Leili Seifi

University of Birjand · Department of Information Science

Purpose This case study aims to explore how to provide an informal space to connect members socially, informally and with peers, to provide opportunities for collaboration and informal conversation. The purpose is to analyze the use of technology to promote collaborations and networking within online professional settings. Design/methodology/appro...

Collaborative engagement with members is crucial to sustained membership in professional associations. It also empowers members to connect, grow, and build relationships across large special interest groups (SIGs) within a widely networked organization. Disengagement, social disconnectedness, and lack of belonging among members are challenges that...

Scientific Productivity in the Library and Information Science Research Area in Middle Eastern Countries and What Should We Do Better? --------------------------------------------------------------- Damar, Muhammet; Seifi, Leili; Alshaheen, Reham --------------------------------------------------------------- The objective of the Middle East chapte...

The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the status of the scientific production of the University of Birjand on the Web of Science databases during the years 2000-2018. The method used in this study was descriptive which used scientometric technique. The findings showed that the researchers at the University of Birjand in WOS had the highest...

The present study was conducted to develop and validate a happiness program for librarians based on Fordyce's happiness fundamentals. The present research is applied in terms of purpose and educational program construction. In order to achieve the objectives of the research, by qualitative content analysis, the steps of developing the training prog...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of librarians' happiness programs on the service quality from the perspective of Iranian public library users. To this end, 25 active users’ two libraries were randomly placed in the control and experimental groups. The result showed that although the theoretical part of the research could not...

The purpose of the present study is to examine the effect of information literacy skills instruction on the lifelong learning readiness of users in Iranian public libraries. To this end, 30 active users of two libraries were randomly placed in control and experimental groups. Information literacy skills were taught to the experimental group over on...

Since public libraries in Iran have a rich and strong intangible cultural heritage, it is important to study the capacities of these libraries. For this purpose, the method implemented for the study was the Delphi technique. The population of the study consisted of 30 experts and researchers who were selected through targeted sampling. Based on the...

The aim of this study was handling of digitized old Persian periodicals based on METS according to experts’ opinion. The st udy was practical in terms of purpose and descriptive method used for analyzing the data. Data collection was conducted through a survey. The population of study consisted of 26 experts in the field of digital preservation. Fo...

The purpose of this research is to assess the quality of Iranian academic library websites pertaining to dissemination of electronic information, based on visibility, authenticity, navigation, accessibility, information dissemination, quality assessment and updateness, and consequently to rank them according to their conformity to these standards.T...

This study aims at reviewing the role and place of academic libraries in creating oral history collections with the aim of its preservation and application in these libraries. The research methodology is systematic review. To this end, the related studies were searched and identified from 10 international databases in 1983 to 2019. Out of which 23...

Purpose: Seeks the views of experts about applicability of METS to OAIS for Persian digital records Method and Research Design: For data collection a questionnaire with 145 items, extracted as METS components, was sent to 30 digital preservation experts in Iran and abroad. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by professionals in the fie...

People get to know and recognize the culture of nations with a help of tourism. At the same time, the revenue generated by the tourism industry is highly significant. Public libraries are knowledge-based organizations that could be effective in providing tourist attractions through their resources and services. This systematic review of tourism stu...

Purpose: To examine the relationship between thinking styles with value orientation and the way that individuals archive their personal digital documents. Method and Research Design: This is an applied research in terms of its aim, and descriptive-correlative in terms of its nature. Data was collected by circulating one researcher-constructed ques...

Background and aims Many people use the internet for healthcare information worldwide. But collecting information through the internet is different from other media and there is a gap between the electronic health resources available and consumers' skills for using them. Thus by growing Internet and its impact, computer and Internet literacy are be...

The paper aims to investigate the statues of digital preservation of Old Persian periodicals especially the Newspapers in Iran. It also discusses strategies and challenges faced by Iranian libraries. The surveyed libraries were National Library of Iran, Malek National Library and Museum, Library of Islamic Consultative Assembly and Central Library...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a general review and historical context for digitization and interdisciplinary research involving digital surrogates of historical Persian manuscripts in the National Library and Archives of Iran and similarly engaged institutions. Design/methodology/approach The paper explores interdisciplinary aspe...