Content analysis of articles presented in Iranian Library and Information Science Association seminars during 2000-2006

The research investigates 47 titles of presented articles during 2000-2006 in Iranian Library and Information Science Association seminars. Using content analysis whole articles have been chosen for analysis. The subjects of articles are classified according to LISA by means of LISTA online thesauruses. The results of this research from the aspect of subject orientation, show that the subject of storage and retrieval have had greatest portion with 24%. Then subject of communication and information technology with 18% and general features of Library and Information Science with 16% are in the next rank. From the time perspective (2000-2003), also the greatest frequency of subjects is related to the first period with 44 %. Among 47 articles, 46 cases have had authorship and one of them had been translated. The portion of men has been 69% and the portion of women has been 31 %. 83% of articles have one writer, 15%, two writers and 2% have three writers. The greatest portion of the experts has PhD with 33%. Rahmatollah Fattahi is the most productive writer by presenting 4 titles. From the aspect of organizational affiliation, the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad has had the greatest portion in presenting the articles. Among provinces, Tehran has had the greatest portion in presenting the articles by 40%. The results also indicate that articles surveyed have no attention to the following subjects: book reviews, conferences, specialized libraries, archive centers, document delivery, book, non-printed material, audio-visual materials, reference services, the cataloging rules and content analysis. So, there is a need to authorize and present articles in these fields. Also, much attention to the co-working and the effort for more participation of women is needed.