The Iraqi Journal for Information and Documentation Studies

The importance of knowledge is represented in the use of various sources of information, the corresponding to the same level of importance is the use of modern means and technologies in the delivery and investment of these sources to the beneficiaries, among these means and technologies are the multimedia that deal with most of the human senses, but the most important of which is sight and hearing, if these are invested the means in the field of education will give many positive results, such as the speed of receiving information, its clarity, and its freedom from impurities and influences, as well as its stability in memory as it is based on understanding, not memorization. On this basis, the experience of supporting the education process in primary schools with modern technologies and multimedia related to science subjects for the fifth grade was implemented, with the aim of trying to change the method and style of teaching to be from indoctrination to understanding, the researcher obtained important positive results after applying this experiment that The importance of shifting to a new method that adopts a combination of investment in the use of modern technologies represented in multimedia with the traditional teaching process has proven the effect of this apparent the combination in raising the cognitive abilities of students. The researcher also concluded by basing cognitive abilities on three main pillars: (teacher, means Educational, educational techniques) and that the absence of any of them will lead to a defect in the student's cognitive ability, The most important research proposals were to urge the Ministry of Education to provide schools with advanced electronic devices and means, such as devices, computers and its accessories such as CDs, printers, multimedia reading and display devices, and others, which help to provide the student with a more understanding of the materials being taught.

The aim of the research is to identify the reality of performance in the presidency of the University of Diyala by measuring and identifying the performance gap, and whether the performance in this university achieves its goals effectively and efficiently, and to measure the productivity of work in the departments of the university presidency which are the scientific and administrative assistant departments of the university president and the two departments the central library and continuing education. Analyzing the work and the descriptive approach for their suitability in dealing with the topic of the research, the research concluded with a number of results, the most prominent of which is that the level of performance in the presidency of Diyala University reached a value of 24% through the fully achieved goals and 34% of the partially achieved goals, and thus the level of institutional performance of the goals In total and partially achieved combined 56%, compared to 44% of ineffective institutional performance, while productivity received a high value in the scientific and administrative assistant departments of the President of the University, and it was equivalent in the central library and continuing education departments, while the productivity of the rest of the departments of the university presidency was weak.

The aim of this research to clarify the role of social networks and their impact on the educational process, especially with the increasing demand for access to social networks (Face book, Twitter, YouTube, what’s up) by the Professor and Students, it also aims to find out how to employ these networks in the educational process the Sudanese universities and knowledge of technologies and their applications and to identify its pluses and minuses.To achieve these objectives, the researcher used the descriptive approach analytical work, and the collection of data through the open literature spatial resolution addressed a number (50) members of the teaching staff and (100) of male and female students of the University of the N, the importance of the search through the use of social networks in the educational process in universities and help the student in the development of cognitive skills and recruitment techniques for social communication networks in the service of the educational process, employment in the education sector As digital technology has become an essential platform for updated an urgent necessity for the development of education, and the findings of the research that social networking networks have a significant impact in the educational process in universities, the use of social networks in the access to different sources of information, which helped to build a huge Knowledge Base.

The research aims to identify the reality of (18) public libraries in the governorate of Baghdad since 2003 in terms of building, location, area, librarians and workers, collections, services, activities, challenges that facing them, also the research trying to identify the negative and positive practices in its technical procedures and information services, the availability of the Internet and technological developments more over identified the obstacles faced by public libraries. A strategy has been drawn up to develop and transform them into cultural and social centers that will represent various cultural activities in order to improve their reality. The research providing a development strategy for public libraries in terms of the building, the group, workforce, furniture, and computer hardware. The research finds that:1. The majority of public libraries in Baghdad suffer from violations of their buildings by other government departments such as municipal councils, districts, and other governmental bodies.2. Weak information services in all Baghdad public libraries as a result of poor provision of modern and computers and audio-visual materials, as well as lack of the Internet. The research recommended the following:1. The necessity of issuing new legislations for public libraries by the authorities responsible, and the importance of preserving their buildings from the abuses they have suffered since 2003 till now.2. Providing internet services and communication networks, connecting these libraries with the outside world in order to keep pace with technological developments and providing information services to beneficiaries in general and to researchers and specialists in particular

This research seeks to identify the reality of knowledge management in the research centers at Baghdad and Al-Mustansiriya universities, also to identify the amount of information awareness of workers in research centers, the case study method was used and a questionnaire was distributed to (68) employees to collect data, the most important results that came out of the research was:1. There is a weakness in the availability of an effective organization or supervision device (36%) around the application of the concept of knowledge management in research centers.2. The necessity for workers to enter training qualification courses and establish workshops to make them aware of the role of the information specialist in knowledge development and the requirements for supporting knowledge sharing.

