Library Management Research Articles

Challenges and strategies of shaping the Cross River State Public Library for quality service delivery in the 21st century

Public library is the people’s university and very essential in the provision of facilities, resources and services to meet the needs of citizenry in the 21st century. The study was carried out to investigate challenges and strategies of shaping the Cross River State Public Library for quality service delivery in the 21st century. The survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consisted of 55 library personnel working in the Calabar, Cross River State Public Library. A total enumeration was adopted as the sampling technique. The instrument used to collect data for analysis was questionnaire. The research instrument was face validated in order to make it suitable for the study. Data were analysed using frequency, percentages, mean and standard deviation. The findings showed that Cross River State Public Library to be under funding, inadequate staffing, poor condition of services and staff development, among others; strategies that can be adopted towards shaping the Cross Rivers State Public Library for quality service delivery in the 21st century are significant improvement in the allocation of funds to public library, provision of 21st century facilities for services delivery, staff development programmes for staff, employment of qualified personnel to manage the public library, provision of good condition of service and prospects for staff, among others. This paper concludes that government, public library management and stakeholders should provide adequate budgetary allocations for employment of qualified personnel, staff development, subscription/procurement of current resources, provision and maintenance of technologies/facilities, functional library services to users in the 21st century in Cross River State, Nigeria. The paper recommended among others that government and public library management should improve and sustain quality service delivery of public library in Cross River State, Nigeria.

Adaption and reorganisation of academic libraries following the COVID-19 pandemic

This study documents how academic libraries transformed following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. It identifies how these libraries evolved to meet the changing needs of users in a post-pandemic world. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the traditional functioning of academic libraries, prompting a critical need to investigate the challenges and opportunities in adapting and reorganising these institutions. A qualitative study was done using a multi-case study design where three university libraries were purposively selected. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews and participant observation. Fifteen participants were selected using stratified random sampling where the strata comprised library management, technical, reader, circulation, and technology librarians. The data was analysed using thematic content analysis. Libraries were forced to enhance virtual library services to continue serving the library users to meet the needs of hybrid teaching and learning. Online reference services were introduced, and virtual training sessions and meetings were continued after COVID-19. Library services were embedded in the learning management systems. This study assists academic libraries to better handle future disruptions or unforeseen circumstances to improve online resources, enhance remote access, and integrate advanced technologies to enhance the overall user experience.

The Application of Artificial Intelligence in Providing Intelligent Services in Libraries

Since the 1950s, the research of artificial intelligence has been continuously deepened and increasingly widely used in various fields of society, which is considered to be an important basis for the future human development. Library is an important part of public education. Based on how libraries use artificial intelligence to provide intelligent services, it discusses the combination of library service and artificial intelligence from three aspects of intelligent collection resource organization, automation of library management, and precision of information service. Through the introduction of artificial intelligence technology, the library can achieve a comprehensive upgrading in improving the service level, enriching the service mode and service content, enhancing the service efficiency and optimizing the user experience, so as to better meet the changes of readers' reading needs in the era of digital intelligence.

Library management system project report II

Library management system project report II

Data-driven innovation in university library management and service models

Abstract With the rapid development of the data and information age, the digital-driven library has become an inevitable trend of library development. In this paper, through the Apriori association rule algorithm, the digital-driven library model for the influence factors of information mining, combined with data mining influence factor information to build a data-driven library management system, through the data library lending system optimization and book scheduling optimization to optimize and improve the overall optimization. Finally, it is verified through empirical analysis of association rule analysis and the scheduling effects of data-driven libraries. Through empirical analysis, it can be seen that the staff management efficiency of the management system lending system, and library circulation scheduling enhancement degree are 5.103 and 6.103, both greater than 1. The length of the reader queue and the percentage of reader loss of the data-driven library are between 5~15 and 0%~17%, respectively, and the efficiency of the data-driven library is superior to that of traditional libraries. Combined with the above, this paper based on the data-driven university library management service model can effectively solve the book scheduling problem, improve the management and service efficiency, so that readers have a better experience, and provide a guarantee for the innovative development path of the data-driven library management service model.

