Identifying and Ranking the Information Needs of Research Managers in the Research Information Management System of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

In the age of technology and the increasing growth of information, managers face needs and challenges to maintain competitiveness, ignoring them will cause them to leave the competition scene. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to identify and rank the information needs of managers in the field of research vice chancellor of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz in the research information management system. The present study is an applied studies in terms of purpose and is a qualitative research in terms of method. The research population included: vice chancellor and director of research, research assistants of faculties and principals who at the time of the research were a total of 20 people. The required data were collected with the help of in-depth semi-structured interviews and Delphi survey and for data analysis, qualitative data analysis method was used using content analysis method and SPSS software version 22. Findings of this study showed the information needs of the managers of the Vice Chancellor for Research in Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz in the research information management system into six categories of information: "human and physical resources", "scientific products", "laboratory", "external environment information", "legal" and "Financial" are classified. "Scientific production information" is the first priority of identified needs. Also, the source of managers' information needs in printed sources is "written reports, written instructions" and non-printed sources "Internet and telephone". The "process challenges" in the research information management system are most important in meeting the information needs of the managers of the research department. Based on the selected coding, the information needs of the managers of the research department of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz were placed in six general categories. Research Information Management Managers have a variety of information needs.