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Scientific productivity of faculty members in libraries and information departments in Saudi universities: an evaluation study الإنتاجية العلمية لأعضاء هيئة التدريس بأقسام المكتبات والمعلومات في الجامعات السعودية: دراسة تقييمية |
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Scientific productivity |
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Arabic |
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The study current assessment factors scientific productivity of faculty departments of library and information male and female Saudis and non-Saudis in Saudi universities, both in the King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, Umm Al Qura University in Mecca, and the University of Imam Muhammad bin Saud and King Saud University in Riyadh. The study scientific productivity of three time periods: before 1990 - 1995, 1996-2000, 2001 - until after 2005, was aimed to identify the size of the scientific productivity through: determine the contribution of each type of numerically in the construction of knowledge in the field , and knowing the size of the discrepancy between their respective contributions scientific distributed by years and topics, and to determine the difference in the size of this productivity between departments students and students (male and female) and between faculty members Saudis and non-Saudis, as well as to identify the most important factors in those productive for them. The researcher relied on the use of survey method to obtain the necessary information to find faculty members degree in Library and Information in Saudi universities by designing a three-part questionnaire and 6 questions. Was also discussed sites all faculty members on the Internet to access intellectual production from which it has been reached productivity only thirteen of them, have been added to the basic study sample was 30 Single. Study and found many of the results was the most important: that 46.5% of the study sample at the Assistant Professor ie they need to do a lot of research and scientific activities for the transition and promotion to the top level of the degree. The faculty members of both sexes who do not hold any other positions not involved in any of the committees spend more time doing research. And ranked first "Find the arbitrator in specialized journals" for contributions to the quality of the intellectual production, and the vast majority of male Saudis, and the sixth "translation of scientific articles in specialized journals" appeared a single beam vast majority of male non-Saudis. Also ranked first activity "attend scientific conferences" The vast majority of male Saudis. The fifth and final Vaanlha activity "Arbitration research and scientific articles," The vast majority of male Saudis also. It was shown that the field of translation has importance to the faculty members of non-Saudis of both sexes while still beginner for faculty Saudis of both sexes, as there are no posts in the production of "chapters in the books" of the faculty females, while the back of the low rate of production by male faculty members. When work chi square test found that there is a relationship between the type of intellectual production and the years in which production; since most of that production was in the recent period from 2001 to beyond 2005, indicating the growing number of scientific productivity of faculty members in the field of specialization in the period Last steady increase rate of 54.4%. And "Find the arbitrator in specialized journals" was the highest types of intellectual production in all periods of the three, while he was "joint research" the least, and that indicates the desire of the faculty members in autonomy in the work of research and lack of participation colleagues in writing scientific research, with the emergence of interest in the type of "Search in the conference or research supported", with increased steadily Nspthma. The interests authored books remain fairly constant, while showing concerns authored books with faculty members is the Saudis more than the Saudis, also appeared scientific productivity of faculty members from non-Saudis in scientific reviews and translation of a specialized articles are high for members of the Teaching Saudis. there is a marked increase over the three periods for scientific productivity by female faculty members in each of the "textbooks or other academic or chapters in books" and "providing research at conferences or provide subsidized research." Was used chi square test to examine the independence of the past about the quality of substantive areas, have found that there is a relationship between the type of substantive areas and years in which production; since found that most of the production was in the recent period from 2001 until after 2005, and (management, marketing and analysis systems information and information institutions and studies to use and beneficiaries), and (sources and organize information and services) - of the most productive scientific fields different thematic, and (education libraries, information and children's literature and continuing education) of the areas that were declining with the passage of time, and increase the objective (Fundamentals of information, libraries and scientific publishing and electronic publishing) and (mechanized and computerized systems and information networks, the Internet and digital libraries and multimedia) increased steadily from the first period to the third period. The factors affecting the productivity of scientific and found that half of the sample of the study believe that the self and psychological factors was ranked first in terms of its importance among other factors, and that non-academic factors was ranked last in importance in terms of the arrangement. The importance of different factors when males than in females, have been using test t-test, which proved the existence of significant difference between the important factors in males and females, which is significant difference statistically significant. And that some التفريعات factors self and psychological high importance to the faculty males such as: age, and where to get a doctorate degree, and years of experience, while the back of beyond faculty females in a number of other factors are as follows: motivation towards doing research, and interests of the individual objectivity, and self-development and the desire to excel, as appeared Tsawehma in both Degree and proficiency in the English language. And التفريعات factors cumulative task in view of faculty members males than in females, such as: the status of the university, which gets them Researcher doctorate, and the low level of the students, was "performance evaluation of university faculty member" and "Support for Research" and "intensity of competition between disciplines nested in the subject of the information "tied two parties answer. Has appeared answer faculty females influenced by the following factors than in males: كالاشتراك in the service rules of information to patrol electronic and available on the web page university site, easy access to information via the Internet and digital libraries and virtual, and activating the role of research centers and excellence in the university and the changing role sections of libraries and information in the world in the light of recent developments that have affected the specialization and the specialists. That workers "co-workers" and "scientific status and opportunities appreciation scientific" may equal in their impact on each of the faculty members male and female, and "belonging academic" and "individuals most productive faculty members in the department and their ability to influence others" and "do administrative work and continue to serve as manager for a period of time" emerged as more influential factors on the faculty females than males. It may also tie all employees - style traditional publishing, and the time required to publish research - both faculty members male and female, while emerged following factors: repeat arbitration proceedings in both the publishing and promotion, and upgrade requirements, and get scholarships postdoctoral, and hours teaching weekly, and hours Find weekly, and the number of faculty members in the department, and the number of courses taught by, and the number of students (students) who are Ptdrishm in article one, and the number of office hours for guidance, and sabbatical --- factors affecting the faculty females more than among males, and workers attending conferences appeared more influential on the male faculty members. The test has been used t-test to prove the existence of significant difference between the importance of the factors Saudis and non-Saudis, and the difference is significant difference statistically significant. The increase appeared factors impact on faculty members from non-Saudis only motivation towards doing research, and the development of the self, and the desire to excel, and Degree and proficiency in the English language. As for the faculty members Saudis are shown the degree of influence of these factors as much as possible in the "Support for Research." |
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11108134 |
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Journal of Library and Information Arab |
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28 |
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4 |
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1429 AH
2008 AD |
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Article |
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Saturday, November 24, 2012 |
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Researchers
| سوسن طه ضليمي | dulaymi, sawsan taha | Investigator | Doctorate | sdulaymi@kau.edu.sa |
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