Role Of University Libraries Research Articles

Current Trends in Research on the Role of University Libraries in Students’ Academic Success: a Review

The student’s academic success is considered as a measure of institution’s performance and their departments, therefore also of the libraries. The purpose of this paper is to review the literature to determine the impact of university libraries on student’s academic success. A four-step literature review methodology was performed. The search was made in Web of Science Core Collection and Google Academic databases. The most used elements to measure this success were: grade point average, semester grades and retention. The most used library services were: borrowing, information literacy, library visit, computer login and library website login. The literature analyzed in this research shows that university libraries have a clear positive impact on the student’s academic success. Also, they have a role in maintaining academic integrity and promote nine Sustainable Development Goals. Libraries embrace all aspects of sustainability. However, the focus is on environmental aspects. The importance given to this subject increases starting from 2017. Another aspect that should be mentioned is that there are no articles that came from the Central and Eastern Europe region.

The role of university libraries in the development of the scientific and research field of the university

The role of university libraries in the development of the scientific and research field of the university

Role of university libraries in Sustainable Development Goals realisation

Role of university libraries in Sustainable Development Goals realisation

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.

DIGITOOLS - the future of open digital education

The Multiplier Events will see the participation of stakeholders, international experts, and academia. The aim of this regional multiplier event is to bring the results of the research conducted within the DIGITOOLS project. The workshop will also discuss the future of digital education in universities and European frameworks in the field of digital education. Special focus is on the role of Universities in the effective implementation of digital learning, Open educational resources and open access to resources.The crisis generated by the COVID 19 pandemic has forced European universities to move their teaching activities to the online environment. Although most Higher Education Institutions have implemented E-Learning platforms years ago, the teaching staff are now experiencing difficulties in using these platforms and in creating and adapting the course content, needed to quickly adapt to a fast evolving and complex situation.DIGITOOLS is a project aimed at introducing enhanced digital tools and methods to help university staff deliver quality education through online means. The DIGITOOLS project will develop five Intellectual Outputs which will support the teaching staff from Higher Education Institutions to acquire the skills and competencies needed to create and deliver high quality online courses, including blended teaching.The role of university libraries will be crucial in this project, as they will have to adapt their services and provide digital learning materials as well as information and digital skills training, both to teaching staff and students. As a result of the DIGITOOLS project, the universities will be able to provide, through teaching staff and libraries, high quality online training courses, with a focus on subject – specific teaching. The project brings together seven Higher Education Institutions and one consulting SME, specialized in digitization, from seven countries and will focus on the implementation of online and blended teaching, encouraging, at every step, the unitary practice.

RESOURCES AND SERVICES OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY IN THE CONDITIONS OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS