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The relevance of this article is due to the fact that the information explosion, the digital age pre-sents us with a completely different set of tools, provided services and mechanisms, and the development of activities with a new logic. The article refers to the significance and role of the library sector in the life of 21st century societies. In the era of information explosion, one of the greatest challenges of the library sector is the influence of artificial intelligence, which reduces the importance of the human factor. Thus, the circumstance of the librarian carrying out a function in the library is reduced incomparably, despite the fact that the reader gets any information he needs, saving space and time. This conjuncture gives rise to deep thinking among representatives of the library sector. In this case, each library should study the international experience, prospectively repeating what is useful, which will only improve the latter's work. This should be done taking into account a number of features of what kind of library we are dealing with, national, academic, scientific, children's, etc. However, with good library management, the right strategy and the necessary resources, it is possible to turn challenges into favorable conditions, taking advantage of new and limitless opportunities.

Personalized Reading Path Design and Real-time Recommendation Mechanism Construction of College Library Optimized by Artificial Intelligence Algorithm

Abstract With the development of science and technology, library management informationization has gradually replaced the traditional management mode how to enable readers to efficiently select more suitable books for complicated books. Personalized recommendation algorithms have become particularly important. Our paper focuses on preprocessing borrowing data, analyzing the clustering algorithm and association rules, and exploring the potential laws that are hidden behind a large amount of data. In this way, a personalized reading recommendation model is constructed to provide readers with a more diverse and accurate recommendation model. In this paper, through clustering analysis and association rule analysis, it is found that different readers may have the same reading interests, and more readers will choose to borrow multiple books related to them at the same time when borrowing a certain book. Compared with the four algorithmic models ICF, qs-MAICF, jz-MAICF, and ms-MAICF, this paper recommends the most types of books for readers, which indicates that the model can tap the correlation between different books and provide readers with richer book choices. This paper is a significant accomplishment of artificial intelligence in the library industry, providing strong technical support for the modernization and intelligent development of libraries.

Enhancing the Value of Library through Facilities Management Understanding

Leading libraries been impacted by a number of significant technological developments and trends, as well as by the difficulties presented by outside forces like the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia has received less money from the government since 2016. Fund allocation for libraries has also decreased concurrently. The reduction on government’s funding allocation has made it difficult for the libraries in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia particularly to manage its operations and facilities, placing restrictions on book purchases and reducing its online database. In managing every facility in the libraries such Perpustakaan Sultanah Zanariah (PSZ), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Perpustakaan Raja Zarith Sofea (PRZS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, the facility manager must use the available financial resources wisely. The goal of this study is to identify libraries facilities management expenses that the library’s management team can reduce. Content analysis and thematic analysis applied in this study in analysing the data gathered from interviews with 5 library staff. According to the findings of this study, both libraries provide a variety of facilities, including a lobby, room, discussion room, showroom, seminar room, meeting room, foyer, 24-hour study room, information search laboratory, database reference room, exhibition space, and audio visual room. Both libraries management expenses, which include library system maintenance, book repair, reference book purchases, database subscriptions, and expenses for purchasing and repairing computers and printers, have been identified and can be reduced accordingly by the management team. Overall, both libraries have to adapt to changing technological, social, and economic conditions while remaining committed to their mission of providing access to information, promoting lifelong learning, and fostering a sense of community.

Open source as a gateway to artificial intelligence

Open source has been widely adopted across the entire solution set in the library world, including software for traditional library services, digital libraries, discovery systems, identity management and persistent identifier solutions. Open source is also foundational in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. Open source AI toolkits have driven the adoption of AI in machine learning, image recognition, video analysis and many other areas relevant to library systems. The communities supporting open source library software are among the largest and most dynamic in the library world. The Koha library management system is supported by a community of developers, librarians, service providers and participating libraries around the world, and is probably the most widely adopted library management system in the world. This article explores the evolution of open source in libraries and the ways in which the open source solutions can facilitate the introduction of AI in libraries in a way that gives libraries agency on the AI model development and implementation. Examples are provided on the use of AI toolkits in the library context.

