The Feasibility of Implementing European Foundation for Quality Management Model in the Libraries of Tehran Universities of Medical Sciences

European Foundation for Quality Management Model is a management structure based on fundamental principles and concepts and attention to the main criteria of total quality management and self- assessment systems. This model causes progress and improvement and is also a tool for measuring the amount of establishment of systems in organizations and self- assessment as well as a guide to identify and determine the path of manager's performance for improvement. This research aimed to investigate the feasibility of implementing criteria of European foundation for Quality Management Model in libraries of Tehran Universities of Medical Sciences based on demographic factors. This is an applied descriptive study performed in survey form. Study population consisted of managers and librarians in three Medical universities of Tehran (n=135) in 2010. Data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire. The reliability (Cronbach’s Alpha=0.97%) and content validity of the questionnaire was approved. Data analysis was done using descriptive and inferential statistics. There was a significant difference among the ideas of staff in Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences and Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences about the feasibility of implementing criteria of European foundation for Quality Management Model based on sex, position, field of study and educational degree. There was a significant difference between the two sexes in variables of coopration and processes. There was a significant difference between the opinions of managers and librarians, but no significant difference was found based on the educational level. Finally, there was significant difference among respondents’ opinions in all five variables of results based on educational degree.