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The present research aims to examine and offer a model of a cloud-based knowledge-sharing process among the faculty members of Islamic Azad University (IAU).

This research is applied in terms of purpose, and in terms of type of research, it is mixed exploratory, and in terms of research method, it is research-based on grounded theory. For the purpose of the research, all 2800 faculty members of Islamic Azad University (IAU) in the country were studied. To determine the sample size (397 people), a multi-stage sampling method and Cochran's sample size formula were used. In this research, structured interviews and electronic questionnaires were used as research tools in two qualitative and qualitative stages. In order to achieve the objectives of the research, the interview with the experts continued until the theoretical adequacy. The pattern of knowledge-sharing behavior was extracted from the data of the qualitative phase of the research. Also, the research employed structural equations (Partial Least Square Model) to analyze the research data, using smartPLS software.

The research findings indicated that there were six effective components connected with the exploratory pattern of knowledge-sharing behavior, which are given below in order of priority: 1. Principal Component; the pivotal component with the factor of organizational maturity level, 2. Causal Conditions; including the management and organizational factors, 3. Strategies; including the factors affecting the development of job security and the improvement of the level of trust across organizations and organizational communication network, 4. Background Conditions; including organizational culture and technological infrastructures 5. Intervening Conditions, including the enhancement of workforce skills, and 6. Consequences. These include the factors affecting the efficiency of human resources and the development of occupational engagement.Similarly, the research results indicated that both the management factor and the organizational factors, as the dual elements of the component causal conditions, influenced the organizational maturity development process. This is because the T-statistic value given the effectiveness of the management factors and the path coefficient equaled 3.666 and 0.21, respectively, which is indicative of the direct positive effects of the management factors on organizational maturity. The organizational factors affected the maturity process directly and positively since the T-statistic value was 6.334 going beyond the absolute value of 1.96, and the path coefficient was 0.327.

Organizations can pave the way for the development of organizational maturity if they are in favorable conditions in terms of support from managers and the coordination between cloud computing and knowledge-sharing systems. The implementation of such systems across organizations will result in improved performance of the faculty members and an increased competitive advantage.

The purpose of this study is to identify the level of awareness among the faculty Members of Islamic Azad University, Yadgar Imam Khomeini Branch, with the concepts and examples of scientific misconduct.

The method of this research is descriptive, survey in terms of execution, and practical in terms of purpose. Research data was collected using a researcher-made questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was verified by a group of expert professors and its reliability was confirmed with Cronbach's alpha of 0.788 Calculated. The statistical population includes all faculty members of Islamic Azad University, Yadgar Imam Khomeini Branch, who work full-time with this branch. Due to the large number of faculty members, the studied sample was calculated using Cochran's formula according to the expertise of the faculty members, and according to the nature of the problem and the research hypotheses, it was selected using stratified-random sampling method. Data analysis was done in two parts: descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (Kruskal-Walli’s test) using SPSS version 20 software.

Based on the results, the level of knowledge of faculty Members with the concepts and examples of Scientific misconduct (fabrication, falsification and plagiarism) is above average and in a relatively favorable condition. However, among these three components, their awareness of the concept of fabrication was less than the other two components.

Based on the results, there is no significant difference between the knowledge of the concepts and examples of research misconduct (Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism) with the specialty, scientific and academic rank of faculty members; and the most important proposed solution to reduce scientific misconduct is to create and holding mandatory training courses to familiarize faculty members and students with the concepts and examples of research misconduct.

The analysis of the credible future of the Islamic Azad University's scientific structure based on its productions in the Web of Science database based on the views of top researchers and scientific policy-making managers of that organization is the aim of this research.

The current research is an applied research with a qualitative approach, and in order to analyze the credible future of the scientific structure of Islamic Azad University productions, it has used the method of content analysis of the views of researchers and scientific policy-making managers of Islamic Azad University. The semi-structured in-depth interview method was used to collect information, the questions of which were restructured from the research results in the scientific structure of the Islamic Azad University and focused on the believable future and from 10 top researchers in seven main subject areas (basic sciences, medicine, humanities, technical and engineering, art and architecture, veterinary medicine and agriculture) and scientific policy-making managers of Islamic Azad University were interviewed by targeted sampling method. Data analysis was done using the qualitative content analysis method using MAXQDA software in three stages of open, central and selective coding phases.

