The present study intends to study the extent of utilization of information centers and e-journals as well as satisfaction rate and to correlate these with age and academic status of faculty members at medical schools in Iranian medical universities. A questionnaire was used for data collection. 700 faculty members were selected using regular random sampling. Results indicate that faculty members use e-journals more than printed journals. Satisfaction rate with databases as well as their utilization is high. Digital libraries are used heavily for document access. A combination of digital library and print library comes second, followed by using print libraries exclusively. The study further demonstrates that there is a link between variables such as age and using e-journals, age and using information centers, age and satisfaction with specialized databases. There was no correlation between academic status and e-journal usage, academic status and satisfaction with electronic databases and academic ranking with using information centers.
Salajegheh,M. (2010). Satisfaction with Information Centers, E-Journals and Specilized Databases and their Correlation with the Age and Academic Rank of Faculty Members. Iranian Journal of Information Processing and Management, 25(3), 431-447.
MLA
Salajegheh,M. . "Satisfaction with Information Centers, E-Journals and Specilized Databases and their Correlation with the Age and Academic Rank of Faculty Members", Iranian Journal of Information Processing and Management, 25, 3, 2010, 431-447.
HARVARD
Salajegheh M. (2010). 'Satisfaction with Information Centers, E-Journals and Specilized Databases and their Correlation with the Age and Academic Rank of Faculty Members', Iranian Journal of Information Processing and Management, 25(3), pp. 431-447.
CHICAGO
M. Salajegheh, "Satisfaction with Information Centers, E-Journals and Specilized Databases and their Correlation with the Age and Academic Rank of Faculty Members," Iranian Journal of Information Processing and Management, 25 3 (2010): 431-447,
VANCOUVER
Salajegheh M. Satisfaction with Information Centers, E-Journals and Specilized Databases and their Correlation with the Age and Academic Rank of Faculty Members. Iranian Journal of Information Processing and Management, 2010; 25(3): 431-447.