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McKenna, Julie. "Canadian Library Human Resources Short-Term Supply and Demand Crisis Is Averted, But a Significant Long-Term Crisis Must Be Addressed." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 2, no. 1 (2007): 121. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b8t59b.

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Objective – To examine the human resources environment in Canadian libraries in order to assess readiness to accommodate change and to identify opportunities for human resources planning. The “8Rs” of the study were defined as recruitment, retirement, retention, remuneration, repatriation, rejuvenation, re-accreditation, and restructuring.  Design – This study was undertaken in three phases over nearly three years through the use a variety of methods including literature review, analyses of existing data (Statistics Canada and library school graduate data), telephone interviews (wi

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Gloor, Edward, and Natalia Kapacinskas. "Pandemic Professionals: Beginning a Librarian Career in a Crisis." Journal of New Librarianship 8, no. 1 (2023): 123–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.33011/newlibs/13/13.

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Acculturation to a new profession is always challenging, but the COVID-19 pandemic has created a unique set of difficulties for new librarians. As librarian colleagues at a large research university, the authors of this column find that their early-career experiences of networking, training, and the promotion process during a pandemic have differed from those shared by more established librarians. These differences have affected our experiences of our positions and the field of librarianship, as well as our relationship to our careers. This conversational column explores the complexity of thes

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Guarria, Charles I., and Zhonghong Wang. "The economic crisis and its effect on libraries." New Library World 112, no. 5/6 (2011): 199–214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03074801111136248.

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the recent recession in the USA and its impact on libraries. It illustrates how libraries are coping with the fiscal constraints and challenges this economic climate imposes. It seeks to provide timely feedback and best practices from librarians and administrators (mostly academic) regarding measures they are taking and their plans for the future.Design/methodology/approachThe literature review reveals news regarding library budget cuts and their impact on collections, operations, and personnel. Two online surveys were conducted, one of the librar

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KOLESNYKOVA, T. O., P. CORTI, and M. BUIST-ZHUK. "European Practices of Overcoming Language Barriers in Times of Crisis: Open Educational Resources." University Library at a New Stage of Social Communications Development. Conference Proceedings, no. 7 (December 30, 2022): 202–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.15802/unilib/2022_270952.

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Objective. In any given country, the national language and education not only help to impart knowledge but also broaden the horizons of students, teaching them to be more tolerant of different cultures. Today, the Ukrainian language as an important component of national identity and state building is one of the main goals of Russia in its war against Ukraine. That is why one of the main challenges for higher education in Ukraine during wartime is to create modern and high-quality educational materials in the national language as quickly as possible, in order to facilitate remote teaching, lear

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Kolesnykova, Tetiana, Paola Corti, and Myroslava Buist-Zhuk. "European Practices of Overcoming Language Barriers in Times of Crisis: Open Educational Resources." University Library at a New Stage of Social Communications Development. Conference Proceedings, no. 7 (December 30, 2022): 202–17. https://doi.org/10.15802/unilib/2022_270952.

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<strong>Objective.</strong> In any given country, the national language and education not only help to impart knowledge but also broaden the horizons of students, teaching them to be more tolerant of different cultures. Today, the Ukrainian language as an important component of national identity and state building is one of the main goals of Russia in its war against Ukraine. That is why one of the main challenges for higher education in Ukraine during wartime is to create modern and high-quality educational materials in the national language as quickly as possible, in order to facilitate

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Vera, Osoianu. "BIBLIOTECA, COVID-19 ȘI TIMPUL POLIȚELOR DE PLĂTIT." Magazin Bibliologic 3/4, 2020 (October 15, 2020): 157. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4090210.

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The article demonstrates that the library can be useful to the community as a reliable institution during the pandemic caused by Covid-19. The time has come, the author specifies, for librarians to demonstrate in practice how the library works in terms of force majeure. The article reflects the representative experiences of libraries abroad, guiding librarians to be present in the virtual space, to contribute to correct information of the communities.

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KOLESNYKOVA, T. O. "University Libraries on the Path to Enhancing Equity, Diversity, Accessibility, Inclusion." University Library at a New Stage of Social Communications Development. Conference Proceedings, no. 9 (December 28, 2024): 5–8. https://doi.org/10.15802/unilib/2024_319189.

