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Em um contexto marcado pela agudização da crise social, econômica e política mundial, a emergência causada pela COVID-19 e a adoção de medidas extraordinárias de distanciamento social e quarentena, são impostos novos desafios às bibliotecas. Neste cenário, a pesquisa objetiva caracterizar a atuação das bibliotecas universitárias brasileiras, assim como os principais desafios para manter as atividades por meio de produtos e serviços não presenciais, a partir da perspectiva das bibliotecárias e bibliotecários. Se realiza um levantamento de dados por meio de questionários online e uma análise quanti-qualitativa de 188 respostas de participantes vinculados a 64 instituições de ensino superior, de todas as regiões brasileiras. A quase totalidade das bibliotecas respondentes está atuando em regime de teletrabalho, utilizando as tecnologias de informação e comunicação (com destaque para as redes sociais) para realizar serviços de referência, disseminar informações, assim como para oferecer acesso a bases de dados. Processos técnicos e desenvolvimento de acervos também são realizados, embora com limitações. Algumas bibliotecas têm criado serviços de apoio específicos para pesquisas sobre COVID-19. Os principais desafios estão relacionados com a mudança brusca do atendimento e trabalho presencial a teletrabalho e atendimento virtual, sem uma preparação prévia (protocolos de atuação, infraestrutura, competências profissionais). A reabertura das bibliotecas também é um outro grande desafio que inclui mudanças nas instalações, os equipamentos de proteção e protocolos de higienização. Se conclui que as bibliotecas universitárias têm atuação e desafios que vão além dos aspectos técnicos para incluir dimensões éticas e políticas visando construir melhores sociedades(AU)
En un contexto marcado por la agudización de la crisis social, económica y política global, la emergencia causada por COVID-19 y la adopción de medidas extraordinarias de distanciamiento social y cuarentena, se imponen nuevos desafíos a las bibliotecas. En este escenario, la investigación tuvo como objetivo caracterizar la actuación de las bibliotecas universitarias brasileñas, así como los principales desafíos para mantener estas actividades a través de productos y servicios no presenciales, desde la perspectiva de bibliotecarias y bibliotecarios. Realiza la recopilación de datos mediante cuestionarios en línea y un análisis cuantitativo y cualitativo de 188 respuestas de participantes vinculados a 64 instituciones de educación superior de todas las regiones brasileñas. Casi todas las bibliotecas que participaron en el estudio han adoptado el teletrabajo, utilizando tecnologías de información y comunicación (con énfasis en las redes sociales) para efectuar servicios de referencia, difundir información y ofrecer acceso a las bases de datos. También se realizan procesos técnicos y desarrollo de colecciones, aunque con limitaciones. Algunas bibliotecas han creado servicios de apoyo específicos para la investigación sobre COVID-19. Los principales desafíos están relacionados con el cambio imprevisto de trabajos y servicios presenciales a teletrabajo y servicios virtuales, sin preparación previa (protocolos de actuación, infraestructura, competencias profesionales). La reapertura de las bibliotecas también es otro desafío importante que incluye modificaciones en las instalaciones, equipos de protección y protocolos de higiene. Se concluye que las bibliotecas universitarias tienen una actuación y desafíos que van más allá de los aspectos técnicos para incluir dimensiones éticas y políticas con el objetivo de construir mejores sociedades(AU)
In a context marked by the worsening of the global social, economic and political crisis, the emergency caused by COVID-19 and the adoption of extraordinary measures of social distance and quarantine, new challenges are imposed on libraries. In this scenario, the purpose of this paper was to characterize the activities of the Brazilian university libraries, as well as the main challenges to keep them functioning through remote products and services, from the perspective of librarians. A survey of data is carried out through online questionnaires and a quantitative and qualitative analysis of 188 responses from participants linked to 64 higher education institutions, from all Brazilian regions. Almost all respondent libraries have implemented remote working, using information and communication technologies (with emphasis on social networks), to carry out reference services, disseminate information, as well as to offer access to databases. Technical processes and development of collections are carried out as well, albeit with some limitations. Some libraries have created specific support services for research on COVID-19. Main challenges are related to the sudden shift from personal attendance and face-to-face work, to remote working and virtual attendance, without prior preparation (performance protocols, infrastructure, professional skills). Reopening of libraries is another major challenge, since it includes changes in facilities, protective equipment, and hygiene protocols. It is concluded that university libraries have activities and challenges going beyond pure technical aspects, including ethical and political dimensions looking forward to building better societies(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Librarians , Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , Communication , COVID-19/epidemiology , Information Services , Libraries , BrazilABSTRACT
Public library, academic library and special library are different kinds of library. The aim, objects, contents of service and the different characteristics, needs, problems of smart construction depend on their different functional positions. The problems and challenges faced by smart construction were pointed out based on the analy-sis of the origin, concept and characteristics of smart construction, domestic studies on smart construction, in com-bination with the different functional positions of public library, academic library and special library, and the needs of their smart construction. Suggestions were thus put forward for their solution.
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Rational use of institutional knowledge repository-covered digital resources can increase the citation and dissemination of academic achievements. The strategies for the rational use of copyrighted institutional knowledge repository in academic library were described in aspects of signing sharing agreement, establishing special service team, and monitoring data flow with the studies and practice on the rational use of institutional knowledge repository in Xi’an Jiaotong University as an example. Suggestions were put forward for perfecting the regulations and rules of rational use of institutional knowledge repository, increasing the use of academic achievements and rational use of institutional knowledge repository.
