Library Collections Research Articles

Do generation Z students read? Reading habits of the students of Dhaka University

PurposeThe proliferation of digital tools and instant access to information has diversified reading habits among Generation Z (Gen Z) students. The primary objective of this study is to examine the reading habits of Gen Z students at Dhaka University.Design/methodology/approachA survey questionnaire method was employed to collect data from 354 university students. We collected research data through printed questionnaires, and randomly selected students to answer survey questions. A total of 500 printed questionnaires were distributed to the seminar library, university hall library and Dhaka University library. Additional efforts made to engage students in classrooms.FindingsStudents prefer printed materials, particularly fiction and enjoy reading at home. The majority have emerged as dormant readers and prefer using mobile phones for reading. Hobbies and interests have been identified as significant influencers in shaping reading habits. Promoting a reading culture, improving access to books, integrating technology, expanding fiction collections, creating engaging content and tailoring outreach strategies are key steps to enhancing the reading habits of the Gen Z students in Bangladesh.Social implicationsThese findings provide valuable guidance for policymakers and educators seeking to foster effective reading habits among students by aligning strategies with their preferences and needs.Originality/valueThis study offers original insights into the reading habits of Gen Z students at Dhaka University, focus on enhancing library collections, particularly in fiction literature, addresses challenges such as space constraints and reflects innovative approaches to fostering improved reading habits among students.

Building bridges and the chance to do better tomorrow: global resource sharing moving forward

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to disseminate the American Library Association (ALA) Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section (STARS) international interlibrary loan (ILL) Committee 2023 international ILL survey results and findings. The survey evaluates current international resource sharing operations, identifies trends and challenges and recommends promoting services within the global library community. Design/methodology/approach The survey used the Qualtrics platform and included multiple-choice and open-ended questions. The survey questionnaire was built upon the 2019 and 2015 instruments to facilitate longitudinal data analysis and comparison. The committee added new questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and controlled digital lending (CDL). The survey was distributed to libraries worldwide via multiple channels, in all seven official International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) languages. Qualitative comparative analysis methodology was applied to analyze the survey results. Findings The survey results reveal the challenges and opportunities to engage in international ILL activities. The importance of sharing electronic resource content continues to grow as library collections shift from print to electronic resources. Originality/value The 2023 international ILL survey is the first offered in all seven official IFLA languages and included questions on the topics of COVID-19 and CDL. It contributes to the literature by providing global trends and perspectives on current international resource sharing practices, challenges and opportunities facing the global resource sharing community and recommendations on building bridges to do better in the future.

Who’s Afraid of Jadidism?: Reckoning with the Legacy of a Cold War Paradigm

Abstract Since the 1990s, scholars in the fields of Central Asian, Volga-Ural, North and South Caucasian, and Crimean history have debated the role of Jadidism in the study of the history of Muslim societies under Russia imperial rule. The concept of Jadidism – variously described as a program for teaching literacy in Turkic languages, a set of educational reforms, and a movement advocating a broad range of cultural, social, and legal reforms designed to “modernize” Muslim communities – made its first appearances in Soviet historiography in the 1920s–1930s. In the 1960s, as the Cold War reached new heights, the Jadid paradigm made its way into English- and French-language historical studies, whence it became the primary lens through which Western audiences encountered and interpreted the histories of Muslims in late imperial Russia. The opening of archival and library collections following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the embrace of new theories and paradigms in Russian studies broke the hold of the Jadid paradigm over Western scholarship. At the same time, a series of heated disputes began over the legacy of the Jadid paradigm and how best to research the intellectual history of Russia’s Muslims in a post-Cold War context. In this essay, I will present a history of the rise and fall of the old Jadid paradigm in European and American scholarship. I will consider how the study of Central Asian intellectual history has evolved since the paradigm’s decline and what this evolution and the contributions to this journal issue suggest about how historians can continue to examine the nature, extent, and meaning of Muslim reform movements without reviving the old Jadid paradigm.

Analisis Penataan Perpustakaan untuk Meningkatkan Minat Baca di Sekolah Negeri 1 Demulih

This study aims to analyse the arrangement of the library to increase reading interest in State School 1 Demulih. The arrangement of the library in SD N 1 Demulih has not been fully implemented based on the flow of the library layout to facilitate and process the work done by the library staff, the library layout can attract students' interest in reading. This study uses a descriptive research method with a qualitative method. The data collection techniques used in this study are observation sheets and interview list sheets conducted at SD N 1 Demulih. The results of this study is the Library at SD N 1 Demulih have carried out several strategies for physical and non-physical arrangement of the library. The physical arrangement strategy that has been carried out is the location of the Library that is accessible to students, bright lighting and available air ventilation as well as providing facilities and infrastructure such as chairs and tables in good condition that can be used by students when reading the library collection. Providing these strategies is very important for readers so that students who read in the library feel comfortable and make them feel at home so that the students want to come back again to read.

