Investigation Into the Efficiency and Sensitivity Analysis of Nahad Libraries Management across the Iran’s Provinces

پژوهشنامه کتابداری و اطلاع رسانی

Article 15, Volume 5, Issue 1 - Serial Number 9, June 2015, Pages 331-347   

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: 10.22067/riis.v5i1.29618

Authors

esmaeil shahtahmasbi^{* 1}; mahammadreza Esmaili Givi²

¹Tarbiat Modares University

²Tehran University

Abstract

Purpose: This paper aimed to analyze the relative efficiency of provinces and their sensitivity analysis across Nahad (Publis Libraries) libraries.
Methodology: Practical method has been used in this study. Six input and three output indexes were extracted from the statistical documentations. The statistical population includes all Iran’s provinces from 1387 to 1390. In addition, the data envelopment analysis model was used for the performance assessment.
Findings: The results showed that Hormozgan, South Khorasan, and Gazvin got the first three ranks, while West Azarbayjan, Fars, and Yazd received the last three ranks. The most sensitive indicator among the total indicators is the number of members in the output. The highest potential indicator is the number of seats in the input. The quality of the efficiency figures for Mazandaran, North Khorasan, and Ilam suggested them as the highest quality producing and being the most efficient ones. However, inefficient provinces of Khorasan Razavi and Esfahan provinces have the best efficiency figures. In addition, this paper attempted to notice the sensitivity indexes for all the provinces and offered a plan for the sensitivity reduction

Keywords

Institutional libraries; Efficiency; Data Envelopment Analysis; sensitivity analysis

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