This research aimed at investigating the attitudes of teleworkers in the National Library and Archives of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the regulations, benefits, and drawbacks of teleworking. For this purpose, a self-administered questionnaire consisting of demographic information was used, as well as close-ended and some open-ended questions. The findings indicated that despite some problems such as the low speed of the Internet, excessive workload, inflexibility of work time, and some ambiguities in regulations, all of the teleworkers intended to continue to telework. So, it is concluded that the benefits of teleworking outweigh its drawbacks in the National Library and Archives of Iran.
The purpose of this study was to investigate some of the concerns of Iranian special library managers regarding research and research competencies required by special librarians. In order to achieve the objectives of this study, 21 semi-structured interviews were conducted with Iranian special library managers. The results indicated that among the participants there was generally a positive view about research. However, some obstacles were encountered, such as lack of support from the administrators of the parent organization and a lack of competent librarians. The paper concludes with recommendations for expected research competencies for special librarians.
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