Analyzing the factors affecting the organization of resources in the National Library and Archives of IRAN

The purpose of this task is to identify both internal and external strategic factors for organizing book and non-book resources and to provide appropriate strategies based on the findings.

The research method was document study and survey. The research community included 10 experts from within the organization for brainstorming sessions and 40 experts from inside and outside the organization were purposefully selected to complete the questionnaire because of their experience and expertise. Data was collected through document-library study, brainstorming sessions, and researcher-made questionnaires and the data was examined with the help of a SWOT matrix.

The total score of internal factors was 3.5128 and external factors was 3.3886. The strengths of the book and non-book resource organization emphasize standardization and development of new organization tools for increasing quality and technological approach. Lack of attention to research achievements, technological limitations, quality challenges Standardization, and human resource problems are significant weaknesses. The governance position of the organization, access to up-to-date organizational tools, access to academic and organizational learning, legal deposit law, ease of use and user-friendliness of Rasa software; interaction and participation of users and beneficiaries of the organization are the most important opportunities. Budget, facilities, and technological Limitations, barriers to educational development, Poor users participating in organizing; the lack of an integrated strategy, issues and problems of experts' jobs, and ignoring the importance of organizing by senior management are the most important threats as part of our efforts to improve our services, we work closely with publishers and managers to implement new frameworks and formats. We also focus on organizing new types of resource formats and collaborating with scientific and research institutions. Additionally, we are developing tools and requirements for publishing bibliographic data in the semantic web, compiling ontologies, and migrating data to the linked data format. We continuously work on refining bibliographic data and Authority databases in Rasa software, and we give users the opportunity to participate in editing and correcting cataloging records. We have developed quality control guidelines and strengthened our National Organization Council and specialized committees. We aim to improve our governance position in the field of organization and continuously provide up-to-date training and development opportunities for our experts. We attend specialized conferences and events and pay close attention to human resources and working conditions. These are the important strategies we have proposed to improve our services even more.

Updating and improving methods of organization and tools to increase the dissemination and accessibility of data in the semantic web by creating linked data and developing ontologies, creating technology-related facilities and platforms for user participation and social organization, interaction with stakeholders such as users, scientific and specialized institutions, universities, etc. To synergize and share knowledge and facilities will develop the organization of the book and non-book resources. Development of expert training and conducting applied research and improving management will also increase the quality of this field. Finally, revitalizing and strengthening the National Organizing Council is an important strategy that can have an impact on the organizing in the organization and at the country level, with the NLAI as its center.