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In this issue, our distinguished authors share their thoughts, ideas, and concerns about the role of higher education institution (HEI) libraries in promoting equality, diversity, accessibility, and inclusion in today's society. Conversations around this topic are not a new focus in HEI libraries. Librarians create and strive for improvement in developing a comfortable and welcoming environment (online and offline) for all students, faculty and staff. Librarians care about the diversity and accessibility of collections and services. But in this time of uncertainty, university communities want

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Kolesnykova, Tetiana. "University Libraries on the Path to Enhancing Equity, Diversity, Accessibility, Inclusion." University Library at a New Stage of Social Communications Development. Conference Proceedings, no. 9 (December 28, 2024): 5–8. https://doi.org/10.15802/unilib/2024_319189.

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In this issue, our distinguished authors share their thoughts, ideas, and concerns about the role of higher education institution (HEI) libraries in promoting equality, diversity, accessibility, and inclusion in today's society. Conversations around this topic are not a new focus in HEI libraries. Librarians create and strive for improvement in developing a comfortable and welcoming environment (online and offline) for all students, faculty and staff. Librarians care about the diversity and accessibility of collections and services. But in this time of uncertainty, university communities want

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KOLESNYKOVA, T. O., and M. M. DEMIDKO. "Developing a Sense of Community in the Activities of the University Library of Ukraine in Wartime (on the Example of the Scientific Library of USUST)." University Library at a New Stage of Social Communications Development. Conference Proceedings, no. 9 (December 28, 2024): 191–203. https://doi.org/10.15802/unilib/2024_319086.

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Objective. The authors believe that during the crisis of the highest level, associated with the threat to human life and health, the socio-cultural aspects of the activities of libraries of higher education institutions are important for different countries and require more detailed study. The purpose of the paper is to highlight the practices of developing a sense of community in the socio-cultural activities of a university library in Ukraine in wartime (on the example of the Scientific library of the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies). Methods. The article is based on s

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Zhardemova, Madina Gazizovna, Valentina Alekseevna Gorbacheva, Diana Aleksandrovna Gorbachevа, Aleksander Aleksandrovich Gorbachev, and Olga Igorevna Vorozheikina. "Distance learning of specialists in information and library activities in Russia and Kazakhstan." SHS Web of Conferences 121 (2021): 03014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202112103014.

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The article presents an analysis of opportunities of distance education organization for future librarians in the universities of Kazakhstan under the conditions of the Corona VIrus Disease-19 pandemic. These opportunities of distance and media education were actualized in the context of the coronavirus pandemic due to self-isolation of students. The process of modern library staff professional education has always been ahead of many humanities in the aspect of implementation of new information and communication technologies in the educational process with its focus on values of digital and vi

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Holcer, D., Yu Horban, D. D. Mašina, and O. Skachenko. "LIBRARY ONLINE SERVICES DURING COVID-19: THE EXPERIENCE OF LIBRARIES IN CROATIA AND UKRAINE." Library Mercury, no. 1(25) (June 22, 2021): 81–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.18524/2707-3335.2021.1(25).231472.

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The purpose of the article is to identify activities in providing online services during forced quarantine on the example of public libraries’ activities in Croatia and university libraries in Ukraine. The study aimed to identify, analyse, and characterise online services offered by libraries to establish remote customer service during the forced quarantine. The results of the study are presented in three sections. The first analyses the work of Croatian public libraries; the second, presents the experience of Ukrainian libraries; in the third, there is the case of the Scientific Library of Ky

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Talavera-Ibarra, Ana María. "Trends in Latin America: Libraries’ Challenges Magnified by the COVID-19 Pandemic." Library Trends 71, no. 2 (2022): 198–214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/lib.2022.a922375.

