Effective factors on the productivity of librarians in public libraries in Tabriz- Iran Ziaei Soraya*, Moghadm Leila Partovi* *PhD in Library and information Sciences, Library and Information Sciences Department, Payame Noor University, Mashhad, Iran **MSc in Library and information Sciences, Library and Information Sciences Department, Payame Noor University, Mashhad, Iran Online published on 11 June, 2014. Abstract The ultimate goal of this paper is investigating the factors impacting on the productivity of librarians in public libraries in Tabriz- Iran. Moreover, the secondary aim of this study is the investigation of the effects of education, evaluation, creativity and motivation on librarians. The current study is a descriptive survey. Data gathering was done via a questionnaire devised by the researcher. To determine the reliability (stability) of the questionnaire, Cronbach's alpha was applied. The population of this study included 110 librarians in Tabriz public libraries 85 of whom responded to the questionnaires. The findings of the study reveal that in view of the librarians, education, performance evaluation, motivation and creativity increase the productivity of librarians by 70%, 66%, 63% and 31% respectively. In fact, from the librarians’ vantage point, education is the most and creativity the least significant components of productivity increase. Top Keywords Public libraries, productivity, training, performance evaluation, motivation, creativity. Top |