Components of the Implementation of Bibliotherapy in Public Libraries: Viewpoints of LIS and Psychology professionals

Purpose: This research aimed at the identification of the necessities for implementation of bibliotherapy in public libraries from the viewpoint of library and information science professionals and psychology professionals, and proposing a model. Methodology: First, in order to identify the necessary components for the implementation of bibliotherapy in the public libraries, we have done an exploratory study, reviewing the literature and then, we designed a web-based questionnaire with well-measured scales of reliability and validity to assess the viewpoints of professionals about prepared criteria. The population of the study included 61 members of library and information science and psychology professionals. Findings: The results showed that on the basis of the viewpoints of professionals, clients of the bibliotherapy projects in public libraries should be normal people, the most important organization that can involve is “Public Libraries Foundation”, the central requisite for initial engagement is “trained and specialized personnel”, the best method of performance is “creative bibliotherapy”, the most important contribution of corporate organizations is “providing suitable booklists”, the most important task of an engaged public library was “providing needed books”; and the joint task of all cooperating organizations was “evaluation and revalidation of the process”. Originality/Value: This research introduces the main elements of the implementation of bibliotherapy projects in public libraries and provides a basis for provides an action list

Components of the Implementation of Bibliotherapy in Public Libraries: Viewpoints of LIS and Psychology professionals

Purpose: This research aimed at the identification of the necessities for implementation of bibliotherapy in public libraries from the viewpoint of library and information science professionals and psychology professionals, and proposing a model. Methodology: First, in order to identify the necessary components for the implementation of bibliotherapy in the public libraries, we have done an exploratory study, reviewing the literature and then, we designed a web-based questionnaire with well-measured scales of reliability and validity to assess the viewpoints of professionals about prepared criteria. The population of the study included 61 members of library and information science and psychology professionals. Findings: The results showed that on the basis of the viewpoints of professionals, clients of the bibliotherapy projects in public libraries should be normal people, the most important organization that can involve is “Public Libraries Foundation”, the central requisite for initial engagement is “trained and specialized personnel”, the best method of performance is “creative bibliotherapy”, the most important contribution of corporate organizations is “providing suitable booklists”, the most important task of an engaged public library was “providing needed books”; and the joint task of all cooperating organizations was “evaluation and revalidation of the process”. Originality/Value: This research introduces the main elements of the implementation of bibliotherapy projects in public libraries and provides a basis for provides an action list

The implementation of bibliotherapy from the viewpoint of LIS and Psychology professionals with an emphasis on the role of librarians

Background and Objectives: Bibliotherapy involves the systematic use of books to help people cope with their mental, physical, emotional, developmental or social problems. The etymology of the term bibliotherapy (biblio is the Greek word for books and, therapy comes from therapeia, meaning to help medically. The important goals of bibliotherapy include: relieving emotional or mental pressure; developing an individual’s self-concept; communicating new values and attitudes with regard to the problem; and providing clients with alternative solutions to the problem. Many researches have been done in this field by researchers and enthusiasts of library and information science. Therefore, in recent years, students in this field have written dissertations and articles in this field. Due to the sensitivity of the bibliotherapy method and its interdisciplinary nature, and since bibliotherapy is a process that is carried out step-by-step, and at each stage requires specialization and special skill Health professionals or librarians, it is necessary to research according to the views of the two groups of claimants in this work, the specialists in the field of Library and information science and the field of psychology In order to achieve this Purpose “Identify how to implement the clinical bibliotherapy from the perspective of Library and information professionals and Psychology professionals with an emphasis on the role of librarians.” Materials and Methods: The research sample consisted of 61 of professionals who have at least one degree in library and information science or a degree in psychology and have at least one book, a research, or a compilation article in the magazines approved by the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology or the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education in the field of bibliotherapy. Data was collected using a researcher-made questionnaire (web-based) containing 6 closed questions and 4 open questions and 45 items. The items in this questionnaire were extracted from the literature review of Iranian and foreign studies that were written in the field of bibliotherapy. The data analysis was done by the SPSS software. Findings: The findings of the demographic section show that out of the 48 respondents who responded to the questionnaire, 28 people (58.3%) of them were from the field of Library and information science and 20 (41.7%) from the field of psychology. The results indicate that the psychologists with an average of 4.45, counselors with an average of 4.40, librarians with an average of 4.25 are the main people involved in the implementation of clinical bibliotherapy. The most important personality, moral and knowledge characteristics and skills of bibliotherapists are respectively as follows: motivation, creativity, confidentiality and experiential periods in the related areas. The most important task of a librarian is to identify information sources, with an average of 4.65. The results show that the most important task of other people (including a psychologist, a counselor or a social worker) are approving the list of books before buying Them by librarians with an average of 4.46, and good contact and relationship with clients by an average of 4.44. The most important methods for implementation of bibliotherapy are creative bibliotherapy and group bibliotherapy. Discussion: Librarians as individuals who engage in their profession with a wide range of information sources and also, due to continuous interaction with different people, they can be better than any other person by effectively communicating with people in the implementation of clinical bibliotherapy. But because of the audiences of clinical bibliotherapy are people with emotional and behavioral problems. In this regard, in addition to recognizing books, the subject of psychology, psychiatry and counseling is also raised. Therefore, bibliotherapy will have the greatest impact so that these experts participate in the implementation of the bibliotherapy process in a team and benefit from expertise in the implementation of bibliotherapy

Co-word Analysis of Scientific Outputs in the Field of Bibliotherapy in Web of Science

