9 results on '"Ali Akbar Khasseh"'
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2. Twenty-six years of LIS research focus and hot spots, 1990–2016: A co-word analysis
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Reza Mokhtarpour and Ali Akbar Khasseh
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Focus (computing) ,05 social sciences ,Perspective (graphical) ,Library science ,Thematic structure ,Sociology ,0509 other social sciences ,Library and Information Sciences ,050905 science studies ,050904 information & library sciences ,Intellectual structure ,Word (computer architecture) ,Information Systems - Abstract
The purpose of this research is to map and analyse the conceptual and thematic structure of library and information science (LIS) research from the perspective of the co-word analysis. The bibliographical records consist of all the research papers published in the LIS core journals between 1990 and 2016 and indexed in Web of Science. ‘CiteSpace’ was used to visualise the co-word network of LIS studies. The frequency of co-occurrence and centrality scores in the overall structure of the field showed that the word ‘Science’ is the most significant and pivotal keyword among the nodes in the co-word network of LIS literature, and in this respect, the word ‘Library’ is in the second place. However, the results of the social network analysis uncovered that in spite of the high frequency of the word ‘library’, the pivotal role of the term has been exposed to decline over the time. The results of the analysis of co-word clusters showed that ‘information seeking and retrieval’ is the most important research focus in the intellectual structure of LIS literature during 1990–2016. Also, analysis of the hot spots of the LIS research based on Kleinberg algorithm indicated that the words ‘Internet’ and ‘World Wide Web’ have attracted the most attention by LIS scholars during the years under study.
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- 2020
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3. Who is who in library and information science research? The integrative application of scholarly influence indicators
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Ali Akbar Khasseh and Reza Mokhtarpour
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05 social sciences ,Library science ,Co authorship ,Sociology ,0509 other social sciences ,Library and Information Sciences ,050905 science studies ,050904 information & library sciences ,Intellectual structure - Abstract
This research concerns determining authors’ scientific influence in library and information science research and their impact on the intellectual structure of the discipline by means of integrative indicators of the Scholarly Capital Model and co-authorship patterns. Research records comprised articles published from 1945 to 2016 in library and information science core journals and indexed in Web of Science. CiteSpace (software for visualization of scientific patterns and trends) was employed to map the intellectual structure of library and information science research based on co-authorship patterns. The results showed that the top 10 authors of library and information science research with the highest scores in terms of influence indicators (except for one person) were mostly concerned with the field of scientometrics which can be considered as the special impact of scientometric authors on the intellectual structure of library and information science research especially in recent years. Based on the results of the research, integrative use of scientometric indicators for measuring authors’ level of scholarly influence may grant a more precise perspective for decision makers in the field of library and information science.
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- 2020
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4. How to increase the loyalty of public library users? A qualitative study
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Mahin Afzali, Oranus Tajedini, Ali Akbar Khasseh, and Ali Sadatmoosavi
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Service quality ,business.industry ,Library services ,media_common.quotation_subject ,05 social sciences ,Library and Information Sciences ,Public relations ,Grounded theory ,0502 economics and business ,Loyalty ,050211 marketing ,Sociology ,0509 other social sciences ,050904 information & library sciences ,business ,media_common ,Qualitative research - Abstract
The main objective of this study is to explain how to increase user loyalty behavior to public library services. This study uses a qualitative method based on grounded theory. The research population included users of public libraries in Iran. The data were collected through in-depth interviews, and the theoretical saturation was obtained after interviewing 24 members of public libraries. The collected data through interviews were analyzed using theoretical coding and content analysis. Results indicated that observing moral and humane principles when dealing with library users plays a significant role in both building user loyalty to the library and attracting new users. In addition, it was found that causal conditions in increasing loyalty among public library users are related to four areas including physical space management, information resource management, human resource management, and information technology management. It was also noted that factors such as service quality, proper design of interiors, providing diverse and updated information resources, the use of new communication technologies, and the use of cyberspace and social network applications must be taken into account by public libraries. Building loyalty among users and members of public libraries in today’s technological world is of high importance, as it will guarantee the repeated and more frequent use of public libraries and their services and thus reflect their positive effects. The loyalty of users of libraries and information centers can be based on perceived quality, effective communication between librarians and users, and satisfaction with services offered by libraries and their staffs and can affect the intention for repeated visits, and the use of library service and preferring a library over other libraries.
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- 2019
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5. An author co-citation analysis of 37 years of iMetrics
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Faramarz Soheili, Ali Akbar Khasseh, and Afshin Mousavi Chelak
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Sociology of scientific knowledge ,media_common.quotation_subject ,05 social sciences ,Webometrics ,Library and Information Sciences ,Bibliometrics ,050905 science studies ,Data science ,Field (computer science) ,Co-citation ,Computer Science Applications ,Originality ,Citation analysis ,Sociology ,0509 other social sciences ,050904 information & library sciences ,Social network analysis ,media_common - Abstract
Purpose This research aims to examine the intellectual structure of iMetrics through author co-citation analysis. Design/methodology/approach This research uses common techniques in bibliometrics and social network analysis. It analyses 5,944 records from the Web of Science in the field of iMetrics that are published between 1978 and 2014. Findings Findings indicated that researchers including “Garfield”, “Egghe”, “Glanzel”, “Leydesdorff” and “Price” have received many co-citations. The author co-citation analysis in iMetrics resulted in eight thematic clusters, including “theoretical foundations and citation analysis”, “sociology of science”, “science mapping and visualization”, “network analysis”, “classic laws of bibliometrics”, “webometrics”, “technometrics” and “miscellaneous”. “Theoretical foundations and citation analysis” is the biggest cluster which comprises 59 authors. The results suggest the crucial role of price medallists in shaping the intellectual structure of knowledge in iMetrics. Originality/value Extracting the patterns embedded in the knowledge structure of iMetrics studies provides beneficial information for both researchers and policymakers. This research study is valuable that used an appropriate set of records regarding both recall and precision. Furthermore, this study helps us better understand the characteristics of iMetrics, its subject areas, and the prominent authors in those areas.
