The Personal, Knowledge and Skill Characteristics of Iranian Public Library Librarians in Providing Readers’ Advisory
Objective: This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the level of readiness of librarians in Iranian public libraries to provide readers’ advisory services. Method: This study was conducted using a descriptive-survey method. The statistical population included all librarians working in...
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| author | Mahboobeh Delpasand Somayeh Sadat Akhshik Siamak Mahboub |
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| description | Objective: This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the level of readiness of librarians in Iranian public libraries to provide readers’ advisory services.
Method: This study was conducted using a descriptive-survey method. The statistical population included all librarians working in public libraries under the supervision of the Public Libraries Institution of the country, and a sample of 365 people was selected by convenience sampling method. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire with 80 questions that measured readers' consulting competencies in three dimensions: personal characteristics, knowledge, and skills. The data were analyzed using a five-point Likert scale in SPSS.
Results: Librarians are at an average level of overall readiness to provide consulting services. In the personal characteristics dimension, librarians were at the above-average level in the components of critical thinking, professional commitment, creative thinking, self-awareness, and non-judgment. In the knowledge dimension, the cultural, legal, evaluation, and development components were at the above-average level, but the process knowledge component was below-average. In the skill dimension, all components were evaluated to be at the above-average level.
Conclusion: Based on the results, librarians need to improve their process knowledge and also more develop their skills to provide more effective consulting services. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-00f899b36de5492faeb83718bad6901d2025-08-20T03:00:09ZfasIran Public Libraries Foundationتحقیقات اطلاعرسانی و کتابخانههای عمومی2645-57302645-61172024-12-01304380394The Personal, Knowledge and Skill Characteristics of Iranian Public Library Librarians in Providing Readers’ AdvisoryMahboobeh Delpasand0Somayeh Sadat Akhshik1Siamak Mahboub2 MSc in KIS, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran Department of KIS, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran National Library of the Islamic Republic of Iran Objective: This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the level of readiness of librarians in Iranian public libraries to provide readers’ advisory services. Method: This study was conducted using a descriptive-survey method. The statistical population included all librarians working in public libraries under the supervision of the Public Libraries Institution of the country, and a sample of 365 people was selected by convenience sampling method. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire with 80 questions that measured readers' consulting competencies in three dimensions: personal characteristics, knowledge, and skills. The data were analyzed using a five-point Likert scale in SPSS. Results: Librarians are at an average level of overall readiness to provide consulting services. In the personal characteristics dimension, librarians were at the above-average level in the components of critical thinking, professional commitment, creative thinking, self-awareness, and non-judgment. In the knowledge dimension, the cultural, legal, evaluation, and development components were at the above-average level, but the process knowledge component was below-average. In the skill dimension, all components were evaluated to be at the above-average level. Conclusion: Based on the results, librarians need to improve their process knowledge and also more develop their skills to provide more effective consulting services.http://publij.ir/article-1-2509-en.pdfreader advisorypublic librarieslibrariansiranreadiness assessment |
| spellingShingle | Mahboobeh Delpasand Somayeh Sadat Akhshik Siamak Mahboub The Personal, Knowledge and Skill Characteristics of Iranian Public Library Librarians in Providing Readers’ Advisory تحقیقات اطلاعرسانی و کتابخانههای عمومی reader advisory public libraries librarians iran readiness assessment |
| title | The Personal, Knowledge and Skill Characteristics of Iranian Public Library Librarians in Providing Readers’ Advisory |
| title_full | The Personal, Knowledge and Skill Characteristics of Iranian Public Library Librarians in Providing Readers’ Advisory |
| title_fullStr | The Personal, Knowledge and Skill Characteristics of Iranian Public Library Librarians in Providing Readers’ Advisory |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Personal, Knowledge and Skill Characteristics of Iranian Public Library Librarians in Providing Readers’ Advisory |
| title_short | The Personal, Knowledge and Skill Characteristics of Iranian Public Library Librarians in Providing Readers’ Advisory |
| title_sort | personal knowledge and skill characteristics of iranian public library librarians in providing readers advisory |
| topic | reader advisory public libraries librarians iran readiness assessment |
| url | http://publij.ir/article-1-2509-en.pdf |
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