Department Of Library Research Articles

Збірка клепсидр Бібліотеки Наукового товариства імені Шевченка у Львові

The paper considers the obituaries collection of the Shevchenko Scientific Society Library in Lviv, which belongs to the “Obituaries collection of the 19th–20th centuries” (archive № 351 of the Manuscript Department of Vasyl Stefanyk National Scientific Library of Ukraine in Lviv). These obituaries (pos­ters, announcements) notify about death and present biographical data of famous Ukrainian figures of public, political and cultural life, scholars (prima­rily, the Society’s members), most of whom died during the interwar period (1918–1939). The paper traces the history of the collection’s formation, in particular based on the collective materials, which arrived to the Society’s Library from various Lviv institutions, foremost from Stauropigion Institute, and highlights its further fate up until it was received into the archives of the Manuscript Department of Vasyl Stefanyk National Scientific Library of Ukraine in Lviv; the content and types of the documents are outlined. The collection represent various spheres of the Society’s work, the history of its archives formation. The history of the Library’s obituaries collection is complex and long- lasting – covers more than half a century, approximately from 1892, when the Shevchenko Scientific Society was reformed into scientific and its Library was established, until the Society’s disbandment in 1940. The collection’s creation is related to the work of previous archival and scientific institutions, printing houses of Lviv and Halychyna. This had resulted into the creation of the “Obi­tuaries collection of the 19th–20th centuries”. The Library’s obituaries collection forms its first chapter. Obviously, mostly they include the obituaries of the Society’s members, made by its printing house, which, in particular, indicates the organization of commemorative events by the Society. The obituaries, printed by other Lviv institutions and received by the Library, replenished the archive and significantly expanded its chronology and themes. These documents appeared in private archives and museums, various departments of a few libraries, whereafter they found themselves in the Manuscript Department of Vasyl Stefanyk National Scientific Library of Ukraine in Lviv, where they are kept until now.

A New Librarian’s Take on ECRR: Best Practices for Evidence-Based Early Literacy Storytimes

After finishing graduate school, I was fortunate to begin my career in the youth services department of a public library in northwestern Wisconsin. Since then, I have made it a goal to work towards creating the best storytimes I could by becoming an early literacy specialist.With this goal in mind, I continuously research early literacy, child development, and Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR) practices and work to implement them in my storytimes.

A Profile of Teaching and Learning Departments in ARL Libraries

This article considers the role of teaching and learning departments within academic libraries and how they may differ from reference and instruction departments. The author used website analysis to profile and compare the two types of departments across multiple institutions. Initial findings indicate that the two have several roles in common, but that teaching and learning departments tend to be smaller and more likely consist primarily of functional specialists rather than subject specialists. The findings provide insight into several issues relevant to academic libraries, including how library organizational structures may be changing to support the evolving needs of their institutions.

Liaising the Catalog: Collaborating Across Library Departments to Promote Successful Discoverability through Enhanced Cataloging

Academic libraries are increasingly asked to articulate connections between the work of library staff and student success. This article discusses how a team of librarians participating in CARLI Counts, an immersive professional development program funded by a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant through the Institute of Museum and Library Services, responded to the lack of research investigating the indirect impact of the work of technical services staff on student learning. An anonymous online survey distributed to library staff of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) member institutions explored the perceived value of enhanced cataloging in supporting student research. Survey results point to opportunities for communication and collaboration among technical services and public services librarians to improve understanding of enhanced catalog functionality and user needs.

Slezské zámecké knihovny na okraji zájmu

This study is devoted to the hitherto neglected issue of the care of Silesian castle libraries after 1945. A general introduction and a brief outline of the history and functioning of the National Cultural Commission as the central body for the administration of state cultural property are followed by the main part of the work, focused on individual Silesian castle libraries of which there is evidence in the Agenda of the National Museum, a source consisting of materials of the National Cultural Commission, the State Monument Care, and documents of the Castle Library Department of the National Museum Library. The paper concludes with a summary of the reasons that may have led cultural workers of the time to ignore the frequently valuable Silesian castle collections.

