Where We Stand: Evaluation of Public Libraries in Fars Province of Iran
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Abstract
The public libraries in Fars province (Iran) were compared with the Dayani Standards for Public Libraries, which is an accepted standard in Iran. The nine criteria in the Dayani Standards, such as opening hours, total area, collection size, number of users, staff, book cases, and seats, were tested for each library. Findings indicate that public libraries were generally among classes 5-6 of the Dayani Standards. Using cluster analysis, we can recognize 3 different groups among the libraries studied. The libraries of the first group have a better situation than the Dayani Standards class 3. The second group of libraries are in the same cluster with libraries in Dayani Standards class 5 and 6, which results in a decreased total average of criteria for these libraries. To raise their performance against the Dayani standards, the priorities that the authorities should consider include an increase in daily opening hours, attracting more users, and increasing the number of staff.
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