Denmark's increasing elderly population with multiple chronic diseases calls for special attention regarding the risk of hospitalisation. This review aims to address the characteristics of this population and their antecedents with hospitalisation, contributing to the development of tailored interventions that could improve health outcomes and reduce preventable hospitalisations in this vulnerable population. To synthesise the data on characteristics of Danish older adults at risk for initial hospital admission and readmission while receiving home care or residing in nursing homes. Integrative review. The protocol was registered in Open Science Framework and published in Nordic Nursing Research. Empirical studies were identified through electronic databases, including MEDLINE/PubMed, CINAHL Complete via EBSCO, ProQuest and SCOPUS. Theoretical sources were searched using Google, Google Scholar, organisational and university websites and library catalogues. All included records were assessed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) Cohort Study Checklist. The PRISMA flowchart was utilised to report the search process across databases, registers and other sources. Age and sex were found to be unreliable predictors of hospital admission and readmission, whereas the number of comorbidities and medications were strong predictors of hospitalisation among Danish older adults receiving home care or residing in nursing homes. The risk of initial hospital admission and readmission was found to increase with the severity of illness and the level of care required. This review contributes to understanding how home care and nursing home residency influence older adults' likelihood of hospitalisation and readmission. The insights from this integrative review will be used to develop targeted interventions and serve as a step toward improving healthcare strategies for this population.

Brigham Young University library houses thousands of unique audiovisual recordings within special collections. The library has been managing an audiovisual digitisation programme since 2019 to provide access and preserve audiovisual content in perpetuity. To address the preservation of cultural heritage video content, a stratified approach has been developed according to video content characteristics. This stratification is useful in determining appropriate digital preservation. An argument is made for the use of unconventional lossy video compression codecs in video preservation practice to responsibly balance the needs of digital preservation and resource realities. This paper outlines the underlying reasoning, careful consideration, specific procedures and some results of the implementation of this approach. Similar questions and procedures should be considered when significant video preservation projects are undertaken.

The Front Office is the frontline service unit that plays a strategic role in shaping library users’ service experiences in academic libraries, including the Andalas University Library, where interactions between staff and users are highly intensive. This study aimed to analyze users’ perceptions of the service experiences they receive at the Front Office of the Andalas University Library by drawing on theories of perception, service quality (SERVQUAL), and service experience. The method employed was a literature study with descriptive analysis of works related to library services, service quality, and user behavior. The findings indicate that users’ perceptions of the Front Office are shaped by several key factors, namely staff interpersonal communication competence, clarity of information, speed and accuracy of service procedures, staff professionalism in addressing users’ needs, and the quality of the Front Office’s physical facilities; these factors jointly contribute to the formation of both positive and negative service experiences. The study underscores the importance of strengthening service standards, enhancing staff competencies, optimizing service information, and developing Front Office physical facilities as key strategies for improving users’ perceptions of and satisfaction with services at the Andalas University Library as a whole.

Purpose This study aims to discover the factors that affect the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technology by academic librarians within Pakistani universities. It aims to identify the vibrant drivers and challenges within organisational, technological and environmental contexts and to produce theory and practical knowledge about the integration of AI within higher education libraries. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a mixed-methods research design, involving both quantitative and qualitative interviews. To understand the principles underlying the interactions between these constructs, the study administers a survey questionnaire to evaluate the research model, using structural equation modelling (SEM) and necessary condition analysis (NCA) to identify essential conditions for outcomes and conduct heterogeneity analysis to identify factors for AI adoption success. Findings The technological aspects of compatibility and complexity are strong drivers in shaping perceptions of AI’s ease of use and utility, with compatibility positively influencing perceptions of usability but not always affecting perceived value. Organisational elements include top management support and technological readiness, while environmental factors encompass competitive pressures that drive the imperative for integration. Originality/value This study uses an innovative integration of two theoretical models, the technology acceptance model (TAM) and the technology–organisation–environment (TOE) framework, to provide an understanding of AI adoption. The TAM and TOE frameworks will be used to explore AI adoption within university libraries and address an essential research gap in developing economies, such as Pakistan. It provides practical managerial guidelines to policymakers, encouraging AI integration through leadership support, infrastructural readiness and responsiveness within the organisation. It also provides a baseline standard for AI adoption research, using the stringency of mixed methods through the employment of SEM, thematic analysis and NCA.

