Open AccessDigital Environment as a New Challenge for University Library
Author(s) -
Е Л Кудрина,
Ekaterina Rudrina,
Карина Ивина,
Карина Ивина
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
vestnik kemerovskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. seriâ: gumanitarnye i obŝestvennye nauki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-9145
pISSN - 2542-1840
DOI - 10.21603/2542-1840-2019-3-2-126-134
Subject(s) - digital library , competence (human resources) , creativity , relevance (law) , library science , process (computing) , knowledge management , business , engineering management , public relations , world wide web , political science , sociology , computer science , management , engineering , art , literature , poetry , law , economics , operating system
The research features the relevance and importance of the transition to the digital economy and digital society as the most important priorities of the state policy of the Russian Federation. The authors emphasize the impact of this process on the development of all types of libraries, including university libraries. Digital environment results in a number of social and technological challenges, e.g. the specifics of dealing with e-users of university libraries, access to electronic resources, new requirements for the publication activity of teachers and researchers in specialized sources and professional competence status, creativity of managers and specialists of university libraries, etc. The paper describes The Concept of Development of University Libraries, a draft document that emphasizes the changing role of university libraries and the need to change the content of their activities. The project takes into account the development of world libraries and such components as infrastructure, structure, and ultrastructure, including new challenges to the digital environment. The study features the case of the State University of Management that educates management personnel for libraries.