Comparative survey on the ways of access to managerial information

Abstract

The main objective of the paper was a comparative investigation of acquiring management data by the managers of the Tehran Universities Central Library's (TUCL) which are under the supervision of the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology (MSRT) & the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MHME) located in Tehran in different managerial levels of these libraries. The comparative survey method is used in the current study and to collect data, researcher-made questionnaires were employed. The data were analyzed in two levels using Minitab software. Findings of the research suggested that middle managers mainly preferred to utilize the workers' reports and operational managers used the internet as their informational resources. Regarding applying the information both preferred planning most and authoring and research, least. Middle managers and operational managers' main priority to get information was to contact experts and surf on the internet, respectively and their last priority was using the personal library. Regarding communication methods, both groups mainly preferred phone most and attending conferences last. In addition to guiding information science experts, the results of the current study can give insights to the designers and experts of the management information systems (MISs) in designing user-friendly systems.