Dr.  Jafar Mehrad

Director
Regional Information Center for Science & Technology (RICeST)

Professor
Library and Information Sciences
School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Shiraz University

Education

BA  Geography, University of Tabriz, (1969 )

MS    Library Science, University of Tehran , (1974)

PHD  Library & Information Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (1979)

Thesis Title (MS)

Thesis Title (PHD):

A National Plan for the Development of Public Libraries in IRAN 

Publications:

Selected Books

· Research Method. Shiraz: Kanoon Tarbiat, 1982.

· Introduction to Reference Services. Shiraz: University of Shiraz, 1988.

· Computerized Cataloging. Tehran: Irondoc, 1993 (Translation)

· Indexing and Abstracting. Shiraz: Navid Publication, 1995. (Translation).

· Understanding Information Technology. Tehran: Samt Publications, 1998 (Translation).

· Information Retrieval Systems. Shiraz: Navid Publication, 1990 (Translation).

· Information Systems, Services and Centers. 2^nd ed. Shiraz: Navid Publication, 2001

Selected Articles

· “Book Selection in Shiraz University Libraries”. Shiraz University Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 1985.

· “National Library of Iran”. Shiraz University Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 1985.

·   “Guides and Bibliographic Sources in Publitical Sciences and International Relations”. Shiraz University Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 1990.

·   “The Data Bridge”. Irondoc’s Journal of Information Sciences, 1993.

·   “Policy – Making in Science and Technology”. Journal of Sharif University, 1994

·   “Information Industry, the industry of Future”. Rahiaft Magazine, 1995.

·   “Computerized Searching in Chemistry Databases”. Payam KetabKhane, 1999.

Selected Conference Papers :

· “Computerized Information Retrieval,” Tehran: The Organization for Islamic Revolution Cultural Documents, 1991.

· “The Electronic Memory”, Tehran: The committee of the Information Science Cooperations, 1994.

· “The Role of Information in Research & Development”, Tehran: The Committee of the Information Science Cooperations, 1993.

· “The Need for a Consistent Information Program Among Islamic Countries”, Tehran: CUMLIS, 1993.

Selected Research Projects :

· Indexing of Itlela’at Newspaper, 1981 – 1983. 5 vol.

· Planning for the Development of Fars State Public Libraries, 1987.

· Planning for the Development of Public and School Library Services for the Deaf in Iran, 1993.

· Planning for the Development of Public Library Systems in Iran, 1998 – 2001.

Tel: (98)711-6270311

Fax:(98)711-6270312

Email: dean@srlst.com