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Background and purpose: Grown fungi on books can be a risk factor for occupants as well as its known agents of bio-deterioration. Therefore, in this study, we surveyed the myco-flora of air, book and cabinets at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences Libraries.
Material and methods: Opened plates (containing Sabouraud’s dextrose agar with chlor-amphenicole media (SC) were used for the isolation of fungi in the air of indoor environment of libraries. Pleated carpet sterile fragments were used for survey of cabinets and books contamination. Then, these fragments were cultured on SC in laboratory.
Results: A total of 939 colonies with 17 genera of fungi were identified from the environment of 4 school libraries at the Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. The most common fungi isolated were: Penicillium (62.0%), Yeast (13.6%), sterile hyphae (7.6%) and Candida (5.6%). The most number of colonies were isolated from the air.
Conclusion: Penicillium, Aspergillus, Alternaria and Stachybotrys were isolated from the libraries. They are considered toxigenic, allergenic, infective and also, as book deterioration agents.

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Background and purpose: Antibody phage display library is a powerful in vitro technology for production of recombinant antibody fragments against a wide variety of antigens. However, the presence of insert-free clones in the phage libraries limited the specific enrichment of antibody fragments in many studies. The aim of this study was to protein A-aided recovery of insert-containing phages in antibody phage display library. Materials and Methods: Tomlinson antibody library was prepared according to the standard protocol. Three rounds of panning were performed in two independent groups on VERO/HER2 cells, considering a step of protein A-aided phage precipitation at the end of each round only in one group. The efficiency of this method was evaluated on the selected clones using PCR and phage-Elisa. Results: The results of PCR showed that 87% of clones contained insert after three rounds of panning using protein A-recovered phages while in the control group only 41% of clones contained insert. Also, the results of phage-ELISA showed specific enrichment of anti-HER2 antibodies in protein A-treated group. Conclusion: This method provided a simple and effective way for selective enrichment of antibody fragments in the phage display antibody libraries.

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Background and purpose: Today, information storage and retrieval are the main concerns in libraries and information centers, therefore, a number of library software packages are designed and used. This cross-sectional study aimed at identifying the viewpoints of librarians in Ahvaz, Babol, and Shahid Beheshti Universities of Medical Sciences towards Pars Azarakhsh Digital Library Software.
Materials and methods: This survey was conducted using a researcher-made questionnaire in a five-point Likert scale and approved reliability (Cronbach's alpha=0.822). Data was statistically analyzed using SPSS V22.
Results: According to all participants, the scores for a) search capability in different fields, b) other search capabilities, and c) search formulas were less than average level. The scores for a) display features of search results and b) ancillary facilities were found to be more than average level. In current study, all librarians in three universities had similar viewpoints (P=0.338).
Conclusion: Pars Azarakhsh Digital Library Software was found efficient enough in data entry and storage, data integration, connection space, and search display facilities for librarians and users, but the search and retrieval capabilities need to be reviewed.

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Background and purpose: Assessment of user satisfaction on library services is a major challenge in achieving appropriate services. The aim of this study was to evaluate user satisfaction with library services at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences based on LibQUAL model.
Materials and methods: A descriptive study was conducted in 144 faculty members and students at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. The participants were selected by convenience sampling. They reported their satisfaction on library services of different schools at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences via completing the LibQUAL scale.
Results: This study showed that, user satisfaction in three components, including service affect, information control, and library as a place met the minimum level of expectations (5.25±1.05, 5.51±1.20, 5.69±1.50, respectively), but did not met the maximum level of expectations (6.43±1.79, 5.83±1.68, 5.83±1.97, respectively). Similar Satisfaction level was seen in faculty members and students on the service affect. In dimension of information services, the expectation level of faculty members was higher than that of students, but their satisfaction level on library as a place was less than that of the students.
Conclusion: The libraries and information centers studied here, met the needs of users at average levels, but they are believed to be far from ideal levels.