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Developing user education programs in private primary
No full textThe students getting "user education" in primary school libraries for their levels, has a great importance in them being "knowledgable users" in their adult life. In this research, it is emphasised that the user education program applied shows how the students have differences for their level of knowledge about using of libraries and resources and how these programs are useful. In the research, a user education program, which is based on experimental method, has been applied to 20 students chosen out of fourth and fifth grades. The program includes the usage of the library and their basic resources. Before carrying the evaluation program out with the students, a pre-test and a test of library rules were given. During the activities students are asked to fill in an evaluation sheet weekly in order to measure their post education knowledge and skills. A post-test was given at the completion of the program. After the program, students are given the same pre-test they were given in the beginning to expose the effectiveness of the work that has been carried out. In order to show the significance of the difference between the pre-test and the post-test, a t test has been applied. Findings prove that students, who take user education programs, could gain the sufficient skills of using information resources appropriately
Participative management in the university libraries: A survey on Ankara University Libraries
No full text"Participative management", which is defined as personnel's participation in terms of expressing his or her opinion to the solution of problems which effect their jobs and the institution where they work, constitutes the basis of today's modern management approaches. Being consulted as an advisor will create the feeling of being respected and being perceived as an important person and thus results self-satisfaction on behalf of the employee. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain the personnel to be deeply involved with his or her job, with the success or failure of the institution, and to ask for their opinions during the decision-making process. In this regard, the hypothesis of this paper is claimed as " There is a positive correlation between the librarians' enjoying their jobs and providing them to participate in the decision-making process by taking their opinions". Relying on this hypothesis, participative management is supposed to be an important (major) factor of the job satisfaction of university librarians and the research is conducted in this direction. The application of management approaches, especially on participative management at the university libraries, was evaluated by undertaking the opinions of the university librarians and their approaches to the subject. 6 university library in Ankara were selected as sample for this research and inquires were made to 71 librarians; answers were evaluated with the SPSS statistical package program. As a conclusion, it is determined that there is a positive relationship between librarians' enjoying their jobs and participative management applied by their managers, and most of the managers of university libraries in Ankara execute participative management
Belge erişiminde teknolojik yaklaşım
No full textThis study attempts to identify and demonstrate the deficiencies, suggests the reasons for them, and propose amelioration, in the nature of record retrieval services given by the state institues in Turkey. It is the contention of this study (its hypotheses) that the major deficiencies in records retrieval services are basicly by product of existing system of archival applications in these institutions that are not based on the modern tecniques and methods. The method chosen for this study is descriptive method. The data to test our hypotheses has been obtained from three official institutions by participatory observation. In conclusion, it has been observed that; - There is a casual relationship between the records retrieval and retrieval apparatus, - The methods and tecniques used, in applications are either incompatible or insufficent, - From the viewpoint of methods and tecniques applied, the problem is condensed in preparing the means of record retrieval, in filing and. in arragement, - Studies toward computerasztion is still in preparatory stage, - The institutions concerned fail to possess the organized structure and the archival system for effective record retrieval services. In order to unravel the strands in. the observed inadequecies in the record retrieval services of the state institutions. This study suggests that, - An organized structure should be implemented for archives, - The modern methods andtechniques related to archives should be used in applications, - Computerised method should be preferred to manual method in order to provide economy and efficiency, in the archival applications and services
Social networks and the information services: The expectations of the net generation from the libraries
No full textThe "net generation" who as a user group perceives technology as if it is a natural extension of their lives, show their impact in the area of information services, too. Therefore, the characteristics and expectations of the members of the densely populated net generation in Turkey have to be studied in order to offer them more productive information services. The aim of our study is to determine the expectations of the net generation of Hacettepe University from library and information services. We studied if the net generation views the use of social media in institutional context as a necessity, how much they trust the Web 2.0 tools, what percentage of them own tablet computers, cell phones, etc. and what they prefer as research sources. The survey method has been used in our research. Data was collected using a questionnaire and interviews were carried out. Subjects between 18 and 35 years of age with "Hacettepe University" recorded in their Facebook profiles have been selected for data gathering. A questionnaire was administered to 250 people satisfying this requirement. