Ahmad Shabani, Ph.D. ,

Professor

Department Of Knowledge And Information Science
Faculty Of Education And Psychology

Email

shabania@edu.ui.ac.ir

Address

University of Isfahan Azadi square Isfahan, Iran
Postal Code : 8174673441

Overview

Biography

I am a faculty member at the University offahan and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Information Management Sciences and Technologies, as well as a former member of the editorial board of the Journal of Health Information Management and the journal on Knowledge Retrieval and Semantic Systems, along with 3 other journals. I have 14 conference papers and 93 journal articles published in domestic journals. In addition, I have contributed to the publication of 5 ISI articles and have had direct scientific collaboration with 17 different researchers over 31 years, with the most significant collaboration being with Dr. Asifeh Assemi in the publication of 10 scientific articles. My published articles mainly focus on topics related to librarians, university libraries, Isfahan, and public libraries.

Research Interests

Librarianship Academic libraries Public libraries Knowledge management

LibrarianshipAcademic librariesPublic librariesKnowledge management

Memberships

Scientific and executive positions in universities and scientific centers of the country: Faculty member of Isfahan University Member of the founding board of the Scientific Association for the Promotion of Public Libraries of Iran Scientific and executive positions in reputable Iranian magazines and journals: Editorial board of the Quarterly Journal of Information Management Sciences and Technologies Former editorial board of the Journal of Health Information Management Editorial board of the Quarterly Journal of Knowledge Retrieval and Semantic Systems Editorial board of the Journal of Knowledge Studies Editorial board of the Quarterly Journal of Information Research and Public Libraries Editorial board of the Journal of New Educational Approaches Scientific and executive positions in reputable conferences and meetings of Iran: Member of the Scientific Committee - Jury of the Second International Conference on Public Libraries: Public Libraries and Small Businesses (1402) Scientific Secretary of the National Conference on the Social Functions of Public Libraries (1399)

Professional activities

Librarianship Academic libraries Public libraries Knowledge management

LibrarianshipAcademic librariesPublic librariesKnowledge management

Education

Ph.D., Librarianship, Islamic Azad University Research Sciences Unit [Tehran - Iran]
Master's degree, Librarianship and Information, University of Tehran [Tehran - Iran]
Bachelor, Political science, University of Tehran [Tehran - Iran]

Teaching

Information seeking behavior Research method Knowledge management

Research methodInformation seeking behaviorKnowledge management

Research Output

All

Article

Articles

2023

Evaluation Policies and Criteria of Humanities Scientific Outputs from Experts' Point of View: a Case Study of Language and Literature Fields

( Article . )

Ebrahimi dorcheh, E., Mansouri, A., Pashootanizadeh, M., Mirbagherifard, A., Shabani, A.

Iranian Journal of Information Processing and Management (22518223)39(1)pp. 63-100

Considering the function of humanities and its comparison with other sciences, this research seeks to examine the scientific outputs and the weight of each evaluation criteria and indicators, and the relationship between each output and criteria in the evaluation of these sciences especially in language and literature. In terms of purpose, the research is applied, and in terms of the research implementation process it is of a sequential and exploratory type. The steps of the work are as follows: 1. Identification and weighting of scientific outputs through the three steps of the library method, conducting interviews, and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP); 2. Identifying the evaluation criteria of scientific outputs with the library method; and 3. determining priorities for evaluating scientific outputs through concurrent function deployment (CFD). Based on the findings, scientific outputs were divided into two categories: 1. Formats: scientific journal article, conference article, book, research project, and dissertation/thesis; 2. Activity: in policy-making, social (scientific-promotional), social (media), and economic contexts. Evaluation criteria are also divided into 8 categories: platform for creation, presentation and publication; writing structure; content; impact in online environment; scientific impact; social impact; economic impact; and cultural impact, each of which includes indicators. Finally, outputs and criteria have been prioritized according to three approaches and goals: production of science and promotion of knowledge foundations, applicability and responsiveness to society’s problems, literary creation/creative literature. Considering the importance and necessity of different evaluation of each field and discipline according to the nature of each one as an effective factor on the application and effectiveness of their scientific outputs, research policy makers can use a new approach in decision-making and establishing policies for evaluating the scientific outputs of the language and literature fields and humanities according to the results.

Indicators and measures for measuring the level of information intelligence

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Aghakishizadeh, V., Asemi, A., Shabani, A., Asemi, A.

Iranian Journal of Information Processing and Management (22518223)38(4)pp. 1155-1226

The concept of information intelligence encompasses various aspects such as information and communication skills, information literacy, information behavior, individual and collective creativity, intelligence, and cognitive-perceptual issues. Measuring information intelligence is very important in information societies. Addressing the effective indicators in this issue is one of the determining issues in the use of information and data in information societies. The present study aimed to identify indicators and measures effective in measuring information intelligence. The research is applied and uses a qualitative method including library studies, content analysis, and analysis of expert opinions. Data collection tools included the study of scientific literature related to the subject, content-coding, and interviews with experts familiar with the subject of information intelligence (8 experts in knowledge and information science and 7 experts in psychology). The research population included related published literature related to scientific theories, information science experts, and psychology experts. In the subject of intelligence, Gardner's multiple intelligence theory has been used, and in the subject of information-seeking behavior various scientific theories have been used. Based on the research findings, 14 indicators and 97 measures were identified as effective for measuring information intelligence in two dimensions management and information retrieval. Finally, a proposed framework is presented for measuring information intelligence. From the findings, it was concluded that in the information society, policymakers and managers of the organization or responsible organizations in relation to increasing the level of information intelligence of the society should consider the specific strategies of the information intelligence of the society in formulating their general strategies. One of these strategic goals can be increasing the level of information intelligence of individuals, organizations, and society. To do this, effective indicators must be identified for measuring and strategies to increase the level of information intelligence of the target community. It is suggested that this matter is placed in the priorities of the information society and the native measurement tool of information intelligence can be prepared based on the findings of this research

2025

MXenes in combination therapy: Chemo-photothermal, chemodynamic, and photothermal/photodynamic therapies for cancer treatment and antibacterial applications

( Article . )

Amoozadeh, M., Zarepour, A., Khosravi, A., Iravani, S., Zarrabi, A., Ardestani, M., Asashiba, H., Lanki, M., Khorsandi, Z., Hafezi r., R., Asemi, A., Nourmohammadi abadchi, A., Keshavarzipour, F., Vahed R., Shabani, A., Feiz, S.M.H., Nezarat, A., Adarmanabadi, E.R., Sadeghi-aliabadi, H., Varma, R.S.

FlatChem (24522627)pp. 320-361

2024

Causes, consequences, and strategies to deal with information overload: A scoping review

( Article . Gold )

Shahrzadi, L., Mansouri, A., Alavi, M., Shabani, A.

International Journal of Information Management Data Insights (26670968)4(2)

Determining and Prioritizing the Evaluation Criteria of Humanities Scientific Outputs: A Case Study of Language and Literature Fields

( Article . Hybrid Gold )

Ebrahimi dorcheh, E., Mansouri, A., Pashootanizadeh, M., Mirbagherifard, A., Shabani, A.

Journal of Scientometric Research (23200057)13(1)pp. 148-160