AI in dentistry library collection

AI in dentistry library collection

Manajemen Perpustakaan Sekolah/Madrasah: Strategi, Tantangan, dan Implementasi Teknologi

Library management is a crucial aspect to ensure efficient and effective access to information resources for users. It involves planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the library's information resources, including collections, staff, budget, and information technology. The main objective of library management is to support and enhance learning, research, and knowledge development by providing high-quality and relevant information services. The principles of library management include planning, organizing, leadership, control, collection development, user services, and technology utilization. Libraries play a significant role in supporting the learning process in schools and madrasas by providing various learning resources, facilitating independent learning, enhancing information literacy, supporting student research and projects, promoting a reading culture, collaborating with teachers, providing access to digital resources, and offering reference and consultation services. Collection development is a critical aspect of library management, involving the systematic selection and acquisition of library materials based on user needs, curriculum relevance, and the latest developments in various fields of knowledge. The maintenance and preservation of library collections are also essential to ensure their longevity and accessibility. Effective library management strategies, including the development, maintenance, and preservation of collections, are vital to providing diverse and high-quality resources that support learning, research, and knowledge development in educational environments.

What is a “good” library? The measures are changing

PurposeStandardization of library performance measures started in 1994, when several handbooks describing performance indicators had already appeared. The 1st edition of the International Standard ISO 11620 was published in 1998, followed by an amendment 5 years later, both dealing with the traditional library. As indicators for the digital library services were still developing, a pre-standard technical report for such indicators was published separately in 2003. The second edition was published in 2008 and combined 45 indicators for traditional and digital services, if possible, as “hybrid” indicators. The 3rd edition appeared in 2013 with 52 indicators, presenting new topics such as preservation and digitization. For this edition, seven indicators had been eliminated as outdated. The 4th edition was edited in 2023, presenting 61 indicators, of which 14 new indicators and many revisions. The paper follows the subject areas and corresponding indicators over time and tries to define the present and possible future trends.Design/methodology/approachThe paper describes the development of library performance measurement as standardized in ISO 11620. It follows the changes, additions and deletions of indicators since the first edition in 1998 and compares them to the changes in libraries’ tasks and activities.FindingsThe analysis shows that indicators for changing tasks and technologies or for new fields of interest follow a few years after the changes, as the methods have to be developed and tested. New topics are often introduced from outside, following political trends and themes, such as cost-efficiency or support for special user groups. An important input came from other standards with quality indicators, especially ISO 21246 for museums and ISO 21248 for national libraries. An interesting issue is the changing role of indicators for the digital library in ISO 11620. Until the forthcoming edition, a simple increase in digital collections and services was often regarded as quality. The new concept is to regard the existence of digital services and collections in libraries as normal and to look for additional aspects, e.g. the use of a digitized collection.Research limitations/implicationsFor the first time, the forthcoming edition will contain a clause about impact assessment. Measuring the quality of library services should not stop with effectiveness and efficiency but should also include assessing the impact on individuals and society. Methods for assessing library impact are described in a separate standard, ISO 16439. However, there is evidently a borderland between evaluating the quality of library services and identifying their effect on users. The new edition of ISO 11620 tries to clarify this and includes some “border” indicators, such as measures for the awareness of libraries their services.Originality/valueThe overview of developments in the standardized performance measures will help to understand the relation of the indicators to the current goals and tasks of libraries and may further the use of the standard. As libraries’ tasks and activities will continue to develop and change, new topics will come up in the next few years, some of which can already be identified today.

Addressing the Interdisciplinary Nature of Health Communication Research: A Citation Analysis to Determine Core Journals for Different Library Collections

Health communication is important to individuals, organizations, and society. Using citation data, this study analyzes citations to and within the two health communication journals, Health Communication and Journal of Health Communication from 1997/1999 through 2022 and identifies scholarly journals most relevant for health communication research from within and outside the field. Recognizing the interdisciplinary nature of health communication, this study provides a more inclusive picture of health communication research and its relevance to other subject areas by detailing the most cited and citing journals. By applying Bradford’s Law of Scattering, the author will establish a core list of journals for health communication research. The data will provide evidence-based recommendations for collection management to librarians who manage communication, health, and medical journal collections.

