نویسندگان
1 بانک مرکزی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
2 دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
This research investigated the possibility of the
eplacement of printed reference sources by free electronic
eference sources. A content analysis method was carried out on 25
printed reference sources (out of 1364 titles available in Ferdowsi
University libraries) including 5 encyclopedias, 5 atlases, 5
biographies, 5 dictionaries and 5 directories. For each printed
ource, a similar electronic one was selected and examined. In both
printed and free electronic reference source, 5 entries (250 in total)
were analyzed according to checklists to see if they match the
content as well as the structural criteria. The scores obtained to each
entry in free electronic sources as well as those in printed ones were
compared. Findings showed that:
1. There is a significant difference between the scores obtained
from the entry analysis in free electronic sources and those in
printed sources implying that free electronic sources have more
capabilities in answering reference questions. Therefore, free
electronic reference sources have considerable capacity to
replace printed reference sources.
2. There is significant difference between the scores obtained from
the analysis of the quality of indexes of the content of printed
sources as well as those of free electronic ones. From the content
point of view free electronic reference sources are more capable
in fulfilling reference questions than their equivalent printed
sources.
3. There is a significant difference between scores obtained for the
structure of printed sources and electronic sources. From a
structural point of view, free electronic reference sources have
more capacity to fulfill reference questions than their similar
printed reference sources
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