Assessing the Components of Information Security in Accessing Use of Digital Libraries

• Published in: Pizhūhishnāmah-i pardāzish va mudiriyyat-i iṭṭilāʻāt (Online) Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 117 - 134
• Main Authors: Fariborz Doroudi, Zeinab Jamshidi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Persian
• Published: Iranian Research Institute for Information and Technology 01.09.2021
• Subjects: digital libraries; digital library software; information security; qom
• ISSN: 2251-8223; 2251-8231

Information security is one of the effective factors in protecting and using digital libraries which can help improve the status of these libraries.This research reviews the accessibility to information security of digital libraries in digital libraries of Qom city. In this study, definitions of digital libraries include libraries based on their mission and using experts, organize digital documents and provide them to members in the form of information services. This study is a survey and research community was both public and academic digital libraries (including 5 libraries) in Qom city. Data collection tool is a questionnaire based on the standard ISO/ IEC 27002 which is an information security standard developed by the international organization for standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The results of this study indicate that the average information security among digital libraries in Qom city is estimated to be 0.801, which considering the research evaluation method, it can be said that it has a strong level of information security. The development of information systems to provide effective services in digital libraries has played an effective role .There is also a significant relationship between different indicators of information security in digital libraries of Qom city. Weaknesses and strengths of digital libraries in Qom city, respectively, include physical and environmental security as a weakness and business continuity management has been introduced as a strength. Utilizing passive defense, participation of security groups to prevent hackers, identifying security gaps, training specialized forces and having an executive plan for information security are among the suggestions of this research. Finally, it must be stated that information security is at a high level in libraries in Qom city.