ّ ي اه دوب . نادقف و ت...
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Research Interests: Educational Technology, Library Science, Social Networks, Electronic publishing, Library and Information Science, and 9 moreComputer Mediated Communication, Education for Library and Information Science, Web, Library and Information Studies, Surveys, iOS, Questionnaires, Curriculum and Pedagogy, and Internet
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Purpose – The purpose of the present paper is to investigate the familiarity and use of reference management software (RMS) by library and information science (LIS) faculties in Iran, and aims to identify the possible factors that lead to... more
Purpose – The purpose of the present paper is to investigate the familiarity and use of reference management software (RMS) by library and information science (LIS) faculties in Iran, and aims to identify the possible factors that lead to the application and choice of this software. Design/methodology/approach – This is a descriptive survey. Data collected by a Web-based questionnaire include both open-ended and multiple-choice questions. The questionnaires were distributed among LIS discussion groups and were sent to the e-mails of LIS faculties. Findings – Results reveal that over half of the respondents had a good familiarity with the various citation software packages and knew how to use them; 35 per cent of respondents have learned how to use these packages through formal education. “Endnote” is the most popular software among respondents. Respondents confirm the need to offer some educational programs on how to use these software packages to bachelor students, and nominated th...
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Purpose – The purpose of the present paper is to investigate the familiarity and use of reference management software (RMS) by library and information science (LIS) faculties in Iran, and aims to identify the possible factors that lead to... more
Purpose – The purpose of the present paper is to investigate the familiarity and use of reference management software (RMS) by library and information science (LIS) faculties in Iran, and aims to identify the possible factors that lead to the application and choice of this software. Design/methodology/approach – This is a descriptive survey. Data collected by a Web-based questionnaire include both open-ended and multiple-choice questions. The questionnaires were distributed among LIS discussion groups and were sent to the e-mails of LIS faculties. Findings – Results reveal that over half of the respondents had a good familiarity with the various citation software packages and knew how to use them; 35 per cent of respondents have learned how to use these packages through formal education. “Endnote” is the most popular software among respondents. Respondents confirm the need to offer some educational programs on how to use these software packages to bachelor students, and nominated th...
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... into the knowledge management game in search of new opportunities and improved status, they must, however, be prepared to take a holistic view and focus on organizational rather than simply personal or professional objectives... more
... into the knowledge management game in search of new opportunities and improved status, they must, however, be prepared to take a holistic view and focus on organizational rather than simply personal or professional objectives (DiMattia & Oder 1997). ...
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PurposeThis paper aims to discuss the applications of knowledge management (KM) for library practice.Design/methodology/approachThe paper starts by reviewing the relevant literature and then the results of an empirical study which... more
PurposeThis paper aims to discuss the applications of knowledge management (KM) for library practice.Design/methodology/approachThe paper starts by reviewing the relevant literature and then the results of an empirical study which investigated the perceptions of LIS community on the relevance of KM to libraries. The involvement of libraries in KM programs is also presented.FindingsThe results show that the LIS community exhibits a positive attitude towards introducing KM to libraries, and not only because this could bring libraries closer to their parent organization, but also because it might help them to survive in an increasingly challenging environment.Practical implicationsAlthough there are some indicators of involvement of libraries in KM in published case studies (through activities such as development of intranets and institutional repositories of content management and embedding information literacy instruction in the curriculum and employing web 2.0 technologies for knowl...
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This is a guide on choosing the right journal and conference for publishing a scholarly paper. All journal finders from different databases have been introduced; then recognizing the journal rank, journal impact factor, SJR, through... more
This is a guide on choosing the right journal and conference for publishing a scholarly paper. All journal finders from different databases have been introduced; then recognizing the journal rank, journal impact factor, SJR, through Scopus and Clarivate Analytics and some other places have been explained; at the end, the characteristics of predatory, fake and hijacked journals have been presented. At the end ways to avoid fake conferences have been introduced.
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Page 1. Knowledge Management Education for US Professionals: Some Recent Perspectives Maryam Sarrafzadeh, Afsaneh Hazeri and Bill Martin Reported here are the findings from an international survey which is part of a ...
