Infopreneurship in Libraries and Information centers: The Influencing Factors
The present study intends to identify the factors influencing the infopreneurship in library and information centers.
This research is a mixed research in terms of approach and an applied one in terms of purpose. In the qualitative section sampling was done in a non-probabilistic and purposeful manner, and the effective factors were identified through semi-structured interviews. In the quantitative section, the viewpoints of 30 faculty members and doctoral students about the importance of each of the identified components were investigated.
In general, reviewing the literature, heuristic interviews and the ideas of research group ends to factors including 6 categories and 172 elements. According to the research findings, among the categories of infopreneurship factors, the "motivation and perseverance" in the category of infopreneurs characteristics, had the highest importance (mean= 4.33), and “creation of yellow Electronic pages and advertising” and “online political advertising (virtual politics)”, in the category of Infopreneurship activities (information jobs), had the lowest importance (mean= 3.10).
There have been a few researches in this area. Identification of the effective factors can be used in policy-making of libraries and information centers. The characteristics of Infopreneurs and other identified factors can be useful in the field of education of students and the realization of the third-generation university, which is an entrepreneurial university.
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