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The purpose of this study was to examine the usage status of studying on virtual social networks among undergraduate students at Razi University.

The research utilized a descriptive and correlational method. The statistical population included all undergraduate students at Razi University in Kermanshah for the academic year 2020-2021, totaling 7774 individuals. A sample size of 366 people was determined using Cochran's formula.

Data analysis revealed that the utilization rate of virtual social networks by undergraduate students at Razi University is above average and at a high level. The research indicated that the use of virtual social networks positively and significantly impacts the academic and non-academic study habits of Razi University students.

The results suggest that social networks influence students' study habits, with challenges such as slow internet speed, high costs, printing issues, lack of familiarity with sites, and filtering obstacles. Virtual social networks offer benefits such as increased access to reading materials like newspapers, books, magazines, and various websites.

Value: 

This study aims to enhance students' study levels and improve their study habits, providing valuable insights for university officials.

The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the level of participation of public library librarians in Tehran in online social networks to provide services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This research is applied in terms of purpose and was conducted using a survey method. The research population at the time of the research (July and August 2023) included all the librarians of public libraries in Tehran (152 people) from whom a sample of 109 people was selected according to Morgan’s table, and 105 questionnaires were analyzed in the final analysis. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. Data analysis was done at two levels of descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS (version 26). In order to check the average difference between the main research variables, one-way analysis of variance parametric test was used.

The results showed that the librarians had the greatest knowledge about “Bale” messenger and the lowest knowledge about “SoroushPlus”. The level of knowledge of librarians regarding social networking tools and the level of influence of the organization on their knowledge of tools has been lower than the average level. The level of necessity and acceptance of social networking tools is “high” and the level of use of these tools by librarians is “moderate”. There was a significant difference between the average opinions of librarians about knowledge and acceptance as well as acceptance and use of these networks, while no significant difference was observed between the average opinions of participants about the two variables of knowledge and use of online social networks.

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Although according to the results of this research, the level of influence of the organization in the librarians’ knowledge of social networking tools is reported to be lower than average, and the level of influence of the organization in the knowledge of content production tools in these sites is reported to be small, the role of the organization in the librarians’ knowledge cannot be ignored. Therefore, the results of this research, by determining the attitude of the research population towards social networking sites, the extent of acceptance and use of these sites by them and identifying the weaknesses and strengths of public libraries in using social networking sites, can be applied by managers and planners of public libraries in order to provide a suitable platform for using the social networking sites, remove barriers to using them, and improve information service.

Due to the role of virtual social networks in the process of knowledge sharing and to make contact between groups and human communities, this study examines the impact of use of virtual social networks and dimensions of social capital theory on knowledge sharing and student interaction.

This research is of applied type that was conducted by using descriptive method. In this research, from social capital theory has been used as a theoretical foundation to examine the relationships between the use of virtual social networks in universities, knowledge sharing and students’ interaction. The statistical sample of the research is 303 Postgraduate students of Payame Noor University of Fars province in 1400. The data collection tool is Guranting et al. (2019) questionnaire. Independent research variables include virtual social networks and social capital theory (dimensions including: structural, relational and perceptual), the intermediate variable is knowledge sharing and the dependent variable is student interaction research. content validity (Confirmatory factor analysis) and reliability (computing the coefficient of Cronbach’sa for all items) were adopted. In order to investigate of research hypotheses, the structural equation model has been used. The software used is SPSS Version 23.

Based on the research findings, the significant values of the relationship between virtual social networks, knowledge sharing and students’ interaction respectively are t = 8.00 and t = 9.35. Therefore, in both cases, there is a positive and significant relationship. Significant values obtained from the effect of structural, relational and perceptual dimensions of social capital theory on knowledge sharing were obtained 3.67, 2.06 and 3.45, respectively, which all confirm the positive and significant effect of social capital theory dimensions on knowledge sharing. The significant value of the relationship of knowledge sharing and students’ interaction (t = 9.45) confirms the existence of a significant relationship between knowledge and student interaction.

Presence in virtual social networks promotes students' desire to share knowledge. The desire to knowledge sharing increases students' interaction in individual and group activities. On the other hand, according to interaction theory, Whatever students interact with education will be more, their learning outcomes will be more.

The purpose of this study is to identify the opportunities and threats of using social networking sites to create interaction in public libraries.

This is an applied research that was conducted with a qualitative approach using thematic analysis method. The study population included librarians and officials of institutional public libraries affiliated to the General Directorate of Public Libraries of South Khorasan. A non-probability (non-random), and a snowball sampling procedure was used and 25 persons were interviewed by telephone. The semi-structured type of interview was incorporated.

Excessive use of social networking sites to create interaction between librarians and users was made on Instagram, Telegram and WhatsApp, respectively. Types of requests from public library users on social networking sites are divided into two main categories: information requests and promoting requests. For the main category of information requests, 36 codes were obtained, 26 of which were related to the subcategory of ‘sourcing’ and 10 of which were related to the subcategory of ‘loaning and membership’. In the main category of promoting requests, the subcategory of ‘educational-consulting’ with 28 primary codes was higher than the subcategory of ‘informing’ with 19 primary codes. Opportunities for interaction through social networking sites in public libraries were grouped into three categories: social, communication, and advertising, with promotional opportunities having the highest frequency with the first 30 codes. Threats for interaction through these networks were also grouped into three categories: functional, cultural, and content, with the most initial code being related to the category of cultural threats. Barriers to interaction through social networking sites were also categorized into two categories: human barriers and infrastructural barriers. Human barriers have two subcategories: the category of ‘socio-economic barriers’ with 24 primary codes is more abundant than the category of ‘individual barriers’. ‘Infrastructural barriers’ were also categorized into two subcategories: ‘functional’ and ‘technological’, with more initial codes devoted to technological barriers.

