جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه "website quality" در نشریات گروه "کتابداری و مدیریت اطلاعات"

Iran's scientific information database (or "Ganj") is the only comprehensive information database of theses/dissertations of the country's scholars and is considered one of the most reliable and most visited scientific information databases in Iran. Today, tools like "Ganj" database are key needs to support research and academic services and activities in higher education institutions. Therefore, expanding and making these tools more efficient can result in the efficiency of research and educational systems. But expanding and making these tools more efficient is not possible without measuring and evaluating their activities and services. Therefore, this research was conducted with the aim of evaluating the "Ganj" database and knowing the views of the users of this database in order to improve the services. In order to carry out this evaluation, the views of 577 users of this system were collected and analyzed in an online survey about the three key dimensions of the "Equal" model, i.e. usability, information quality, and service interaction. The findings of the research showed that the highest level of user satisfaction with the features of the "Ganj" database is related to the "Usability" dimension of the "Equal" questionnaire (with an average of 5.32). Against this, the lowest level of user satisfaction with the features of the "Ganj" database is related to the "Information Quality" dimension of the "Equal" questionnaire (with an average of 5.10). In addition, the findings of inferential statistics showed that the difference in the views of users with different educational employment in different dimensions of EQUAL, i.e. applicability ("F" size = 0.376 and decision criterion = 0.865), information quality (Chi-square = 6.771 and decision criterion = 0.238), service interaction (chi-square = 2.751 and decision criterion = 0.738) is not statistically significant. However, the relationship between the users' familiarity with the "Ganj" database and their opinion about the applicability of this database is significant from a statistical point of view (correlation coefficient = 0.106 and decision criterion = 0.011). Therefore, it can be said that the more familiar users are with the "Ganj" database, the more satisfied they are with the usability of this database. Also, based on the findings of the research, the more users use the "Ganj" database, the more satisfied they are with the usability, quality of information and service interaction of this database. Based on the findings of this research, it can be concluded that users' satisfaction with the "Ganj" database is at a high level in all three dimensions of the "Equal" tool; However, the continuous improvement of this database should not be overlooked. Some of the solutions that can help improve the "Ganj" database include adding more details to the records (such as adding an English abstract), making the search in the database more efficient, and shortening the "embargo" time (delay in accessing full-text files).

the study aimed to evaluate the quality of the website owned by Information Center andCentral Library of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad as one of the top universities in the country.

 the research is and applied one in survey method. The statistical population were the total number of students studying in Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. A set of 380 students was selected as the appropriate sample. The data were collected using a questionnaire which were then analyzed by software SPSS.

 among the attraction components of the website owned by Information Center and Central Library of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, the use of attractive media had the highest score and the typography had the lowest one. Regarding the usability component, consistency had the highest and the structure had the lowest score. Moreover, the degree of satisfaction among the students from the quality of the website was evaluated as medium.

although a new website is designed for Information Center and Central Library of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, there appeared, however, a need to revise its quality especially in terms of usability.
 
 

In this research, quality of central library website of governmental university libraries evaluated and ranked on the base of fuzzy inference system design.
Population research is including central library website of governmental universities (55 websites) affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and they have independent website. Methodology is survey study and used checklist and Matlab software. Findings regarding to the fuzzy inference system, indicated that Central Library of Sahand University of Technology, University of Kashan, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili and Damghan University have the best website and Central Library of University of Gilan has the worst website.
Findings:Therefore, evaluation based on fuzzy inference system has better and more precisely results than classical evaluation. Websites ranked according to quality of content and structural criteria as well.
Websites also in qualitative terms, ie, low, moderate and highly rated.
So, it seems, fuzzy inference system, is a better way to evaluate and rank the quality of academic libraries websites.

Evaluating and ranking websites of the National Libraries of the Asian and Middle Eastern countries. The Website Quality Evaluation Tool (WQET), consisted of 38 items, was employed to assess the quality of 34 National Library websites. Attention to audience, explaining objectives, scope, ease of search, speed of loading, updateness, graphics, compilers background, and the style in were found to be in overall good shapes. No significant relation was found between the content and the rank. Singapore's National Library website ranked first with 80 points and that of Laos ranked last with only 36 points. The website of the National Library of Iran with the score of 76 ranked sixth, and hence proved reliable.