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Libraries have a track record of developing and contributing open source software to deliver solutions where propriety software may have come to a standstill. From solutions for institutional deposits to data crosswalks, analytics and indeed the Library Services Platform, open-source software delivers important business value to libraries. How then can libraries take advantage of open source initiatives, contribute to continued innovation and meet evolving needs? And how can open source software further address the need for improved interoperability with proprietary solutions to which the library may subscribe? In this presentation, the presenter will discuss the approach and status of FOLIO, the open source library services platform supported by service providers and libraries alike. The presenter will thereby discuss aspects of “open” including the need for interoperable applications within the library’s technology infrastructure. And the presenter will look at a variety of solutions that interoperate with FOLIO including the EBSCO suite of services and beyond.
Academic Libraries in the Czech Republic: Co-Operation to Support Teaching, Learning and Research
(2022)
Academic libraries support the mission, goals, and strategic plans of their universities. Learning, teaching, research, and the third role of the university are all areas where libraries provide spaces, collections, services, and expertise of individual librarians. Join us for the story of the efforts of academic libraries in the Czech Republic. The presentation will focus on critical activities that Czech academic libraries develop. They are providing online information resources, developing information literacy programmes, and supporting open science. That is to mention just a few priorities in strategic documents of academic libraries in the Czech Republic. Co-operation between individual academic libraries is a crucial aspect of success in those efforts. Association of Libraries of Czech Universities (ALCU) was established in 2002 to support academic libraries and academic librarians and represent this group of libraries in discussions and negotiations on various platforms. The mission and priorities of ALCU will be mentioned. The presentation will also highlight ALCU working groups, current activities, and plans for the coming years. The crucial aspect of each library is the team of librarians, their expertise, and their development. Getting inspiration from abroad and developing its educational programmes for librarians and library managers is one of ALCU´s priorities. Various formats of professional development are taking place each year. The presentation will provide details on the most successful events and the feedback from participants.
Czech libraries have been digitizing historical and modern library collections since the mid-1990s. Approximately 4 million pages are digitized every single year. In 2017 the amendment to the Copyright Act of Czech republic was approved that allowed the National Library of the Czech Republic to conclude license agreements valid for all Czech libraries to publish so called works unavailable on the market on the internet. Subsequently in 2019, a five-year license agreement was concluded to guarantee free access to the books published in the Czech Republic by the end of 2007 and periodicals published by 2010. The payment of for this access licenses is paid from the state budget through the National Library of the Czech Republic, which allows to use these services to all libraries and their registered users to read the displayed documents. During the COVID pandemic situation, when libraries and bookstores were closed, even the full opening of the digital libraries was agreed including the latest publications. The service was freely available to the university students, teachers and researchers. Publishers received adequate financial compensation from the state budget to support such an important service. This paper is aimed to introduce the experience with all the process aspects, especially contractual security and the negotiations with collective copyright holders and publishers. The technical solutions is running on the basis of the Kramerius system, which is developed in the close cooperation of the Library of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, the National Library of the Czech Republic and the Moravian Regional Library.
Libraries as intensively used learning places face special challenges these days. To support students holistically in their learning and work, concepts are needed that combine the library's traditional core competencies with innovative services. Because learning is an individual process, very different and sometimes contradictory expectations and needs of users must be recognized and taken into account when developing a learning space. Libraries are evolving into places of residence. They are learning places and information centers and offer space for work individually and in groups. Customers' needs are different: they want to be "alone but not alone" and want an "atmosphere that promotes concentration, encouragement, contagion", in which it is possible to "stimulate space and concentrated separation" at the same time. In Macedonia, too, libraries are increasingly oriented towards the international development of libraries as "teaching libraries", which transfer information and media skills far beyond conventional user training. The role of the library will increasingly be that of the so-called "third place", which, in addition to our home ("first place") and workplace ("second place"), will be of greater importance for the functioning of a society. "Third places" offer everyone the opportunity to spend time with others in an unrelated way, for no apparent or obvious reason. Libraries are destined for this. The project Young St. Clement's University in NUL"St.Clement Ohridski" - Skopje, is an example of developing certain skills among users, using traditional sources, go beyond the everyday, stimulate their creativity and expand opportunities in many areas of living. Keywords: place to study, teaching library, free space, Young St. Clement's University
Libraries and their communities - a symbiosis worth discussing. How libraries create communities, how they work with and for their communities, and what tools they use for collaboration will be discussed in this panel discussion with participants from the two partner countries, the Netherlands (2019-2022) and the Czech Republic (2022-2025). The sensitive interdependence also raises questions about the role and task of libraries and its staff in today's civil society.
In this hands-on lab the attendees will gain insight in the types of misinformation an internet user can come across. Ranging from on-line bullying to the algorithms with which social platforms steer their users into the arms of advertisers, influencers of a questionable kind or political agitators; and from fake news to complete deep fake, AI-generated ‘human’ beings. Jointly we will explore the various forms online, and experience how they work and manifest themselves. We will discuss the role of (public) libraries in this context. Is it enough for libraries to make their clients aware of misinformation and manipulative influencing? What is the effect it can have on their personal lives but also on the society at large? Or should the libraries take a much more activist stance and label or even ban information and algorithms that cannot be completely trusted? This workshop does not only deal with pure misinformation but also with the potential undertow of misinformation. Into which you can easily be lured and then become part of a secluded bubble. On exemplary topics the participants will find out the quantity of misinforming sources and the demarcation of trusted information resource. Take-aways from this workshop: Overview of recent developments in misinformation and counter-initiatives Awareness of the different levels at which libraries can play a role and concrete examples of what is already being done Insight in the role of AI in this
In the multinational and interconnected world of the 21st century, many efforts to diversify or be more inclusive fall flat in achieving their goals. Social media managers post token diversity statements, change their flags to rainbows during Pride, or publish copied and pasted statements about support and solidarity in crises and tragedies. But the world’s events are showing more and more that these gestures and practices are not enough. This workshop will cover the various aspects of culture, visible and subtle, that affect how we and our target audiences see the world. Participants in this workshop will work as a whole and in groups of no more than five participants to examine texts about the perspectives of people of color and people of different minorities from around the world. They will participate in role-playing activities to increase empathy and awareness, and discussions about the challenges of reaching diverse populations. Case studies of multicultural challenges in workplaces and educational institutions will be taken from all over the world and analyzed in discussion groups. The discussion groups will work together to come up with action plans to make their own workplaces more acceptable and embraceable to diverse populations. These applications are relevant for interpersonal interactions within staff and patrons alike. Activities and discussions will be taken from the following sources, among others: Bridges Out Of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities (Payne, DeVol, and Smith, 2001) Palaces for the People: How Social Infrascructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life (Klinenberg, 2018) Courageous Conversations about Race (Singleton and Linton, 2006) A Framework for Understanding Poverty (Payne, 1996)