Public Library Makerspace in Iran: A Qualitative Study on Components and Advantages
Libraries need to be innovative and creative to prevent a recession. As a forum for idea-making, the makerspace guarantees library dynamics and user satisfaction. This study aimed to identify the necessary factors and advantages of establishing makerspace in Iran's public libraries. This qualit...
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| description | Libraries need to be innovative and creative to prevent a recession. As a forum for idea-making, the makerspace guarantees library dynamics and user satisfaction. This study aimed to identify the necessary factors and advantages of establishing makerspace in Iran's public libraries. This qualitative study applied A semi-structured interview as a data collection tool. The questions guiding the interviews were extracted from related literature. Content analysis was used for analyzing the data from interviews with 14 purposefully-selected public library managers. Software and hardware factors were identified as the main components for implementing makerspaces in Iran's public libraries. The main advantages of implementing makerspaces in Iran's public libraries were library services, technologies, buildings and physical evidence, and librarians and users. Each of the components has its own subcategories and related items. The consideration of elements necessary for implementing library makerspaces, plus informing about the advantages of establishing such a milieu, can be lucrative to library managers and librarians in making the library a dynamic environment for its users. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2d428c95b94746979604cd7e2fc8f1222025-01-18T06:18:23ZengRegional Information Center for Science and Technology (RICeST)International Journal of Information Science and Management2008-83022008-83102025-01-01231637310.22034/ijism.2024.2027400.1466719324Public Library Makerspace in Iran: A Qualitative Study on Components and AdvantagesAbdolrasool Khosravi0Maryam Ravanipour1Heidar Mokhtari2Maryam Heydari3Reza BasirianJahromi4Department of Medical Library and Information Science, Faculty of Paramedicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Payame Noor University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical Library and Information Science, Faculty of Paramedicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, IranDepartment of Medical Library and Information Science, Faculty of Paramedicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, IranLibraries need to be innovative and creative to prevent a recession. As a forum for idea-making, the makerspace guarantees library dynamics and user satisfaction. This study aimed to identify the necessary factors and advantages of establishing makerspace in Iran's public libraries. This qualitative study applied A semi-structured interview as a data collection tool. The questions guiding the interviews were extracted from related literature. Content analysis was used for analyzing the data from interviews with 14 purposefully-selected public library managers. Software and hardware factors were identified as the main components for implementing makerspaces in Iran's public libraries. The main advantages of implementing makerspaces in Iran's public libraries were library services, technologies, buildings and physical evidence, and librarians and users. Each of the components has its own subcategories and related items. The consideration of elements necessary for implementing library makerspaces, plus informing about the advantages of establishing such a milieu, can be lucrative to library managers and librarians in making the library a dynamic environment for its users.https://ijism.isc.ac/article_719324_9fe0ceacd05a706c8518ae0ec8a3c79c.pdfcreativityinnovationiranmakerspacespublic librariesinfrastructure |
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| title | Public Library Makerspace in Iran: A Qualitative Study on Components and Advantages |
| title_full | Public Library Makerspace in Iran: A Qualitative Study on Components and Advantages |
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| title_sort | public library makerspace in iran a qualitative study on components and advantages |
| topic | creativity innovation iran makerspaces public libraries infrastructure |
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