Higher Education Libraries under Uncertainty: the Specific of the Staff’ Remote Work Organizing

Kolesnykova, Tetiana O.

doi:10.31866/2616-7654.6.2020.218608

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“…Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and the limited physical presence in all libraries, the number of offline users and services (including mass events) has significantly decreased. However, thanks to the prompt and transparent switch to remote work, the rapid adaptation of librarians to the online environment, and the development of well-coordinated activities of all teams, it was possible to minimize the loss of the range of digital services and the number of users (Kolesnykova, 2020).…”

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Year of sustainability, openness, and new roles: A Ukrainian university library in wartime

Kolesnykova

2023

Problems and Perspectives in Management

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One year of russia’s full-scale military invasion of Ukraine to seize its territory and destroy the Ukrainian people as a nation, its language, culture, scientific achievements, and educational traditions have demonstrated the incredible adaptability of universities and their libraries. This paper aims to analyze the administrative aspect of the urgent adaptation of library teams of Ukrainian higher education institutions to martial law conditions in the example of the Scientific Library of the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies (USUST). The paper considers the experience of survival, resilience, and adaptation of the USUST library to the war, which can be extrapolated to other libraries of Ukrainian higher education institutions. In addition, the study comparatively analyzes quantitative indicators of five university libraries as of January 1, 2022, and January 1, 2023. The main vectors of library activity are distance, openness, unification, and improvement of the single information space. The primary motivating factors for librarians’ resilience and adaptation to wartime working conditions are belief in the Armed Forces and the victory of Ukraine. The study emphasizes the importance of university libraries’ support of open educational resources as one of the methods of overcoming the Ukrainian linguocide. Library directors in wartime, with predominantly female staff, note the impact of psychological factors on their professional activities. Despite the threatening trends, libraries continue to support educational and scientific processes in their universities, launching new directions of activity.

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Year of sustainability, openness, and new roles: A Ukrainian university library in wartime

Kolesnykova

2023

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“…In the period of remote work during the quarantine, the library held an online-presentation "Academic integrity as the basis of university education" for library staff and a webinar "How to organize remote work of the university library staff under conditions of uncertainty?" (Kolesnykova, 2020a(Kolesnykova, , 2020b.…”

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“…Another 25% indicated a lack of qualifications and staff experience (Çimen, Gürdal, Çuhadar, & Çanak, 2020). Ukrainian librarians have faced similar problems (Kolesnykova, 2020a). It is the internet resources that can help overcome these obstacles.…”

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Internet Resources for Qualification Upgrade, Scientific, Educational and Professional Activities

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SHYTIKOVA

YUNAKOVSKA

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Objective. The article aims to familiarize with online resources, useful to librarians, scientists, teachers, and students. Methods. Overview of online resources for distance learning, qualification upgrade, scientific, educational and professional activities. Results. The description and characteristics of Internet resources for scientific, educational and professional activities is given. Conclusions. Distance learning is an important component of continuous professional development, a convenient modern format of professional improvement. The advantage of distance learning is the opportunity to learn at a convenient time and in any place. The use of modern Internet tools (including author identifiers) in your activities opens up new opportunities.

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic has been an important factor in accelerating the consumption of digital content and services and has largely contributed to people’s ability to maintain personal and professional connections under social distancing conditions (Ćirić and Ćirić, 2021; Kolesnykova, 2020).…”

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Mobile phone use among Ukrainian and US students: a library perspective

Hranchak

Dease²,

Lopatovska³

2022

GKMC

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Purpose This study aims to determine college/university students’ mobile phone practices to understand key user preferences and set a baseline understanding for the development of prospective library informational mobile services. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on the results of an online-survey method. The authors recruited students majoring in the Information Science program in School of Information at Pratt Institute (USA) (74 participants) and in Kyiv National University of Cultural and Arts (Ukraine) (89 participants). Findings The general trends in the use of mobile technologies by American and Ukrainian students were identified. Key components of library mobile services are offered. Such services may include information and reference service via messengers; development of library mobile applications of audio and video content; access to educational, scientific, popular science literature and fiction; and supplementing online services with library chatbots. Research limitations/implications This study was limited to only students majoring in information science at university; however, the data obtained helps outline several general trends common to student youth who are actively working with information. Practical implications The obtained results will be useful in the practical activities of libraries and other information institutions for the development of a comprehensive information service based on mobile technology. Originality/value This study contributes to understanding how to improve library informational service considering users habits and preferences. Libraries management and librarians can use the findings as a basis for prioritizing the improvement of library informational mobile service.

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Higher Education Libraries under Uncertainty: the Specific of the Staff’ Remote Work Organizing

Cited by 4 publications

References 9 publications

Year of sustainability, openness, and new roles: A Ukrainian university library in wartime

Year of sustainability, openness, and new roles: A Ukrainian university library in wartime

Internet Resources for Qualification Upgrade, Scientific, Educational and Professional Activities

Mobile phone use among Ukrainian and US students: a library perspective

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