The research aims to identify and evaluate the reality of the distinguished school libraries in Baghdad, their application of international and Arab standards regarding: building, furniture, collections, staffing, financial allocation, their role in supporting the educational process, the information services they provide, and their potential In meeting the needs of its beneficiaries (students and teachers), explaining the difficulties it faces, and trying to find proposals that are consistent with the development taking place in school libraries at the global and Arab levels.The descriptive method (survey) was used to collect data about distinguished school libraries in Baghdad, as well as to conduct interviews with first the director of the school libraries section in the Iraqi Ministry of Education also with officials of the school libraries in the general directorates of education in the capital Baghdad, as well as the librarians of those schools. A questionnaire was distributed to the beneficiaries of distinguished school libraries (students and teachers) as well as the observation was used, visits to these libraries spread in Iraq.The most important findings that were reached are:1. Distinguished schools lack a separate library building, and most of them are halls with small areas as part of the school building.2. The lack of information and libraries specialists in distinguished school libraries, the majority of those assigned to this task are from other specialties.3. The obsolescence of distinguished school library furniture, and the lack of educational and library devices. 4. Weak financial allocations are allocated to distinguished school libraries.In the light of the results reached, a set of recommendations was developed, the most important of which are:1. The necessity of providing a separate building for the library in distinguished schools.2. The necessity of providing furniture, facilities, display and educational equipment in each of the distinguished school libraries in a way that suits the modern devices currently used in reading and in displaying various forms of information.3. Nominating a specialist’s staff in the field of information and libraries to manage distinguished school libraries in order to develop them.4. It is necessary to increase the allocations and financial resources for distinguished school libraries in order to be able to provide themselves with information sources, devices and modern means in storing, displaying and retrieving information to meet needs and to develop services provided to its beneficiaries

The research aims to identify the compatibility of the scientific journals issued by Baghdad university with the criteria approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, analyzing them to identify the most important basic provisions stipulated in the issuance of scientific journals and the extent to which these journals are compatible with each other in the application of these criteria. As a model for this research (24) scientific journals issued by Baghdad University were selected, the survey method was used to be and applied on these journals based on the last number of each of them.

The aim of this research is to know the extent to which social media is used as common applications on the Internet to implement activities related to public relations programs for central libraries in Iraqi universities, and to achieve communication and interaction with the beneficiaries. The research also aimed to know the application most used to implement these activities and programs in these libraries, as well as doing an analysis the official websites of the Iraqi university libraries which are among the most important applications through which the technical and service activities of the library are announced, also the level of its interaction with the beneficiaries, as well as identifying the problems and challenges that prevent the use of social media applications in the library and finding solutions to them. A descriptive and analytical survey method was used for the purposes of this research, and a number of tools were adopted to collect data and information, such as a questionnaire, a website analysis form, interviews and observation .Among the most important results of the research were:1. Most of the Iraqi university libraries did not use social media and do not employ them to activate public relations activities, despite being effective tools in this field.2. There is a weakness in the use of social media in public relations programs and related activities in university libraries, as a small percentage of libraries use specific types of these applications.

The main aim of conducting this research is to identify the applications of Smart libraries in the Arab world. The Researcher relied on the documentary and Survey approach to collect information and data through the Internet, and to get to know these libraries. Then the Research came in three sections dealing with the first topic: The general framework of the study. The second topic deals with: introducing Smart libraries and indicating their types and characteristics. The Third topic dealt with the requirements of Smart libraries' application by identifying the basic components of it (Smart building, Smart Librarian , Smart devices, systems and software, Smart information sources, and Smart beneficiaries), and dealt with Smart libraries applications in the Arab world and the research came out with several results, the most important of which are :There are not Smart libraries, stand-alone, representing their buildings, holdings, and Smart services in the Arab world, but there are libraries that represent Smart electronic platforms or websites available on the Internet. Among the recommendations of the research: Our library begins to shift from traditional libraries to electronic libraries, and shift to Smart libraries with all its constituent elements, including the building, equipment, and systems, and to provide electronic and interactive resources and services with the beneficiaries.