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María Pilar Pérez-piriz - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Evaluating National library mission statements in Ibero-America
Library Management, 2019Co-Authors: Ana R. Pacios, María Pilar Pérez-pirizAbstract:The purpose of this paper is to review the websites of 22 National Libraries in Ibero-America to determine whether and how effectively they display these organisations’ mission statements, as well as any convergence/divergence among these texts.,A review was conducted of the National library websites of ABINIA’s 22 members to locate their respective mission statements. The statements identified were analysed and evaluated against the positioning and presence criteria and wording proposed by experts.,Website content clearly attests to National Libraries’ eagerness to publicise their mission statements, which are readily accessible in most cases. Their functions are represented to a more or less standard pattern. Most are portrayed as institutions responsible for custodying, enriching, preserving and disseminating their countries’ cultural legacy. Other purposes mentioned include the promulgation of and accessibility to the heritage custodied.,The paper may prove useful for professional librarians involved in drafting or revising their organisation’s mission statement in the wake of changing circumstances or on the occasion of the formulation of a new strategic plan.,Of the very short number of analyses of Libraries’ mission statements published to date, none discusses National Libraries. This is the very first study of National library mission statement in Ibero-America. It forms part of a line of research dealing with National library mission statements defined and available on institutional websites for countries anywhere in the world.
Gertrude Kayaga Mulindwa - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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National Libraries in africa refocusing their work to ensure delivery of services
Library Trends, 2015Co-Authors: Gertrude Kayaga MulindwaAbstract:This paper traces the establishment of African National Libraries and the functions with which they are charged. It further discusses the self-examination and evaluation that National Libraries, and African librarians in general, have undertaken over the years in a bid to ensure that they provide relevant services to their communities. The effects of the National Libraries’ commitment to support their respective countries’ efforts to attain the UN’s Millennium Development Goals by 2015 and their responses to the increasing use of ICTs in all aspects of life are both analyzed. Examples of best practices are given, and the paper concludes with a call to National Libraries to look into the future and devise the best ways to provide the supportive role that will help to carry the Sustainable Development Agenda forward beyond 2015.
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Management of National Libraries in Africa: a case of Uganda
Library Management, 2010Co-Authors: Gertrude Kayaga MulindwaAbstract:Purpose – This paper aims to look at the development of the National Library of Uganda since its establishment in 2003 and what factors have influenced this development.Design/methodology/approach – Ugandan parliamentary records and government papers have been used to trace the path of library development in Uganda from the 1920s to 2002 when the National Library bill was discussed and subsequently passed in Parliament. Detailed analysis is made of the National Library Act, 2003 and the establishment and development of the institution since then. Various sources on library services in Africa, and Uganda in particular, have also been consulted. The writer also draws on personal experience gained from working for the institution.Findings – Many National Libraries in Africa for historical reasons, convenience and because of limited resources play the dual role of legal deposit centres and public library services. The National Library of Uganda's role is slightly different in that it was established to collec...
Ana R. Pacios - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Evaluating National library mission statements in Ibero-America
Library Management, 2019Co-Authors: Ana R. Pacios, María Pilar Pérez-pirizAbstract:The purpose of this paper is to review the websites of 22 National Libraries in Ibero-America to determine whether and how effectively they display these organisations’ mission statements, as well as any convergence/divergence among these texts.,A review was conducted of the National library websites of ABINIA’s 22 members to locate their respective mission statements. The statements identified were analysed and evaluated against the positioning and presence criteria and wording proposed by experts.,Website content clearly attests to National Libraries’ eagerness to publicise their mission statements, which are readily accessible in most cases. Their functions are represented to a more or less standard pattern. Most are portrayed as institutions responsible for custodying, enriching, preserving and disseminating their countries’ cultural legacy. Other purposes mentioned include the promulgation of and accessibility to the heritage custodied.,The paper may prove useful for professional librarians involved in drafting or revising their organisation’s mission statement in the wake of changing circumstances or on the occasion of the formulation of a new strategic plan.,Of the very short number of analyses of Libraries’ mission statements published to date, none discusses National Libraries. This is the very first study of National library mission statement in Ibero-America. It forms part of a line of research dealing with National library mission statements defined and available on institutional websites for countries anywhere in the world.
Vicent Gimenezchornet - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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impact of web 2 0 on National Libraries
International Journal of Information Management, 2012Co-Authors: Mar Buiguesgarcia, Vicent GimenezchornetAbstract:Abstract Web 2.0 has had an impact on library web sites making them more interactive with users, giving rise to the term Library 2.0. What is meant by Web 2.0 tools is generally understood but the degree of implementation of these tools in Libraries is largely unknown. This study reports on the implementation of these tools in National Libraries all over the world in order to give an objective measure of the impact of Web 2.0 on library web sites.
Nuno Freire - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Word occurrence based extraction of work contributors from statements of responsibility
International Journal on Digital Libraries, 2014Co-Authors: Nuno FreireAbstract:This paper addresses the identification of all contributors of an intellectual work, when they are recorded in bibliographic data but in unstructured form. National bibliographies are very reliable on representing the first author of a work; however, secondary contributors are frequently represented only in the statements of responsibility that are transcribed by the cataloguer from the book into the bibliographic records. The identification of work contributors mentioned in statements of responsibility is a typical motivation for the application of information extraction techniques. This paper presents an approach developed for the specific application scenario of the ARROW rights infrastructure being deployed in several European countries to assist in the determination of the copyright status of works that may not be under public domain. An evaluation of our approach was performed in catalogues of nine European National Libraries of countries that are available in the ARROW rights infrastructure, which cover eight different languages. The evaluation has shown that it performs reliably across languages and bibliographic datasets. It achieved an overall precision of 98.7 % and recall of 96.7 %.