Use of social networking sites can help improve public libraries services, especially reference services. Social networking sites also seem to provide good opportunities for public libraries to interact, which can even lead to improvement of the position of public libraries in society. Although the threats in this area are less than the opportunities, the existing concerns about them are sometimes significant, and it is necessary to plan properly in order to reduce them.

The aim of this study is to predict the use of virtual social networks based on identity styles in high school students in Qom.

This research is a description of multivariate correlation in terms of applied purpose and in terms of how to collect information. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all-female high school students in the second district of Qom. 347 people were selected as a sample by the random-cluster sampling method through the Cochran sampling formula. Data was collected through the standard questionnaires of virtual social networks identity styles of Hejazi, Namdari, Ghasemi, and Moghadamzadeh (2016) and Berzonsky (1992). The validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by face and content validity methods and their reliability was confirmed by calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient (r1= 0.83 and r2= 0.91).

The mean scores of identity styles were higher than average level and the use of social networks was at the average level. On the other hand, the findings showed that there was a significant relationship between identity styles (information, confusion-avoidance, commitment) and the use of social networks among female high school students in Qom. However, there was an inverse and significant relationship between normative identity style and the use of social networks and also 24.5% of the changes related to the variance of identity styles are affected by the components of the use of social networks.

New means of communication and information bring about changes in one's perceptions and put identities in a new state that is different from the past and sometimes even contradictory. Social society reveals the unstable, changeable and flexible identity of the new man.

The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the students’ information sharing behavior in the universities of South Khorasan Province in the social network sites of Instagram, Telegram, and WhatsApp.

This research was of an applied type and was conducted through a survey method. The study population consisted of all the students of universities affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology in South Khorasan Province in Iran who were studying in the academic year of 2018-2019 with a minimum experience of six months in using one of the social network sites of Telegram, Instagram or WhatsApp.

Only about 33% of the respondents have used social network sites for less than an hour during 24h. The rate of use has been more than three hours in 24h for about 24.5% of the respondents. Nearly 50 percent of respondents have used social network sites for more than three years, and only about 13 percent have experienced using these networks between six months to a year. Among the social network sites surveyed, respondents mostly used Telegram to share information. The results showed that students shared information on social network sites more than average. In choosing a social network, there was no significant difference between the information sharing behavior of male and female students and students of different fields of study, but there was a significant difference between the information sharing behavior of students of different educational levels. In addition, the results showed that there was a significant difference between sharing economic, personal, and family, art, and sports information by male and female respondents. There was also a significant difference between economic, cultural- social, and religious information shared by students in different fields of study on social network sites. There was a significant difference between respondents of different educational levels regarding economic, entertaining, occupational-professional, cultural-social, religious, artistic, and sports information shared in social network sites

Students spend a lot of time sharing information on social network sites.

The main purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of the students’ information sharing behavior in social network sites on different features of social capital. This research was an applied one for which survey method was employed. The population consisted of all the students studying at the universities in South Khorasan Province affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology in the academic year of 1397-1398 (2018-2019). The students were supposed to have a minimum experience of six months in using one of the social network sites such as Telegram, Instagram or WhatsApp. The sample size was 384, which was calculated through the Cochran formula for the unknown population. To test the conceptual model of research and the hypotheses, the Partial Least Squares Approach to Structural Equation Modeling and SmartPLS (version 2) were used. The results of the conceptual model of the study confirmed a positive and significant relationship between the students’ information-sharing behavior in social network sites and their social capital and all its four characteristics (interactional, structural, functional and normative). The results also indicated that the demographic variables of gender, field of study and educational level had no significant effect on the relationship between information-sharing behavior in social network sites and social capital.

With rapid growth of social networks and due to their facilities including the possibility of publishing/re publishing messages by all users, the accuracy of messages is critical. The accuracy of messages will lead to improve confidence of content in social networks. User’s ability to recognize and retrieve, evaluate and use of information is considered to be important factor in this matter. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between information literacy of social networks users and messages correctness on this networks.

Data were collected with an information literacy and information correctness two-part questionnaire. This questionnaire was sent to 300 users of Telegram social network and 165 cases were collected. The Cronbach's Alpha (reliability) for information literacy component was .875 and that for information correctness was .894. Questionnaire validity were confirmed based on the views of the experts of these two matters.

This study shows that information literacy of social network users is in the moderate level. Out of information literacy seven indexes, use of information has maximum size (mean of 3. 76) and skill in evaluating information sources and searching databases has minimum size (mean of 3.47).  Between accuracy of message correctness indexes, “health” is in the maximum level (average 3.72) and "narrator expertise" in the minimum level (average3.54).

There is a relative relationship between users’ information literacy skills and the accuracy of messages disseminated in the social networks.