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- 2018
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6. An evaluation of information behaviour studies through the Scholarly Capital Model
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Mohammad Tavakolizadeh-Ravari, Afshin Mousavi Chelak, Ali Akbar Khasseh, and Faramarz Soheili
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Social network ,business.industry ,Social connectedness ,Communication ,Prestige ,Field (Bourdieu) ,05 social sciences ,Representation (arts) ,Public relations ,Capital (economics) ,0502 economics and business ,Sociology ,0509 other social sciences ,050904 information & library sciences ,business ,Citation ,Centrality ,050203 business & management - Abstract
Influence and capital are two concepts used to evaluate scholarly outputs, and these can be measured using the Scholarly Capital Model as a modelling tool. The tool looks at the concepts of connectedness, venue representation, and ideational influence using centrality measures within a social network. This research used co-authorships and h-indices to investigate authors who have published papers in the field of information behaviour between 1980 and 2015 as extracted from Web of Science. The findings show a relationship between the authors’ connectedness and the venue (journal) representation. It could be seen that the venue (journal) influences the chance of citation, and equally, the prestige (centrality) of authors probably raises the citations of the journals. The research also shows a significant positive relationship between the venue representation and ideational influence. This means that a research work that is published in a highly cited journal will find more visibility and will receive more citations.
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- 2017
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7. The most influential researchers in information behaviour
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Afshin Mousavi-Chelak, Faramarz Soheili, and Ali Akbar Khasseh
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Value (ethics) ,education.field_of_study ,media_common.quotation_subject ,05 social sciences ,Population ,Library and Information Sciences ,Bibliometrics ,050905 science studies ,Structural equation modeling ,LISREL ,Originality ,Realm ,Sociology ,0509 other social sciences ,050904 information & library sciences ,education ,Social psychology ,Information Systems ,media_common ,Social influence - Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the top researchers in information behaviour (IB) based on ideational and social influence indicators. Design/methodology/approach The population included papers on IB indexed in the Web of Science from 1980 to 2015. UCINET and Bibexcel were the tools used for measuring the ideational and social influence indicators. The correlations among the study variables were measured by applying SPSS and LISREL. Findings There was a significant relationship between IB researchers’ productivity and performance, and between ideational influence and social influence. The structural equation modelling showed that a researcher with top placement in his/her co-authorship network can gain higher ideational influence. In total, it seems that the single and traditional criteria are increasingly replacing new and integrative ones in measuring researchers’ scientific influence in fields including IB studies. Results have shown that based on total scores of the studied indicators, Spink, A., Nicholas, D., Ford, N., Huntington, P., Wilson, T.D., and Jamali, H.R. gained the high scores. Originality/value The current study used an integrative method based on influence indicators to identify the influential researchers in IB studies. None of the few studies done using bibliometric methods in the realm of IB has investigated the ideational and social influence indicators altogether.
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- 2017
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8. Tracing the historical origins of knowledge management issues through referenced publication years spectroscopy (RPYS)
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Ali Akbar Khasseh and Reza Mokhtarpour
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Knowledge management ,business.industry ,Strategy and Management ,05 social sciences ,Distribution (economics) ,Bibliometrics ,Tracing ,050905 science studies ,Field (geography) ,Economic sociology ,Citation analysis ,Management of Technology and Innovation ,0502 economics and business ,Realm ,Organizational learning ,Sociology ,0509 other social sciences ,business ,050203 business & management - Abstract
Purpose This study, using a new method called Referenced Publication Years Spectroscopy (RPYS), aims to examine the most important historic works written in the area of knowledge management (KM). Design/methodology/approach Preliminary data of this study have been extracted from Web of Science through scientometric methods. The references used in all the papers in the core journals in this field since 1980 to the end of 2014 were studied. Findings The distribution of resources in the area of KM based on the publication year indicates that this field of study, during time intervals 1900 to 1980, has seen eight major mutations. A considerable influence of such fields as economics, business, social networks analysis, organizational learning and economic sociology on the realm of KM is evident. The association of Polanyi with the mutations of 1958, 1962 and 1967 suggests his obvious influence on the evolution of KM. The ratio of articles to books among the whole documents detected by RPYS was 2-13 which could direct us to the point that the channel for information transformation in KM is more focused on books than on articles. Originality/value None of the few studies done by scientometric methods in the realm of KM has been seen through the issue of the historical origins of this area. This piece of research, using a new scientometric method, can be considered the first study in which the origins of KM over time have been studied.
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- 2016
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9. Distance education and the role of library services in Iran: a case study of Shiraz University Distance Learners
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Abdolrasool Jowkar, Ali Akbar Khasseh, and Hadi Sharif Moghaddam
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World Wide Web ,Survey methodology ,Medical education ,Library services ,Value (economics) ,Distance education ,Information system ,Sociology ,Library and Information Sciences ,Information Systems - Abstract
PurposeThis research aims to address the issues in providing information resources and services to the distance education students of Shiraz University.MethodologyUsing a survey methodology, the investigator ran SPSS Software to analyze both descriptive and inferential statistics.FindingsThe findings highlighted the most important library services. Although the Virtual Institute of Shiraz University does not offer any of the library services noted, the majority of distance education students are making use of other information resources in their studies.Originality/valueAs the distance education system in Iran is in its infancy, findings of this study can be invaluable in highlighting the most significant library and information services for the distant learners.
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- 2009
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