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 24 subjects, the transcripts of which were analyzed with NVivo and the findings were corroborated with those obtained from the questionnaire survey. Findings were compared with that in the related literature on net generation. A profile about the net generation has been portrayed on the basis of collected data. Furthermore, the views of subjects with regards to the use of social networks in institutional contexts along with the trust towards Web 2.0 tools were analyzed. IBM Statistics 21, MS Excel and NVivo were used for analysing the quantitative and qualititative data. The overwhelming majority of the subjects (89.2%) request that the social networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) be used institutionally in libraries and that this should be done according to a social media policy (97%). Ninety-four percent of subjects think that information services can be provided more effectively using social media such as Facebook and Twitter. The definition of the library has now changed for those who think that providing information services in an integrated way makes it easier for users to study. Libraries are perceived not only as physical spaces, but also as institutions that should function as virtual environments embedded in users' workspaces and social networks offering synthesized, specialized and mobile information services (90.8%). The percentage of subjects who request that libraries be visible and usable in such environments as Facebook and Twitter is 87.6%. The great majority of subject support the use of social networks in institutional contexts and trust the Web 2.0 tools to a certain extent. They consider the traditional printed sources such as books and journals more reliable. Subjects who use the Internet to get access to Web 2.0 tools visit the library web sites less often. Some have doubts about sharing their personal data. There is no relationship between the number of technological tools owned and the level of trust to Web 2.0 tools. Also, there is no significant relationship between the level of support of the use of social media in institutional contexts and the frequency of social media use. Facebook is the most frequently used social media platform. Although most subjects use social media heavily, the number of subjects who creates user generated content using social networks is quite low. This is the first study based on empirical data on the expectations of the net generation from libraries and information centers. Based on the findings, a profile of net generation was created and findings were compared with that in the literature. The net generation profile should be used to plan information services drawing the attention of net generation users. Which services will be developed institutionally by libraries for this generation should be studied separately. A gap analysis will be useful in this respect to explore the gap between the expectations of net generation users and what libraries currently provide for them
Evaluation of academic performance oriented international university ranking systems based on general rankings and criteria
No full textInternational university ranking systems, popular in recent years and increasing in number, are perceived as a sign of quality and are used by universities as an important marketing tool. On the other hand, it is understood that policy- and decision- makers pay attention to the subject, as strategic documents, policies and regulations include articles related to university rankings. International university rankings do not take the community service mission of universities into consideration and focus on research rather than educational mission. Nine research/academic performance based international university ranking systems which produced general and/or criterion-based rankings until 2015 constitute the scope of this study. Similarities of the general ranking lists have been identified in the first phase of the research that is carried out in three stages. In the analyses which were performed in two ways, one according to the ranking systems, and the other according to the years, the results are obtained according to the four similarity measures and visualized through the heat maps.The second phase of the research focuses on ranking position change of the universities in the ranking systems and in this section the ranking positions of the universities are revealed by means of scatter plots. In the third stage, Spearman correlation test and cosine similarity measure were used along with multi-dimensional scaling to examine the similarities and relations of the criteria used within the same ranking system. It has been determined that the general ranking lists generated by the same ranking system are highly similar in every year. THE has the lowest similarity values among the general ranking systems. On the other hand, as a result of comparing different systems that provide ranking lists in the same year, THE and QS are found as the least similar to the others. It is understood that the similarity between the general ranking lists of the same ranking system is higher for the years where the weighted criteria, methodology, data source or criteria are kept steady. The similarity of the ranking systems decreases in parallel with the increasing criteria dissimilarity. The rankings of the same system in different years and the rankings of different systems in the same year have shown that ranking positions changes significantly. It is understood that the years when change in the ranking positions was the most noticeable are the years where ranking systems changed their criteria, methodology, data source, or criterion weights. URAP and THE, which changed mostly in this sense, are the two ranking systems that cause the most sudden changes in university ranking positions. The ranking systems in which the university rankings are the most different from each other are URAP, THE, QS and CWUR. Analyses on criteria have shown that very similar lists can be created with fewer criteria than the ones used in the current rankings. Among the ranking systems which contain university-size dependent measures, it has been found that there is no significant effect of size dependent criteria on the rankings for URAP, while there is for ARWU and NTU. As a result, it is clear that quality of a university can not be equated with the position in the ranking lists. University rankings should not be used to make important decisions without knowing what and how they measure