The qualitative analysis of the research results led to the identification of 73 concepts and 18 sub-categories in the subset of 3 main categories (past weight/present pressure/future tension) for the believable future of the scientific structure of Islamic Azad University. The weight of the past in the triangle of the believable future of the scientific production structure of Islamic Azad University consists of 7 categories and 32 concepts, the pressure of the present consists of 4 categories and 21 concepts, and the tension of the future also consists of 7 categories and 21 concepts. Also, the findings showed that the scientific structure of Islamic Azad University has overcome various obstacles such as weight and propellants such as current pressure. As well, prospects have been formed as a future trend.

The results showed that the scientific structure of the Islamic Azad University is more inclined towards the weight of the past and the pressure of the present, and it is necessary for the university officials to take measures to reduce the weight of the past (research, organizational, motivational, economic, cultural, communication and technological obstacles) and keep up with the pressure. Research, technological, motivational and economic drivers should be considered in order to change the direction towards the future traction (research, economic, technological perspectives, organizational structure, motivational, cultural and communication) so that the university has a smooth and faster way to reach the scientific structure. To achieve the desired scientific structure, Islamic Azad University can achieve the credible future of the structure of its scientific productions from the role and effects of negative and inhibiting factors that exist in the form of the weight of the past, with a correct and defined understanding of these obstacles, the first and most important step of the necessary efforts in order to achieve the goals of the vision document and comprehensive scientific map of the country. Also, one way of synchronizing with the current pressure is to withdraw from raw sales and not to use scientific productions and direction of research topics; which is the main driver of Islamic Azad University. Also, in line with the direction of the future, Islamic Azad University with the ecosystem of scientific productions can take a big step in drawing a credible future of its scientific structure.

Information security is of vital importance in most organizations. This is especially central in academic libraries due to the specific type of visitors, exchange and transfer of information to the users. Thus, the purpose   is to investigate the relationship of the development of library software and information security management in the libraries of Islamic Azad Universities.

This is a correlational study. Sample includes 240 employees of central libraries of the Islamic Azad Universities Iran, who participated in the investigation by census. Data was collected thru Ashourizadeh Information Security Management Questionnaire (2012) and a researcher-made questionnaire on system dynamics. Validity of the tools were confirmed and the reliability for information security management and system dynamics was calculated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.85 and 0.83, respectively. Data was analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics via SPSS and Lisrel software.

Findings showed that system dynamics has five main factors: Information storage and retrieval; usability; security; standards and accessibility. From the employees' standpoint, the status of system dynamics, information security management and each of their components in the libraries of Islamic Azad Universities is favorable. Also, there is a positive and significant relationship between the development of library software and information security management

Findings will be useful in identifying the effects of developing the dynamics of library software system in information security management of libraries of Islamic Azad Universities in the country.

 The massive volume of data and information, on the one hand, and the growing importance of data and information in libraries, on the other, make data management and information inevitable. Data governance is necessary to better manage data in organizing the library information. This research aims to librarians' attitude towards implement and execute data government strategies in planning in order to organize information resources of libraries of Islamic Azad University.

 the research is an analytical-survey study. The statistical population consists of 155 managers and librarians of the central libraries of the provincial centers of the Islamic Azad University. Data gathering tool is a researcher-made questionnaire. The questionnaire includes 38 items based on data governance components. Content validity method was used to assess validity and Cronbach's alpha test (0.941) was used for reliability.

 the research findings revealed that librarians’ attitude towards seven components of data organization in central libraries of Islamic Azad University including data quality, data user, data process, data standard, data integrity, data security and data modeling except for the component of data integrity did not have significant relationship with educational level, academic major, and work experience of managers and librarians which had a significance level of 0.08. Improving the quality of information organizing, training of human resources, use of standard tools along with strategic planning for library are important factors in implementation of data governance.

 Developing a codified data governance program based on the main elements of each of the identified components and using the opinions of experts and managers of library in finalizing this program play important roles in the success of data governance implementation. The impact of data governance on the organization of information resources leads to proper planning in academic libraries.

the purpose of this study is to provide a strategic model for the transformation of university libraries into learning organizations

The research is of applied type and has been done by mixed exploratory method (qualitative and quantitative). The statistical population of the qualitative section included 15 experts in the information science and knowledge field. The statistical population of the quantitative section is all staff of the libraries of the Islamic Azad University in Iran. The data collection tools were a semi-structured Delphi questionnaire in the qualitative section and a researcher-made questionnaire with 39 items extracted from the fuzzy Delphi process in the quantitative section. To present the research model in the quantitative section, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling techniques have been used by PLS software.

