Academic library - center of cultural and spiritual heritage of the state

2018 ◽  
pp. 175-181
Author(s):  
N. Zakharova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Library ◽  
The State

Tradition, Innovations and Historical Events in the Early 20th Century Chinese Calendars from the Russian Collections

2021 ◽  
pp. 204
Author(s):  
Ekaterina A. Zavidovskaya
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
The State ◽  
State University ◽  
Political Events ◽  
The Family ◽  
State Museum ◽  
History Of ◽  
Technology Of Production

The paper discusses two types of Chinese calendars – a traditional agricultural calendar “nongli” which existed in China since the 9th century and a Westernized “yuefenpai” calendar that emerged in Shanghai in the late 19th century and flourished until the 30-40s of the 20th century. Apart from the lunar and solar calendars and a table of 24 seasons woodblock “nongli” calendar featured a Stove God Zao-wang alone or with a spouse surrounded by a suite, fortune bringing deities and auspicious symbols, Stove God was believed to ascend to heaven and report good and bad deeds of the family members to the Jade Emperor. New standards of “peoples`” art in PRC borrowed the aesthetics of the traditional woodblock popular prints by proclaiming “new nianhua” as a new tool of propaganda and criticizing “yuefenpai”.“Yuefenpai” differed from “nongli” by modern technology of production and acting as an advertisement, yet early pieces of Shanghai calendars either feature auspicious characters and motifs or introduce current political events, such as accession of the Pu Yi emperor on the throne in 1908 (reigned in 1908–1912). These calendars were seen to be a cheap and easily available media suitable for informing population about news and innovations. The paper attempts to revisit previously established interpretations of some “yuefenpai” calendars. The research is based unpublished pieces from the collections of the State Hermitage, the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography, academic library of the St.-Petersburg State University, the State Museum of the History of Religion mostly acquired by V.M. Alekseev (1881–1951) during his stays to China.

scholarly journals The State of Preparedness for Digital Curation and Preservation: A Case Study of a Developing Country Academic Library

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Phillip Ndhlovu
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
The State ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
Digital Collections ◽  
Digital Curation

Digital technologies have allowed libraries to create, manipulate, store and make accessible vast amounts of digital content. However, they endanger the longevity of the very objects they produce and require very different management than the traditional paper-based world. Despite the fact that the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Library in Zimbabwe has amassed a huge body of digital collections, there are no formal mechanisms to ensure accessibility and long-term preservation of digital content. The study assessed the state of preparedness of NUST Library for digital curation and preservation of its digital collections. The conceptual framework was based on  Sinclair et al. (2011) and Boyle, Eveleigh, and Needham’s (2008) formulations. NUST Library preparedness for digital curation and preservation was assessed by examining awareness, competencies, technology infrastructure, digital disaster preparedness and challenges to digital curation and preservation. A mixed methods research design employing a case study research strategy was adopted for the study. The findings revealed a low level of awareness of digital curation and preservation. Challenges to digital curation are mainly lack of policies, lack of expertise by library staff and lack of funding.  It is recommended that the Library should consider digital curation and preservation as one of the primary responsibilities and take staff members’ training in this area seriously in order to ensure current and future access to digital collections.

Making Social Media More Social

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Elia Trucks
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
The State ◽  
Successful Method ◽  
Marketing Tool ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Responsive Communication

This chapter explores how academic libraries have used social media for broadcasting information, responsive communication, and engagement. Many libraries focus on the marketing aspect of social media, since it is a successful method of promoting events, services, and resources. However, exclusively using social media as a marketing tool ignores the best part of social media: the connections it fosters between people. The online community is just an extension of the in-person community that the academic library serves. This chapter examines the state of the literature on libraries' use of social media through the lens of increasing engagement and connections with the community as the key to successful social media.

scholarly journals Socio-psychological climate of the library staff as a condition for its effective activity

Bibliosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 63-74
Author(s):  
L. A. Trofimova
Keyword(s):  
Personnel Management ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
The State ◽  
Psychological Climate ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
State Technological ◽  
Effective Activity ◽  
Library Staff ◽  
Mentoring Practice ◽  
Technological University

One of the personnel management tasks, including libraries, is the formation of a climate in the work collective. The purpose of the article is to study the state of the socio-psychological climate of the library staff as a factor impacting the efficiency of its activities and to develop recommendations for its evolution. To study the staff of the academic library of Novosibirsk State Technological University (NSTU), the Nemov method for socio-psychological self-assessment of the team, as well as continuous questioning of employees, was used. Based on the results of diagnostics of the socio-psychological climate of the staff of the NSTU academic library, it is shown that the implementation of mentoring practice can contribute to the elimination of the identified shortcomings and to the formation of a more stable socio-psychological climate in the team. In order to reduce the risks of potential conflicts in the team, it is proposed to organize training for the employees of the NSTU scientific library. The results and conclusions obtained can be used in the practical activities of not only the NSTU academic library, but also in any other library with any number of persons in a team. 

scholarly journals The State and the Academic Library (Book Review)

1994 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 374-375
Author(s):  
Edward Shreeves
Keyword(s):  
Academic Library ◽  
The State ◽  
Library Book

scholarly journals «Polonica» at the European books collection of the Siberian academic library

Bibliosphere ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. 73-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. N. Ilyushechkina
Keyword(s):  
Academic Library ◽  
The State ◽  
Siberian Branch ◽  
Russian Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Rare Books ◽  
Academy Of Sciences

The article reviews books of the Polish origin existing in the collection of the European old printed editions of the XV - early XX centuries of the Department of rare books and manuscripts of the State Public Scientific-Technological Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The attention is paid to peculiar features of editions and provenances of revealed copies.

scholarly journals Book Review: Rethinking Technical Services: New Frameworks, New Skill Sets, New Tools, New Roles

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 278
Author(s):  
Catherine Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
The State ◽  
First Century ◽  
The Other ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Technical Services

This book, the sixth volume in a series on the twenty-first century academic library, joins other books on the present and future of technical services, including Rethinking Library Technical Services (2015) and the much older Technical Services: Today and Tomorrow (1998); it presents a mixture of theory and praxis and includes surveys of the state of the profession, case studies, and think pieces. Unlike the other two volumes mentioned, it does not have chapters specifically devoted to acquisitions or to electronic resources management; metadata creation is the only division discussed in detail. However, it does include two sections aimed at technical services managers, a demographic not often treated separately.

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