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Is Librarians’ Health Affected By Ergonomic Factors At The Work Place?, Vahideh Zarea Gavgani, Jalil Nazari, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Fatemeh Rastegari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction: It is obvious that every professional worker is known as an active agent in production and productivity. Therefore; employers consider specifically the health of their staff and creating a suitable space in agreement with their physical and psychological characteristics. Librarianship is also among those professions. However; there should be more evidence in order to shed light on the importance of the ergonomic factors for all library managers and policy makers and moreover; make the staff both reach self-awareness and take the right action about the health of their career. The very aim of this study is to find out …