Human Information Interaction

Kharazmi University Scientific Publications and Co-authorship Networks in Web of Science (1994-2020)

Davoud Haseli

Background: The performance and collaboration of universities could be measured through scientific publications and scientometrics indicators. The purpose is to describe state of scientific publications at Kharazmi University and determine the important players of the Co-authorship networks at this University in three levels: Researchers, organizations and countries - in the web of science from 1994 to 2020.
Method: This is a scientometrics study. Kharazmi University’s’ 4734 records from Web of Science both text and Excel format had been extracted. Data visualization was performed using VOSviewer and the GunnMap.
Finding: Results showed that Kharazmi University publications have received an average of 10.68 citations with H-index of 75. The five first subject areas are engineering, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and computer science. For scientific co-authorship among Iranian organizations, Islamic Azad, Tehran, Tarbiat Modares Universities; among foreign organizations, Putra University, Malaysia, California and Montreal; Among countries, United States, Canada and the United Kingdom are ranked first to third. Vatanpour, Majlesara Jahromi, and Divsalar are the top three researcher. Vatanpour is most effective researcher quantitatively and qualitatively. Fields of chemistry (organic and polymer / decomposition and application), biology, industrial engineering and engineering make main authors' of co-authorship network. Main players in the organization network are Iranian organizations, and more in Tehran. Although Kharazmi University cooperation with other countries is not acceptable, but the drawing of the co-authorship network of countries shows that cooperation is developing at the international level. Also, scientific co-authorship with Iranian organizations, especially foreign organizations, has increased the citation of Kharazmi University publication.
Conclusion: Kharazmi University publications had been growing significantly on the web of science database in recent years in term of quantity and quality. More scientific teamwork is suggested for Kharazmi University at the international level. Also, publication of topmost thesis and dissertations on the Web of Science should be considered.

Seven aspects of the information literacy experience and the complexity of the task: A review

Azam Sanatjoo

Introduction: Information literacy experience emphases on the abilities of acquiring and applying information in order to respond to customers and exchange information with other colleagues and use in the workplace. As the task complexity increases, the experience of information literacy becomes important due to different information behaviors (diversity and complexity of information needs, difficulties in obtaining information, attention to oral information sources, interaction and exchange of information with colleagues).
Objective: Reviewing the role of information literacy experience of individuals in the workplace in terms of the complexity of the task.
Methodology: A qualitative research conducted by content analysis.
Findings: As the complexity tasks increases, information dependence and information literacy experience become more important, and more aspects of it is required in the workplace. Likewise, it was found that a small number of information literacy definitions are defined in terms of the work environment. Further, none of the definitions of information literacy examined had all aspects of information literacy.
Conclusion: Gaining experience and skill in information literacy is one factor that safeguards the success of employees. It is recommended for administrators and staff to use seven aspects of information literacy that cultivates the mind and warrants the advancement of the organization.

Children's Interactive Book in Iran A Review On Existing Situation And Production Challenges

Fatima Fahimnia

Background and objective: Audience communication with digital media is mutual and interactive. Non-printed digital formats of books maintain the features of interactivity. This attempts to identify interactive children's books published in Iran and assess publisher’s viewpoint on the challenges of creating interactive books.
Method: This paper has applied a qualitative approach in three parts. The features of interactive books (published in Iran) were assessed based on a checklist and were described in three sections: producer, multimedia and interactive features. Interviews with interactive book producers were mined from periodicals and themes related to production challenges were identified. The experiences of interactive book producers were studied by phenomenological method to identify production challenges.
Findings: production of interactive books in Iran started in early 2010s and continued till the middle of the decade. Some publishers stopped production due to lack of skills or financial resources. Production of interactive books ran into problems because of frail copyright laws, author's concern about co-creation, and a lack of expertise in the production of interactive narrative and multimedia content. Poor and imitative content fails to compete with similar non-Iranian products in the cultural products market. Lack of sufficient theoretical foundations for digital reading and technical infrastructure to support these products are other challenges identified in the production of interactive books.
Conclusion: Interactive book producers have not paid as much attention to their audience as they should. If producers do not have relevant information on their audience, they could not interactive narrative appropriate to their interests and needs.
Under the circumstances, even if there are adequate infrastructure and appropriate financial resources, audience would not accept the product.