ABSTRACT This study employed Relationship Marketing (RM) model to explore the marketing of electronic resources (e-resources) in selected libraries of Technical Universities (TUs) in Ghana. The study employed a quantitative survey research design. Stratified sampling technique was used to sample 39 respondents for the study. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data for analysis. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics techniques. The results found that TUs use print, online advertisement, electronic methods, and merchandise giveaways to market their e-resources to their stakeholders. The results also found that time choice highly influenced choice of the e-resource marketing channels implemented in their libraries. In addition, the results revealed challenges such as inadequate training on internet usage, and inadequate funding and slow internet. The study concluded that since e-resources are crucial for the activities of the Technical Universities, there is the need for authorities in TUs to put measures in place to strengthen e-resources and their usage. In this regard, it was recommended that authorities of TUs and management of academic libraries should improve their e-resources market effects by introducing new modern technologies such as multimedia, advanced information systems and improved internet stability to attract the new generation of students and faculty into the library.

The study aimed to identify volunteer work in the Central Library in Al-Rayyan, where the case study approach was relied upon to describe the phenomenon, relying on a main tool, which is the checklist for collecting and interpreting data from the point of view of the researchers. The checklist was divided into 15 questions, each question aimed at achieving the goals that it seeks. The study reached several results, including: the diversity of volunteer opportunities for university employees in various library departments, limiting library volunteering to educational volunteering and no other sectors of volunteer work, adopting the national platform for volunteer work, good planning for volunteer work, and providing the volunteer with many skills. Communication, cooperation, and investment of time. When activating volunteer work, the library faces many challenges to achieve its goals. The study came out with several recommendations, including: opening volunteer fields for all specializations at the university and in various sectors, announcing the policies that govern volunteer work, and conducting studies aimed at measuring the impact of volunteer work on development. Self-skills and capabilities from the volunteers’ point of view.

Application of Natural Language Processing for Improved Information Retrieval in University Libraries in Kebbi State

Background Traditional training programs often involve lengthy sessions, which can be challenging for employees who have heavy workloads to assimilate. In response to these challenges, microlearning has emerged as a promising pedagogical alternative. Purpose This study investigates the effectiveness of microlearning as an innovative practice for employee training, focusing on its ability to support learning and knowledge transfer in response to evolving training needs. Research Design, Study sample, Data collection, and/or Analysis A qualitative research design was adopted, involving focus group discussions and interviews with 40 librarians in four university libraries in Tanzania. Participants engaged with microlearning training videos over 5 months. These videos aim to foster targeted skills development and practical workplace application. Guided by the Kirkpatrick training evaluation model to measure effectiveness across the four levels, the collected data were analyzed using deductive thematic analysis. Results The findings reveal that microlearning led to high levels of learner satisfaction, improved skills retention, enhanced knowledge transfer, and increased commitment to applying learned competencies. Participants also reported noticeable improvements in workplace efficiency and productivity. Conclusion The study concludes that microlearning offers a practical, cost-effective, and scalable solution for professional development within academic institutions, particularly in resource-constrained environments. Based on these findings, the study recommends adopting microlearning for workplace training to improve training outcomes and highlights its potential to address modern training challenges. Institutions should invest in promoting a culture of self-directed learning to maximise microlearning’s impact. This research contributes empirical and practical evidence on microlearning’s practicality, particularly in university library settings, offering unique insights into its effectiveness.

Background: Libraries play an important role in the teaching and learning process, especially in the realm of higher education. Generally, university libraries have complete facilities, but there are still minimal visitors. The lack of interest in visiting students in university libraries may be caused by factors in the library service system, including less friendly staff services or less aesthetic library layout. The research background starts from the condition of the UIN Ponorogo library which has minimal student visits, even though it has thousands of students.Objective: This study aims to determine the significant influence between independent variables (service system and aesthetics of library spatial layout) and bound variables (interest in visiting students of the Department of Islamic Education Management semester 4, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training UIN Ponorogo.Methods: This study uses quantitative and observational methods, sampling through non-probability sampling techniques with a sampling quota of 30 Islamic Education Management students in the 4th semester. Data collection through a questionnaire via google form, with a Likert scale. The analysis method used multiple linear regression analysis. Observation was carried out by directly observing the condition of the UIN Ponorogo library and analyzing library visit data.Conclusion: The results showed that the service system had a positive and insignificant effect on visitor interest, while spatial aesthetics had a positive and significant effect on visitor interest at a significance level of 5%. Simultaneously, the two variables had a positive and significant influence on visitor interest at a significance level of 5%. The service system contributed 6% and spatial aesthetics 20% to the interest of visitors, with a total donation of 26%. Thus, both variables had moderate influence, with 74% coming from other factors outside the study.

