scholarly journals The Development of Resource Sharing, Scholarly Communication, and the Role of Publishers in the Context of Academic Libraries

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 394-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cindy Kristof
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Scholarly Communication

scholarly journals Perceptions of Canadian Provosts on the Institutional Role of Academic Libraries

2015 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 490-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Institutional Mission ◽  
Library As Place ◽  
Indicators Of Success ◽  
Canadian Research

This study examines perceptions of provosts from Canadian research-intensive universities regarding their institution’s academic libraries. Interviews conducted with nine provosts explored how they perceive academic libraries in terms of alignment with institutional mission, how they envision the future of their libraries, and what they interpret as indicators of success. The results suggest that provosts perceive libraries making significant contributions to research and student learning, particularly through the provision of access to information and the evolving role of library as place respectively. Other areas of library expertise, such as scholarly communication, appear somewhat less familiar to provosts, suggesting the need for library leaders to promote new roles within the institutional context.

scholarly journals Skirtingų akademinių grupių požiūris į akademinių bibliotekų vaidmenis: mokslinių tyrimų sintezė

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. 135-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Petraitytė
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
University Administration ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
Scholarly Data

Kasmet vis daugėja mokslininkų, tyrinėjančių akademinių bibliotekų transformacijas ir vaidmens pokyčius, susijusius su informacinėmis technologijomis, aukštojo mokslo kaita, mokslinės komunikacijos proceso naujovėmis ir kitais svarbiais procesais. Vaidmens sąvoka įvairiose publikacijose vartojama sinonimiškai funkcijai, vietai nusakyti, plačiau apima ir prasmės ar vertės reikšmes. Šiame straipsnyje laikomasi nuostatos, kad vaidmuo yra tam tikrų lūkesčių, kuriuos turi objekto išorinės aplinkos veikėjai, pildymas, arba tam tikras daugeliui veikėjų priimtinas bei savaime suprantamas scenarijus. Straipsnyje siekiama atspindėti keletą požiūrio taškų: atskleisti, kokius vaidmenis akademinėms bibliotekoms priskiria tos akademinės grupės, kurios daro tiesioginį poveikį šių bibliotekų strategijos ir politikos formavimui: universiteto administracija ir universiteto mokslininkai bei dėstytojai, ir kaip savo vaidmenį traktuoja pati akademinė biblioteka. Straipsnis paremtas pastarųjų metų tarptautiniuose žurnaluose paskelbtų mokslinių tyrimų sinteze.Pagrindiniai žodžiai: akademinė biblioteka, vaidmuo, universiteto bendruomenė, strateginė partnerystė, mokslinė komunikacija.Different Academic Groups’ Approach to the Role of Academic Libraries: Synthesis of ResearchesSimona Petraitytė Summaryhe aim of the study was to reveal the roles attached to academic libraries by the academic groups that have a direct impact on academic libraries’ strategy and politicy formation, i. e. university administration and faculty, and how academic libraries themselves view their role in their parental institutions.The synthesis of researches published in international journals in the latter years helped to reveal that an academic library positions itself as a valuable coworker, as a leader of the scholarly communication process, as a publisher and curator of scholarly data. However, one can clearly see that the academic community’s attitude towards the role of an academic library doesn’t always conform with the role the library seems to communicate. The library is still very important for scholars, teachers and administrators; nevertheless, they give priority to a slightly different role of the library.In summary, some assumptions about the role of academic libraries emerge. An academic library shifts more from traditional to new role, but this shift is difficult, because the traditional role is strongly fixed and taken for granted, whereas the new roles need legitimation. One of the ways a library constructs its role is through establishing new positions and expert knowledge. In this way, the new role gets a stable institutionalized basis which in the course of time becomes taken for granted and unquestionable.t-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> 

scholarly journals The Role of Academic Libraries in Scholarly Communication. A Meta-Analysis of Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Mierzecka
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Citation Index ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Community Research ◽  
Critical Areas

The wide expansion of digital technologies has influenced research in all fields of science as well as educational activities. Scientific objective: The purpose of this article is to examine critical areas of academic library activity, in a significant or requiring far-reaching changes in all aspects, in the context of needs of the scientific community. Research methods: It was decided that the method that will allow to outline the situation in this area will be qualitative content analysis texts from leading journals. For this purpose, the main databases of Web of Science articles have been searched: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), and Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI), using the instruction TS = (“academic library” OR “academic libraries” OR “university library” OR “university libraries”) AND TS = (scholars or scientists or faculty or researchers or academics). The query limited to the last five years yielded gave as results 170 articles, of which 51 were deemed relevant to the issues discussed. Results and conclusions: In the light of qualitative content analysis of those texts, it is possible to distinguish following areas as important: general approach of scholars and librarians to cooperation, practices of research support, access to information resources adapted to scholars’ needs, data curation support, publication strategies support. On this basis, conclusions have been drawn about the role and type of support that academic libraries may provide in the process of scholarly communication. Cognitive value: This study has contributed to the research into the evaluation of academic library’s support services in the process of scholarly communication.

Document supply and resource sharing in Portuguese libraries: the role of the National Library

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa Maria Gaudêncio Soares
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Supply System ◽  
National Library ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Recent Developments

PurposeThe purpose of the paper is to describe the development of the Portuguese document supply system with particular emphasis on the role of the National Library but also in its academic and public library sectors.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is descriptive in nature.FindingsPortugal emerged from a long period of monarchy and dictatorship, profited from being a EU member, and libraries are now exploiting the advantages of information technology particularly for the benefit of remote users.Originality/valueThis is probably the first overview of historical and recent developments in document supply in Portugal.

Managing and accessing indigenous knowledge for national development: The role of academic libraries in Ghana

2021 ◽  
pp. 026666692110099
Author(s):  
Paulina Afful-Arthur ◽  
Paulina Nana Yaa Kwafoa ◽  
Matilda Ampah-Johnston ◽  
Vida Mensah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
National Development ◽  
Target Audience ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

This paper is to examine the role academic libraries can play to organize and make indigenous knowledge accessible for national development. The target audience for the paper are academic librarians in Ghana, researchers of African studies in Ghana and other stakeholders. This is a qualitative study with data from interviews with the librarians and a desk-top literature review. Academic librarians in Ghana recognize the importance of indigenous knowledge organization, but little has been done by way of research. Most academic libraries in Ghana have the basic resources to manage indigenous knowledge. Academic librarians need to be proactive in their collaborative efforts to manage indigenous knowledge. Academic librarians in Ghana should be proactive towards effective management of indigenous knowledge, for easy accessibility. Again, academic libraries need to be well resourced to manage indigenous knowledge. Finally, academic libraries need to create awareness about the importance of indigenous knowledge using different media platforms to all stakeholders.

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