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This paper aims firstly to carry out a study of the context and situation of Spanish rural libraries by analyzing the conditions of the environment in which they are located, and their essential role as a dynamic agent of the sociocultural context at the local level. Secondly, we move on to a section focused on making a diagnosis of rural libraries in Andalusia —considering those located in towns with a population under 5000 inhabitants, with the aim of discovering the situation of library services in the less populated areas of Andalusia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the context of the round table Bibliotecas y Bibliotecarios: presente y futuro ('Libraries and librarians: present and future) within the 21st Jornadas Bibliotecarias de Andalucía, held in November 2022, this paper presents the reflections and proposals for the future on the current situation of libraries and their professionals in Spain. This paper also addresses the relationship and connection between formal studies in library and information science and the current opportunities of access to the public library function. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Andalusian Association of Librarians (AAB) can be proud of its 40 years at the service of library professionals in Andalusia. This paper presents the speech given in the XXI Jornadas Bibliotecarias de Andalucía (21st Andalusian Libraries Conference) during the closing acts of the 40th anniversary. This paper is a summary of the six key aspects in which the AAB has worked, introduced by a brief historical overview and followed by an outline of its main activities: publications, training, conferences, alliances and communication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper outlines the trajectory of the Andalusian Research and Resources Centre for the Performing Arts in Seville. It is a centre based on the people and on flexibility to allow the necessary changes for its operation. Its main guidelines are: the adaptation of its services to the needs of users, the integration of technologies to improve research and the experience acquired by its professionals to put everything at the service of theatre, dance, puppetry, magic and circus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the report resulting from the questionnaire launched by the “Grupo de Trabajo de Análisis y Prospectiva de las Bibliotecas en Andalucía” (Workgroup of Analysis and Prospective of the Libraries in Andalusia) of the AAB (Andalusian Librarians Association), in May and June 2021. It shows the situation of the Andalusian libraries during the lockdown and during the current world health alert situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The data analyze the situation from the perspective of the transformation of the services and their innovation: changes in the opening times of libraries, new work modes, among others. The paper analyzes a representative sample of Andalusian libraries and documentation centers extracted from the regional administration official directories. The report ends with some conclusions and thoughts, which hopefully will help to understand and verify the new Andalusian library reality, with the aim that they are taken into account and that they help in the future to make decisions regarding the profession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes the publications of researchers who have collaborated with the Andalusian Association of Librarians Bulletin in terms of the level of citation, authorship, references and scientific productivity, among other quantifiable aspects, that contribute to measure the scientific production of the Bulletin from its beginnings to the present in the Dialnet database. For this purpose, software is used for the processing of information and tabulation of results, as well as for the representation of the information by means of grouping clusters to obtain an improved visual representation that allows to draw comparisons for decision making by the editorial committee of the bulletin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With this paper, I want to summarise the work done by the Andalusian Association of Librarians (in Spanish, Asociación Andaluza de Bibliotecarios) since it drafted a personnel order inspired in the 16/2003 Law until today. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims at giving an insight of the past forty years since the creation of the Andalusian Association of Librarians (ABB, by its acronym in Spanish). The association emerged as a result of the library movement in the early 1980s in Andalusia. This paper presents only a brief summary, since a detailed description would require too many lines, and also because, specifically for the first twenty years of the AAB, such an account can be found in the book by Antonio Martín Oñate published in 2001 on the occasion of its anniversary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents part of the social media dissemination campaign of the IV Technical Seminar on Libraries, organized by the Andalusian Association of Librarians in 2020. One of the main objectives of the campaign was to give visibility and highlight the value of library activity within the framework of the 2030 Agenda. This was done by showing, through examples and concrete activities, the relationship between cultural extension activities and the SDG. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The evolution of the eBiblio service is analyzed in broad terms, from its start in 2014 to the end of 2020. This paper describes the management and functioning of the service and then, it analyzes how it became one of the most valuable services during the pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The professional sector of libraries in Andalusia is still not regulated by law in 2021. Since its creation in 1981, the AAB has worked towards the recognition of this professional sector after years of discrimination by public administrations. This paper aims to provide an overview of the various attempts made to provide this sector with a legal coverage in favour of professional regulations to guarantee the needs of the library staff in Andalusia. The AAB has not let up in its efforts to make this possible and continues working on this goal nowadays. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Free software is being considered in the library environment as an alternative to commercial software applications. This paper discusses different types of tools used in libraries and the free software most commonly used for them. Furthermore, some real cases of tools already implemented are shown as well as a bibliography of the applications discussed. The text of this paper is based on the workshop that with the same title was presented at the 15th Andalusian Library Conference in Cordova, Spain, on October 2009. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper lists and describes the different actions and projects being carried out within the framework of the 1st Andalusia Library Services Plan. This plan revolves around the three core aspects of public library accessibility, human resources and staff training. This plan also aims at implicating in this process other public departments with responsibilities in the improvement of this basic cultural service to the community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper lists and describes the different actions and projects being carried out within the framework of the 1st Andalusia Library Services Plan. This plan revolves around the three core aspects of public library accessibility, human resources and staff training. This plan also aims at implicating in this process other public departments with responsibilities in the improvement of this basic cultural service to the community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

At that time, this paper that now is published it's made in order to be supporting reference to develop the 1st Librarians Services Plan of Andalusia (2008-2011). Here, the main indicators that reflect the present reality of the public libraries in our region are described and analyzed in broad strokes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]