The factor loadings of the indicators of the strategic model of the transformation of the libraries of the Islamic Azad University into a learning organization were all above the acceptable range (0.6), which indicated the effectiveness of the indicators in the formation of the components of the model. The value of AVE was Cronbach's alpha coefficient and the combined reliability was 0.5, so all the criteria in the latent variables of the research were within an acceptable range. The appropriateness of the fit of the research component measurement models was confirmed with 99% confidence. The results of the t-test in the quantitative part showed that there is a significant difference between the desired situation and the current situation in all components of the transformation of Islamic Azad University libraries into learning organizations and the current situation is lower than average.

According to the appropriate fit, the model of transformation of Islamic Azad University libraries into learning organizations presents the components of continuous learning, group learning, empowerment, strategic leadership, questioning and dialogue, systematic thinking, and systems integration

This research aims to study the dimensions of implementation of data governance strategies in planning in order to provide information services of libraries of Islamic Azad University.The research is an analytical-survey study. The statistical population includes central libraries of Islamic Azad University’s branches in provincial centers (35 branches), their managers and librarians (155 individuals).The research findings revealed that librarians’ attitude toward seven components of providing information services in central libraries of Islamic Azad University including data quality, data usage, data standard, data security and data modeling do not have significant relationship with their educational level, academic major, and work experience while the component of data usage and data standard in educational level showed a significant relationship. Results of the study also showed that average feasibility for implementation of data governance strategies in providing information services was higher than that of average population. In addition, librarians evaluate feasibility for implementation of data governance strategies in data organization in central libraries of Islamic Azad University to be desirable which is higher than average level. Accordingly, the highest to lowest scores for the components include data usage, data process, data quality, data integrity, data security, data modeling and standard in service delivery. The results also show that libraries can largely implement these strategies.The impact of data governance on the organization of information resources leads to proper planning in academic libraries.

The aim of this study is to provide a model of an integrated content management system in the digital libraries of Islamic Azad University.

The present study is a combination of which to collect content management components from the documentary method and to perform a qualitative part in the design of components from the Delphi method in three periods by 12 experts and to collect data from a questionnaire Researcher made use. The statistical population includes all employees of the informatics department of Islamic Azad universities with 150 people.

9 factors as the components of the content management system in the digital libraries of Islamic Azad University were identified, Which in order of value are respectively: value and protection (9.53), control and monitoring (8), information storage and retrieval (7.96), policy development (7.76), management training (7.75), content management (7.46), User interface interaction (5.16), content development (4.89), and content delivery services (4.71).

to understand the importance of each of the components of content management after analyzing the components and items with the help of exploratory factor and confirmatory factor, a fitted operating model has been designed for presenting the model of integrated content management system in the digital libraries of Islamic Azad University

The present study aims at explaining and comparing university library competency assessment styles and its impact an optimizing library function.

This research is applied im terms of purpose and it is survey research with correlation type due to data collection method.In order to collect data , library competency qustionnarie instrument and service quality questionnaire were usedfor measuring questionnaire validity .subject specialist and for investigating reliability cronbachs alpha were applied under study statistical population include all Islamic azad university library librarians in Mazandaran province who were 43 samples the sampling method census type .Data analysis in this study was done by using structural equation modeling based on smart –PLS 2

finding revealed that competency pattern effect on understrudied library performance optimization was positive and significant .Statistical value for significance of regression coefficient for this variable is 17.96.and it is greater than critical amount 1.96.(the level of significance is equal to ./001 and less than 0/05).

Optimization of library functions can be explained under the impact of their competency assessment pattern as by increasing competency level in all dimentions , library performances and as a result services quality would improve.

The aim of the research is to analyze and illustrate the scientific products of IAU researchers in the subject of "Art and Architecture in WOS."

This is applied research that is done with a scientometric approach. It has studied the quantitive performance of the field of art and architecture of the Islamic Azad University in WOS from the beginning to 2018.  The statistical population includes 253 recorded in the field of Art and Architecture in WOS.

Findings showed that the first scientific record indexed for the fields of Art and Architecture was related to 2008 and the highest scientific products were related to 2016. Framarz Malekian and Human Sabouti are placed in the first rank with 5 records. The most scientific collaboration of IAU has been with Australia and Malaysia. The "Turkish online Journal of Design Art and Communication" is recorded as the core resource of Art and Architecture of IAU in the WOS.

The results also showed that keyword "Architecture" repeated 13 times and is placed in the first rank then "Iran" is placed the next as another keyword that is repeated 11 times. Among the keywords – considering- conformity – key terms such as: "environmental studies" and "urban studies" conjugating 14 times ranked first, also keywords relating to scientific record of Islamic Azad university in the field of Art and architecture is classified in 7 different clusters.

 Determining the relationship between the use of mobile technology and problem solving strategies among students of the Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University- Tehran North Branch.