THE URGENCY OF PROFESSIONALISM IN LIBRARY MANAGEMENT AT PRIMARY SCHOOL

This study's objective is to explore the role of school library management in enhancing students' academic performance and to identify the barriers to effective library management. It adopts a qualitative research approach, utilizing a case study design. Data was collected through interviews, observations, and document analysis. Data analysis involved three main stages: data reduction, presentation, and drawing conclusions. The findings reveal a lack of professional library management at elementary school Demakan 02 due to the absence of qualified librarians, which has led to the library operating in an ad-hoc manner.

Manajemen Layanan Perpustakaan Madrasah dalam meningkatkan Minat Baca Peserta Didik di MTs Negeri 10 Jember

The purpose of writing this research is to describe the management of library services through mobile libraries at MTsN 10 Jember as strengthening students’ interest in reading, describing the management of madrasa libraries through planning, organizing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating processes. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach with data collection instruments in the form of observation, interviews and documentation. The subjects of this research were students of MTsN 10 Jember, librarians from the Jember Archives and Library Service. The research results show that Madrasah Library Service Management is something that motivates students to write works entitled Love Poems for My Prophet and Longing for Family Heaven. Apart from the madrasa library, there are other benefits gained from using the mobile library, namely increasing students’ knowledge, insight and abilities, teachers taking an active role in accompanying students, teachers are happy to see students enthusiastic about reading.

Exploring the responsiveness and practice of using subscribed journals in Bangladesh

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine subscribed journal usage by postgraduate students at Dhaka University Library. Methodology: The study collected primary data from 62 students enrolled in the thesis group at the postgraduate level in the art faculty. The data was analyzed using SPSS and Microsoft software, and the findings were described using frequency tables and data analysis. Findings: The findings reveal that 28.3% respondents were unaware of e-journals, 35% were aware but not using, and 36.7% were aware and using them. The study found that the Department of Information Science & Library Management has a high adoption rate of e-journals. Teachers and thesis supervisors are significant in creating awareness about e-journals among students. Search engines and library websites are the preferred routes for accessing e-journals, while publishers' websites are the least preferred. Searching difficulties and limited assistance are the top reasons, while time constraints and slow downloading have the lowest number of responses. Practical implications: This study sheds light on crucial research implications, such as the need to bridge the gender gap in accessing e-journals, customize support according to academic departments, maximize the roles of educators, streamline access routes, overcome usage obstacles, provide assistance to non-resident students, enhance preferred platforms, resolve technical challenges, and evaluate long-term effects. These insights provide valuable guidance for improving the utilization of e-journals in academic environments.

Academic instruction librarians' feelings of job control: Quantitative analysis of responses to a job control inventory

Job control encompasses a range of dimensions that reflect the extent to which employees have the freedom and discretion to make decisions about their work. Job control includes control over tasks, scheduling, work pacing, physical environment, decision-making, interaction, and mobility. A web survey was administered to academic librarians with instruction responsibilities. The survey included a previously developed scale for measuring job control and several key demographic and job characteristic questions that were hypothesized to impact job control. 307 academic instruction librarians completed the job control scale. Analyzing each item in the job control scale, teaching workload, status, income, years at institution and in libraries, teacher training, union representation, and tenure status have statistically significant effects on responses to at least one question in the scale. Through analysis of the average response among academic instruction librarians in the sample, control over decision-making, including allocation of resources and salaries, and interactions appear to be two places where managers and library leaders may focus improvements. Control over the amount of money academic instruction librarians earn and over how their work is evaluated were the lowest across the 22 items in the job control scale. As library leaders and managers consider the practical implications of job control research on their work, earnings, evaluation processes, and interactions or interruptions may be key areas to enact changes or provide further transparency and shared decision-making.