Identifying Factors Affecting Competition between Print Media and Social Networks for Survival

Golnar Shojaeibaghini

Background and Aim: Media and social networks have commanded many challenges for print media. Apparently, audiences' behaviors are changing by searching through the internet to find free news and information. Accordingly, the study was aimed at identifying factors affecting the competition between print media and social networks for survival, the case study of Khorasan Newspaper.
Method: A qualitative study conducted on grounded theory with interviews. Text mining and coding techniques were employed for data analysis. After studying the existing scientific documents and analytical interviews with scholars and experts in Khorasan Newspaper, marketing dimensions and indicators were determined to recommend a framework for competition between print media and social networks for survival.
Findings: Results indicated the main categories including: Causal conditions (dynamism, services - innovative, pace, multimedia nature and advertisements); the main category of competitiveness in survival (strategic, modern strategy, organizational knowledge, planning for survival, priority of survival, dynamic change-oriented, and specialized technologic innovation), strategy (customer orientation, networking and communicational skills in organization), context (change management, complexity of customers' conditions, and environment), external confounding conditions (infrastructural and organizational capabilities, knowledge management, and organizational learning), and implications (tangible, such as survival, organizational maturity and excellence, acquisition of competitive advantage, reduction of customer fall rate, increase in new customer attraction rate, keeping customers, and rise of income, as well as intangible implications such as enhancement of customer satisfaction, economic and cultural growth of society, organizational agility, increase on innovation potential, promotion of position in media market, improvement of organizational performance and productivity).
Discussion and Conclusion: Print media must apply to: Strategic, modern, organizational knowledge, strategic survival planning, priority of survival, dynamic change-oriented, and technologic innovation competitiveness.

Hybrid Urban Space and the Dichotomous Citizen Phenomenon in the 21st century; Case Study: Tehran

Zohre Davoudpour

Purpose: Technology has influenced cities to undertake fundamental functional changes and be recognized as a new appearance in the 21st century. These deviations have created a dual living space and citizens with varied behaviors. In other words, the hybrid urban space had shaped the citizen dichotomy with dual real-virtual function. This study is focused on the spatial-functional duality of citizens in Tehran through the virtual and the real world.
Method: Method was qualitative applied research in nature and purpose. Data collection was completed via simple random questionnaire and field documentation. Population was all residents of Tehran and sample consist of 559 people determined by Cohen's formula from 22 regions. Validity of the instrument was measured through 35 questionnaire and reliability was based on Cronbach's alpha.
Findings: There is a significant correlation between research variables. The relation of social interactions and the urban body takes precedence over technology. Consequently, this is an emphasis on citizen interaction with the city in the age of technology. In other words, technology plays the role of interface and communication facilitator.
Discussion and Conclusion: Result display that by the interaction of three main elements: city (physical context/body), citizen and technology - the phenomenon of dichotomous citizen and hybrid space in Tehran is increasing

Presenting a Model for the effect of research interactions between the Faculty Members and Students with Librarians on Scientific Outputs: a Grounded Theory approach

Safiyeh Tahmasebi Limooni

Purpose: The significance of collaboration of librarians and academicians in enhancing the students’ academic success and research capacity has been increasingly recognized by scholars. The purpose of this study is to provide a model of the impact of research interactions between faculty members and students with librarians on scientific products with a grounded theory approach.
Methodology: This is a qualitative approach using grounded theory research method. Data collection was a semi-structured interview using snowball sampling. Twenty interviews were conducted with faculty members of Mazandaran University and experts working at the University. Data analysis was performed in three stages of open coding, axial coding and selective coding based on which a qualitative research model was designed.
Findings: The results showed that out of a total of 264 open codes identified, 44 were central codes and in conclusion 10 selected codes were identified. A paradigm model including: Improving the research interactions of faculty members and students with librarians in scientific productions as a Axial category and causal conditions (training skills and information literacy, interaction and knowledge experiences), contextual factors (information and research consulting, resources Interventional conditions (research rules and regulations), strategies (evaluation of scientific output, management of research resources) and consequences (increase of scientific production, cost management and teamwork) was set.
Conclusion: Conferring inadequate studies inspecting factors affecting the interactions of faculty members and students with librarians on the scientific products of the University, results of this study will be beneficial in identifying the research priorities of the University and supporting researchers, enabling extensive and challenging research activities and improving research methods