 The present applied research is descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of the study is all students of the Faculty of Humanities of Islamic Azad University-Tehran North Branch, which were 4976 students. The sample size according to Morgan table was estimated to be 354 who were selected by stratified random sampling. Data collection tools are Slanbay (2008) Mobile Technology Questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.81 and Cassidy and Lang (1996) Questionnaire of Strategies Smirnov, Shapiro-Wilk, Pearson correlation coefficient and regression tests were used to analyze the data.

 The share of using mobile technology is 3.5% creativity strategy, 3.8% trust strategy, 4.6% orientation strategy, 4.4% helplessness strategy, 3.4% inhibition strategy, 2.4% avoidance strategy, and finally 3.9% of changes in problem solving strategies in students of the Faculty of Humanities of Islamic Azad University- Tehran North Branch can be explained through the use of mobile technology.

 The results showed that with 95% confidence, there is a relationship between the use of mobile technology and problem solving strategies in students, which is equal to 0.204 units.

  The purpose of this study was to implement and execute data governance strategies for planning the collection making of information resources in libraries of Islamic Azad University.

 The research is a descriptive-analytical survey. Statistical population of the research included all of librarians working in Central libraries of Islamic Azad University in 2017 who were 155 librarians. In order to determine sample size, Morgan’s sampling formula was used and 108 individuals were selected as sample. Data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire to measure data governance. The questionnaire’s validity was proved and its reliability was calculated using Cronbach's alpha equal to 98%. The collected data was analyzed in terms of descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, Levene’s test using SPSS ver. 25 and Microsoft Excel.

 The findings showed that librarians' attitudes toward seven most components: data quality, data usage, data process, data standardization, data integrity, data security and data modeling on resource collection in the central libraries of Islamic Azad University, according to educational level, there is no significant relationship between field of study and work experience (P> 0.05), in some components such as: the use of data in collection according to the field of study and data process and data modeling in collection, according to work experience has a significant relationship(p < 0.05).

 Results of the study showed that the librarians considered feasibility of implementation and execution of data governance strategies in resources and services planning of the libraries of Islamic Azad University higher than average level (desired level).

At Islamic Azad University of Tehran. Based on Cochran test, a number of 132 out of 200 employees was selected as a sample. Data on sharing information on social networks were gathered by a questionnaire. Data analysis was conducted using Path analysis by the SPSS 24 and Smart Plus software at a significant level less than 0.05.   job performance with an average of (3.794) and knowledge sharing through social networks with an average of (3.785) were satisfactory and social networking capacity (3.399) was in a near-moderate situation. Analyzing results showed that information sharing in social networks has a significant effect on employees' job performance. Moreover, the role of moderating social networking capabilities was also confirmed. social networks help employees to share knowledge more easily and quickly at the organizational level and provide a way to achieve organizational goals. Therefore, specific and planned measures need be taken into account to upgrade and utilize social networking capabilities.

evaluation of criticism thinking skill of librarianship and information students and its relationship with university atmosphere and their gender in Islamic Azad Universities of Tehran. Research the method is analysis correlation type and has been done by scaling method.The statistical society is all the graduated and ph.D students of librarianship and information of Islamic Azad Universities of Tehran.This group consists of 141 members which studied in 1394.In this study California criticism thinking skill test(form B)was used and data by using Pierson Correlation Coefficient and Manova Test was evaluated. the skill of graduated students of determined universities with evaluation skill is more than others.Although there is a congruity in minor scales of criticism thinking(evaluation,analysis,and deduction)among ph.D students skill but totally evaluation result of their criticism thinking is in average.Also it is perceived that evaluation skill of graduated students of Islamic Azad Universities of Tehran is more than others.In minor scales of analysis and deduction graduated students of Science and Research Branch showed better performance than North Branch.Totally critical thinking level of graduated students of Azad universities of Tehran is some higher than average.From triple skills of critical thinking evaluation gained low score. information society in which the sagacity is the wealth of society the condition of creating added values is conversion of sagacity to capability by training the critical thinking.According to results of this study the case universities with goals and performances should consider training of critical thinking and related skills as one of important missions and their priorities.

To determine the organizational agility in Islamic Azad university libraries of region 3. Metod is survey - analytical and practical. . The statistical society consists 18 librarries whit 40 librarians that participate in this survey. The questionnaire is a researcher-made, that its reliability is 0.8. base on Cronbach test. Data analysis using descriptive statistics (measures of dispersion) and analytical (one-sample t test student, independent T test, One-way ANOVA and Friedman) was performed by SPSS. Findings: Average organizational agility was 2.98 from 5. Component "response" had minimum mean (2.93) and Component "flexibility and adaptability" had maximum mean (3.04.There is not significant correlation between the libraries and organizational agility and its component . In the libraries, levels of organizational agility and all its components are in the medium.

