Adult Readers’ Advisory Services through Public Library Websites

Burke, Susan K.; Strothmann, Molly

doi:10.5860/rusq.55n2.132

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“…Foreign scholars and practitioners highlight some issues of creation and operation of libraries' websites. In particular, they study issues about site content management solutions (S. Conrad, C. Stevens [13] and J. Buell, M. Sandford [14]); ease of use of a university library site (E. Azadbakht, J. Blair, L. Jones [15]); consulting services on a site (S. Burke and M. Strothmann [16]); mobile applications and mobile sites (D. Potnis, R. Regenstreif Harms, E. Cortez [17] and N. Arroyo-Vázquez, J.-A. Merlo-Vega [18]).…”

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The Webportal of V.O. Sukhomlynsky State Scientific and Pedagogical Library of Ukraine as an Information Resource for Implementation of Research in Education, Pedagogy and Psychology

Berezivska

Pinchuk²,

Varaksina

2020

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In the context of the digital transformation of society and the integration of Ukrainian science and education into the European scientific and educational space, it becomes necessary to carry out high-quality, competitive scientific research which is demanded by theory and practice. The key factor in this process is the creation and successful functioning of a system of information and analytical support for research in education, pedagogy and psychology. Today libraries accumulate materials for digital education and they can effectively serve as centres for learning throughout life. A library should be a full-fledged part of the open scientific and educational space. The paper presents to the scientific and educational community the educational information resources of the V. O. Sukhomlynsky State Scientific and Pedagogical Library of Ukraine (SSPL) of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine (NAES of Ukraine). The authors feature the major characteristics of the SSPL web portal, its contents, functional specificity and purpose. It has been substantiated that the library site meets the requirements of relevance, substantial completeness, usability, accessibility, topicality, it has its own unique style, harmoniously combines the traditions of the scientific and pedagogical library and new technological solutions. It has been substantiated that the SSPL web portal fully fulfils informational, search, educational, advertising, navigation functions and serves as an integrated resource, a powerful tool for promoting information and library products and services that meet modern scientific and educational needs of society. The authors, among other things, have provided an overview of the SSPL electronic catalogue as the basis for scientific research. The relevance of the institution’s web portal has been statistically confirmed. It has been substantiated that the web portal is a powerful tool for conducting research in the issues of education, pedagogy and psychology. Also, its functioning is a significant factor that affects the image of both the SSPL and the NAES of Ukraine. The priority tasks for improving the web portal have been identified.

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The Webportal of V.O. Sukhomlynsky State Scientific and Pedagogical Library of Ukraine as an Information Resource for Implementation of Research in Education, Pedagogy and Psychology

Berezivska

Pinchuk²,

Varaksina

2020

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“…5 Despite focused professional attention, this trend is still in early stages; Burke and Strothmann recently found that although librarians who have experimented with online RA receive positive feedback from patrons and improve the quality of their RA service, "libraries that offer robust online RA services remain a minority," with only 17.6 percent of public libraries in their study's sample having a RA page on their website. 6 A prominent recent example is the My Librarian program, launched by the Multnomah County Library after extended research, a successful initiative to bridge the gap between online patrons and readers' advisors. House writes that "My Librarian takes a big step toward humanizing the online library experience."…”

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Readers’ Advisory: Trends and Directions in RA Education

Anderson¹

2016

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The last two issues of the Readers’ Advisory (RA) column have featured thoughtful, though somewhat different, views of the future of services to readers in public libraries. Duncan Smith and Bill Crowley share an understanding of the value and importance of RA services, if disagreeing on the steps to ensure the continued success of those services. Here, Stephanie Anderson looks at a topic that lays the foundation for the future of RA practice: RA education.—Editor

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Remote services of national libraries

Тикунова

2021

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Many modern national libraries implement the model of a library open to any member of society. In conditions of rapid and pervasive development of digital technologies and the formation of the Internet information space, a website is an indispensable tool for ensuring the availability of the library, its information resources and services in the virtual space. The creation and use of websites to organize remote (virtual) services is one of the most significant activities of libraries. The article objective is to present and summarize the results of studying national library websites as a platform for remote user services. The Russian State Library researchers study websites of 24 national libraries in 22 countries as a part of investigating current state and prospects for development of the digitalization processes of public libraries. The researchers have identified main directions of remote services (informing users about the library, its resources and services; ensuring the availability of library information resources; improving the comfort of using the library), and the range of remote services, which includes above dozen remote library and information services, as well as nearly the same number of additional digital services that increase the comfort of users. They proposed promising directions to develop remote services (information about library resources and services, consulting and training on using library resources, personalization of services), and the introduction of digital technologies (multimedia and augmented reality technologies).

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Adult Readers’ Advisory Services through Public Library Websites

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The Webportal of V.O. Sukhomlynsky State Scientific and Pedagogical Library of Ukraine as an Information Resource for Implementation of Research in Education, Pedagogy and Psychology

The Webportal of V.O. Sukhomlynsky State Scientific and Pedagogical Library of Ukraine as an Information Resource for Implementation of Research in Education, Pedagogy and Psychology

Readers’ Advisory: Trends and Directions in RA Education

Remote services of national libraries

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