Information Analytics in the Structure of Ukrainian National Libraries Activity (Based on Analysis of their Sites)

The objective of the study is to determine the optimal structure for organizing information and analytical activities of Ukrainian libraries of the national level. The method of analysis was used for identifying the diversification of the forms of organization of information and analytical activities of the indicated libraries. The results of the study indicate the existence of two forms of organizing national libraries regarding the implementation of information and analytical activities, one of which is based on realizing their functions in different departments of libraries, and another one is aimed at creating a separate unit in the organizational structures of libraries. The conclusions of the study proved the dependence of the form of organization of information and analytical activities in national libraries on their level in the library system. Creating separate departments carrying out information and analytical activities can be considered as a perspective form of organizing information and analytical activities of Ukrainian national libraries due to the increasing responsibility of employees for the timing of the work and integration of analysts of various specializations, as well as creating conditions for developing the cognitive component of library activity.

On Distance Learning, Open Educational Resources, and the Role of University Libraries in These Processes

Objective. The article is aimed to improve the understanding of university communities (teachers, students, librarians) concerning the development of distance learning, open educational resources, and the new role of university libraries in these processes. Methods. The main data on the development of distance learning, OER, and increasing the role of university libraries in these processes were obtained due to the analysis of professional publications in periodicals and on the university websites of around the world, the application of methods of method of participant and non-participant observation, a description of the authors’ own experience (the director of the scientific library, the associate professor of IT disciplines and the heads of the scientific library departments) who work at the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology (Dnipro, Ukraine). Results. It has been established that the implementation of distance learning systems, the use and availability of open (preferably free) information sources on open access platforms or open educational resources (OER), exchange of scientific research in the digital scientific space, etc. – these components are closely interconnected and used among teachers, scientists, students. Distance education requires inclusion in the processes of both teachers – authors of open educational resources, and employees of certain services providing information and IT support for both teachers and the resources created by them. Such structures are university libraries, which were among the first to support the philosophy of openness and to join the processes of supporting open access, open science, and open education based on intellectual information systems and technologies. The experience of the scientific library of USUST is considered – a structure that enables online access to text and non-text OER as a necessary element while ensuring limited personal interaction between a teacher and a student. Conclusions. Today, during the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, the foundations are being actively laid to make the provision of educational services at universities, in particular distance education, dynamic and multidimensional. It is necessary to integrate electronic library resources with distance learning platforms to ensure unhindered access for students and teachers.

Library of the Royal Grammar School in Osijek from 1851/52 to 1929

The aim of this paper is to investigate and follow the development and operation of the Library of the Royal Grammar School (Velika gimnazija) in Osijek from its formal foundation, in the school year 1851/52, to its closure in 1929. For the purposes of this research, the analysis of the contents of the printed annual reports of the Royal Grammar School, which are in the possession of the Library Department of the Museum of Slavonia, was carried out, as well as the analysis of the archival material of the State Archives in Osijek. Given that, at the time, schools were obliged to provide status reports for the libraries, the relevant reports represent a significant contribution to the continuous monitoring of the increase in the Teachers' and Student Library holdings, as well as an insight into the work of the teachers who served as librarians. Finally, in addition to a clearer insight into the educational, social and historical frameworks in which the secondary education in Osijek developed, the analysis of the archival material and the Grammar School annual reports have also shown that, through-out the observed period, the Grammar School Library operated continuously, the books arrived regularly, either by purchase or donation, and that its holdings contained valuable and rare specimens from various fields of science. Given that today the old library holdings of the former Royal Grammar School are located in the Library Department of the Museum of Slavonia, where they were successfully stored in 1943 during World War II, this certainly gives it the legitimacy of a significant cultural and historical source for further research and interpretation of the cultural and educational history of the city of Osijek.