Heritage conservation in war and post-war conditions during the 1990s

Purpose. The aim of the paper is to describe the activities undertaken by Dubrovnik Libraries during and after the Croatian War of Independence to preserve their heritage collections. The intention is also to present plans for possible future challenges as well as to compare the conditions, resources and equipment available in the 1990s and in the present. Approach/methodology. The paper shows the degree of damage to the Library collections through an in situ case study, the basic data on how evacuation was approached, the organisation of work in crisis conditions, the storage of collections during the war period and then the relocation to the new building. The paper was based on primary sources, including first-hand accounts by the former Library Director Mrs Urban and interviews with older or retired librarians, and secondary sources such as the official report by a paper conservationist who conducted the inspection of damaged library materials in situ, newspaper articles, books, periodicals, doctoral thesis, emergency plan and measures etc. The research for this paper also enabled cooperation between librarians and conservators, as well as finding,scanning and archiving valuable historic library documents, which will be, as a result, available to any future researchers and for posterity. Findings. The paper presents a valuable experience of how endangered cultural heritage was protected in the past and offers contemporary insights into improving the methods of storing, preventive protection and transporting books and archive materials. To avoid previous mistakes, Dubrovnik Libraries developed the crisis response plan with emergency measures in 2020, while in the previous years numerous new resources and equipment had been put into place. Value. The paper gives an overview of a thirty-year long process of caring for heritage collections and it presents perspectives from both librarians and conservators. It outlines the way new resources – human, financial and technological – were used after the war to repair the damage and prevent anything similar from occurring in the future. Hopefully, this paper will raise awareness among cultural institutions and serve as a valuable aid in the practice of crisis management as well as preventive care.

The Implementation of a SLiMS-Based Library Automation System Towards the Improvement of Library Quality at FMIPA UNM Makassar

This research aims to find out 1) The Implementation of the SLiMS automation management system in the Makassar State University FMIPA library, 2) Quality improvement with the SLiMS automation system in the Makassar State University FMIPA library and 3) advantages and disadvantages with the SLIMS automation system in the Makassar State University FMIPA library. This research uses descriptive qualitative research while the research approach used is field research. The data sources are from the head of the library and library staff as well as visitors to the FMIPA UNM Library. The data collection methods used in this research are observation, interviews and documentation. The research instrument in this research is the researcher himself. Then the data processing and analysis techniques are carried out in three stages, namely data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of this research indicate that the implementation of the automation management system in the Makassar State University FMIPA Library uses the Open Source Senayan Library Management System (SLiMS) automation system. The SLiMS automation system is supported by hardware and software so that the system can run. The hardware used is generally the same, a collection of computers connected to a network, the difference is the software used in the library automation system. The Library quality by using the SLiMS automation system is way better. Users find it easier to use the system, its services, and to obtain information on the books they are seeking. In addition, the automation system of the Open Source Senayan Library Management System (SLIMS) has the benefit of facilitating readers' search for information about wanted books as well as librarians' and staff's ability to finish tasks in the library. The downside is that users are unable to access information remotely because the program is still offline.

IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE METHOD IN CLASSIFYING SCHOOL LIBRARY BOOKS WITH COMBINATION OF TF-IDF AND WORD2VEC

The development of technology in education is integral to enhancing its quality, such as implementing information technology in school libraries. Searching for books in school libraries is time-consuming due to conventional book classification, lacking organization based on classifications. Therefore, implementing information technology in school libraries is crucial to improve library management effectiveness. An innovative solution optimizing library management involves leveraging artificial intelligence, particularly machine learning. In applying machine learning to library book classification, Support Vector Machine acts as an algorithm understanding patterns and characteristics of book titles, categorizing them into Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC). The dataset comprises 10 classes aligned with DDC. Random data collection follows an 80:20 scale for training and testing data. Data preprocessing is an initial research stage, addressing imbalanced data through oversampling. Testing the SVM algorithm with a linear kernel and C = 1 parameter is conducted three times using different feature extraction methods: TF-IDF alone, Word2Vec alone, and a combination of TF-IDF and Word2Vec. Model performance evaluation employs K-Fold Cross-Validation. After the three objective tests, the most accurate book classification results were obtained using a combination of TF-IDF and Word2Vec feature extraction. It's concluded that SVM's book classification method can be applied, yielding the highest accuracy of 73% with the TF-IDF and Word2Vec feature extraction combination. This outperforms other feature extraction methods, with precision at 83%, recall at 72%, and an F1-Score of 76%.

