Assessing the resilience of public library staff against earthquakes: A case study of public library staff of Kermanshah province

The aim of the present study was to investigate the resilience of Kermanshah public library staff to the earthquake.

The present study is applied research that adopted a survey method. The sample size was 97 employees of Kermanshah public libraries. The data were collected using a resilience questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to assess the reliability of the questionnaire, which was 0.929. Data analysis was performed using Single group token test (mark), Excel software, and SPSS 23.

The findings showed that resilience dimensions including social dimension with an average of 2.89, economic dimension 2.53, organizational dimension 2.54, and physical dimension 2.77. In general, the overall average of resilience was equal to (2.71), which indicated that there was a significant difference between the theoretical average (3) and the obtained means. Therefore, Kermanshah public libraries staff are in an unfavorable situation of resilience against earthquakes.

In this regard, earthquake preparedness training by public libraries is essential to take a step towards sustainable library development.