The present study aims at exploring the level of entrepreneurship characteristics in qualification characteristics and job skills abilities in the academic librarians of the comprehensive branches of Islamic Azad University.
It is a combination of qualitative and quantitative method. we interviewed with 25 people from knowledgeable of psychology, management, economics and library science and in order to select qualification characteristics, it was interviewed among 32 suggested characteristics and by means of analytic measurement method with instrument of questionnaire of self-test in the test of 15 selective characteristics in librarians of academic libraries were used, then found things were collected and analyzed.
Findings: Characteristics of necessary qualification in presentation, expansion, development and control of services quality, organizational learning, and relationship with subjective experts, increase of resources collection, individual and specialized relationships with colleagues and confrontation with job challenges in librarians were in the high amount and other characteristics were in the average amount.
Librarians as effective elements in the services of news transmission in libraries need change and transformation and also customers (users and applicants) expect change on the basis of investment management with support of validity of change in the abilities of librarians job skill.

Present research tries to study entrepreneurship protective features of librarians of academic libraries of comprehensive Islamic Azad Universities and to find the relationship and effect of demographical variables on their entrepreneurship protective features.
Research is of descriptive type and its method is analytical survey. Statistical population composed of 109 persons of librarians of academic libraries in 15 comprehensive branches who were tested by census. Data collection instrument was face-to-face interview with pundits in order to choose entrepreneurship protective features, and researcher-made self-measurement questionnaire for measuring these features in librarians. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage of frequency and table-drawing) and inferential statistics (KMO index, Kervit Bartlett test, single-way variance analysis, correlation coefficient and determination coefficient).
Findings: Librarian's entrepreneurship protective features were significantly less than average and there was a significant relationship between librarianship diploma, age and librarian's education level and their protective features. Also among some librarian's protective features with variables of educational diploma, age and education had positive and direct coefficient that the increase in score of demographical variables caused the increase in librarian's entrepreneurship protective features.
Nowadays, the emphasis is on attracting and recruiting entrepreneur librarians. Explaining the goals, responsibilities and assigning responsibility to competent librarians have made they feel confidence and trust. Organizational support causes they secure consent of users and applicants of libraries and information centers with their most capability and ability while they get along with workplace and survive for long-term.

The current study has been donewith thepurpose of determining the status of talent and succession management in the libraries of Islamic Azad University Branches located in Tehran.
The method of the study is a kind of analytic survey and its statistical society consists of 146 librarians of the libraries of Islamic Azad University Branches located in Tehran. The model used in the study is the seven-hand stars model and for the data collection, Ruthwell’s questionnaire with the title of ‘the Features of Succession Planning of an Organization’ has been applied. To analyze the data in the aspect of descriptive and deductive statistics, the statistical software of SPSS has been used.
Findings: There is a significant difference between the present status and the desirable status of executing the talent and succession management in the libraries. In all 7 dimensions, the present status is less than the desirable status. Based on the otherresults in the study of total status of talent andsuccession management in the libraries, the present status with an average of 2.07 is significantly lower than the desirable status with an average of 4.29.
The findings of this research emphasize the need for implementing systematic and consistent programs with the strategic plan of libraries in order to hire, train, promote, and retain talented young people.

This research tries to study the role of Tehran’s Islamic Azad University libraries in knowledge-based economic development.
Research

The research uses a descriptive survey-type methodology. The population of the study is composed of 400 university scholars and instructors of 6 Technical-Engineering Faculties and 6 libraries of 6 Islamic Azad university branches, located in the city of Tehran. Data collection tool was questionnaires while descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were employed to analyze the data through SPSS 20 software. A number of 400 questionnaires were handed out among the population and were later examined. The questionnaire was a researcher-made one with 25 questions, designed to measure the data. Its reliability was acceptable, estimated to be 0.960 by Chronbach alpha coefficient.
Findings: “knowledge creation” factor was surveyed in this study by means of t-test (t=-17/144) while two other factors were studied by Binomial test. Namely, the answers to “Knowledge Dissemination” factor were less than 3 (Very Low, Low and Medium) while the answers to “Knowledge Application” factor was less than 3 as well (Very Low, Low and MediumIt was concluded that the factors of “Knowledge Dissemination” and “Knowledge Application” were achieved in low levels in Tehran’s Islamic Azad University libraries. Therefore, university libraries play little role in knowledge-based economic development.