Purpose. The processes of higher education digital transformation are actively developing. As a result, there are new challenges and requirements in which the role of university libraries is significantly changed. The university library is transformed upon us, expanding its functions and creating new services. Monitoring of publication activity, network interaction and cooperation of educational institutions, implementation of scientific and educational policy of university. The library is an integral component of the university strategic development in these and other aspects. To achieve these goals, university libraries are guided and take into account world trends that will influence the libraries’ development in the coming years: Open Science, Open Education and the key role of libraries to implement these ideas; intensive development and dissemination of information technologies; that the vast majority of library users are Digital Natives and Digital Citizen [1]. Methodology. Study and research of European academic practices on the directions of changes in education in crisis situations; DECriS project results on the use of digital methods and learning resources during the Covid‑19 pandemic, with a special emphasis on open educational resources (OER); the library role as a new online learning platform. NUS Scientific Library, in these conditions, directs its activities taking into account all world trends and challenges. The creation and support of a navigation orientation system in a variety of information resources through the library website as a “single window” is very relevant in terms of quarantine and remote work. Finding. To ensure the service transition on the qualitatively new level for remote users based on modern information technologies and active consumption of information resources by users, additional modules for the library system “USH/ Library” were introduced. During the pandemic, Science library expands access to the world’s providers of scientific resources – licensed commercial databases, openaccess Internet resources, DB of scientific and technical information in order to provide the most complete information. Features of the university librarians work: knowledge of the organization of digital instruments for scientific communications; specifics of scientific work of their institutions. To do this, new services are created and mastered in the university libraries. Open access documents and data are of interest to libraries and library professionals as resources of scientific, educational and cultural importance. Due to the large-scale distribution of open access electronic resources, their quality is not always unambiguous, so it is very relevant in the activities of university libraries to prepare navigators. NUS Scientific Library publishes the navigator “Open Access Resources,” which is popular among scientists. The number of online resources is huge, but only in units of universities they are integrated into the educational process, in ABIS and electronic libraries. The principal task for librarians is to integrate into the process of educational transformation. The model of interaction between the structural units of the university and librarians, who are ready to master this new competence, is what we are working now on. Practical value. In 2021, NUS Scientific Library employees began the first stage in the users’ media literacy study and developed a questionnaire “Student Media Literacy.” Monitoring should show the level of media literacy of students and their security in the media space. The second stage of the study is aimed at identifying media literacy of academicians. At the end of the study, we plan to develop measures aimed at increasing the media literacy of educational applicants and academicians. NUS Scientific Library is an integral link in the system of the University academic integrity and actively participates in the work of all components of this system, interacts with the structural subdivisions of the University on integrity practices. The library has developed a presentation, a lecture and a test for students, the procedure of events was approved by the Academic Council of the University in September, 2021. Despite the pandemic, during 2021–2022 the Scientific Library has launched a new eco-initiative – the implementation of the eco-project “Green light of our life,” we hope that the initiatives will help everyone to adjust their lives to the “green light” and be environmentally conscious. Results. Leading universities around the world are developing their libraries as intellectual centers. At this stage, the library should take a proper place in the management team of the university. Today, the Scientific Library sees its mission in facilitating the implementation of the educational process and the development of scientific research through quality information support and service; promotion of the university scientific heritage in the world information space; promotion and increase of the university scientific rating.

Towards Formalizing Online Education: Role of Libraries in Mooc Era

There are several existing challenges when it comes to MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) learning, and most of them are related to proctoring exams, managing assessments, authenticating learner verification, and localization of learning. In this paper, the role of university libraries to manage these challenges are discussed. There are several reasons, for choosing library to managing these challenges. Firstly, libraries act as an interface between worldwide publishers and universities. Secondly, they have better infrastructure in interacting with online production, integration, as well as subscription of journals, magazines, and educational resources. Thirdly, libraries also have physical infrastructure such as space and reading rooms which are suitable for conducting candidate verification, authentication, and to act as exam centers. Finally, human resource available in libraries are more suitable for academic development, such as integrating MOOCs into educational materials, as well as resolving issues related copyright and payment for subscription of learning resources.

The Role of University Libraries in Meeting Information Needs for Students and Lecturers: A Portrait of Libraries in North Sumatra

This research was conducted in North Sumatra, by selecting three research locations altogether under the auspices of PTKIN (State Islamic Religious High School) namely the Library of North Sumatra UIN Medan, IAIN Padangsidimpuan and STAIN Mandailing Natal. The selection of this location was based on the representation of religious college libraries in North Sumatra. The three universities have different characteristics. This study aims to see a portrait of a university library in North Sumatra. The existence of a library is very vital in improving the academic quality of a university. The research model used is qualitative, by extracting in-depth data from the point of view of informants, through FGD (Focus Group Discussion), Observation and documentation studies. The results show that there are three roles of library managers in realizing an effective information service system in university libraries. North Sumatra, among others; providing guidance services to users (users), providing circulation services, "providing reference services, also encountered obstacles, such as limited resources, while the efforts of library managers to realize an effective information service system, namely training for managers and improving service management

Resident university students’ everyday-life information seeking behaviour in Pakistan