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The information commons concept-based stereoscopic resources support system for academic library with brand-new connotations and its application were proposed according to the increasing development and expansion of informationization, networking and digitization in different social fields, the significant change in disseminating methods of information resources, and the need of readers for library service.
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In order to improve the reference service, the necessity to provide reference service for translational medicine in academic library was analyzed and the translational medicine-based reference service in Library of Qingdao University was elaborated from the aspects of its contents and ways with the existing problems and weaknesses summarized.
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Assessment of librarian training effect plays an important role in librarian training, but studies on librar-ian training effect in academic library are few. A rational librarian training effect assessment criteria system was thus constructed by using Delphi method and hierarchy analysis method in order to help librarian training in aca-demic library.
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The major problems facing the participation of academic libraries in reference service for decision-making were described with suggestions proposed for their solution according to the practical experiences with participation of our library in reference service for decision-making in order to provide reference for the participation of other academic libraries in reference service for decision-making.
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The major problems facing the participation of academic libraries in reference service for decision-making were described with suggestions proposed for their solution according to the practical experiences with participation of our library in reference service for decision-making in order to provide reference for the participation of other academic libraries in reference service for decision-making.
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After the current studies, processes and types of online book purchase recommendation system in academic library were briefly described,its major problems at present were analyzed with suggestions put forward for its optimization, including improvement of its functions, establishment of its dynamic knowledge repository, improvement of its timeliness, enforcement of its electronic resources purchase and importance attached to its performance assessment.
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Academic library is an important place for teachers and students to access to resources and service, and should thus popularize its service through micro-visual angle in micro-world.The micro-world characterized by micro-communication, micro-information and micro-culture faced by academic library was analyzed, the micro-ways for academic library to popularize its service by making use of micro-platform were outlined, and it was pointed out that academic library should promote and improve its service popularization through micro-visual angle by cohering micro-power, integrating micro-data, shortening micro-distance, and extending micro-service.
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The theoretical and practical achievements in domestic studies on data literacy were summarized by bib-liometric analysis and network investigation in aspects of the connotation of data literacy, requirements of data liter-acy, assessment of data literacy and education of data literacy with suggestions proposed for working out the policies of data management and data literacy education, implementing the embedded data literacy education, designing the data literacy teaching contents based on the life cycle of scientific research, and constructing the data culture.
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The problems, such as non-full utilization of media, low interesting and participation of users, in read-ing extension service provided by the WeChat public platform in Library of China Medical University were summa-rized by literature analysis and comparative analysis with the reading extension service provided by the WeChat plat-form in other academic libraries as examples, and suggestions were proposed for the application WeChat public plat-form in future reading extension service.
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The functions and service of WeChat platform in domestic academic libraries were summarized in order to find out the satisfied aspects ( such as its response speed, interface design and operation) and unsatisfied aspects (interaction efficiency, push quality and popularization) of users with the functions and service of WeChat plat-form. Measures should be taken for improving the unsatisfied aspects in order to meet the users' requirements, and suggestions were put forward for optimizing the functions of WeChat platform and perfecting its service, such as atta-ching importance to the WeChat public platform construction and improving its service in order to transform the aca-demic libraries into intelligent libraries.
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The factors influencing the integration of MOOC and information literacy education in academic libraries were divided into objective factor, subjective factor and social factor according to their connotation and significance. Certain measures for their integration were proposed, such as strengthening network construction, perfecting literacy education systems, and carrying out systemic training.Integration of MOOC and information literacy education in academic libraries can improve information service, promote wide application of MOOC and information literacy ed-ucation in academic libraries.
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Resource acquisition, subject service, information commons, volunteer service and service assessment in which the users participated are listed in this paper according to the cooperative goal structure theory and how to cooperate between libraries and users was described in aspects of working out system guidelines, establishing multi-level cooperation models and special organizations.
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The major target of translational medicine is the rapid application of achievements in basic research to clinical medicine. How to carry out embedded subject service for translational medicine in academic library was thus described in aspects of constructing its information service platform, establishing its service team, and deciding its service methods.
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Descibed in this paper are the problems in WeChat public platform construction in academic libraries of traditional Chinese medicine, including low litilization, ordinary columns, indistinct charaterized service, non-spe-cific recommendation of resources , poor charaterized knowledge interaction , and poor popularization , with measures proposed for their solution hoping that they would play an active role in promoting WeChat public platform construc-tion.
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After the digital resources in 8 famous domestic medical academic libraries were investigated, the status quo and characteristics of digital resources development and the use of different social networking tools in these libraries were analyzed, the crowd-sourcing concept was used to guide the users to participate in the development of digital resources using the social networking tools, and a platform for users participating in information organization and integration was constructed by making use of mobile communication/WeChat.
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After the relationship between academic library and construction of think tank was analyzed, the role of academic library in construction of think tank was elaborated from the aspects of professionals, literature resources, operation mechanisms and cooperative development.
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After the characteristic resources databases developed in Library of Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine were analyzed in aspects of their contents and architectures, their problems were pointed out and suggestions were put forward for their solution, such as perfecting its users-oriented contents and architecture, con-structing qualified digital professionals , and giving its publicity .