The Changing Academic Library

Access to scientific literature for research and teaching is a problem that researchers constantly face. In the globalization of the academy, as well as political developments in the world, the conditions for the receipt of new books in library collections and bookstores are changing. Many publications exist only in electronic format, which also affects the possibility of their inclusion in library catalogs and databases. In view of the information flow, they are often simply not aware of the publication of new publications, especially those prepared in small regional universities. Obviously, the most acute question is what publications scientific libraries have the opportunity to acquire in these conditions. This book plans to present a series of materials on the state of scientific libraries.

The current state and prospects for the development of academic libraries is a problem. Undoubtedly, over the past two decades, there have been significant changes in the logistical support of libraries, the information approach to library activities, and the professional level of staff. These changes occur on the general background of all accelerating technological progress and colossal transformations in the information space. At the same time, in the academic environment, all of the above is significantly behind the world trends and standards.

One of the most important parts of a library is its doctrine because the library is a central institution, the totality of which constitutes a more complex system called librarianship. This book provides insights into not only an understanding of the library as a key production unit of library service system, but also library science, the developed system, and forms of libraries of different types. The question of what a library is, when, how and why it occurred, what are the ways of the past, its contemporary social functions, structure, mechanism of action, and its main types, are fundamental to a proper understanding of a library. In order to just answer it, one can make a full and clear understanding of the mission of libraries in modern society, the main round of the librarian profession and how to implement them . The historical aspect of this issue is considered an important professional discipline of history of library work in the world.

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