SISTEM PENGADAAN BAHAN PUSTAKA PADA DINAS ARSIP DAN PERPUSTAKAAN KOTA BANDUNG

One of the functions of Department Archives and Libraries of Bandung City is the development and implementation of regional library and archive management which includes library management, archive management and library and archive development. In the management of the library, the role of procuring a collection of library materials is very much needed, especially to increase the reading interest of the people of Bandung. The aim of this study is to determine the system of procurement of library materials, to find out the inhibiting factors in the library material procurement system, and to find solutions from librarians in overcoming obstacles in the procurement of library materials. This research was conducted at Department Archives and Libraries of Bandung City from June to July 2022. This type of research is qualitative research using a descriptive method. The instrument of data collection is by interview, observation, and literature review. The system of procurement of Department Archives and Libraries of the Bandung City is divided into three parts namely procurement selection, procurement process, and procurement result. The steps in the selection process for library materials are surveying user needs, collecting selection tools, and selecting library materials. The Techniques and methods of procurement of library materials with the method of selecting providers by direct procurement by procurement staff. The source of funds for the procurement of library materials comes from the Regional Budget of Bandung City in 2022. The process of receiving library materials includes the activities of examining received library materials, grouping of library materials, and submitting to the library material processing unit. After the procurement process is complete, then proceed to the reporting process. Reports are made periodically in the form of financial realization and performance realization which include procurement methods, number of procurements, types of library materials, and budget sources. difficulties in the procurement of library materials include the limited number of library materials published by publishers, the delay in information from publishers regarding the library materials ordered, and the absence of flexibility in determining the price of library materials. The solution to these obstacles is to communicate more intensely with publishers and seek information on library materials according to the required categories, frequent book fairs, and a more flexible policy of budget adjustment for the procurement of library materials.

The reality of curricula in information and library departments in Iraqi institutes A comparative study with models in Arab and foreign institutes

هدفت الدراسة إلى تحليل البرامج والخطط الدراسية التي تقدمها أقسام المعلومات والمكتبات في المعاهد العراقية والتعرف على الواقع الحالي لها من خلال مقارنتها مع مثيلاتها في الأقطار العربية ونماذج عالمية متطورة من كندا والولايات المتحدة الأمريكية وأستراليا, التعرف على أوجه القصور والقوة في هذه الخطط والمناهج الدراسية. وشملت الدراسة أقسام المعلومات والمكتبات في المعاهد العراقية الثلاث (الإداري / الرصافة, التقني / الموصل, الفني الإداري / أربيل), وأقسام المعلومات والمكتبات في الدول العربية (الاردن, الإمارات العربية المتحدة, فلسطين), ونماذج من أقسام المكتبات والمعلومات العالمية في كل من (كندا, الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية, أستراليا), واستخدمت الدراسة منهجي بحث: اولا: المنهج الوصفي المسحي لمسح مواقع وبرامج أقسام المعلومات والمكتبات التي شملتها الدراسة على الانترنت وتحليل خططها, ووصف برامج أقسام المعلومات والمكتبات وخططها وتوصيف المقررات المتعلقة بالدراسة. ثانيا: المنهج المقارن لمقارنة المناهج الدراسية لأقسام المعلومات والمكتبات في المعاهد العراقية مع المناهج العربية والعالمية. وتوصلت الدراسة إلى مجموعة من النتائج أبرزها عدم وجود سياسة لتحديث المقررات في الأقسام المعلومات والمكتبات في المعاهد العراقية. إن أقسام المعلومات والمكتبات العراقية تتبع النظام السنوي والأقسام العربية تتبع نظام الفصول الدراسية, وتبنت الأقسام العالمية مقررات اجبارية واختيارية. وكان من أبرز التوصيات: ضرورة مراجعة البرامج والخطط الدراسية بأقسام المعلومات والمكتبات في المعاهد العراقية وتقويمها بصفة دورية. التركيز على التدريب العملي والتطبيقي المكثف للمقررات الدراسية.

NEWSPAPER READING HABITS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Through a questionnaire based survey, newspaper reading habits of the students of different faculties of university of Peshawar have been studied, in which a sample size of about 100 students have been used. This study demonstrates that majority of the students read Urdu newspapers, like Daily Mashriq, Ajj, Express and Jang. While, some also read English newspapers as well, like Daily Dawn and The Frontier Post etc. Moreover, the research reveals that; Political section of the newspaper is the most preferred section for the students. It also highlights that, majority portion of the respondents prefer home to read a newspaper, while some prefer to read online newspapers in the hostel or department library.

