Historically, the scientific library has always been an important component of structure higher educational institution in Russia. Development new technologies, creation electronic information environment and availability universities websites imposes on libraries certain responsibilities, associated not only with provision resources services to users, but also reflection various about themselv...

A review of selected published sources on the legitimacy of the public library shows that there is a paucity of critical thinking about public libraries and their future. The paper considers ideas generated from reading German philosopher Axel Honneth’s seminal work “Das Recht der Freiheit”. A discussion is conducted of Honneth’s theoretical perspectives, particularly the notion of social freed...

The book “The great librarian: Eduard Rubenovich Sukiasyan” is published by “Pashkov Dom” Publishers’ in 2023. reviewer describes and analyzes the contents comprising multiaspect sources. Sukiasyan, emphasizes, a real librarian, classic of library science practice, loyal to our profession passionate about it. reviewed reflects scope remarkability his personality, contribution librarianship educ...

THEBUSINESS OF PROVIDING and managing information in today’s changing economy is in a state of constant flux. This is as true for special librarians in Canada as it is for those in the United States. This article will take a comprehensive look at special library education and continuing education within the accredited library school programs in Canada. The state of special library education in ...

The library and information profession in Africa is not well recognised. It does not carry an identifiable set of core activities that share a common understanding across societies in Africa. The number of libraries in Africa is limited for a variety of reasons, including lack of resources, populations that are not based in print literacy, and having its roots in the British model of librarians...

Andrea A. Wirth is Geosciences & Environmental Sciences Librarian in the Valley Library at Oregon State University; e-mail: [email protected]. Maureen Kelly is Head Librarian & Extended Campus Librarian in Cascades Campus Library at Oregon State University; e-mail: maureen.kelly@oregonstate. edu. Janet Webster is Librarian in Guin Library at Hatfield Marine Science Center; e-mail: ja...

LIBRARY TRENDS, Vol. 63, No. 4, 2015 (Libraries in a Postcommunist World: A Quarter of a Century of Development in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia: Part 2, edited by Hermina G.B. Anghelescu), pp. 704–724. © 2015 The Board of Trustees, University of Illinois Abstract Slovakia is a young and progressive country that has undergone great changes since its establishment as a sovereign state. T...

This paper presents a short historical overview of Montenegrin parliamentarism and activities in connection with the Library of the Parliament of Montenegro since its establishment in 1953. An emphasis is placed on the need to bring this library up-to-date and to turn it into a modern parliamentary library. The status of the library within its parent organization, the Parliament of Montenegro, ...

The fundamental issue for survival in modern librarianship is adaptation. In the modern information environment the basic criteria that determines the success or failure of a library is the ability of the library staff to effectively adapt their policies and procedures to the needs of the user. On a daily basis we see users with technologies and skills that often exceed that of the library staf...

Library and librarian involvement in digital humanities (DH) has grown over the past few years. However, it is unclear whether current library information studies (LIS) programs are properly preparing students for this type of work. This study analyzed course offerings at Canadian ALA-accredited LIS programs. While offer DH-relevant courses, number courses offered their range/scope vary greatly...