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Abstract: At the beginning of 2020, our world experienced an unusual turnaround in our daily lives. The appearance of COVID-19 forced all inhabitants to suspend their economic, social, and educational activities and to remain in confinement. Library services were strongly affected, and after an almost total paralysis they restarted their activities “reinventing themselves,” that is, looking for new ways or expanding existing ones, specifically remotely, to provide information to those who required it. This work describes the situation of libraries in Spanish-Portuguese Latin America facing the

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Kolesnykova, Tetiana, and Maryna Demidko. "Developing a Sense of Community in the Activities of the University Library of Ukraine in Wartime (on the Example of the Scientific Library of USUST)." University Library at a New Stage of Social Communications Development. Conference Proceedings, no. 9 (December 28, 2024): 191–203. https://doi.org/10.15802/unilib/2024_319086.

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<strong>Objective.</strong> The authors believe that during the crisis of the highest level, associated with the threat to human life and health, the socio-cultural aspects of the activities of libraries of higher education institutions are important for different countries and require more detailed study. The purpose of the paper is to highlight the practices of developing a sense of community in the socio-cultural activities of a university library in Ukraine in wartime (on the example of the Scientific library of the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies). <strong

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Raguz, Paula, Tina Di Reda, and Damjan Polić. "Heritage conservation in war and post-war conditions during the 1990s." Libellarium: časopis za istraživanja u području informacijskih i srodnih znanosti 14, no. 2 (2023): 81–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.15291/libellarium.4215.

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Purpose. The aim of the paper is to describe the activities undertaken by Dubrovnik Libraries during and after the Croatian War of Independence to preserve their heritage collections. The intention is also to present plans for possible future challenges as well as to compare the conditions, resources and equipment available in the 1990s and in the present. Approach/methodology. The paper shows the degree of damage to the Library collections through an in situ case study, the basic data on how evacuation was approached, the organisation of work in crisis conditions, the storage of collections d

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URAK-PLANTAK, Jasmina, Ivana PERKUŠIĆ, and Ana GLOBOČNIK ŽUNAC. "THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION ICT LIBRARIES DUE TO A CRISIS." Lingua Montenegrina 33, no. 1 (2024): 367–83. https://doi.org/10.46584/lm.v33i1.747.

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The crisis situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has globally affected all spheres of activity, thus imposing online communication as the primary form of communication. This is supported by the digitization process itself, which experienced a kind of expansion in the 21st century, becoming important in the system management process, including higher education level libraries. The fundamental contribution to the organizational structure in the process of digitization of higher education libraries is made by electronic materials. In addition, the creation of new platforms on the websites of

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Burns, Elizabeth. "School librarians online: integrated learning beyond the school walls." Information and Learning Sciences 121, no. 7/8 (2020): 631–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ils-04-2020-0107.

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Purpose This study aims to explore preservice school librarians’ ability to develop and deliver integrated library lessons under remote teaching and learning conditions. This study will help school library educators identify the preparation required in coursework to effectively implement blended learning practices as well as identify perceived barriers and opportunities for implementing effective remote school library practice. Design/methodology/approach A participatory action research approach was used to explore online teaching strategies in coursework then implement them in K-12 practice.

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Walkley Hall, Liz, Jane Garner, and Simon Wakeling. "The Experience of Disaster and Crisis Management in Libraries." Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association 70, no. 3 (2021): 239–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2021.1959850.

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Mi, Misa, Yingting Zhang, Lin Wu, and Wendy Wu. "Four health science librarians’ experiences: How they responded to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis." College & Research Libraries News 81, no. 7 (2020): 330. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/crln.81.7.330.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has an unprecedented impact on the entire country. With exponential growth of COVID-19 cases in many areas, university administration and faculty faced mounting challenges on all fronts in meeting students’ needs in transition to remote learning environments. In the face of indefinite closure of libraries and university campuses, how could academic libraries respond to emerging needs in response to the rapidly evolving situation from one day to the next?

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Alajmi, Bibi. "When the Nation is in crisis: libraries respond." Library Management 37, no. 8/9 (2016): 465–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lm-05-2016-0043.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the role of libraries as community institutions by reflecting on the experience of the Ferguson Municipal Public Library (FMPL), Missouri, USA, during the time of social unrest in the summer of 2014. The research explores the traditional and non-traditional roles of libraries during times of social unrest while focusing on relevant areas of crisis management preparedness and competencies necessary during crisis. Design/methodology/approach The study adopts a qualitative approach in investigating the research problem and uses the case study

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Potepko, Nadezhda I. "Public Libraries: Participation in the Life of Refugees." Bibliotekovedenie [Library and Information Science (Russia)] 1, no. 1 (2016): 73–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/0869-608x-2016-1-1-73-78.

