Identifying the Necessary Elements for the Design of the University Library Mobile Site | ||
| پژوهش های کتابخانه های دیجیتالی و هوشمند | ||
| Article 3, Volume 8, Issue 3 - Serial Number 31, November 2021, Pages 23-32 PDF (1.14 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.30473/mrs.2022.64415.1521 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Maryamsadat Seidin1; Heidar Mokhtari* 2 | ||
| 1Ph.D. Department of Information Science, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad Epistemology, Gorgan, Iran. | ||
| 2Associate Professor, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Purpose: Librarians should make the library smart so that they don't lose their users and succeed in the competitive environment where the library has many alternatives. A suitable mobile site for the library is one of these ways. The current research was conducted with the aim of obtaining the necessary elements for the design of the university library's mobile site. Methodology: With the descriptive method as well as the study of related texts and background, the elements and features of the mobile site of the academic libraries of eleven top universities in the world in 2021 were identified and explained. Findings: Library mobile site services such as mentioning working hours, the possibility of searching in the library list, bringing contact information and maps in all these mobile sites, and after them services such as accessing databases and asking questions from There is a librarian. In total, twenty types of mobile library website services were identified and suggested as necessary elements for the mobile design of the university library website. Conclusion: University libraries can use the elements obtained in this research to design a suitable logo for the university library website. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Mobile Site; Mobile Website; University Library | ||
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