A Critical Review and Evaluation of the Textbook Entitled Designing the Digital Library Based on the Standards and Criteria of University Textbooks

Papi, Zeinab

doi:10.22054/dcm.2022.70058.1156

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Zeinab Papi

assistant professor, National Library and Documentation Organization of Iran

https://doi.org/10.22054/dcm.2022.70058.1156

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was analytical review of the book Designing the Digital Library, written by Mehdi Alipoor-Hafezi and published by SAMT in 2019 based on the criteria and standards of the university textbooks. The type of research was applied in terms of purpose. As regarded method, it was a mixed-method approach. The analysis, review and extraction of required data have been simultaneous. The checklist was used for assessing formal writing structure and content features on a Likert-type 5-pointed scale. Author's expertise in the field can be mentioned as the main advantage of the book. The textbook is the only work in Persian in the field of designing digital libraries. A separate chapter on legal issues in digital libraries can also be considered as another positive point of this work. At the same time, this work has also notable points for improvement, the most important of which are writing points. In general, the work in hand in terms of evaluation of formal writing structure and content criteria received scores of 46, 46, 63 and 63, respectively and achieved at least 70 percentage points, passing as a book appealing to its audience. In spite of some defects and weaknesses, the studied textbook is one of few books on designing digital libraries and suitable for students and audience.

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International Journal of Digital Content Management

A Critical Review and Evaluation of the Textbook Entitled Designing the Digital Library Based on the Standards and Criteria of University Textbooks

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Volume 4, Issue 6 - Serial Number 6
January 2023
Pages 395-413

A Critical Review and Evaluation of the Textbook Entitled Designing the Digital Library Based on the Standards and Criteria of University Textbooks

References

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Volume 4, Issue 6 - Serial Number 6January 2023Pages 395-413

Volume 4, Issue 6 - Serial Number 6
January 2023
Pages 395-413