In 1864–1867, Ivan I. Petrov had a photo studio in Vilnius, called “Russian Photography in Vilnius”. Two photo albums created in this studio were known: the album “Suprasl Monastery” (54 pictures, now, 52 have been preserved) and the album of photographs of the exhibits of the Vilnius Museum of Antiquities (64 pictures; the present location is unknown). Recently, an album “Palaeographic Album of Northwest Russian Writing and Printing” was discovered at Vilnius University Library. This album is designed in the same way as the Suprasl Monastery album. This made it possible to identify the palaeographic album as a work coming from Petrov’s photo studio. The album consists of 9 sheets of 6 Cyrillic written monuments created or used in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, mainly in the 16th century. All of them came to the attention of the Vilnius Educational District in the second half of the 19th century.

Smart information library services and their applications are the natural extension of what has been built and developed by getting closer to the beneficiaries on the one hand, and direct and simultaneous interaction with data and information spread in the world and its economic, social and security effects on the other hand, so this study sought to identify the reality of smart library and information services in International academic libraries and their role in supporting the smart transformation and the transition to smart libraries by achieving a set of objectives represented in monitoring the current status of smart library and information services in the libraries of international universities, which are ranked highest among university rankings globally. And to identify the tools, techniques and requirements necessary to move towards library and information services Smarter as an imperative imposed by the current era on library and information institutions, then study the extent to which smart knowledge content and information sources support smart library and information services, so that we can form a clear picture about smart library and information services and the role and advantages that they can provide to Arab academic libraries. The researcher used the descriptive analytical method to apply it to 29 international academic libraries representing the highest ranking in the most important international classifications of universities, then directing a set of questions and phrases that came in the checklist, which included 52 questions distributed on 5 main axes that achieve the objectives of the study and answer its questions and hypotheses proposed scientific. The study reached a set of results and the relationships between smart services and the axes of the scientific study, where the results came out in four main axes that represent the answer to the questions of the study, and the most important of these results was that most university libraries that provided smart library and information services are the University of Washington Library, which provides 11 smart services. Then the libraries of Princeton, California and Peking universities, with an average of 10 smart services, and the lowest universities were the University of Chicago Library and the University College London Library, where they provide two smart services. Also, one of the most prominent smart services provided by the libraries under study is the smart search, which includes the unified search in all digital sources and the matching search. The study also recommends the necessity of the participation of international academic libraries, Arab academic libraries, experiences and smart services in technical activities and operations, not only at the level of use, but in the design and production of services and smart content, and that Arab libraries should avoid fear of modern technologies, especially the field of artificial intelligence applications. Currently

Energy consumption accounts for a significant proportion of China’s building operations, exhibiting notable regional variations influenced by geographic characteristics. Factors affecting building energy consumption during transitional seasons are particularly complex in severely cold regions. This study selected a university library in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, as its research subject, employing a hybrid TCN–transformer model to conduct predictive experiments on short-term building energy consumption. We first collected environmental data from Hohhot’s spring–summer transitional period. Following parameter screening and preprocessing, this dataset was input into the TCN–transformer model. By integrating TCN with transformer’s self-attention mechanism, the model addresses the region’s high noise levels and non-stationarity, enabling precise forecasting. To validate the effectiveness of the proposed model, a comparative analysis was conducted against traditional models, namely SVR and LSTM, on the same dataset. The results demonstrated that TCN–transformer achieves superior comprehensive performance, evidenced by a higher prediction accuracy (R2 = 0.8765) and lower error (MAE = 0.24603, RMSE = 0.32829), outperforming the baseline models. This research provides an innovative and efficient hybrid modelling approach and technical methodology for predicting building energy consumption during transitional seasons in severely cold regions, holding positive implications for enhancing building energy efficiency and promoting sustainable development.

The intersection of gender, irregular legal status, and economic precarity places undocumented women in Leipzig at heightened risk of exclusion from both healthcare and the labor market. German migration policy, increasingly centered on border enforcement and deterrence, continues to neglect the realities of women working in informal care and domestic sectors. This policy orientation reinforces institutional barriers, especially in reproductive and mental healthcare, and marginalizes undocumented women within systems of care and employment. Between March and June 2025, a structured mini-review of academic and grey literature was conducted using the Vienna University Library and key NGO reports. The review analyzed gendered exclusions across Germany’s legal, healthcare, and labor frameworks, with a particular focus on Leipzig. Findings indicate a striking absence of gender-disaggregated municipal data, perpetuating the invisibility of undocumented women. This invisibility is unintentionally reinforced by Section 87 of the Residence Act (AufenthG), which obliges public authorities to report undocumented individuals, thereby deterring women from accessing healthcare or labor rights protections. The review confirms national trends of labor exploitation and healthcare avoidance among undocumented migrants while highlighting the significant data gaps in Leipzig, which undermine effective local governance. Addressing this invisibility requires gender-sensitive data collection, robust legal firewalls decoupling essential services from immigration enforcement, and targeted municipal investment in safe-reporting mechanisms. Taken together, the Leipzig case demonstrates how migration law, though not explicitly intended for this purpose, produces exclusionary effects and underscores the urgent need for rights-based reforms that recognize undocumented women as social and political actors rather than individuals rendered invisible through policy design and implementation.

