چکیده:
Success of an organization, more than anything else, depends on the human resources. Behavioral science emphasizes that organizational success mainly depends on efficient use of human resources. It is especially true in organizations such as libraries. To promote “positive thinking” ” among the staff of libraries and information centers, training courses should be arranged. To improve librarians' efficiency, these training courses should be held within the framework of an overall continuous program. In this research, the degree of “positive thinking” of librarians in 13 central university libraries affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MSRT) in Tehran was assessed. Using random stratified sampling and random digits’ table, 144 employees were selected from among the total 218 employees working in these libraries as sample population. An author made checklist, which was based on Ingram and Wisnicki’s 5-factor questionnaire and consisted of 30 items, was applied as data-gathering tool. Descriptive survey was applied and the results showed the average values for positive daily functioning, positive self-evaluation, others evaluation of self, positive future expectations, and self-confidence were 3.737, 3.833, 3.965, 3.94, and 3,555 respectively. Among the five options of always, often, limited, sometimes and never, which are five options of Liker’s questionnaire, the tendency was toward choosing either often or always.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Librarians and Positive Thinking Skills: A Case Study of Central University Libraries Affiliated to Iran Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MSRT) in Tehran Somayeh Ghavidel Abbas Gilvari M.
It is hypothesized in this research that the level of positive thinking among the librarians working in central libraries of universities located in Tehran is low.
Research purpose The purpose of this research is to assess the levels of positive thinking among librarians who work in the central libraries of the universities affiliated to MSRT located in Tehran.
What is the level of daily positive thinking for librarians working in central libraries of the universities affiliated to MSRT in Tehran?
4. What is the level of future positive thinking among the librarians working in central libraries of the universities affiliated to MSRT in Tehran?
In this research, positive thinking is studied using a systematic approach among employees working at central university libraries affiliated to MSRT in Tehran, which makes it a unique attempt.
Table 1 shows the frequency and average of daily positive thinking for librarians working at central libraries of universities affiliated to MSRT in Tehran.
Table 7 Kolmogorov-Smirnov symmetry test results and the distribution of research data {مراجعه شود به فایل جدول الحاقی} According to Table 7, the test statistic and the significance level for variables positive daily functioning, others evaluation of self, and positive future expectations are (1.