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University libraries in the digital cultural environment: The case of İstanbul
No full textDigital culture can be described as "a new lifestyle that is the result of data communication, which has been accelerated by computer technology, the internet and smart phones, as well as being a set of moral and material values generated by this life style." Digital culture not only influences many areas related to technology, but also has an impact on librarianship. This study is based on research into the effects of digital culture on the university libraries in Istanbul and a social and professional analysis of the relationship of librarians with digital culture in the context of information technologies and social media. This study is composed of four chapters: In the first chapter, digital culture is discussed with a conceptual and historical approach; the relationship of the concept with Information and Records Management is examined. In the second chapter, digital culture and the effect of digitalization on library and information services are discussed from the aspect of the influence this culture has on libraries, the organizational structure, key elements, technical services and user services. In the third chapter, the situation of forty-seven university libraries in Istanbul as of April, 2015 is presented. In the fourth chapter, a people-oriented analysis is made in order to examine the social and professional attitudes of librarians in Istanbul university libraries towards digital culture. The study has been determined by a descriptive survey model and the scope of the research is limited to members of the profession working in the Istanbul university libraries. This research investigates the question of how the perception of technology and culture of professionals working in the university libraries in Istanbul has been shaped. Comparisons are performed according to gender, age, educational background, profession in the university, graduation year, professional experience and Internet and social media consumption habits of the participants. The answers of professionals from different groups to a questionnaire are analysed according to these parameters. According to the results of this study, the social and professional attitudes of librarians working in university libraries that serve the digital cultural environment can be seen to vary across the aforementioned parameters
The perspective of library managers and employees to leadership properties and job satisfaction: A comparison of state and foundation universities
No full textThe libraries in university are more current, comprehensive and efficient as an information centers than the other libraries in Turkey. Studies conducted leadership and job satisfaction reveals current status in these libraries. There are two surveys evaluating job satisfaction and leadership qualities. The surveys are carried in the libraries of three states and three private universities. Questions in these surveys are grouped into democratic leadership, autocratic leadership and leadership that complete freedom of librarians. So, a comparative analysis was made by evaluating librarian job satisfaction data, by using SPSS in terms of the two types of schools. It is found that leaders responsible for libraries are not democratic in their behavior in both state and private universities. It is also found that librarians are not in decisive manner in these kinds of universities
Importance and scope of information search strategies and metadata for solving problems of information search and retrieval problems on the internet
No full textInformation searching strategies on the Internet is one of the important research areas of information professionals (librarians, information specialists, archivists etc.). This research aims to review searching strategies on the Internet and metadata as a solution. The research methods utilised in this study are documentary analysis and descriptive methods. Data gathering technique on the other hand, is documentary analysis technique. In conclusion, found that it is very important that information users must be able to express their information problems adequately and how to use information search and retrieval systems on the Internet. Adding metadata to sources is necessary to organize particular unclassified huge information sources and to improve information discovery
User satisfaction measurement in academic libraries
No full textThe purpose of this study is to attract that user satisfaction measurement raises productivity in academic libraries. The research methods used in this study are descriptive and documentary resource analysis. Also data gathering techniques used are survey and observation in this study. This study composed of three sections. First academic libraries and user satisfaction concept have examined. In the second section, user services in academic libraries and effects of user satisfaction measurement on those services have examined. The study concluded with a survey which performed in Istanbul University Center Library in the third section
Effects of illustrated children's books on reading customs
No full textChildhood is the right time to gain the reading habit as it is the period with the pyhsical, cognitive, personality and social development. Books will become an essential ingredient of life if the caregivers/parents and teachers regularly support the pyhsical, cognitive, personality and social development of the child with age appropriate books. It shall not be forgotten that caregivers/parents and teachers are rolemodels for children. A child observing his/her mum/dad reading, either books, newspapers or the like, if he/she owns his/her own bookshelf, will be eager to join the reading hour with his/her parent/s. In today's world there is a book for every age group. Turkey has come a long way in this matter and it is now possible to find any kind of book on the bookshelves to support any age group. Books are half toys, half books for the children aged between 1-3. These books are usually ABC type of books with little or no text, decorated with pictures of people, objects or animals they see around. Stories start to become attractive for children between ages 4-5. Authenticity is an important issue in books for this age group as children's imagination is still limited with what they see around. Children between ages 6-7 enjoy reading and listening to short stories with pictures of other children and/or animals. The difference between text and illustration is more solid for them at this stage. By the time they are 8 years old, children are literate. Their reading adventure will become even stronger when they have a chance to read books on nature, human life, traveling, adventures, and such, that are attractive to them. As a last word, the earlier the child meets with the book, the better. For the children to gain the reading habit, they need to meet books appropriate to their developmental characteristics, and books that support their literacy level once they become literate
