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Analysis of the development direction of a conceptual academic library resource sharing service based on a case study of DXY
Niu, Xiaofei ; Zhang, Ling ; Han, Li
Under a global environment characterized by open and complex information, academic library resource-sharing practitioners should observe the information-service market beyond a “library-oriented” setting and rethink the development direction of the service. To investigate this issue, this paper presents an analysis of the development trajectory and characteristics of DXY, a Chinese information service enterprise. This study also discusses the development of academic library resource-sharing service from three dimensions, namely, service targets, service contents, and service roles. Findings show that the academic library resource-sharing practitioners should break through the traditional cognitive framework of “academic users on campus” and “document providers,” and furthermore, consider upgrading the service to assume a comprehensive role as information sharer, information connector, and platform operator simultaneously. This change will enable the move toward a knowledge service orientation.
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The conundrum of resource sharing in Zimbabwe: case of academic libraries
Chisita, Collence Takaingenhamo ; Fombad, Madeleine
Resource sharing has gained impetus among academic libraries as they seek novel and innovative ways to provide for the dynamic and complex needs of users. Zimbabwe is not an exception to the global trend of resource sharing in support of teaching, learning and research as evidenced by the establishment of sector-specific library consortia. This article explores the challenges and opportunities encountered by academic libraries in their endeavour to provide quality services. It will examine how library consortia, namely the Zimbabwe University Library Consortia (ZULC) and the College and Research Libraries of Zimbabwe (CARLC), have been able to provide for the information needs of their users at a time when budgets are low or inadequate and subscription costs to journals remain unaffordable. The article will examine the extent to which library consortia are exploiting information and communication technologies (ICTs) and trendy initiatives, for example Open Access (OA). It will also examine how academic libraries, through resource sharing platforms, have been able to exploit ubiquitous technologies and build on from the traditional interlibrary loan (ILL). The article will recommend a strategy based on a model to strengthen access to scholarship through resource sharing.
Fulltext: idr-1367_1_paper - PDF
Slides: idr-1367_2_presentation - PDF
Video: idr-1367_3_video -  MP4
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Collecting Grey Literature – Institutional Repository versus National Aggregator
Černohlávková, Petra ; Vyčítalová, Hana
The Czech National Library of Technology (NTK) provides two digital repositories – the National Repository of Grey Literature (NRGL) and the NTK Institutional Digital Repository (IDR). NRGL’s primary is providing access to grey literature as well as long-term archiving and preservation of grey literature from various institutions in the Czech Republic. The IDR was created for collecting and archiving of employee-generated content and other documents, including grey literature, connected with the library and its services. Our poster highlights the differences between collecting grey literature at the institutional level (through the institutional repository) and at the national level. What commonalities and differences do they have? What problems do they solve? Differences include not only overall conceptions and document types, but also methods for collecting, legal issues and standards as well as functionality and options. Thanks to our experiences in managing both types of repositories, we define general differences, obstacles, and development possibilities. Information presented here, including a mode for cooperating at the institutional or national level, is useful for all institutions planning to start collecting (not only) grey literature at the institutional or the national level even at cooperating institutional model/level
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Attitudes of Charles University academic staff to data sharing
Jarolímková, Adéla ; Drobíková, Barbora ; Souček, Martin
Data management and sharing are an integral part of contemporary research work. At Charles University, we carried out a survey of selected aspects of current data management practices and researchers’ attitudes to data management and sharing. In our paper we present a part of its 'results focused on academic staff and comparison of their answers with the answers of doctoral students, interdisciplinary comparisons, selected comments and recommendations based on survey results.
Fulltext: Fulltext_Jarolimkova_CZ - PDF; Fulltext_Jarolimkova_EN - PDF
Slides: prezentace_Jarolimkova_CZ - PDF; prezentace_Jarolimkova_EN - PDF
Video: NUSL2017-Jarolimkova - MP4
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Publishers' policies regarding the possibility of auto-archiving in open repositories
Mrázková, Jana ; Dvořák, Jan (advisor) ; Souček, Martin (referee)
The aim of this bachelor's thesis is to describe and characterize policies that publishers claim to writers and their published scholarly texts due to the possibility of self-archiving of these texts in open repositories. The theoretical part describes open access, discusses in detail self-archiving scholarly texts, including approach particular types of publishing policies. The practical part analyses publishers' policies and their attitudes to self-archiving of each type of document. Conclusion contains a summary of the two parts of the analysis and comparison of the use of self-archiving across disciplines.
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Publishers' policies regarding the possibility of auto-archiving in open repositories
Mrázková, Jana ; Pilecká, Věra (advisor) ; Dvořák, Jan (referee)
The aim of this bachelor's thesis is to describe and characterize policies that publishers claim to writers and their published scholarly texts due to the possibility of self-archiving of these texts in open repositories. The theoretical part describes open access, discusses in detail self-archiving scholarly texts, including approach particular types of publishing policies. The practical part concentrates on analysing the policy of journal publishers with the highest impact factor and the Czech publishers recorded in database SHERPA/RoMEO. Conclusion contains a summary of the two parts of the analysis and comparison of the use of self- archiving across disciplines.
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Digital repositories at universities in the Czech Republic
Zlatohlávková, Růžena ; Bratková, Eva (advisor) ; Římanová, Radka (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to present, analyse, compare and evaluate the current state of digital repositories at universities in the Czech Republic that use a software application for their digital repository. A theoretical part, which introduces the reader into the issue of compilation and operating of digital repositories in the Czech academic context, precedes the practical reserach. The crucial chapter of the practical part are the results of the actual analysis. The results of a supplementary survey of universities that do not run a digital repository with usage of software application and choose a different way of storage and access to their grey literature draw on the results of this analysis. The conclusion of the entire thesis is the outline of future development of the investigated issue and the perspective of further progress of the Czech academic milieu.
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