title: Analysis of databases appropriation in the academic staffs of Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences according to the social appropriation approach.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Numerous researches conducted on about the quality of perception of media messages shows that the people are not passive receivers but they have the ability of understanding, interpreting and accepting or rejecting messages. In order to make clear the relationship of information and communication technologies with social changes and to gain a broader vision from this scope, sociological theories about information and communication technologies' usage, especially appropriation approach can be very useful. So, keeping in mind the important role of Databases in the qualitative expansion of education, research, diagnosis, remedy and medical services presentation, this research was carried out with the aim of status determination of databases appropriation in the academic staffs of Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences according to the social appropriation approach in 2012.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is an applicative research of an analytical-descriptive type, which was carried out by measurement approach. The statistical society of this research was composed of the academic staffs of the Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences in 2012 and finally 390 academic staffs were selected according to the Cochran's formula were selected. The research tool are searcher's made questionnaire, which was composed of nine separate parts. Its validity was accepted by the specialists and its reliability was calculated and found to be 0.961 by Cronbakh's alpha.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Database appropriation score in the academic staffs of Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences with 65.020% was in a good status and data bases dis appropriation score with 71.484 was in a high status.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to the findings of this research, Librarians and politicians in this scope-with determination of the academic staff's positive and negative points in usage and appropriation would be capable of accurately diagnozing and analyzing the chances and challenges of the academic staffs members in using databases and would also be capable of achieving solutions and appropriate catalyzers of prolific usage and appropriation of databases.
authors: Department of Health Services Management, Social Determinate of Health Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors: Mahmoud
authors: M
authors: Keyvanara
authors: Department of Knowledge and Information, School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
authors: Mozaffar Cheshmeh
authors: MC
authors: Sohrabi
authors: Department of Medical Information, Medical Education Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors: Firoozeh
authors: F
authors: Zare
authors: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medical Education Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors: Akbar
authors: A
authors: Hassnazadeh
authors: Department of Medical Education, Medical Education Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors: Parisa
authors: P
authors: Malekahmadi
keywords: Academic staffs; Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences; databases; social appropriation