The evaluation of the library software course instruction through Tehran governmental universities and a comparison between DOS and Windows based Pars Azarakhsh library software

This paper studies the condition of Library software instructing in governmental universities of Tehran. To conduct the study, a descriptive survey was used and a self-designed questionnaire was prepared for the study. To measure the validity, the questionnaire was referred to some informants to evaluate the items. In the next stage, the questionnaires were distributed through LIS students of Tarbiat Moalem and Shahid Beheshti universities and finally 68 valid questionnaires returned. The findings showed that there is a significant relation between the theoretical instruction of library software and the practical training. It was revealed that the kind of library software affects to the LIS students’ satisfaction. The study concluded that, despite the lack of financial resources, LIS departments should acquire some up to date library software for practical training, because the theoretical instruction is insufficient.