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Libraries throughout the world have a strong history of responding to natural disasters and humanitarian crises providing a welcoming environment, a place of refuge for body and soul, and a source of information. Members of IFLA’s Public Libraries Standing Committee and their colleagues have joined together to collect some examples and stories of the role public libraries are playing in the refugee crisis, particularly in Europe. The resulting document is not meant to be exhaustive but is more of a starting point for shared experience and inspiration and demonstrates the power of libraries to

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Siriwardana, A. S., and H. Wickramasooriya. "Enhancing Public Library Services in Anuradhapura District: A Comprehensive Analysis of Library Services during COVID-19 Pandemic." Journal of the University Librarians Association of Sri Lanka 28, no. 2 (2025): 31–52. https://doi.org/10.4038/jula.v28i2.8109.

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The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected public library services globally, including the Anuradhapura district of Sri Lanka. This study explores the challenges public libraries faced during the pandemic and identifies strategies implemented to sustain services. All 34 public libraries in the A were purposively selected for the study, with data collected through a self-administered and semi-structured questionnaire administered to public librarians or a library staff member who represents the librarian. The response rate for the questionnaire was 91.1%, representing 31 public libraries, wit

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Kolesnykova, Tetiana. "Library and Knowledge Management in Times of Crisis: Search for Effective Models of Activity." University Library at a New Stage of Social Communications Development. Conference Proceedings, no. 8 (December 28, 2023): 5–8. https://doi.org/10.15802/unilib/2023_295173.

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In this issue, our contributors share their thoughts, ideas, and doubts, describing how they and their library teams have worked hard during the recent crisis years to develop, improve, or find effective models of operation to prepare for high-level negative events and minimise catastrophic consequences. Knowledge management is definitely about university libraries, which have shifted their role from accessing and managing information to accessing, sharing and managing knowledge. The papers describe the library experience of knowledge management in times of crisis as a combination of informati

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Duh, Jelena, Aleksandra Pikić Jugović, and Lucija Ašler. "Academic and special libraries in Croatia and their crisis preparedness: a survey." Libellarium: časopis za istraživanja u području informacijskih i srodnih znanosti 13, no. 1 (2022): 161–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.15291/libellarium.3461.

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Purpose. This research aimed to assess the state of crisis preparedness, management, and the potentials of crisis response in academic and special libraries in Croatia. The majority of academic and special libraries in Croatia are not a standalone institution: they are an integral part of other institutions or organisations, making their freedom in establishing crisis management actions limited. These libraries are specific in their or ganization, users and collections, and a significant part of them holds valuable heritage collections of old and rare library materials. Methodology. Data was c

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KOLESNYKOVA, T. O. "Library and Knowledge Management in Times of Crisis: Search for Effective Models of Activity." University Library at a New Stage of Social Communications Development. Conference Proceedings, no. 8 (December 28, 2023): 5–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.15802/unilib/2023_295173.

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In this issue, our contributors share their thoughts, ideas, and doubts, describing how they and their library teams have worked hard during the recent crisis years to develop, improve, or find effective models of operation to prepare for high-level negative events and minimise catastrophic consequences. Knowledge management is definitely about university libraries, which have shifted their role from accessing and managing information to accessing, sharing and managing knowledge. The papers describe the library experience of knowledge management in times of crisis as a combination of informati

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KOLESNYKOVA, T. O., O. V. GORBOVA, and T. G. SHCHERBATIUK. "On Distance Learning, Open Educational Resources, and the Role of University Libraries in These Processes." University Library at a New Stage of Social Communications Development. Conference Proceedings, no. 7 (December 30, 2022): 66–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.15802/unilib/2022_271088.