ANALISIS ANGGOTA PERPUSTAKAAN PADA DINAS ARSIP DAN PERPUSTAKAAN KOTA BANDUNG TAHUN 2015-2021

Since 2015 the manufacture of library membership cards at the Bandung City Disarpus has been computerized. The application used for making library membership cards is an integrated library system (inlislite) application. Until now, studies on the analysis of library members have not been widely discussed and published in scientific journals, especially those related to the Bandung city library. The purpose of this study is to determine the number of active members of the library; number of active members by gender; the type of active member of the library; active members of the library by occupation; and active members of the library by age group. Data on active members of the library at the Bandung City Archives and Library Service from 2015 to 2021 can be concluded that the total number of library members was 9,043 people. 2019 was the highest year for library membership cards manufactured, which were 2,734 people or 30.23%. Library members with female gender being the highest number, which were 6279 people or 69.43%. Based on the type of members, the general group was the highest in 2015-2021 with 4,145 people or 45.84%. Based on the type of work, the highest number of library members are students with 3,115 people or 34.45%. And based on the age group, the highest number of library members were the age of 12 to 25 years (teenagers) as many as 5,365 people or 59.33%. Librarians at Department Archives and Libraries of Bandung City are expected to maintain the quality of service performance, especially in making library membership cards, so that library user visits can continue to increase. Department Archives and Libraries of Bandung City is expected to improve the quality and quantity in the procurement of books, especially for the age group of teenagers aged 12 to 25 years.

Impact of Modern Technology on Undergraduate Students for Teaching and Learning in Tertiary Institutions

The education sector is becoming more and more reliant on modern technology, which has led to constant communication with students and the availability of many forums for learning support. The study adopted a correlational survey research designed to examine the impact of modern technology on undergraduate students for teaching and learning in tertiary institutions. Three research objectives, three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study is 122 year two students from the department of library and information science, Faculty of Education, Rivers State University and 128 year two students from the department of curriculum studies/instructional technology, Faculty of Education, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education. A sample of 100 students was used for the study. A structured questionnaire was used for the study with a 32 item. Face validity and a reliability coefficient of 0.82 was obtained. Mean and Z test were the statistical tools used for the study. According to the report, modern technology gives teachers and students immediate feedback and enables students to pick up practical life skills. It was suggested that teachers give students a list of places in their school district that offer free internet access (cafés, libraries, restaurants, etc.).

DEVELOPING LIBRARIKA BASED DIGITAL LIBRARY TO EASE EFL STUDENT ACCESS TO LEARNING RESOURCES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

This study aims at developing a digital library that makes it easier for students majoring in English Education to access learning resources. This study adapts 7 of the 10 steps of the Research and Development (R&D) design by Borg and Gall (1983). The steps involve research and information gathering, planning, developing the initial product, preliminary field testing, major product revisions, main field testing and revision of operational products. Data are collected using questionnaires, observation and expert validation. The study shows (1 )the feasibility of digital library products as validated by the experts is in the average score of 3.54 criteria which indicates very good; (2) the registration, cataloguing, charging and discharging tasks are achieved within average time spent 207 seconds, 192 second and 34 seconds signifying the simplicity and efficiency of the template. (3) the users’ response on the attractiveness and convenience use of digital libraries shows that 85.39% respondents state that the product is very interesting and easy for use. Conclusions from the results of validation, trials and responses prove that the Librarika-Based digital library is feasible to use and can assist students in supporting lectures, ease the access to catalogues of library collections available at the English Department library and for sure avoid direct physical contact between members and librarian during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Demographic characteristics as correlates to the choice of librarianship as a profession in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between demographic characteristics and the choice of librarianship as a profession in Bayelsa state, Nigeria. The study was prompted by poor job performance, loss of interest and abandoning of the job as a result of demographic characteristics. The study was carried out using a correlation research design. Four research questions, four objectives guided the study and four research hypotheses were formulated and tested at the 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study was 47 Librarians permanently employed in the University libraries. The Census sampling technique was used for the study. This enables the use of all the 47 Librarians employed in the academic libraries in Bayelsa state. Questionnaire entitled “Demographic Characteristics and Choice of Profession Questionnaire” (DCCPQ). The instrument with the purpose of the study and the research questions were given to three experts in the Departments of Library and Information Science, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rivers State, to validate the instrument. The experts validated items for clarity, relevance to the purpose of the study and the appropriateness of the language and the accuracy of the instructions to the respondents. The reliability of the instrument was established using the test-re-test method. Copies of the questionnaires were administered to 20 librarians at Rivers State University Library, Nkpolu, Rivers State, Nigeria who were not part of the main study. The data obtained from the administration were analyzed using the Pearson products moment formula. The result yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.65. The r-value was subjected to the Spearman-Brown Prophetic formula which yielded a coefficient of 0.82 signifying that the instrument was reliable for the study. Copies of the questionnaire were administered to the respondents by the researcher, with the research assistant each from the university under study. Linear Regression analysis was used to answer and test the null hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance with the help of Statistics Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 23. The findings of the study showed the relationship between demographic characteristics and the choice of librarianship as a profession in Bayelsa state, Nigeria. It is recommended among others that Demographic characteristics should be considered by school counselors where students are guided to choose librarianship as a profession.

