An Investigation of Qur’an Mus’hafs of Teimuri Era
(Comparative Study of the Features of the Opening Pages in Qur’anic Manuscripts of the Holy Eve of Qom and Astan Quds Razavi Museums)
Fatemeh
Ghafoorifar
MA student, Department of Islamic art _ Painting, Faculty of Islamic art, Tabriz Islamic Art University, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.
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Mahdi
Mohammadzadeh
Associate Prof., Department of Islamic art, Faculty of Islamic art, Tabriz Islamic Art University, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.
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Farnoush
Shamili
Assistant Prof., Department of Islamic art , Faculty of Islamic art, Tabriz Islamic Art University, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.
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2016
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Objectives: The present study, identifying and introducing the opening pages of Quranic mus’hafs of Teimuri era, aims to describe and explain the features of the opening pages, layout and decorative elements related to these works.
Methodology / Approach: The present paper, regarding the purpose and process of this research is descriptive - analytical and uses a comparative method to evaluate works and the data are gathered using a field data collection method.
Research questions: What are the decorative-visual features of the opening pages of Quranic mus’hafs of Teimuri era and their similarities and differences?
Findings: the investigation of the layouts and claffification of decorative elements showed that generally 63.3% of the layouts of opening pages in Teimuri era were three inscription and five inscriptivon armbands. The greatest number of decorative elements belonged to Astan Quds Razavi Mus’hafs. The most important similarities were using especial kinds of colors, layout compositions, motifs and paintings and the most prominent difference existed in the relative percentage of visio-decorative elements.
Conclusion: The results show that: The opening pages of Teimuri Qur’anic mus’hafs have a balanced and unitary structure in composition, color and paintings. Both works had arabesques and geometric patterns and lazuli and gold colors with varying relations. The decorations in the opening pages of Mus’hafs of Astan Quds Razavi had more delicacy and variety of paintings.
Library and Information Sciences
Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi
1680-9637
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4
no.
2016
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https://lis.aqr-libjournal.ir/article_47957_3fb54a4a0b219ed8b295232a7fa6ec15.pdf
An Investigation of User Satisfaction in the Library Manuscript Department Services of the National Library, the Library of Parliament, the Library of Astan-e Qods-e Razavi, and the Central Library of Tehran University
Mehdi
Mohammadi
Assistant Prof., Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Qom, Qom, Iran.
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Fatemeh
Rostami
MA, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Qom, Qom, Iran.
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Abdolhoseein
Talle’ee
Lecture, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Qom, Qom, Iran.
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Eisa
Zarre’
University of Qom, Qom, Iran.
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2016
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Aim: The Aim of the Present researchis tostudy user satisfaction of the information services in the manuscript department of the National library, the Library of Parliament, the Library of Astan-e Qods-e Razavi, and the Central Library of Tehran University.
Methodology: This study is an applied research that is done by the descriptive survey approach. Data is gathered by a researcher made questionnaire with focus on general criteria such as the satisfaction of information technology and retrieval information systems.
Aim: The Aim of the Present researchis tostudy user satisfaction of the information services in the manuscript department of the National library, the Library of Parliament, the Library of Astan-e Qods-e Razavi, and the Central Library of Tehran University.
Methodology: This study is an applied research that is done by the descriptive survey approach. Data is gathered by a researcher made questionnaire with focus on general criteria such as the satisfaction of information technology and retrieval information systems.
Library and Information Sciences
Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi
1680-9637
19
v.
4
no.
2016
30
56
https://lis.aqr-libjournal.ir/article_48295_93d038268d0149166d4e06a476bba10a.pdf
Evaluating the Level of User Loyalty in Library of Tehran University Faculty of Literature and Humanities’s Library Services and Determining their Affecting Factors
Maryam
Amini
Cataloging Expert, Library of the Faculty of Literature, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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Mitra
Pashootanizade
Assistant Prof., Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
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2016
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Purpose: The general aim of the present study is to evaluate the level of user loyalty in library of Tehran University Faculty of Literature and Humanities’s services and to determine their affecting factors.
Originality: In Iran, there has been no research on the university library user loyalty measurement with the present study conditions.
Findings: Loyalty level in 60/1% of library users in Tehran University Faculty is high, in 39/4% of them is average and in 0/5% of them is low. "cost of services" and "quality of service" indicators respectively showing (SD =0/87) 4/08 and (SD =0/82) 4/05 were allocated the best score in relation to the factor of “Loyalty level”level .
Methodology: This research is descriptive. The study population consisted Faculty of Literature and Humanities of Tehran University student with 2150 students in bachelor, master and PhD degree. The means of data collection was a questionnaire about evaluation of customer loyalty and its Cronbach's alpha is estimated as 0/7.
Library and Information Sciences
Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi
1680-9637
19
v.
4
no.