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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 obse

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Kolesnykova, Tetiana, Oleksandra Gorbova, and Tetiana Shcherbatiuk. "On Distance Learning, Open Educational Resources, and the Role of University Libraries in These Processes." University Library at a New Stage of Social Communications Development. Conference Proceedings, no. 7 (December 30, 2022): 66–77. https://doi.org/10.15802/unilib/2022_271088.

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<strong>Objective.</strong> 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. <strong>Methods.</strong> 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

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Bono, Outel. "Effectiveness of Crisis Communication Strategies on Public Trust in Chad." American Journal of Public Relations 3, no. 1 (2024): 36–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.47672/ajpr.2052.

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Purpose: The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of crisis communication strategies on public trust in Chad. Materials and Methods: This study adopted a desk methodology. A desk study research design is commonly known as secondary data collection. This is basically collecting data from existing resources preferably because of its low cost advantage as compared to a field research. Our current study looked into already published studies and reports as the data was easily accessed through online journals and libraries. Findings: The study indicate that transparent and timely communi

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Neupane, Devi Kumari. "Dalits in Different Eyes and Their Identity Crisis." AMC Journal 5, no. 1 (2024): 84–101. https://doi.org/10.3126/amcj.v5i1.75967.

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I have portrayed Dalits from diverse theoretical and philosophical standpoints. The main objective of this article is to explore the Dalits and their identity crisis from various insights. Documental study/desk review is used. A critical approach to generating information, united with thematic analysis in data interpretation, and the use of both digital and manual libraries, are the core areas of study in this field. These sources yielded the knowledge that Dalits no matter whether they are male or female are rich because of their traditional skills, occupations and distinctive capacities. Des

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Mehta, Dipti, and Xiaocan Wang. "COVID-19 and digital library services – a case study of a university library." Digital Library Perspectives 36, no. 4 (2020): 351–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dlp-05-2020-0030.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share the experience of a university library in response to the COVID-19 pandemic since early March 2020. The paper describes the library’s position during the crisis and illustrates the uncharted challenges that the pandemic has posed to its digital services. Furthermore, it details how the library has adapted some existing services into a digital format and explored new initiatives/practices to support the university’s full online teaching and learning since March 23, 2020. Design/methodology/approach This paper describes the library’s various digital

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Grams, Kathy. "Library Leadership Faced Numerous Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 17, no. 4 (2022): 173–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/eblip30228.

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A Review of:Shaghaei, N., Knowles, C., Morley, F., Eveleigh, A., Casaldàliga, N., Nolin, E., Tatai, A., Cohen, M., Pronk, M., & Ghesquière, E. (2022). Library resilience and leadership in a global crisis. LIBER Quarterly: The Journal of the Association of European Research Libraries, 32(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.53377/lq.10930 Objective – To investigate the experiences, perceptions, and principles put into action by library leaders during the COVID-19 crisis. Design – Survey questionnaire. Setting – European organization of research libraries webinar series. Subjects – Webinar attendees

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Marinković, Dragana. "Application of biblioterapy in the "Dimitrije Tucović" library in Lazarevac." Korak biblioteke: casopis za kulturu i bibliotecko-informacionu delatnost, no. 9 (2024): 131–49. https://doi.org/10.5937/korbib2409131m.

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Reading helps to better understand the world we live in or the problem we are facing, it affects the development of critical and creative thinking, it helps to achieve better family relationships, it can transfer us to a completely different world, and we can also see our own life through the lives of others characters. The effects of reading are numerous: relieving stress, developing empathy, noticing alternative solutions to problems, developing creativity, developing critical thinking, motivating... The paper will talk about people who have been helped by books in solving life's misfortunes

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Fletcher, Lauren, and Erica Holyoke. "Expansive Ways to Be an Environmental Activist: A Content Analysis of Children's Picturebooks from 2016 to 2022 Surrounding the Climate Crisis." Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature 62, no. 4 (2024): 19–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/bkb.2024.a942770.

