Ukrainian Journal of Library Science and Information Sciences

List of Papers (Total 199)

Library Digital Repository in Institutions of Higher Education: Systemic Approach

The aim of the article is to formulate main approaches to the analysis of the digital repository of a higher education institution library as a systemic object. Research methods. A set of general scientific methods of generalisation, systematisation, and forecasting is applied; the method of ascending from the abstract to the concrete is used to identify and isolate the elements...

Role of Libraries in Forming Information Literacy Under Post-truth Conditions

The aim of the article is to study the role of libraries in grounding information literacy and their contribution to the development of critical thinking skills among citizens. Research methods. To achieve the set goal, following methods are applied: a method of content analysis of modern library practices in improving information literacy; a comparative method for analysing...

Formation of a Positive Image of a Modern Library in Ukraine: Factors, Functions, Media Content

The aim of the article is to identify internal and external factors forming a positive image of a modern library in Ukraine, to outline its functions and principles, as well as to determine the role of media content as an innovative tool for enhancing the prestige of a library institution. Research methods. The article is based on a complex of scientific approaches, in particular...

AI Application in Serving Users of Libraries in Institutions of Higher Education

The aim of the article is to identify possibilities of using generative language models of artificial intelligence (AI) in the service activities of IHE libraries with an emphasis on applied aspects, namely: setting of references, search and analysis of sources, consulting users and transformation of librarians’ professional functions. Research methods. To achieve the set goal, a...

Library and Librarians in Cinematography: Image and Stereotypes

The aim of the article is to clarify the essence of visualised images of the library and librarians in cinematography, as well as to reveal the specifics and factors of their creation and prospects for developing a positive image. Research methods. In this study, general scientific and special methods are applied, including historical and chronological, analytical, synthetic...

Інтелектуальний партнер: штучний інтелект у бібліотеках закладів вищої освіти

The aim of the article is to analyse the role of artificial intelligence in the transformation of library services in higher education institutions, in particular to identify advantages, challenges and prospects for its further implementation. Research methods. To achieve the goal, a set of general scientific methods is used: theoretical analysis – to form the conceptual basis...

Use of Mobile Applications in Enhancing the Modern Library’s Functionality

The aim of the article is to develop scientifically grounded methodological foundations and practical recommendations on the effective implementation, further elaboration and optimisation of of the mobile applications’ use in order to qualitatively improve access to library services and expand the libraries’ functionality in the context of the dynamic digital transformation of...

Functions of the Ukrainian Library in the Digital Epoch

The aim of the article is to represent the integration and differentiation of traditional and innovative library functions in the epoch of digitalisation using the example of Ukrainian libraries. Research methods. In this study, methods of socio-communicational, institutional, structural-functional and systemic approaches are used. In addition, such general scientific research...

Historiosophy of Science and Culture via “Ukrainian Horizons of Vasyl Shchavynskyi” by Andriy Shapoval

From the first pages, the scientific study immerses a reader in the life and creativity of Vasyl Oleksandrovych Shchavynskyi, his goals and achievements, ups and downs, devotion to Ukraine. This work consists of five chapters: Years of Formation; Unique Achievements of V. Shchavynskyi as a Scientist and Collector; Activity of V. Shchavynskyi in the Field of Ukrainian Studies...

Library as a Target: Chronicle of Losses of the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The aim of the article is to study circumstances of the burning of the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War, as well as peculiarities of its post-war restoration and functioning in the context of understanding the role and value of the national library in supporting national identity. The research methods are based on the general...

Modern Marketing Tendencies in the Sphere of Library Services

The aim of the article is to figure out current marketing tendencies in the sphere of library services and identify effective tools for popularising libraries. Research methods. General scientific and special research methods are applied in writing this article, particularly, methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, a forecasting method. Content analysis of...

Forming Library Image in Youth Environment: Ukrainian and World Experience

The aim of the article is to conduct a comparative analysis of Ukrainian and world experi­ence in forming the library image in youth environment, and to identify the main tendencies in its transformation according to the needs and interests of the youth audience. Research methods. The article utilises general scientific methods, including: analysis and synthesis when studying the...

Creative Spaces in Children’s Libraries: Essence, Opportunities and Ukrainian Experience of Implementation

The relevance of the theme of the article is due to the rapid rethinking of the role of libraries in modern society, in particular, the necessity to transform children’s libraries in accordance with the cultural, educational and digital challenges of the 21st century. The formation of creative spaces in libraries for children is a response to the community’s demand for inclusive...

