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The Electronic Librarians in the Future of Public Libraries in Iran
The Electronic Librarians in the Future of Public Libraries in Iran

Author(s): Hamed Alipour- Hafezi, Elham Karimi-Mansoorabad, Some Majidi, Saeed Rezaei Sharifabadi, Zahra Abdollahi
Subject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies
Published by: Asocijacija informacijskih stručnjaka – bibliotekara, arhivista i muzeologa
Keywords: Public Libraries; Electronic librarians; Skills; Iran

Summary/Abstract: Public libraries are available for anyone who can use it. Unlike other libraries that servicing just for special users, public libraries welcome any kind of people at any age or education. In the future public libraries, some skills are required for librarians. These skills include education, research, information literacy and computer skills. The purpose of this article is to identify the role of the electronic librarians in the future of public libraries in Iran. This article is a review of a number of public libraries in Iran. There are 7 types of public libraries in Iran and almost all kinds of them as close stack system in servicing the users. It is undeniable that trained staff are necessary for the users and services of this kind of library. So librarians should adapt themselves to these changes. We can conclude that, this article observes the features of public libraries in Iran, the skills that a public library librarians need and the changes we will need in our future library. A number of suggestions are made to how they can respond to these conditions.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 06
  • Page Range: 137-143
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Bosnian