Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Faculty member of the Library Department of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
2 Librarian of Imam Reza Hospital Library
Abstract
The conditions of 9 quantitative items in public libraries are compared to test the validity of rating, a specified for public libraries by the ministry of culture and Islamic guidance. it was found that the rating is not sound statistically.
The correlations between the 9 items in each group of libraries they were also tested. It was found that unballanced inputs are prevailing in different groups of libraries.
A set of quantitative standards, based on the realities of public libraries, are suggested to be used for short and long range planning, and for evaluating the performance of librarians in increasing the resources and services.
Public libraries located in Khuzestan have been used as an example for all the cases mentioned about.
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