Investigating public libraries of Kerman with respect to planning and designing measures of Iran planning and management organization

摘要

As public libraries are special centers for developing culture and enlarging studious people, they should be safe and favorable for attendees. If not, the number of attendees will decrease, the defined goals regarding making and equipping public libraries will never be achieved and destructive consequences on culture and society will be gradually imposed. Changing the atmosphere of public libraries into favorable and pleasant one will encourage people to have a stronger tendency to attend libraries. To that end, growing number of studious people will happen and magnificent objectives of governments will be fulfilled. In many sources the standardized conditions of public libraries have been dealt with. It, therefore, shows the importance of public libraries. The present study will investigate atmospheric standardized qualities and quantities in Kerman public libraries based on IFLA Standard for public Libraries and reference criteria extracted from the official magazine of Iran planning and management organization. Similarities and differences are deduced by means of comparing present qualities and standardized ones. Then, attempt has been made to modify and optimize the atmosphere of public libraries in Kerman, the biggest province in Iran.