Purpose. This study aims to determine the extent of the relationship between undergraduate students’ preferences and user engagement on the Instagram account @perpus.undip of Diponegoro University Library. Methodology. This research employs a quantitative approach. Data were collected through a questionnaire distributed to 100 respondents. The collected data were analyzed using correlation analysis with the help of SPSS version 26. Results and discussion. The findings indicate a moderate positive correlation between undergraduate students’ preferences and user engagement on the @perpus.undip Instagram account, with a correlation coefficient of 0.623. This suggests that students’ preferences are generally aligned with the engagement strategies employed on the library’s social media, although several aspects still require improvement to enhance overall user interaction. Conclusions. The study concludes that there is a positive and consistent relationship between library users’ preferences and user engagement on Diponegoro University Library’s Instagram account (@perpus.undip), as evidenced by a correlation coefficient of 0.623.

Over the years, the Library and Information Science (LIS) profession has continued to evolve both in theory and practice. Now, the “custodian librarian” has grown into a “knowledge manager” and a “digital librarian.” Therefore, there has been an increasing need to revamp the LIS curriculum to respond to the changing roles of the LIS professions. This study aimed to assess the suitability of the current Kenyan LIS curriculum for the digital age. In carrying out the investigation, a descriptive survey design was used. The study sample population included 7 heads of LIS departments from 7 of the oldest universities offering LIS degrees and 58 university librarians. Semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect data. Varying responses were given by respondents concerning satisfaction with the current LIS curriculum, its alignment with emerging technologies in the LIS field, and how prepared the LIS graduates were for the roles of librarianship. The responses revealed a skill mismatch, and therefore respondents suggested the inclusion of more ICT-related courses in the LIS curriculum. It was further reported that the LIS curriculum does not sufficiently address current job market requirements. Curriculum review and changing the learning objectives to take into account new emerging trends that translate into best practices are paramount. The study therefore recommended collaborative reviewing of the LIS curriculum, standardization, and harmonizing the LIS curriculum across institutions to ensure students graduate with similar competencies. This, therefore, calls for LIS educators to assess the LIS curriculum to ensure it is aligned to current market needs.

The study examined the digital literacy proficiency among undergraduates of Library and Information Science (LIS) in federal universities in South-South Nigeria and how this proficiency influences peer leadership among their peers. The study employed a descriptive survey design, and a stratified random sampling technique was used to select 408 participants from a population of 2,723 students across nine universities. Data were collected using a self-developed questionnaire, with 327 valid responses analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS version 29. Findings revealed that LIS undergraduates possess a moderate level of digital literacy, with strengths in basic Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills, digital communication, and information retrieval, but notable gaps in digital content creation, collaborative tools, and identity management. Students were found to utilize both formal and informal methods to enhance their digital skills, demonstrating adaptability and initiative. Furthermore, the study found that digital literacy proficiency moderately influences peer leadership, especially in areas like peer support, academic collaboration, and responsible digital engagement. A statistically significant relationship was found between digital literacy and peer leadership. The results of the study may assist library management in enhancing the digital competencies of LIS students, thereby fostering the development of peer leadership in university libraries. It suggests incorporating advanced digital proficiency in LIS programs, peer-guided learning, and enhancing digital infrastructure to assist students in their progress further.