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Abstract: Drawing on a content analysis of 147 picturebooks published from 2016 to 2022, this article examines whose and which stories are told regarding environmental justice and how educators can honor multiple identities in their instruction, advocacy, and actions toward climate justice. The study begins with findings from the analysis across the larger text set of environmental texts in response to the focal questions of environmentalism and environmental justice. It continues with an analysis of three focal picturebooks spanning various global settings. This article advocates for educator

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Savarè, Carla. "How the Digital Library of the Università degli studi di Milano faced the COVID-19 crisis: a case study." Digital Library Perspectives 39, no. 4 (2023): 444–53. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10376258.

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This article studies the effects of the lockdown in the library system of the University of Milan: during the pandemic period the digital transformation was accelerated and an innovative model of academic libraries more connected to community goals was born. This study points toward the good practices resulting from the COVID-19 experience: closer relationship between users and publishers, change in organizational flow and in communication by a closer connection with users.

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Ezedikachi. N, Eze-Michael. "Sectarian Crisis in Northern Nigeria: Case Study of Kaduna State (2007-2016)." International Journal of Social Science Research 5, no. 2 (2017): 73. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijssr.v5i2.11231.

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Sectarian crisis has been said to have erupted from groups with different ideological values and perspectives and had resulted into conflicts and brought about sectarian crisis especially in the northern Nigeria. The study examined the various causes of sectarian crisis in northern Nigeria, which included religious fundamentalism, religious extremism, and political manipulations. The study examined the effect of sectarian crisis in northern Nigeria with Kaduna state used for the case study. It was structurally analyzed with the use of quantitative method due to the nature of the research. The

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Evjen, Sunniva, Terje Colbjørnsen, Idunn Bøyum, Kim Tallerås, and Heidi Kristin Olsen. "Samfunnsoppdrag under press." Nordic Journal of Library and Information Studies 2, no. 1 (2021): 17–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.7146/njlis.v2i1.125251.

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As the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world and Norway in 2020, libraries were among the institutions that were impacted. The social mission of libraries to stay open and offer services, cultural experiences and reliable information was put under pressure. In this article we depart from a survey of 843 library workers across public, academic, special, and school libraries in Norway. The survey was conducted in June-August 2020 and contains quantitative and qualitative data on how library workers experienced lockdown and the responses from libraries. The article addresses how the Covid-19 crisis imp

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Kolpakov, Petr A. "Counteraction to the spread of anti-government publications on the railroads of Russia in the last quarter of the XIX - early XX century. On the materials of the gendarme railway police." Herald of an archivist, no. 1 (2024): 179–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.28995/2073-0101-2024-1-179-192.

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The article is devoted to the reconstruction of the historical experience of countering the spread of revolutionary and anti-war literature within the steel highways of the Russian Empire in the last quarter of the 19th – early 20th centuries. Based on an analysis of the records of the gendarmerie railway police, two main directions of the gendarmes’ struggle with anti-government publications were identified - supervisory activities and obtaining information from secret informants. The importance of countering the spread of illegal publications on railways was determined by the concentration o

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Roylance, Alla. "EXPERIENCE OF THE DEPARTMENT CATALOGIZATION LIBRARY OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY IN REMOTE MODE." Infolib 2, no. 22 (2020): 22–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.47267/2181-8207/2020/2-003.

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One of the prestigious American universities, New York University, NYU, along with the entire city and state, found itself locked out and inaccessible for students, faculty and library staff since mid-March 2020. Restrictions imposed by the pandemic created an unanticipated stress on all systems of the large academic institution in the epicenter of the national outbreak. The article describes in brief the unique nature of the university and its library system, its global reach and associated established library practices. The focus of the article are the activities of KARMS, the cataloging dep

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Yu, Fei, and Nandita Mani. "How American Academic Medical/Health Sciences Libraries Responded to the COVID-19 Health Crisis: An Observational Study." Data and Information Management 4, no. 3 (2020): 200–208. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/dim-2020-0013.

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AbstractThe novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has caused a pandemic and global health crisis. Although normal operation and services in many libraries have been greatly disrupted, academic libraries in the United States were reportedly responding to challenges by pivoting to new ways to meet the users’ needs. This observational study was designed to investigate the status, services, and resources disclosed via websites of academic medical/health sciences libraries (MHSLs) in the United States and document how they adapted and continued to provide support to help fight the health crisis and

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Scally, John. "Coronavirus 2020: From lockdown to resumption at the National Library of Scotland." Alexandria: The Journal of National and International Library and Information Issues 30, no. 2-3 (2020): 191–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0955749020983478.