Vilnius University professor Michał Pełka-Poliński: research of scientific work and book marks

The article examines the books of Vilnius University professor Michał Pełki-Poliński from the collection of the library of St. Volodymyr University, the collection "Library of the Volyn Lyceum", from the collection of literature in Polish of the department of library collections and historical collections of the Institute of Bibliography of the Vernadskyi National Library of Ukraine. The results of the research of Ukrainian, Polish, and Lithuanian researchers, which contain materials about the scientific activity of Michał Pełka-Poliński, are analyzed and his important role in the development of mathematical science in Lithuania and Poland is emphasized, the influence of his works on the teaching of mathematics in educational institutions of Galicia and Volyn. Information about the scientist's scientific work is provided, his scientific connections with Ukraine are noted. Bibliographical information about books authored by Polinsky from the funds of the Vasyl Stefanyk National Scientific Library of Ukraine in Lviv. His printed and handwritten works are indicated, his library work, his bibliophile preferences, and collecting achievements are highlighted. Bibliographical and historical information about books from his private library is provided and infor­mation about its history is presented. Bibliographical materials on the study and attribution of book marks on the books of Michał Pełka-Poliński are represented.

Treatment of Oroantral Communication and Fistulas with the Use of Blood-Derived Platelet-Rich Preparations Rich in Growth Factors: A Systematic Review

The formation of an oroantral communication (OAC) or fistula (OAF) is a rare complication resulting from the presence of processes in the lateral parts of the maxilla or for iatrogenic reasons. The most common causes of OAC or OAF are tooth extraction with periapical lesions. The aims of this systematic review were to assess the use of platelet-derived preparations rich in growth factors in the treatment of OAC or OAF, to determine the success of treating the communication or fistula, as well as impact on postoperative complications and the course of healing. The study was performed following PRISMA guidelines (PROSPERO: CRD42024570758). The inclusion criteria were as follows: at least ten patients, the presence of oroantral communication or oroantral fistula, treatment with platelet-derived preparations rich in growth factors, and information regarding the response to treatment. In order to find relevant studies, international databases, including PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science Core Collection, MDPI, Wiley, and Cochrane Library were searched. The last search was performed on 31 August 2024. Seven articles were included in the systematic review. In total, platelet-derived preparations rich in growth factors were used in 164 patients. Only studies in which OAC was treated and with platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) met the inclusion criteria. Only PRF was used as the sole treatment method in three studies. When OAC is greater than 5 mm, platelet-derived preparations rich in growth factors should be considered adjuncts to treatment, not the sole treatment method. The success rate of OAC treatment was 90–100%. The use of blood products to close OAC may be an effective therapeutic alternative. Proper patient qualification and the use of an appropriate protocol are crucial. There is a need for future well-designed case-control or cohort studies as well as randomized controlled trials to provide the required level of evidence.

Review of Preservation of Collections in Theological Libraries

Review of Preservation of Collections in Theological Libraries

Documenting ordinary stories: Local studies collections in public libraries

Documenting ordinary stories: Local studies collections in public libraries

The current trends in the development of methods and regulatory framework for indexing library information resources

The author examines the development of the basic concepts of indexing information resources using classifications and dictionaries of information retrieval languages. The impact of digital communications and the Internet on the indexing methods in the information environment, including the libraries, is emphasized. The modern library collections comprise various types of resources, both traditional paper publications and digital resources of various types, widely available on the Internet. In these conditions, harmonization of indexing methods with the principles of Internet information retrieval grows in importance. The author discusses the regulatory framework for indexing in the library sector and its relationship with Internet standards within the concept of Semantic Web. The author reviews the main stages of the development of the regulatory framework both on the international level and in this country. The author emphasizes the need to study the experience of other organizations in the field of standardization for further development of indexing technology.

Lagniappe

Leisure collections in academic libraries may be difficult to justify as budgets stay flat or shrink and resource costs increase. While materials supporting curricular or research needs are of paramount importance in academic libraries, leisure collections have a place, too, particularly as universities look for opportunities to increase community and connectedness among students. This article will discuss the leisure collection at Western Carolina University’s Hunter Library and will focus on the author's efforts to build and assess a leisure horror subcollection.

PENGELOLAAN KOLEKSI MUSEUM MUSIK INDONESIA BERBASIS APLIKASI OPEN SOURCE

The Indonesian Music Museum stores various music collections in the form of cassettes, compact discs, vinyl records, and music-related books. This self-managed museum has the potential to become an institution that stores musical works from various countries. Management has been carried out properly, starting from inventory of collections to registration, but still manually. The implementation of the Senayan Library Management System (SLiMS), which is an open source based application, is one solution for managing collections more quickly and making it possible to access them remotely. The method used in this research is a qualitative study using observations and interviews so that it can produce an appropriate management system for the museum. The main informants are museum managers who are considered to understand the metadata needs of their museum collections. All results of observations and interviews are used as guidelines in determining any changes to the applications used to manage collections at the Indonesian Music Museum. This research produces an open source application-based museum collection inventory system. Several changes and adjustments were made to this application so that it could be implemented in the museum. Terms referring to library collections were changed and adapted to the use of terms relevant to music collections. The grouping of collections based on music genres and artists' regions of origin which is usually carried out by the museum is still maintained to become the characteristic of this museum itself. The Indonesian Music Museum can implement this application in a sustainable and long-term manner. Using this system helps the museum to obtain data records of collections and their movements, as well as inventory data on collections currently owned.