This research article unpacks the perceptions of the academic community on the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots (chatting robots) by tertiary students in Zimbabwean universities. The article seeks to understand the usage of AI chatbots in education, their opportunities, challenges, concerns and prospects of using AI chatbots in educational settings. The research findings revolve around the perceptions and scepticism of the adoption of AI chatbots in education, as seen from students, lecturers and librarians developing higherorder cognitive skills. The main objectives were to identify the main AI chatbots commonly used by tertiary students, to explore the opportunities of adopting of AI chatbots to students and to expose the pitfalls associated with the usage of AI by tertiary students. Participants were drawn from tertiary students, lecturers and university library staff members. The study employed qualitative methodologies, including in-depth interviews, observational checklist and focus groups. The findings suggest that AI chatbot is both a curse and a blessing to tertiary students. The study reveals that AI chatbots enhance learning experience, enable them to overcome skill gaps, bring insights on assignment writing and aid in exam preparation. The study reveals that AI chatbots foster the development of higher-order cognitive skills by augmenting traditional lectures, test preparation and personalisation. However, pitfalls include plagiarism, outdated information, shallow information, indolent and slothful laziness in students, as well as financial constraints associated with AI chatbots. The study recommends that universities must invest in workshops to train staff and students on the responsible ways of adopting and using AI to reduce the increase of luddites. Universities are recommended to develop referencing systems allowing students to acknowledge using AI chatbots as sources. Tertiary students are also recommended to fuse AI with human capacity, desisting from the culture of relying solely on AI chatbots.

Abstract This research note reports the rediscovery of a Persian manuscript in Istanbul that preserves several unique works from late eighteenth- or early nineteenth-century Central Asia, mostly dealing with the historical, genealogical, and ritual profile of the Yasavī Sufi tradition and written by a certain Sayyid Aḥmad Nāṣir al-Dīn Marghīnānī, a native of the Farghāna valley. The manuscript was first brought to light nearly a century ago by Zeki Velidi Togan, who assigned it the generic title Tārīkh-i mashāʾikh-i turk and gave some idea of its contents, which suggested its importance for the later phases of Yasavī history prior to the Russian and Soviet eras in Central Asia; Togan later wrote, however, that the manuscript had gone missing, and since that time it has lain unstudied and unidentified. The study recounts the loss and rediscovery of the manuscript, now registered as Istanbul University Library F745, offers insight on why it went missing for such a long time, and outlines its contents, confirming its value as a barely-tapped source on the social and cultural history of Central Asia.

Modern academic learning environments, such as collegiate library spaces, attempt to maximize student learning opportunities. Considering this, we propose ZenFLOW Desk: a user-centric platform combining passive and active approaches to enhance learning, productivity, and well-being (LPW) in university library settings. Passive LPW strategies focus on optimizing the environment itself, incorporating attention restoration theory (ART) principles, proper lighting, ergonomic furniture, and peripheral interaction. Active LPW strategies address user-driven behaviors, such as time management and intentional work habits. Traditional approaches to enhancing student LPW consider either passive or active characteristics in isolation. The ZenFLOW Desk bridges this gap by seamlessly integrating both, creating a holistic platform designed to enhance student success. By embodying the ZenFLOW desk with passive and active approaches, we aim to maximize its effectiveness in enhancing learning, productivity, and well-being. Preliminary summative and formative evaluations from a participatory design study with 39 college students were highly encouraging, showcasing the desk's potential to create an engaging learning environment. The findings contribute to the broader understanding of enhanced learning spaces and their profound impact on users' well-being, productivity, and overall learning experience.

The research was aimed at establishing the influence of eco-friendly designs on library operations in federal university libraries in the South East zone of Nigeria. The main interest of the study was to investigate the extent of the adoption of these designs in the selected libraries, their operational effects, the benefits accrued, and the set-backs experienced. The study also sought to extend the understanding of sustainable practices in academic libraries. The research adopted a descriptive survey research design that only involved information collection as a way of addressing the research questions. It targeted all the professional staff in the university libraries selected for the study. The study took place in five libraries in five selected federal universities in Nigeria. The data were collected using a structured questionnaire that was designed to guide the staff in providing the necessary information so as to obtain the desired results. The questionnaire was structured on the variables encompassing the research objectives. The data obtained were analyzed in terms of descriptive statistics that included percentages, mean scores, and standard deviations. The main results of this study included a 99% return rate of 200 out of the 202 questionnaires sent out. The study found out that implementation of eco-friendly environments was at a moderate pace with the mean scores on the environment attributes falling between 2.65 and 3.12 and the advanced technologies falling below 2.50 (on a scale from 1 to 4). The study also found out that eco-friendly environment designs influenced the library staff positively with regard to improved operations, and satisfied staff working environment. However, various challenges were identified which included inadequate funding, policy gaps, lack of technical expertise, and resistance to change by staff. The findings imply that while the foundation for sustainable transformation exists, the realization of fully eco-friendly libraries requires increased investment, the development of supportive institutional policies, technical capacity building, and continuous awareness initiatives. Recommendations were made to guide libraries and policymakers toward building sustainable, future-ready academic library environments.