Work-related health complaints and risk factors of information and documentation center employees
No full textEvery occupation carries with it some degree of health risk. Diseases and disease risks vary according to the occupation and the working environment. Examining the different factors of a disease can reveal how disease manifests itself differently in persons of different occupations and provides a way of identifying occupational diseases. Unhealthy working conditions affect the health of the worker and increases risk factors connected with the worker?s health. Reducing or eliminating occupational diseases or the possible health risks they present for the working population, discovering the causes of these diseases will increase worker job satisfaction, enhance quality of life and ensure the creation of a healthy and safe working environment. Information-documentation management has found a place for itself in society as a profession as well as a professional group, yet the protection of this group from occupational diseases and disease risks is a matter that is of a different dimension compared to other professional groups. This research has examined working environments at information and documentation centers, using questionnaires to study the present status of occupational health at these centers while aiming to establish what adverse conditions these environments presented and what health complaints and risk factors were involved. The ?Job Satisfaction Evaluation Form? and the ?Quality of Life Scale? were administered to 265 information-documentation workers to determine the degree of job satisfaction and quality of life that these professionals experienced in their working environments. A major determining factor in the study was the existence of adverse conditions in the working environment. The data collected in the Health Assessment Form led to the observation that workers suffered to a great extent from allergic symptoms related to dust and other physical factors within the environment
Arşiv kütüphane ve müzelerin enformasyon yönetimi içindeki rolü
No full textSince the prehistoric times people need to write their knowledge, experiences and mind to a device to protect them and use in the future when needed. Like archives and libraries, museums are also important institutions which collect and disseminate information through mainly three dimension objects. Today, knowledge is an economic and culturel value. Therefore, managing information becomes an important issue. For this reason, the aim of this thesis is to evaluate the place of archives, museums and libraries within the society as well as information managemen
The role of organizational knowledge in strategic planning
No full textThe purpose of this study is to demonstrate the importance of the concepts of organizational knowledge and strategic planning to organization and to define the relationship between these their concepts. A field study was carried out in Tuzla Municipality and the extent to which Tuzla Municipality made use of organizational knowledge which preparing strategic planning was examined. As a result, it was observed that Tuzla Municipality made use of organizational knowledge sources in the preparation of strategic plannig. Accordingly, the role of organizational knowledge in strategic planning as follows: 1- in the pre-planning phase of collecting data. 2- in spreading organizational methods of working. 3- in the understanding and interpretation of external developments and changes. 4- in the correct definition of the aims and strategies of the organization. 5- in the effective implementation of the strategic planning
Book and library culture in the Ottoman empire: From the perspective of European travellers (1453-1699)
No full textBesides the use of Ottoman sources, the use of Western sources is also an important issue in Ottoman book and library culture researches. Especially in the period of 1453-1699, there are very few studies that utilize Western sources on Ottoman book and library culture. For this reason, Ottoman book and library culture researches related to this period are lacking. Primary sources have major importance in historical researches. One of the most important of primary Western sources on Ottoman history is travelogues. Because travelogues provide information and findings based on observations in relation to period of concern. Although travelogues are used as sources in many studies in the Ottoman history area, their use in Ottoman book and library culture is inadequate. In our study aiming at the inadequacy of this issue, it was determined that 122 Western travelers had observations about the subjects around the Ottoman book and library culture, and that they reflect these observations in writing to their travelogues or works. The subjects most interested and observed by these travelers are related to printing, book trade, spoken and written language. Apart from this, travelers have made many observations about copying books, physical characteristics of books, main purposes of books, respect for the book as a physical objects, book reading places and libraries. As a result of our research, the problem of the inadequate sources of the period of concern, and the inadequacy of the Western sources have been resolved appropriate to the aim of the study and the observations have been passed and evaluated, using all the physically accessible works of the travelers