Background and aim: Scientometric studies are one of the most efficient methods of scientific evaluation in a valid scientific database. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the co-word analysis of scientific outputs in the field of bibliotherapy in the Web of Science (WoS). Materials and methods: This scientometric study was conducted using library methods and network analysis. The statistical population of this study included all documents indexed in the WoS with the subject of bibliotherapy from 1975 to 2020. Data were analyzed using Excel, Pajek, UCINET, Netdraw, and VOSviewer softwares. Findings: The results showed that the scientific outputs in the field of bibliotherapy had no appropriate growth rate, and the growth rate of the total scientific outputs in this field was 3%. The field of "psychology" was the most active one with the production of 49% of bibliotherapy studies. Based on the study of the co-word network in the field of bibliotherapy, six thematic clusters were identified. The "Bibliotherapy for children" cluster with 1013 keywords was recognized as the largest cluster, and the "Bibliotherapy" keyword with 543 frequencies was the most frequent keywords. The "Bibliotherapy" and "Depression" keywords with 153 frequencies had the most co-word occurrence. The network density was 1.26. Moreover, the keywords of bibliotherapy, depression, and self-help had the highest rank centrality (100, 85.417, and 82.292), betweenness centrality (11.194, 5.378 and 4.310), and closeness centrality (100, 87.273, and 84.956), respectively. Conclusion: The trend of bibliotherapy studies was poor, and the medical fields had not paid much attention to its use in the treatment of diseases. Therefore, health policy makers must take the necessary plans to improve and strengthen bibliotherapy studies in all areas

Identifying the Components of the Digital Transformation of University Libraries Using Meta-Synthesis Method

Digital transformation is a relatively new concept in the university library environment and has become one of the key concepts of success and sustainability for university libraries in the competitive information environment. Based on the reviews conducted on the subject literature, no research was found that could present the construction requirements and the factors affecting the digital transformation of university libraries. Therefore, the purpose of the current research was to identify the components of the digital transformation of university libraries. The approach of this research was qualitative and the Sandelowski and Barroso's seven-step meta-synthesis method (2007) has been used. The statistical population of the research includes all the scientific publications related to the foundations and dimensions of the digital transformation of university libraries, counting the scientific publications retrieved from 12 scientific databases in the period from 2004 to 2022 (corresponding to the solar Hijri years of 1383 to 1401), which is based on the Critical Appraisals Skills Programme (CASP) and screening process. Therefore, 32 works were selected for further review and analysis. In this research, first, a separate code was considered for all the factors extracted from the selected publications, and then considering the concept of each of the codes, they were categorized in a similar concept. In this way, the concepts of the research were determined. Based on the analysis done with the help of content analysis method, there are a total of 7 main categories and 24 concepts, including digital culture (digital attitude, user-oriented, agility, participation and cooperation, creativity and innovation, learning digital skills of employees), digital librarian (individual competence, knowledge competence, communication competence, skill competence), digital manager (individual competence, knowledge competence, skill competence), digital services and resources (optimally reorganizing library resources, providing digital services to users, providing digital services to the organization mother), digital technologies (digital infrastructure, technological readiness, use digital technologies), support and cooperation of upstream institutions and the mother organization (to provide human resources, to provide technological resources and equipment, to make macro policies), and Work process and development of digital strategy (digitalization of processes and development of library digital strategy). The discussion of the digital transformation of organizations, including the digital transformation of university libraries, is complex, and managers and librarians cannot be expected to be familiar with these concepts without training or study and be able to move in the right direction toward the digital transformation of libraries. This research is the first research inside and outside of Iran that identified the components of the digital transformation of university libraries. The results of this research can be a good guide for an easy understanding of the effective factors and requirements of digital transformation of libraries and the importance of understanding it for managers and librarians

Analyzing the Collaboration Network of Global Scientific Outputs in the Field of Bibliotherapy in the Web of Science Database

Background and Aim: Bibliotherapy is a useful treatment for the prevention and treatment of mental disorders and has led to the formation of many scientific publications in this field. The purpose of this study was to investigate the publication trends in the field of bibliotherapy and visualize the structure of its scientific collaborations based on the Web of Science database during the period 1975 to 2020. Materials and Methods: The present scientometric study was conducted by citation analysis and social network analysis. The statistical population includes 1032 documents published. HistCite, VOSveiwer, Pajek, and UciNet software were used to analyze the data. The co-authorship networks were analyzed and drawn by the VOSviewer software. Results: The U.S., the UK, and Australia were ranked first to third with 369, 148, and 91 documents respectively. The documents published by researchers from these three countries have received 10547, 3459, and 3041 citations, respectively. The Universities of Alabama, Nevada, and the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published the most in this field, with 29, 26, and 21 documents. Scogin F, Cuijpers P, and Rohde P were the most prolific authors with 29, 21, and 17 documents, respectively. Miller WR, Cuijpers P, and Andersson G received the most citations with 2441, 2298, and 1750, citations respectively. The UK with 63 degree centrality, the U.S. the most influential country with a betweenness centrality of 191.450 and the closeness centrality of the 80 were the most influential countries, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam with a betweenness centrality of 1416.755 and a closeness centrality of 658 and the Karolinska Institute with a degree centrality of 43 was the most influential organizations. Rohde P with 39-degree centrality and Cuijpers P with 314.500 betweenness centrality and 821 closeness centrality were the most active author in the co-authorship networks in bibliotherapy. Journal of Clinical Counseling and Psychology was the most cited and the Journal of Poetry Therapy published the most documents. Conclusion: Paying more attention than before to the cooperation of countries, universities and active authors in the field of bibliotherapy can lead to more knowledge and experience exchange in developed and developing countries