نشریه بازیابی دانش و نظام های معنایی
پیاپی 19 (تابستان 1398)

In economy, knowledge is the most important producer and organizations refer to it as the most important competitive advantage. Also, organizational effectiveness is considered as an achievement of organizational goal. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of knowledge management and its processes on organizational effectiveness. The statistical population of the study was the managers of all branches of Isfahan Insurance Companies which were selected by sampling with a volume of 72 individuals. Two questionnaires with Likert spectrum were used to collect data and Path analysis was used to analyze the data. The results indicated that there is a positive and significant relationship between knowledge management and organizational effectiveness, and the results showed %857 of organizational effectiveness variance is related to knowledge management processes. The statistical results confirm the effect of all aspects of knowledge management on organizational effectiveness except knowledge application. Based on research findings, designing a knowledge structure in insurance companies in Isfahan will be effective in improving the effectiveness of these companies.

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of personality traits (self-efficacy and self-esteem) and situational characteristics (cognitive assessment: threat to challenge) on the knowledge sharing at librarians in public libraries of Khorasan Razavi. The present research is a descriptive study carried out using a questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha was used for four questionnaires and the reliability of the research tool was confirmed. The statistical population of this study was 310 librarians of public libraries covered by libraries. According to Cochran formula, a questionnaire was distributed among 172 librarians and finally 141 questionnaires were answered. The findings of the research show that librarians with higher self-efficacy and high self-esteem have a more positive attitude toward knowledge management and collaboration in the organization. Also, librarians who challenge challenges in situations have a more positive attitude toward knowledge management and collaboration in the organization. On the other hand, librarians who are threatened in situations with evaluations have a less positive attitude toward knowledge management and collaboration in the organization. The results of the research confirmed the effect of two categories of personality traits including self-esteem and self-efficacy as well as situational features including cognitive threat assessment and challenge situations in dealing with the attitude of librarians towards knowledge management and show that these factors can predict librarian's attitude Knowledge management and collaborative knowledge sharing. This research examines the relationship between personality traits and knowledge management.

The purpose of this research is the Investigation of reference architecture elements for knowledge management in financial institutions. This research is qualitative and quantitative. This research used survey method. Interview and questionnaire was used for data collection. The sampling method in this research is census. Descriptive and analytical statistical methods were used to answer the study questions and test the hypotheses. The findings indicate that Among the three elements of knowledge management reference architecture, the lowest amount of attention for Knowledge Management and then the knowledge business and the amount of attention to the information technology is moderate. It is the lowest amount of attention to processes knowledge extraction and knowledge identification among knowledge management elements and the highest amount of attention is knowledge storage and Knowledge of organizational structure. Among the elements of information technology, amount of attention both (The enabling and facilitator Technology) is the moderate. The knowledge business element knowledge was recognized as a strategic resource. Also views comparison on the elements of knowledge management reference architecture indicate that employees Were distinctions the least amount of attention and managers the most attention amount. The implementation amount of each element of knowledge management architecture in the center, the element knowledge Business, the IT and the knowledge management have an unfavorable condition.

The purpose of this study was to identify and classify the features of an effective website for Iranian public libraries based on the Kano model.

This was an applied study. The research methodology was used as a methodological method. The population of this study included users of the public library, 120 randomly selected as the main participants. A researcher-made questionnaire was designed based on a focal model for data collection. The validity of the questionnaires was verified by the faculty members of the Faculties of Information and Science and Management. To analyze the data, the focal point of the evaluation model, Excel software and descriptive statistics were used. Cranach alpha to estimate the reliability index (α = 0.83)

First, the identify and classify the features of an effective website of the public library were identified. Hence, services were classified based on 5 criteria (including must-be, one-dimensional, attractive, indifferent, and reverse) depending on Kano’s model and the librarians 'and site designers viewpoint. From 72 identified services, 33 services were must be, 16 services were one-dimensional, 18 services were attractive, 5 of them were indifferent, and no service was classified as the reverse one.

Most of the services identified were found on the Web site of the world's public libraries, which is expected to be used by designers and librarians of public libraries to design their library site.

The purpose of this study is checking the attitudes of librarians in the central library of the first level universities about the Internet of things and present its application pattern in the academic library. This study was a survey-descriptive method. The statistical population of this research is librarians working in the central libraries of the first level universities in Iran, which consist of 298 persons. The sample size is 168 by the Cochran formula, but slightly more than 180 questionnaires were distributed. Among all distributed questionnaires, 113 questionnaires were collected. The result of this study is that the Internet of things technology was used in many library processes and in the activities of public services, technical services, and library services. The responses received from librarians as well as studies have shown that although the use of Internet of things technology will impose costs on libraries, on the other hand, due to the high value of this technology as well as the speed and ease with which the library's executive and managerial activities, it will arise, using this technology in the library was desirable. Finally, the result of the study leaded to present the design the pattern of usage of the Internet of things in the academic library.

The aim of this study is to analysis the services provided for the elderly in the public libraries of Tehran city affiliated to the Iran Public Libraries Foundation.

A descriptive survey method was used in this research. Statistical population of the research include 38 administrators or managers of public libraries in Tehran city. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect the data, which was inspired by the guidelines of the American Library Association's for the Elderly Services in Libraries. Data analysis was done at two levels: descriptive statistics analysis including frequency, percentage of frequency and the inferential analysis including single sample t-test using SPSS software.

The results showed that Tehran Public libraries in all components of special services for the elderly including library staff training, communication and library resources, library planning, equipment, developing and sharing the facilities, home services and the budget are not in good standing right now, and the available service in all components is below average.

The majority of librarians in Tehran Public libraries (72 percent) accepted the guidelines of the American Library Association's for the Elderly Services in Libraries as an important indicator for special services for the Elderly in Iranian Libraries, but fewer (27 percent) disagreed with this idea.