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... US$ 149.00 *. Print + Online List price Euro [D] 343.00. RRP for USA, Canada, Mexico US$ 515.00 *. Print + Online List price Euro [D] 343.00. RRP for USA, Canada, Mexico US$ 515.00 *. *Prices subject to change. ... Lisa Soon 1 ,... more
... US$ 149.00 *. Print + Online List price Euro [D] 343.00. RRP for USA, Canada, Mexico US$ 515.00 *. Print + Online List price Euro [D] 343.00. RRP for USA, Canada, Mexico US$ 515.00 *. *Prices subject to change. ... Lisa Soon 1 , Maryam Sarrafzadeh 2 , Kirsty Williamson 3. ...
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... empirical evidence of the actual involvement of libraries and LIS professionals in knowledge ... Marouf, L. (2004), &quot;Role and contribution of corporate information centers toward KM ... Southon, G., Todd, R. (2001),... more
... empirical evidence of the actual involvement of libraries and LIS professionals in knowledge ... Marouf, L. (2004), &quot;Role and contribution of corporate information centers toward KM ... Southon, G., Todd, R. (2001), &quot;Library and information professionals and knowledge management ...
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Page 1. Knowledge Management Education for US Professionals: Some Recent Perspectives Maryam Sarrafzadeh, Afsaneh Hazeri and Bill Martin Reported here are the findings from an international survey which is part of a ...
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... Professionals on Knowledge Management Competencies in the LIS Curriculum Afsaneh Hazeri,Maryam Sarrafzadeh and Bill Martin Knowledge management (KM) has provided library and information science (LIS) professionals with a wide variety... more
... Professionals on Knowledge Management Competencies in the LIS Curriculum Afsaneh Hazeri,Maryam Sarrafzadeh and Bill Martin Knowledge management (KM) has provided library and information science (LIS) professionals with a wide variety of new career opportunities. ...
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Charles Sturt University uses a learning management system called “Interact” with multiple tools including wiki, synchronous chat, group mail, announcement and media repositories that support virtual team work. There are many adult... more
Charles Sturt University uses a learning management system called “Interact” with multiple tools including wiki, synchronous chat, group mail, announcement and media repositories that support virtual team work. There are many adult learners in distance education. This paper explores distance education student experience and feedbacks in using e-learning technologies for online collaborative group assignment in real life. In a subject “Information and Knowledge Management in Organizations”, international and local students were grouped together for their group assignments. Each group undertook a case study project in which they proposed solutions for identified problems in their chosen organizations. Students worked as virtual teams in completing their case study assignment. Each group was provided with a private project site in Interact. Students developed their assignment in wiki and used various tools for communication and storage of documents. An anonymous web-based survey was conducted after students completed the group assessment. This research reports student perceptions on a wide range of factors including technology use and working with students from a different country and challenges they faced in their online group assessment. The findings indicate that e-learning technology plays a significantly useful role in facilitating student collaborative learning activities in group assignments. It also highlights challenges and barriers that need attention when conducting online distance education group assessments.
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Objective: The aim of present study was analyzing the perspectives of Instagram followers of Iranian public libraries about users' engagement and features of pages' content. Methodology: The study was conducted with a quantitative... more