Digitalisation of Archival Institutions: Challenges and Prospects for Maintaining National Memory in the Technological Transformations Epoch

The aim of the article is to study changes in organising and functioning of archival institutions under the influence of digital technologies, including the problems of storage, access and authenticity of digital archival documents in the digital time. Research methods. To achieve the set goal, the methods of analysis and synthesis (identifying the specifics of the influence of...

Blogs, Blogging and Archives: Experience, Peculiarities, Perspectives

The aim of the article is to characterise corporate and personal blogs in archival science, to find out peculiarities of industry blogging, specifics of the archival segment of the blog sphere; to determine advantages of G. Hofstede’s theory of cultural dimensions as a research paradigm for studying archival blogging and prospects for its development in Ukraine. Research methods...

Digital Modernisation of Public Libraries in Ukraine Through the Prism of Media Environment: Experience and Perspectives

The aim of the article is to study peculiarities of the modern media environment functioning in Ukrainian public libraries under digitalisation conditions, as well as to offer ways of increasing the digital modernisation of Ukrainian libraries. Research methods. The article applies general scientific and special research methods, including analysis and synthesis, comparative...

Academic Libraries of Higher Education Institutions in Providing Open Access: from Concept to Implementation of Own Open Science Practices

The aim of the article is to identify forms and types of electronic information resources and services prepared and published by academic libraries of higher education institutions of Ukraine which, accordingly, reflect the purpose and content of the goals, values and policies of the Open Science Movement (OSM). The research methods ground on the application of a systemic and...

Formation of a Library Image of a Higher Education Institution in the Digital Epoch

The aim of the article is to carry out a theoretical analysis of a library image concept of a higher education institution, to identify key factors of its formation in the context of digitalisation, as well as to ground the role of a positive image as a strategic factor in the development of a modern university library. Research methods. The study is based on the methods of...

Effective Software Platforms for Documentation Management

The aim of the article is to identify the most effective and budgetary modern software platforms for managing documentation, to find out their advantages and disadvantages, to determine their functions, specifics and possibilities of use in different spheres of the national space. The research methods used by the author contribute to the studying of the problem. A descriptive and...

Printed and Electronic Newspaper Publications: State, Achievements and Omissions of the Journalistic Profile of Activity

The aim of the article is to reveal advantages of printed newspaper publications over electronic ones, as well as to outline ways of improving the preparation of electronic newspapers according to the journalistic profile of activity. Research methods. To achieve the set goal, the following methods are applied: analysis, synthesis, analogy, comparison, description, structural...

Regulatory and Legal Foundations for Adjusting Open Science Issues in Ukraine

The aim of the article is to study the current state of regulatory and legal governing the open science issues in Ukraine. The research methods ground on a set of basic scientific methods, including generalisation, systematisation and prognostication on the coverage of the regulatory and legal governing open science issues, analytical monitoring of the legislative basis and...

Digital Tools for Information Visualisation in Analytical Activities

The aim of the article is to study and characterise the role of digital tools for information visualisation in information and analytical activities. Research methods. Implementing of the set goal is facilitated by the use of general scientific (review, analysis/synthesis, systemic approach, generalisation) and special (information diagnostics, content analysis, grouping) methods...

Library as a System

Recently, the 9th edition of the fundamental work of our American colleagues ‘Library Programmes and Services’ was published. For more than 40 years (the first edition was published in 1972), this book has been used by students of library schools, and for professionals, not only in the United States, it is a reference book for employees of both public and academic libraries. Is...

Public Libraries of Ukraine as Centres of Countering Russian Propaganda in War Conditions

The aim of the article is to study the role of Ukrainian public libraries as centres of countering Russian propaganda war conditions. Research methods. This article uses the following set of approaches and methods: the concept of a library institution as a multifunctional hub or centre. This concept is correlated with the structural-functional, substantive and systemic approaches...

Strategy for the Restoration and Storage of Documents in Archives During The War Time

The aim of the article is to study and analyse current problems and challenges related to the restoration and storage of archival materials; to develop a systematic and effective strategy for their further saving and re-establishing. Research methods. General scientific and special methods are used in order to research the current state of archival documents in the war time, and...