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Pandemics are nothing new to libraries. Our collections contain many works on epidemics and pestilence through the centuries. The Covid-19 pandemic forced the National Library of Scotland to deal with a public health crisis that went beyond the experience and policies of the institution. This account describes the measures taken to close the Library rapidly and to set up a staff of over 300 to homeworking. It is then explained how the Library continued working under lockdown and provided a digital service to the public. In the final section, the Library’s approach to reoccupying the buildings

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Anwar, Ahmad, Badrun Asrofi, Devi Ermawati, and Ernawati Ernawati. "ANALISIS KUALIFIKASI DAN KOMPETENSI PEMIMPIN PADA INSTITUSI PERPUSTAKAAN DI INDONESIA." Fihris: Jurnal Ilmu Perpustakaan dan Informasi 15, no. 1 (2020): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.14421/fhrs.2020.151.1-17.

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Library in Indonesia is now facing a crisis of leadership where the leader of library is dominated by people who are not librarian. This condition is not in accordance with government regulation number 24, 2014 article 39. There are two assumption arouse regarding this issue, first is on the regulation on election of Head Library and the second one is on the librarian who doesn't have competence to be chosen as Head of Library. Seeing this phenomenon, it is important to study on what qualification and competence needed to be the head of library in Indonesia. Hopefully with this study, we will

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Mansour, Essam. "The potential role of university libraries’ manpower, collections, services, facilities and activities in promoting national security in times of crises in Upper Egypt." Library Management 38, no. 4/5 (2017): 182–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lm-08-2016-0063.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential role of South Valley University (SVU) libraries’ manpower, collections, and services in the fight against terrorism in Upper Egypt. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative research methodology was used in the form of a survey, which was undertaken from June to July 2015. The survey instrument was a self-administered questionnaire. The target population comprised the academic library staff (n=127) working in SVU libraries who were contacted to answer the structured questionnaire, of whom 93 library staff responded and returned the

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Boldyreva, I. S. "Increase of Language and Information Competence of Migrants in Multicultural Service Operation Process: Experience of Public Libraries in Federal Republic of Germany." Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science], no. 2 (April 28, 2015): 85–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/0869-608x-2015-0-2-85-90.

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The paper examines the experience and role of the German public libraries in the process of assisting migrants to raise the level of language and information competence. The relevance of the problem is connected with a growing crisis in the German multicultural concept and seeks to provide means of achievement via intercultural library activities. The main tasks of the public library assistance to the National Education Plan are considered. The terms “multicultural services”, “multicultural library activities” and “multicultural user” are analyzed. The attention is paid to the possibilities of

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Bangani, Siviwe, Sabelo Chizwina, and Mathew Moyo. "An analysis of interlibrary loan services: a case study of a university in South Africa." Information Discovery and Delivery 46, no. 1 (2018): 26–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/idd-08-2017-0059.

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Purpose The landscape of teaching, learning and research has changed requiring the need for diverse information resources. Given the current budgetary constraints and financial conditions prevailing in many universities, sharing of information resources has become a necessity. The Interlibrary Loan (ILL) services have thus become an important service to meet the immediate needs of library users. The aim of this paper is to analyse the ILL services of the North-West University in South Africa from 2006 to 2016. Using statistical data, the paper shows the emerging pattern in borrowing and lendin

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Tucker, Kay, and Becky Batagol. "Pandemic Pressures in Universities and their Libraries: a View from Australia." Legal Information Management 21, no. 3-4 (2021): 129–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1472669621000256.

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AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has heavily impacted Australian universities and their libraries but has been felt most strongly by students and staff who are already marginalised. This article, written by Kay Tucker and Becky Batagol, draws upon both published literature and the authors’ own experiences as a librarian and academic employed at Monash University, Australia's largest university. Important lessons from the pandemic for universities and university libraries at times of crisis and disaster include: actively recognising and responding to structural inequalities amongst students and st

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Pleshkevich, E. "Will the laser cutting machines save Russian libraries?" Scientific and Technical Libraries, no. 8 (August 9, 2019): 90–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.33186/1027-3689-2019-8-90-98.