Industrial organizations of informations services
No full textThe "knowledge" which keeps its place and importance in every period of history, together with "knowledge age", became the most important source and power on providing a long term sustainable economical superiority and competition adventage to the communities and organizations. At this point, the Formula of being successful is the use the knowledge as effective and productive. Specializing in knowledge's meaning and becoming widespread in its impression increased it's emphasis of being renewable and continual. Depending on this concepts of "producing the knowledge" and "creating the knowledge" started to be used in a widespread manner. These concepts are the forms of handling knowledge in the way of managing it. Here in this study; with the "knowledge development" concept mentioned for the first time, based on the knowledge itself and by introducing renewability, developability, ability of getting up to date and convertible talents of knowledge, it is tried to exhibit the impression of all these added to organizations in terms of competition perceptive and economical priority. For this aim; also depending on the technology the industrial world which is leading the fields using the knowledge intensively, is chosen. But, with the experiences along the study it is ascertained that; especially in communities which are developing and in which the importance and meaning of knowledge has not been understood yet; like our country, it is being quite early to be adopted for the "knowledge development" process. Also it is ascertained that it will take time for this process to get worth that it deserves
Public relations in librarianship and mass media
No full textPublic relations is an indispensable management function for an organization to reach its target audiences so as to serve them better and, at the same time, to upgrade its status in society as an organization. This was noticed a long time ago in developed countries in the field of librarianship as well as in other fields and the work has been started accordingly. As mass communication media, radio, television and newspapers are used effectively in public relations. The purpose of this study is to conduct research to see if such media are used for public relations in Turkish libraries, and to show how they can be used. Data was gathered through a questionnaire which was completed by 59 libraries of various types. It was discovered that public relations is not utilized in a planned manner in the field of librarianship in Turkey, and radio, television and newspapers are not made use of for this purpose
Colection development in music libraries and the Library of Bilkent University
No full textThe Music Room of the Library of Bilkent University (BÜKM0) is one of the music libraries which placed in the institutions providing the music education in Ankara. The above mentioned music library has been founded for the aim to meet the necessities of The Faculty of Music and Performing Arts (MSSF). The collection of this music library has been developed by the direction and instructions of academic personels in MSSF. But there has always been a complain regarding this library doesn't meet the needs of its real users. The purpose of this study is to find out the reasons of those above mentioned situations. Under the light of this purpose our hypothesis is that "The music library collection doesn't meet the needs of MSSF and its real users. And the collection improvement efforts, haven't been directed in the direction for meeting the need of users who has different levels and purposes for the use library. Because of this two mentioned reason, there haven't been formed a good enough collection". To prove our hypothesis; there have been applied the questionnaire to BÜKM0 users, we gave priority to the users coming from MSSF. Moreover, we made evaluation regarding the whole collection of the Library of Bilkent University and seperately the collection of the Music Room and by this evaluation, it has been tried to find the reasons for the lack of the collection improvement efforts. It has been found as a conclusion that the collection of the Music Room isn't enough for meeting the needs of the users and the collection improvement efforts and studies in the Library of Bilkent University haven't been directed under a plan at the end of our study. The recommendations suggested according to the results of our study is directed towards to form an improvement program for music collection in both the university libraries and the libraries of Symphony Orchestras. It has been tried to make working frames for the collection improvement programmes directed towards both the university libraries and the library of music school sin the sample of both the Library of Bilkent University and the Music Room
Türkiye'de üniversite kütüphaneleri bilgi ağı kurulmasına ilişkin sorunlar
No full textThe purpose of this study is to determine the problems which may be met in establishing a library network for Turkish university libraries. The main hypothesis of the study states that the infrastructural problems are the main barriers for establishing a university library network in Turkey. Descriptive and historical methods have been used in the study. The methodology utilized for data collection in this research consisted of analysis of the literature, questionnaires, and interviews. Two questionnaires, conducted in 1987 and 1990, have been used for gathering information on the present state of university libraries. 92.5% of the participants of Questionnaire-87 and 83% of the participants of Questionnaire-90 have returned the questionnaires. The findings shown by questionnaires have been evaluated by the criteria which includes building, budget, personnel, user, collection, bibliographic control, computer applications and inter-library loan aspects of university libraries and by using this criteria the present state of university libraries has been descri bed. In conclusion, the main problem areas which affect the university libraries have been classified into three groups: a) budget, b) personnel, c) policy. These are the crucial problem areas and others derived from these directly or indirectly. Study concludes that establishing a network for all university libraries is not efficient and it has ben suggested that a pilot project would be useful at the beginning stage