Invisible Images: Pictures, Illustrations and Visual Data in the Text-Centric System of the Library

This study investigates how the library information infrastructure steers not only the access, searchability and retrievability of the images it preserves but also, on a more profound level, how images are understood as sources of information. Using the National Library of Sweden as a case study it first outlines how images are handled and conceptualized – as single pictures, as illustrations secondary to text, or as visual data, repositories of iconographic visual content. Second, through close analysis of five types of images common in library collections in general, it examines how they are classified, demarcated and made accessible. As this study shows, both analogue and digital information infrastructures in the library are, on a very profound level, tailored for text. Such unuttered, even unconscious, text-centrism has the effect that images as sources of information are made literally and figuratively invisible.

ATUAÇÃO DA FISIOTERAPIA NA MELHORA DAMARCHA DOS PACIENTES ACOMETIDOS COM PARKINSON: REVISÃO DE LITERATURA

INTRODUCTION: Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder of idiopathic etiology, characterized by a progressive decline in dopamine levels in the substantia nigra of the midbrain. The motor circuitry occurs in the basal ganglia, which are responsible for voluntary movements.The kinematic analysis of gait of these individuals shows an asymmetry in gait pattern, where difficulties in regulating the temporal-spatial are observed, altering step and stride length, increasing the time spent in double support phase. Physical therapy assists in treating motor dysfunctions in these patients, reducing the impact that the disease causes on their lives, providing an improvement in their overall physical condition. OBJECTIVE: To analyze scientific studies that observe improvements in the gait cycle of individuals affected by Parkinson's disease, using physiotherapeutic approaches as treatment. METHODOLOGY: A literature review, using the database Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), CAPES Journal, ScienceDirect (Elservier), and collections in the Cruzeiro do Sul University library. RESULTS: Scientific articles were found in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, from the period between 2004 and 2024, which covered physiotherapeutic treatments related to gait and were available for free in the previously mentioned databases. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Scientific articles older than 20 years, physiotherapeutic treatments that do not include gait, paid databases, or those not included in the databases cited above. CONCLUSION: The main objective of the present study was to identify physiotherapeutic treatments that improve gait in patients affected by Parkinson's disease, ainming to reduce the impacts caused by progressive neurodegeneration of the neuromotor system. Despite of the studies presented in this work, further research is needed with a specific focus on the treatment of gait in individuals with the disease.

A Paradigmatic Shift for Estonian Research Libraries: Thirty Years of Rapid Travel on the Digital Highway

Abstract In the ten years after Estonia regained its independence in 1991, there were many developments that continue to shape the work of libraries today: the establishment of the Estonian Libraries Network Consortium (ELNET), the implementation of automated library systems and the modernization of basic library work processes, library legislation, harmonisation of copyright law, the procurement of information resources necessary for the development and consolidation of Estonian statehood, economy, science and culture, the creation of conditions necessary for the preservation of the national heritage, and new developments in the preservation and digitisation of library collections.

Tinjauan Hukum Progresif terhadap Kesepakatan Partial Settlement

The The partial settlement provision is a new provision in Supreme Court Regulation (PERMA) No 1 of 2016 which has not been regulated in previous regulations, which is an interesting discussion that must be examined from a progressive legal perspective. The aim of this research is to test progressive legal theory regarding the renewal of partial settlement provisions in Supreme Court Regulation (PERMA) Number 1 of 2016. The research method in this research is normative juridical research with a conceptual approach using library data collection techniques or library research. The results of this research show that the update to Perma Number 1 of 2016 concerning partial settlement provisions has fulfilled the basic ideas of progressive law. Partial Settlement Provisions for a portion of the entire object of a case or lawsuit can create ideal law. The parties can resolve the legal consequences that arise peacefully, after the main lawsuit and will reach a happy ending. Partial settlement provisions will realize the function of mediation, namely as a peaceful settlement and provide ample space for the parties to reach a wise and fair settlement.

THE ROLE OF LIBRARIES IN THE CULTURAL LIFE OF NAMANGAN

This article examines the role of libraries in the cultural life of Namangan. It explores topics such as the development of libraries in the region, the attention given to libraries in Namangan during the years of independence, the growth of book collections, the establishment of district and home libraries by the population, and the inclusion of local and foreign literature in library collections.