Board Member's and Manager's Views and Evaluation on the Iranian Library and Information Sciences Association

This research aimed to evaluate the performance of LIS Association based on the views obtained from board members and managers at the provincial branches.
The methodology of the present study was a mixed-method which used a questionnaire along with a written open-ended questionnaire. The target group included board members and officials at the provincial branches. Among 55 members of this target group, 28 of them filled out an electronic questionnaire. The data collected through the questionnaire were descriptively analyzed and then the descriptive questions were analyzed qualitatively.
Findings: The results show the association performance in holding workshops and conferences, in communication with the press and media and the web site of LIS to be “very good” and “good” respectively. However, their communication with faculty members, with students and practitioners in the field, with officials and libraries, with introducing and respecting older members and with the development of the provincial branches were observed to be average. Moreover, their performance in communication with provincial branches, their interaction with other fields and professions, their attempts in introducing the concepts and functions of field to the society, along with the provision of facilities and support to its members, as well as their endeavors to solve the employment problem of graduates etc. were assessed as weak.
Despite the advantages mentioned above, the Association of LIS has many weaknesses and problems that need to be resolved. The lack of sufficient attempt to solve these problems call forth serious challenges against the Association.