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Purpose: The main purpose of this research is investigation of effect of the users' religiosity on their relevance judgment. Method: This research is practical in terms of purpose and was conducted using the descriptive survey design. The statistical population of the research consisted of all fourth-level doctoral students at Al-Zahra University, whose number was 69. Mean and Standard deviation were used to describe the statistical data, and Pearson's correlation coefficient and simultaneous regression analysis were used to analyze the data. In order to collect information about the level of users' adherence to religiosity dimensions, Glock and Stark's religiosity questionnaire (1968) was used which includes 26 items arranged in 4 dimensions of beliefs, emotional, consequential, and ritual. Then, in order to determine the degree of relevance judgment, 6 simulated work tasks were defined and the most important criteria of relevance judgment were evaluated during the execution of work tasks. First, the users searched on the topic of work tasks in Persian paper databases, including Magiran, SID and Ensani Portal (Iran's Humanities Portal), and they selected 10 papers for each task. After reading each scenario and the demand related to it, users evaluated the papers related to each scenario in a related, somewhat related, unrelated format. Therefore, each user evaluated 30 papers related to 6 work tasks. Findings: The findings indicates that among the religiosity dimensions, the interactive behavior of users showed a higher average than the interactive performance and relevance judgment. Moreover, the average of practices dimension was the highest, followed by belief dimension, and emotion dimension. Finally, the works dimension showed the lowest average. The results of multiple regression test showed that users' ritual and behavioral dimension (such as worship, prayer, participation in special religious rites, fasting, etc.) and belief dimension and religious beliefs are effective in increasing relevance judgment, but the two affective and emotional dimensions have nothing to do with the judgment of users. In other words, despite the change in the emotional dimension of the users, i.e., the change in the degree of emotions, imaginations and feelings related to having a relationship with a divine entity such as God or an ultimate reality or a supreme authority, their relevance judgment would not change. Furthermore, despite the change in the 'consequences dimension' of religiosity, i.e., the change in the effects of religious beliefs, actions, experiences and knowledge on the daily life of users, the level of their relevance judgment did not show a change. Originality/value: The present research is the first research that has explored the effect of users' religiosity scales on relevance judgment. According to the findings, it is suggested that system designers and experts, in addition to considering technical issues and hardware and software equipment, should also manage the interactions of users with the system and consider the different conditions and situations of users. Librarians, while knowing the society in which the users are located and considering the religious context of the society as well as knowing the religious approaches of the users, can provide the necessary guidance to them when retrieving information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Present research aims to provide a local model of crisis management in libraries of Iran's research centers. Research method is mixed of grounded theory and survey analytics. Research population (qualitative section) is composed of crisis management specialists and managers of research centers who was selected by an objective method, and quantitative section composes of 144 managers of research centers and libraries. Semi-structured interview and questionnaire were used. Principle areas of crisis management include: values (moral, religious and social values); human force (using experienced forces) and techniques (correct budgeting, increased skills, information process improvement, improvement of IT infrastructures and preventing crisis). Model of crisis management is composed of 3 factors which the average score of statistical population is 149, 70 and 49 for intra-organizational management, extra organizational operation environment, and extra-organizational respectively. In first model75% of changes in extra-organizational crisis management are covered by indexes of intra-organizational crisis management, in second model about -81% of changes in crisis management of extra-organizational operation environment are covered by intra-organizational indexes. It is recommended managers of libraries to include principles of local crisis management in their regulations and to prevent and control natural and organizational crises, and to motivate their employees in order to perform it. Keywords: Local Model, Crisis Management in Libraries, Intra-organizational crisis, Extra-organizational Operation Environment Crisis, Extra-organizational Crisis, Introduction Today crisis and crisis management are discussed in all knowledge fields, and all scientists and managers of organizations believe that prevention is more profitable and easier. However this is [...]

The aim of research is to investigate the influence of user's characteristics on their relevance judgment. The research method was an analytical survey in which 40 masters students and graduates of Information and Knowledge Sciences formed the research population. NEO-personality inventory-revised was used to investigate the population in 5 factors (Extraversion/ Neuroticism/ Openness to experience/ agreeableness/ Conscientiousness). Relevance judgment was performed on 10 first retrieved records in Google for 5 keywords that had been searched by the research population and precision was measured. Findings showed that users' relevance judgment is not the same despite the intervening control; Extraversion and agreeableness have positive and significant relationship with relevance judgment and there is not any significant relationship between Neuroticism, Openness to experience and Conscientiousness with relevance judgment. In other words, users with characteristics such as Extraversion and agreeableness retrieved more related records. In general, some personal characteristics have influence on relevance judgment. Library and information managers can improve search process through providing suitable job conditions and suitable environment for users to search information in better situations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]