La misión en las bibliotecas nacionales europeas. Análisis y pertinencia

Abstract

El trabajo analiza la misión publicada de 28 bibliotecas nacionales europeas en sus sedes web. El objetivo es descubrir el grado de implantación y difusión de esta declaración que define la naturaleza esencial de una organización, así como los puntos de confluencia/divergencia entre ellas. La metodogía comprendió la búsqueda y exploración de la declaración de la misión en las sedes web de las 49 bibliotecas nacionales europeas, su análisis, atendiendo a criterios de ubicación y presencia de rasgos propuestos por expertos para su redacción y, por último, la valoración de los resultados. El análisis realizado denota un claro interés de las bibliotecas nacionales por difundir su misión que, en la mayoría de los casos, da respuesta a los aspectos más relevantes de su función, lo que no se traduce siempre en la pertinencia del contenido y forma en su redacción. La convergencia que más peso tiene en el conjunto de declaraciones tiene que ver con la salvaguarda del patrimonio, su conservación y preservación.

Transparency in the Management of Spanish Public University Libraries Through the Internet

“…As observed in previous research (Pacios 2016;Pacios et al 2018; Rey and Rodríguez-Parada 2018; Rey, Rodríguez-Parada, Camón 2019), it was difficult to obtain the results due to the structure and organisation of the websites and the lack of data visualisation criteria, as well as the variation in the header names under which information is given on the assessed indicators. However, this characterisation does not apply to the section containing more general information on each university's library system or on the libraries in each of their physical locations, even when these sections have different names.…”

“…In order for library professionals to be able to apply the Transparency Act, in their position as managers of units required to present accounts and as professionals responsible for the use of various resources, in previous studies, observable, measurable indicators were proposed to identify achievements, changes or performance in the area of transparency (Pacios 2016). Transparency has been analysed in Spanish public libraries (Pacios et al 2018) and in university libraries that are members of the Consortium of University Services of Catalonia (CSUC) (Rey and Rodríguez-Parada 2018; Rey, Rodríguez-Parada, and Camón 2019), to test the validity of the indicators. The set of indicators is based on the application of Chapter II of the Transparency Act, which addresses active publishing and reflects the obligation of government bodies and associated entities and institutions to permanently publish certain public information, as required by the legislation, on their transparency portals or websites, to guarantee the transparency of their activity.…”

Evaluating national library mission statements in Ibero-America

“…It forms part of a line of research designed to analyse the mission statements of libraries the world over. Some of the present findings are compared to the results of the first stage, which addressed European institutions (Pacios and Pérez, 2018).…”

“…Although no analyses of national library mission statements were found in the literature, this is actually the second study of mission statements available on national libraries' websites. The first study was focused on European national libraries (Pacios and Pérez, 2018). This evaluation of such definitions aims to serve as a basis for new missions more closely aligned with the recommendations in place.…”

“…This educational role was the area where the difference was widest between Ibero-American and European libraries. In the latter, where it was mentioned primarily by the institutions that also served as university libraries, it was not evoked by a single one as an engine for development (Pacios and Pérez, 2018).…”