The study of archival literacy of archives’ users in Tehran

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 MA, Department of Information Science and Knowledge Studies, University of Tehran

2 Assistant Professor of Information Science and Knowledge, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Information Science and Knowledge Studies- University of Tehran, I. R. Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of archival literacy among the users of the archival centers in Tehran. This research method was surveyed. The statistical population of the study was 80 people from the users of archival centers. Data were collected using literature and also a questionnaire. Since the community size was less than the sampling could be done, a census was used to collect data. At first, the components of archival literacy were extracted from the literatures, then a questionnaire was designed based on them, based on the answers of the Likert Five. The reliability of the questionnaire was 0.881 using Cronbach's alpha. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods and using SPSS 21 statistical software. The findings of this study showed that the level of archive literacy among users of the archives centers is relatively well-suited. The findings of this study showed that the variables of archival literacy are: knowledge, evaluation, and analysis, rules, location, culture and use in a relatively desirable situation, the level of originality in the desirable level, as well as the role of archivist and advanced skills in an unfavorable situation. Also, the result of the hypothesis test was that there was a direct relationship between archival literacy with the level of education and the period of familiarity with the archival center, but there was no relation between the level of library literacy and the academic field of the users.

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  • Receive Date: 20 May 2019
  • Revise Date: 24 April 2019
  • Accept Date: 17 September 2019

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