Implementation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Library Management System (LMS)

Various changes occurred at libraries in different period. Development of libraries in different time span has affected lots on librarians and information professionals in the form of managerial skills, job opportunities, status and their survival. Present day information communication technology application in library has changed drastically in the collection development from print to electronic or digital form and increased the importance and role of librarians in the library. Information explosion is cause for rapid developing of digital information resources and services. This new information environment has brought various challenges before library and information professionals such as adopting new skills of information searching, acquiring, processing, storing and disseminating. Librarians have to enhance personal ability to understand and use information, individual skills development is the process of ongoing, learning and qualitative aspect. Important things of information society are education and leaning. The situation of education is changing due to impact of social, political, cultural and economic condition of society. The main aim of the study is to assess the need for and implementation of ICT in Library Management System (LMS) in the Contemporary period.

KERJASAMA PERPUSTAKAAN UNIVERSITAS PENDIDIKAN INDONESIA (UPI) DENGAN KOREA-INDONESIA CULTURAL CORNER (KICC) DALAM UPAYA PENGEMBANGAN KOLEKSI

This research aims to investigate how the principles of collection development and the stages of collection development are implemented in the collaboration between the University of Education Indonesia (UPI) Library and the Korean-Indonesian Cultural Corner (KICC). It also seeks to identify the impacts and challenges encountered during the implementation of this collaboration. The research method employed in this study is descriptive qualitative research. Data were gathered through observations and interviews with the library managers. The collected data were analyzed to comprehend the dynamics of the collaboration and the implementation of collection development principles. The findings of the research reveal that the UPI Library has not fully applied the principles of collection development in the services provided by the Korean-Indonesian Cultural Corner (KICC). One of the major challenges identified is the lack of effective communication between the UPI Library and KICC. This has resulted in discrepancies in the stages of collection development and a limited understanding of collection priorities. The impact of these challenges is a less efficient and effective collection development process. Therefore, to maximize the outcomes of this collaboration, efforts are needed to expand and enhance communication between the UPI Library and KICC. This will assist in understanding the needs and expectations of each party, enabling a more efficient implementation of collection development stages. Additionally, regular evaluations should be an integral part of this collaboration to ensure the expected impacts are achieved.

Library Service Management to Enhance Students' Reading Interest at State Senior High School 1 Secanggang, Langkat Regency

Library service management is the process of optimizing the contribution of human resources, materials, and budget to achieve the goals of the library or library management process based on management principles and theories. Meanwhile, reading interest is the ability to read and encourages the growth of reading culture and habits. Through reading, students can broaden their insights, sharpen their ideas, and enhance creativity. This research aims to explore the planning, implementation, and assessment of library service activities at State Senior High School 1 Secanggang, Langkat Regency. This study uses a qualitative descriptive research method. Data collection is conducted through observation, interviews, and documentation. The primary data sources for the research are interviews with the school principal, library head, library staff, teachers, and students. Secondary data consists of documents related to library service management in enhancing students' reading interest at State Senior High School 1 Secanggang, Langkat Regency. Data analysis techniques include data reduction, data presentation, drawing conclusions, and checking data validity by comparing interview data with the research object. The results of the research show that library service management in enhancing reading interest at State Senior High School 1 Secanggang, Langkat Regency, is well-established. The planning activities begin with meetings attended by the school principal, library head, library staff, teachers, and students. The implementation of library services is carried out by two library staff members with their respective schedules and is supervised by the library head. Assessment is conducted for the school principal, library head, library staff, teachers, and students.

Cognitive Model of Library Management in Crisis Conditions

Objective. The article considers library management as a complex socio-communication system in conditions of uncertainty of the external environment. The essence and methods of cognitive library management as an effective means of overcoming instability and global challenges of the XXI century are substantiated. Methods. With the help of information analysis, the peculiarities of the cognitive approach to library management in a crisis situation were defined. Results. A conclusion is made regarding the effectiveness of cognitive analysis, in particular PEST and SWOT analysis, cognitive structuring technologies. Cognitive analysis is considered as a powerful tool for researching a certain state of the library in an unstable and poorly structured environment. The application of the cognitive modeling method was used to identify the components of library management in conditions of uncertainty. Conclusions. Attention is focused on the need to use cognitive modeling, which contributes to a better understanding of the problem situation, detection of contradictions and qualitative analysis of the library as a system. A cognitive model of library management based on knowledge application technology in the management and decision-making process and effective communication interaction is proposed.