2016
57
84
https://lis.aqr-libjournal.ir/article_47955_0089e6070436e6cc0c94d5b4605d04f6.pdf
The Impact(s) of Information Technologies on Book Publishing in Iranian Publishers’ views
Abdolhossein
Faraj-Pahloo
Professor, Department of Knowledge and Information Science,Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
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Dariush
Motallebi
Assistant Prof.,Islamic Azad University of Shahr Rey, Tehran, Iran.
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Hosein
Asqar Nezhad
PhD student, Department of Knowledge and Information Science,Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
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2016
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Purpose: The aim of the present study is to survey the views of Iranian publishers about the impact(s) of modern information technologies on different aspects of book publishing and the resulted developments and changes.
Methodology: Survey quantitative method was preferred for this research and a Likert-type questionnaire was used for data gathering through which publishers’ views were evaluated in five levels..Data set included 500 active publishers selected by purposeful sampling method for whom the questionnaires were sent. Finally, the data analysis was carried out using 380 completed returned questionnaires using SPSS software. One sample t test and Friedman test were used for comparative analysis of the resulted data.
Findings: The findings indicated that about 97% of publishers had access to the Internet, and 60.8% had websites and 53.2% used online stores. Also, 32.1% subscribed to Facebook, 31.6% to Telegram and 30.3% to Instagram. About 66% of the publishers positively confirmed the impact of information technologies on book publishing processes with an average of 3.9. However, in regards with details of dimensions (levels), the impact of information technologies on the total process of book publishing, gained the highest score with an average of 3.9.
Conclusions:
Since the p-value was less than 0.05 in all study levels in the t-test, it could be assumed that there was a significant and positive difference between the test value amount, i.e. 3, and the society Mean, indicating existence of a positive tendency in responses to the survey questions among the respondents. The general process of publishing stands on the highest level of taking effect, but standing after the factor “distribution and sell” on the fifth rank shows that the publishers had some problems in distributing and selling their books and fewer changes is observable in them.
Library and Information Sciences
Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi
1680-9637
19
v.
4
no.
2016
85
109
https://lis.aqr-libjournal.ir/article_48538_3a0b4de5e62de2e2be016829a46a6134.pdf
Evaluation and Comparison of the Websites Status of Islamic World Countries and Top World Countries
Kianoosh
Rashidi
PhD student, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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Abdolrasoul
Jokar
Professor, Department of Knowledge and Information Science,Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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Kamran
Mehrabani Zeinabad
PhD student, Department of Biostatistics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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2016
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Objective: The aim of the present research is to evaluate top Islamic countries’ websites based on webometric indicators, visibility and accessibility in order to compare them with top world countries.
Methodology/Approach: The present study is a Survey with a webometric approach.
Identification of the websites repository was accomplised using a webometric ranking. Alexa and Wave tools were used to determin the visibility and accessibility of the websites.
Findings: Top Islamic world countries’ websites’ repository compared to top world countries showed considerably weaker performance according to size indicators, visibility, rich files, scholar, traffic rank and inlink. There was no meaningful difference in accessibility and time loading indicators.
Conclusion: In order to improve their repository and world rank, Islamic world countries have to improve their size indicators, visibility, rich files, scholar, traffic rank and inlink.
Library and Information Sciences
Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi
1680-9637
19
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4
no.
2016
110
131
https://lis.aqr-libjournal.ir/article_47956_53ea8efbcca7bf1185bd6435034e3337.pdf
Interdisciplinary Nature of Nano-Bio-Information and Cognitive Articles Based on Co-Authorship Technique
Qhasem
Azadi Ahmad-Abadi
PhD student, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Kharazmi University, Karaj, Iran.
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2016
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Objective: The aim of the present study is to identify the interdisciplinary nature of nanotechnology, biotechnology, information and cognitive articles using co-authorship technique.
Methodology: This applied study uses the co- authorship technique. The statistics gathered from bibliographic data in Iranian English papers published between 2001 and 2015, including 68,864 records in the fields of nano, bio, info and cognitive sciences obtained from Scopus. Indicators used included, co- authorship factor, internal and external researchers’ interactions, inclusion index, homogeneous index, maximum and minimum spanning tree.
Findings: The highest scores in inclusion index belong to nanotechnology in "nano - bio" compound. The highest co- authorship factor belongs to the combined areas of "nano - bio" and to "nano – information - bio" and "nano – cognitive - bio" compounds. Information technology has the highest internal researcher's interactions. Nanotechnology has the highest external researcher's interactions.
Results: Nanotechnology articles have the highest social structures similarity to biotechnology articles. Researchers have high collaboration capacity in three areas of "nano - information - bio" and "nano - cognitive - bio". Researchers in other fields could greatly contribute to develop and publish articles in the field of information technology. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of nanotechnology, there is a high potential to presence and collaboration of researchers and professionals in other disciplines.
Library and Information Sciences
Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi
1680-9637
19
v.
4
no.
2016
132
168
https://lis.aqr-libjournal.ir/article_48298_f98228055eed153e13b9c2de93f79f6c.pdf