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The library is the only well-known social institution that promotes
reading, and its existence is not an end in itself, but the main purpose is to
serve the community. Investigating and analyzing the research on this
field and discovering the relationships between the terms can provide
useful information for researchers. Therefore, the purpose of this study
was to evaluate and review articles related to library and Yazd. The
method of this research is descriptive and scientometrical. This research is
based on the articles on library and Yazd that were indexed in the
Regional Center for Information, Science and Technology through
social network analysis techniques and co-word analysis. Data analysis
was performed using Excel, Rover Primp, and UseiNet softwares. The
results showed that the number of articles published in the period 1372-
1998 was 37, which has been declining since 1396. According to the
Closeness and Betweeness Centrality Indicators of terms on the maps, the
most active research areas in the field are as follows: public
libraries, academic libraries, quality of service and librarians. Some
research topics such as "social interactions of libraries", "marketing of
libraries" and "information literacy" in the field of libraries have received
less attention. Results of co-word analysis revealed outstanding topics of
the field under study, which is useful for policy makers to learn about the
research status and make appropriate decisions for the promotion of
scholarly products.