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The author analyzes the new concept of “truly modern libraries” being developed by Vadim Stepanov who suggests to review the library functions and to re-orient the libraries toward providing socio-cultural and leisure services. The author analyzes these methodological and practical recommendations within the concept while demonstrating the practical “misery” of the concept itself and the recommendations which, to one degree or another, have been being developed in the national library studies. Thus, the open access to library collections is a common place since 1930s; every large library has g

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Kolesnykova, Tetiana. "Open educational resources and open textbooks in the context of strengthening the leadership potential of higher education libraries in knowledge accessibility." Вісник Книжкової палати, no. 7 (July 27, 2023): 3–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.36273/2076-9555.2023.7(324).3-15.

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The purpose of the article is to prove the possibility of strengthening the leadership potential of libraries of higher education institutions of Ukraine in the formation of an ecosystem of Open Educational Resources (OER) in the country in order to overcome the crisis of lack of modern accessible educational content in the Ukrainian language and to form a pool of free, accessible, inclusive open textbooks for higher education during the period of martial law in the country. It is emphasised that the active involvement of libraries in OER support processes will help to overcome three major cha

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Sabie, Dina, Cansu Ekmekcioglu, and Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed. "A Decade of International Migration Research in HCI: Overview, Challenges, Ethics, Impact, and Future Directions." ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction 29, no. 4 (2022): 1–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3490555.

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This article presents a thorough discussion of the trajectories of international migration research in HCI. We begin by reporting our survey findings of 282 HCI-related publications about migration from nine digital libraries between 2010–2019, summarizing how this research stream has evolved, the geographies and populations it encompasses, and the methodologies it utilizes. We then augment these findings with data from interviews with 11 skilled researchers who reflect on their working experience in this area. Our analysis reveals how the domain has evolved from the European migrant crisis to

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Purić, Daliborka S., Ljiljana S. Kostić, and Snežana S. Marinković. "Iskustva učitelja u korišćenju elektronske knjige u izmenjenom društvenom kontekstu." УЗДАНИЦА XIX, no. 1 (2022): 283–301. http://dx.doi.org/10.46793/uzdanica19.1.283p.

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The requirements of information technology-aided contemporary teaching as well as the changed social context, due to the global health pandemic, have transformed the traditional educational communication paradigm into a new one, created by digital media tech- nology, and have affirmed the use of e-books in teaching and learning. The present paper investigates primary school teachers’ experiences (N = 1117) as re- gards using (a) e-books for teaching purposes; (b) e-textbooks for the purpose of distance teaching; (c) certain e-books for teaching purposes; (d) digital libraries. The majority of

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Kostić, Ljiljana, and Daliborka Purić. "Perspektiva primene elektronske knjige iz ugla studenata učiteljskih i pedagoških fakulteta Zapadnog Balkana." Inovacije u nastavi 35, no. 1 (2022): 49–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/inovacije2201049k.

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The development of electronic media and changes of the social context in the situation of the global health crisis in the field of education have resulted in an increased interest in digital resources, especially in the application of e-books in teaching. Resorting to this book format raises the question of the perspective of its application in the future changed social circumstances. The authors examine (a) the experiences of students of teacher education and pedagogical faculties (N = 394) from four countries of the Western Balkans regarding the use of digital libraries; (b) the anticipated

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Hakki, Saddam. "FORMS AND FACTORS CAUSING MORAL DECADENCE OF THE MILLENNIAL GENERATION IN SOCIAL COMMUNITY." Al-Risalah 15, no. 1 (2024): 215–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.34005/alrisalah.v15i1.3155.

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This research is motivated by the moral decadence in the current millennial era when the flow of modernization is able to present everything that has an impact on the moral decline of the Indonesian population, especially among the youth. The moral crisis experienced, especially among youth, has become widespread and could threaten the future of the nation. The aim of this research is to describe the forms and factors causing the moral decadence of the millennial generation in society's social life. This research was carried out using library research , which is research whose objects are sear

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