Objective: The aim of present study was analyzing the perspectives of Instagram followers of Iranian public libraries about users' engagement and features of pages' content. Methodology: The study was conducted with a quantitative approach and survey method. The research popultion included the followers of Instagram pages of Iranian public libraries. From 602 of the research population (the followers of Iran's public libraries pages), 235 followers were selected as the research sample using Krejcie and Morgan's table. Data were collected through a questionnaire. Participants' responses to the questionnaire were analyzed using SPSS and descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings: The results showed that the majority of participants in this study believe that receiving information about library events and news and being aware of library resources are the most important motivations for them to follow the Instagram pages of public libraries in Iran. Respondents considered library posts in Instagram relatively good and had a mediocre view of their own engagement with library posts. The relationship between user engagement and motivation, membership duration and age of users variables is significant and direct, and the relationship between user engagement variable and membership variable is significant and inverse. In other words, the relationship between user motivation and their engagement has been significant and direct, so that the more motivated users have more engagement. However, the relationship between membership and engagement has been reversed, meaning that people who were not members of public libraries were more likely to participate in the Instagram pages of
Library as a third place کتابخانه ها به عنوان مکان سوم از سال 2000 بدنبال نظریه "مکان سوم" الدنبرگ، کتابخانه‌ها به عنوان مکانی برای تعاملات اجتماعی مطرح شدهاند. کتابخانه‌ها با ایجاد فضاهایی دلپذیر و دوستانه برای گردهمایی‌ها می‌توانند... more
Library as a third place
کتابخانه ها به عنوان مکان سوم
از سال 2000 بدنبال نظریه "مکان سوم" الدنبرگ، کتابخانه‌ها به عنوان مکانی برای تعاملات اجتماعی مطرح شدهاند. کتابخانه‌ها با ایجاد فضاهایی دلپذیر و دوستانه برای گردهمایی‌ها می‌توانند کارکردهای خود را گسترش داده و به محلی برای اشتراک دانش، آموزش عموم جامعه، کاهش شکاف دیجیتالی و ...تبدیل شوند. بقای کتابخانه‌ها در پاسخ به تغییرات اجتماعی است و نگاه به کتابخانه به عنوان یک مکان برای تعامل اجتماعی، پاسخ به نیاز جامعه امروز است. جامعه‌ای که در آن شبکه‌ها و رسانه‌های اجتماعی ارتباط حضوری را به حداقل رسانده‌اند، خانواده‌ها تک فرزند شدهاند، سالمندان، تنهاتر از همیشه و آلزایمر بیداد می‌کند. این مقاله نگاهی دارد بر نقش کتابخانه به عنوان "مکان" و ضرورت ایفای نقش "مکانی" در کتابخانه‌های عمومی ایران را برمی‌شمارد.
کتابخانه ها به عنوان مکان سوم
از سال 2000 بدنبال نظریه "مکان سوم" الدنبرگ، کتابخانه‌ها به عنوان مکانی برای تعاملات اجتماعی مطرح شدهاند. کتابخانه‌ها با ایجاد فضاهایی دلپذیر و دوستانه برای گردهمایی‌ها می‌توانند کارکردهای خود را گسترش داده و به محلی برای اشتراک دانش، آموزش عموم جامعه، کاهش شکاف دیجیتالی و ...تبدیل شوند. بقای کتابخانه‌ها در پاسخ به تغییرات اجتماعی است و نگاه به کتابخانه به عنوان یک مکان برای تعامل اجتماعی، پاسخ به نیاز جامعه امروز است. جامعه‌ای که در آن شبکه‌ها و رسانه‌های اجتماعی ارتباط حضوری را به حداقل رسانده‌اند، خانواده‌ها تک فرزند شدهاند، سالمندان، تنهاتر از همیشه و آلزایمر بیداد می‌کند. این مقاله نگاهی دارد بر نقش کتابخانه به عنوان "مکان" و ضرورت ایفای نقش "مکانی" در کتابخانه‌های عمومی ایران را برمی‌شمارد.
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This is a guide on choosing the right journal and conference for publishing a scholarly paper. All journal finders from different databases have been introduced; then recognizing the journal rank, journal impact factor, SJR, through... more
This is a guide on choosing the right journal and conference for publishing a scholarly paper. All journal finders from different databases have been introduced; then recognizing the journal rank, journal impact factor, SJR, through Scopus and Clarivate Analytics and some other places have been explained; at the end, the characteristics of predatory, fake and hijacked journals have been presented. At the end ways to avoid fake conferences have been introduced.
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مختصری درباره معرفی دسترسی آزاد، تاریخچه، چرایی، انواع و مزایای آن است و سپس سامانه ها، راهنماها و سپارشگاه هایی معرفی می شوند که نشریات، مقالات، کتاب ها و پایان نامه های دسترسی آزاد را می توان در آن ها یافت. A brief on Open Access, its... more
مختصری درباره معرفی دسترسی آزاد، تاریخچه، چرایی، انواع و مزایای آن است و سپس سامانه ها، راهنماها و سپارشگاه هایی معرفی می شوند که نشریات، مقالات، کتاب ها و پایان نامه های دسترسی آزاد را می توان در آن ها یافت.
A brief on Open Access, its history and benefits and challenges and then introducing key open access databases to access papers, journals, books and theses.
A brief on Open Access, its history and benefits and challenges and then introducing key open access databases to access papers, journals, books and theses.