Introduction. This study seeks to investigate the everyday-life information seeking behaviour of postgraduate students living in the residence halls of the University of the Punjab, Lahore. Method. A critical incident technique, a qualitative research approach, was used in order to achieve its objectives. Face to face interviews of twenty postgraduate students, having a rural background, selected through purposive sampling, using a semi-structured interview approach were conducted. Analysis. The verbal data was organized and analysed using thematic analysis. The important data was coded and grouped for deriving themes. Results. The participants' situations were centred on health, socio-economic, cultural, technological, and legal issues. These students mainly relied on inter-personal information sources in order to resolve their everyday-life issues. The role of university libraries was non-existent in meeting the everyday-life information needs of these participants. Some participants suspected the quality and scope of information received from news and social media. These participants were mostly unsuccessful in accessing needed everyday-life information on time due to lack of information sources. Conclusions. The results have implications for both theory and practice. It extends the scope of the everyday-life information seeking model by adding a new dimension and provides insights into trans-national perspectives. If the everyday-life issues of resident postgraduate university students remained unresolved due to lack of information and institutional support, it might affect their academic achievement and research productivity. Therefore, the university administration should plan on-campus consultancy services within student affairs offices for supporting such students to overcome difficulties in light of their everyday-life information needs. The library staff should also design services to support those provided by the university administration.

THE ROLE OF THE LIBRARY IN THE FORMATION OF INCLUSIVE COMPETENCE OF FUTURE TEACHERS: RELEVANCE, DIRECTIONS, EXPERIENCE

Objective. The article is aimed at reviewing the current state of inclusion implementation in Ukraine and the role of university libraries in these processes. Methods. The research was conducted by analyzing the world literature on educational practices of development and implementation of inclusion and experience of the library of Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University (VSPU) in creating inclusive library space. Results. The term "inclusive education" is explained and the factual basis of the importance of training highly qualified teachers in the conditions of inclusive education is expanded. The essence of inclusive teacher competence as a scientific category is analyzed. Emphasis is placed on the experience of the VSPU library in creating an inclusive library space. It is proved that the library, using various forms and methods of work, promotes the introduction of the latest educational standards, among which is the inclusive education. The main directions and aspects of the implementation of the inclusive project "Library without Borders" are highlighted. Conclusions. Ukrainian educational institutions take an active part in inclusive education practices. In these processes, the university library is an important link in providing inclusive education. The necessity of supplementing the further strategy of the library activity with the direction of formation of inclusive space and inclusive library is determined.

The role of university libraries in the provision and use of e-learning facilities : a case study of the University of Jos’s Library

The role of university libraries in the provision and use of e-learning facilities : a case study of the University of Jos’s Library

Формирование информационной культуры студентов как неотъемлемая составная часть учебной деятельности

In the modern developing knowledge society, the role and importance of information is expanding more and more, information is becoming a key factor in the development of human civilization. Under these conditions, an important place in the structure of the personality belongs to its information culture, which involves the possession of information sources, the ability to search for it and its active use in life processes. An important role in the mastery of information culture by young people belongs to universities and university libraries. The article shows the relevance of the problem, the importance of these factors in the formation of the information culture of young generations during the period of higher education, when the formation of the entire culture of the personality as a whole is in progress. The content of the concept of information culture is revealed, the current state of the formation of information culture in universities of Kyrgyzstan is briefly characterized, the role of university libraries in the education of students’ information culture is determined.

O papel educativo das bibliotecas universitárias

O presente estudo objetivou apresentar as dificuldades de estudantes de graduação e pós-graduação na realização de trabalhos acadêmicos, bem como refletir sobre o papel educativo de bibliotecas universitárias. Trata-se de uma pesquisa quali-quantitativa, que se desenvolveu por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica e levantamento (survey). Foi utilizado um questionário com perguntas abertas e fechadas, que foi aplicado em agosto de 2018 aos participantes do grupo ‘Bolsistas CAPES’ existente na mídia social Facebook. O levantamento teve a participação de 85 respondentes. As principais dificuldades mapeadas estão relacionadas a aspectos como definição de tema e elaboração do problema de pesquisa, bem como o levantamento bibliográfico, a escrita científica e aspectos pessoais, que compreendem itens como foco, motivação, disposição física e mental, entre outros. Entende-se a educação e a informação como indissociáveis, de modo que as bibliotecas universitárias podem desenvolver um papel educativo e de ensino-aprendizagem nesse contexto, apoiando a missão das universidades no ensino, pesquisa e extensão.

