Visibility of Library and Information Science and Science Communication in Iran

This study examines how newspapers in Iran have presented library and information science (LIS) to society; how the media understand library and information science as a discipline; and how authors of articles in LIS journals collaborate with members of other disciplines. Three public newspapers (Ha...

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Main Authors: Zahra Ojagh, Golnessa Galyani Moghaddam
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Language:English
Published: Regional Information Center for Science and Technology (RICeST) 2025-04-01
Series:International Journal of Information Science and Management
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Online Access:https://ijism.isc.ac/article_722550_e05d11f7673838e0ce24f15669bc6b8a.pdf
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description This study examines how newspapers in Iran have presented library and information science (LIS) to society; how the media understand library and information science as a discipline; and how authors of articles in LIS journals collaborate with members of other disciplines. Three public newspapers (Hamshahri, Iran, and Jam-e-Jam) together with eleven peer-reviewed LIS journals approved by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology were included in this study. The results show that LIS as a discipline is not visible enough in Iranian public media. However, recognition and understanding of LIS in specialized journals is better. We concluded that the communication between LIS professionals and journalists is less than optimal in Iran. The paper provided original information about the picture of library and information science in Iranian society.
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spelling doaj-art-34e3e61c31704ba6a38d19affb84b2e02025-08-20T02:12:07ZengRegional Information Center for Science and Technology (RICeST)International Journal of Information Science and Management2008-83022008-83102025-04-0123215317110.22034/ijism.2025.2009544.1226722550Visibility of Library and Information Science and Science Communication in IranZahra Ojagh0Golnessa Galyani Moghaddam1Department of Communication of Science and Technology, Faculty of Cultural Studies and Communication, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, IranDepartment of Knowledge and Information Science, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, IranThis study examines how newspapers in Iran have presented library and information science (LIS) to society; how the media understand library and information science as a discipline; and how authors of articles in LIS journals collaborate with members of other disciplines. Three public newspapers (Hamshahri, Iran, and Jam-e-Jam) together with eleven peer-reviewed LIS journals approved by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology were included in this study. The results show that LIS as a discipline is not visible enough in Iranian public media. However, recognition and understanding of LIS in specialized journals is better. We concluded that the communication between LIS professionals and journalists is less than optimal in Iran. The paper provided original information about the picture of library and information science in Iranian society.https://ijism.isc.ac/article_722550_e05d11f7673838e0ce24f15669bc6b8a.pdflibrary and information sciencemedia visibilityscience communicationiran
spellingShingle Zahra Ojagh
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Visibility of Library and Information Science and Science Communication in Iran
International Journal of Information Science and Management
library and information science
media visibility
science communication
iran
title Visibility of Library and Information Science and Science Communication in Iran
title_full Visibility of Library and Information Science and Science Communication in Iran
title_fullStr Visibility of Library and Information Science and Science Communication in Iran
title_full_unstemmed Visibility of Library and Information Science and Science Communication in Iran
title_short Visibility of Library and Information Science and Science Communication in Iran
title_sort visibility of library and information science and science communication in iran
topic library and information science
media visibility
science communication
iran
url https://ijism.isc.ac/article_722550_e05d11f7673838e0ce24f15669bc6b8a.pdf
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