Motivasi Kerja Memediasi Budaya Organisasi terhadap Kinerja

The purpose of this study is to examine variable of Organizational Culture, and Competence have effect on Employee Performance by Motivation Variables at Department of Library and Archives East Java. This research uses quantitative approach and the method used is descriptive method, data collection techniques and field research consisting of observation, interview, and questionnare distributed to the respondents by google form. The population in this study used employee of Department of Library and Archive East Java. The sampling in this study used nonprobability sampling using a purposive sampling approach as much a 54 employees. This study analyzed using Smart Partial Last Square. The result of this study shows that Organizational Culture have Affect on Employee Performance, Competence does not have affect on employee performance, Organizational culture have affect on Motivation, Competence have affect on Motivation, Motivation have affect on employee Performance, Motivation can mediate Organizational Culture on Employee performance, and Motivation can’t mediate competence on employee performance at Department of Library and Archives East Java.

That all may read: providing library services to people with disabilities

This article is written by Karen Gravlin. Karen is Library Consultant for Inclusive Services and Director of the ABLE Library for the Vermont Department of Libraries. In this article, Karen details the library services available to patrons who are blind, visually or physically impaired, or have a reading disability both from the National Library Services for the Blind and Print Disabled and its regional Network Library, Vermont’s ABLE Library. Karen also shares ways in which the ABLE Library has adapted to the changing needs of its patrons and communities over time.

Using Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing to Analyze Library Chat Reference Transcripts

The use of artificial intelligence and machine learning has rapidly become a standard technology across all industries and businesses for gaining insight and predicting the future. In recent years, the library community has begun looking at ways to improve library services by applying AI and machine learning techniques to library data. Chat reference in libraries generates a large amount of data in the form of transcripts. This study uses machine learning and natural language processing methods to analyze one academic library’s chat transcripts over a period of eight years. The built machine learning model tries to classify chat questions into a category of reference or nonreference questions. The purpose is to predict the category of future questions by the model with the hope that incoming questions can be channeled to appropriate library departments or staff.

Yakov L. Shrayberg, the Educator: A few personal sketches

The paper deals with professional educational activities of Y. L. Shrayberg. The main attention is given to his contribution to the foundation and development of the Department of Information Technologies and Electronic Libraries at Moscow State Institute of Culture and the Department of Electronic Libraries and Scientometrics Research at Moscow State Linguistic University. The author notes the productivity of Y. L. Shrayberg’s educational and methodological work, his contribution to public activities as the deputy chair of Dissertation Committee at Moscow State Institute of Culture, his competence in research guidance to numerous PhD candidates whose work has formed the foundation of technological development in library and information field.The author also mentions organizational and public outreach activities that Y. L. Shrayberg has inspired and created (“Crimea” international scientific and practical conference including its component, Scientific and Educational Symposium “Building and developing the modern digital environment for education and science”, NALF School and many others).

PENGARUH LINGKUNGAN KERJA FISIK DAN NON FISIK TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI PADA DINAS KEARSIPAN DAN PERPUSTAKAAN PROVINSI SUMATERA BARAT

This study aims to determine the effect of the physical and non physical work environment on the performance of Department of Archives and Library of West Sumatra Province. The method used in this research is quantitative research with descriptive approach. The population in this study were employees of Department of Archives and Library of West Sumatra Province amounting to 116 people. The sample used was 116 people using saturated sampling technique. The data analysis technique is multiple linear regression. The results showed that: (1) Physical Environment has a positive and significant effect on Employees Perfomance of Department of Archives and Library of West Sumatra Province, (2) Non-physical Environment has a positive and significant effect on Employees Perfomance of Department of Archives and Library of West Sumatra Province