Role of University Libraries in Sustainable Development Goals Realization

Role of University Libraries in Sustainable Development Goals Realization

The role of university libraries in high school-university collaboration

The role of university libraries in high school-university collaboration

Profile of the Scientific Organization in Scopus and Web of Science Databases. The Role of University Libraries in the Presentation of the Publication Activity of Scientific Organization

Purpose. The article is aimed to prove the possibility of increasing the significance of university libraries through the services for representing the publication activity of a scientific organization. Methodology. Consideration of the possibilities of the university library to support the scientific and publishing activities of the university, namely its publication activity, was carried out on the experience of the Scientific and Technical Library of Dnipro National University of Railway Transport named after Academician V. Lazaryan (Library of DNURT). Results. The features and stages of creating / correction of the organization profile in Scopus and Web of Science databases are presented. The role of the library in scientometric studies evaluating the publication activity of university is indicated. Conclusions. The demand for university library and strengthening of its role have significantly increased as a result of the introduction of services to support the publication activity of employees and organization

Changing roles of university libraries of Bangladesh: an exploratory study

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the roles that should be practiced in university libraries of Bangladesh; the more specific objectives are to identify the present practicing roles of university libraries of Bangladesh, the tools and technologies which are needed for serving libraries in changing environment, the qualities of library professionals that are necessary for providing better service in changing roles of library and the problems of implementing changing roles in university libraries of Bangladesh and to explore the ways to overcome the existing problems. Design/methodology/approach Survey methods were used for gathering data using a well-structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was sent to the respondents of some selected public and private universities of different divisions of Bangladesh including Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna, Sylhet and Barisal. The respondents consisted of library and information professionals and IT professionals who are working in libraries. Descriptive analysis techniques of SPSS were used to analyze the quantitative data. Qualitative data has been analyzed using thematic analysis process. Findings The findings revealed that there are some hindrances to provide modern library service, lack of IT skills, funds and problems of intellectual property right act and provide some suitable suggestions for the advancement of modern university libraries of Bangladesh. Originality/value The insights and views of the respondents regarding tools and technologies obtained from this study are original and unique in nature.

Цифровая среда – новые вызовы вузовской библиотеке

The research features the relevance and importance of the transition to the digital economy and digital society as the most important priorities of the state policy of the Russian Federation. The authors emphasize the impact of this process on the development of all types of libraries, including university libraries. Digital environment results in a number of social and technological challenges, e.g. the specifics of dealing with e-users of university libraries, access to electronic resources, new requirements for the publication activity of teachers and researchers in specialized sources and professional competence status, creativity of managers and specialists of university libraries, etc. The paper describes The Concept of Development of University Libraries, a draft document that emphasizes the changing role of university libraries and the need to change the content of their activities. The project takes into account the development of world libraries and such components as infrastructure, structure, and ultrastructure, including new challenges to the digital environment. The study features the case of the State University of Management that educates management personnel for libraries.

Roles of University Libraries in MOOCs

Roles of the libraries become very critical in present era due to rapid changes in technologies and learning patterns of the users. These changes are enforcing to the libraries to play multiple roles in this online and technology driven era in order to provide effective services to the users particularly in higher education sector. Thus, this study aims to examine the roles of the university libraries in massive open online courses (MOOCs) domain. This study may be useful to the library and information science professionals and libraries to get involved in MOOCs activities at the large level.

STRATEGI PERPUSTAKAAN PERGURUAN TINGGI DALAM MENINGKATKAN MINAT BACA SEBAGAI UPAYA MENGANTISIPASI HOAX (STUDI KASUS DI PERPUSTAKAAN UNIVERSITAS SEBELAS MARET SURAKARTA)

This paper discusses how the role of university libraries in increasing reading interest as an effort to anticipates hoax with case studies at Sebelas Maret University Library. The aim of the study is to determine the library strategies in increasing reading interest as an effort to combat hoaxes. This study uses qualitative methods with data collection participatory observation and documentation. The conclusion of this study is the strategy adopted by the Sebelas Maret Univercity Library in increasing reading interest is by holding various talk show activities, book fairs, writing seminars and workshops, information literacy, receiving student visits and students, applying excellent and superior services, providing various kinds library collections, and promotions and improvement of library infrastructure facilities. These various efforts are expected that the public's interest in reading will increase so that the public will not easily accept hoax information.