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The article presents the results of a survey on the agreement between Spanish universities and their libraries on the subject of ‘university social responsibility’ (USR). The analysis was conducted with qualitative and quantitative methods and focused on the institutional websites of Spanish universities and their libraries. It highlighted how only few Spanish university libraries have implemented USR policies and, where this has happened, there is also a link with the USR policies of the institutions to which they belong. Even when they apply USR policies, in the majority of cases university libraries do not carry out a preliminary planning of their own USR activities. On the contrary, they implement isolated measures that are in line with the plan promoted by their university. Furthermore, for the purpose of implementing the USR, university libraries show that they pay attention to the guidelines proposed at national level by the Red de Bibliotecas Universitarias Españolas (Rebiun). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this work the strategic plans of Spanish university libraries are studied, specifically, 47 publicly owned libraries. The essential part of the study has focused on analyzing allusions to communication in order to proceed to a comparative analysis between the different texts and check the aspects of organizational communication management that they reflect. Of the libraries analyzed, 28 use strategic plans, of which 85.7% address communication-related aspects. The most accurate and detailed information is in the actions (or strategies) and in some of the objectives. The priorities presented are, for example, those related to dissemination and marketing plans; improvements in the internal communication of library staff; or communication with users, etc [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The eighteenth century books from the collection of the old digital library of the Library University Seville are analyzed to locate the parts made with decorated papers, in order to classify and describe them according to the proposals of specialized literature. For this, the records included in the repository of the digital collection are recovered, the digital reproductions of the books are visualized, the parts with decorated papers are identified and described following the decorated papers classification model, previously elaborated, based on the research of Professor Carpallo Bautista. The model is made up of 6 techniques and their variants. Of the more than 6.700 records from the 18th century in the collection of the digital ancient collection, 511 include decorated papers in their bindings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study analyzes the scientific productivity on library buildings and spaces based on the analysis of the publications indexed in Scopus and LISTA in the period 2010-2020. The data extracted allow us to draw the general panorama of research works on this subject. The results include 305 papers pertinent to the research topic, related to 284 authors, 120 journals, 304 institutions, 46 countries and 9 languages. The most productive years are 2015 and 2016. The topics are grouped according to these 4 categories, which have emerged from the analysis itself: spaces, design and construction, remodeling, and trends. The conclusions show an outstanding scientific productivity on buildings and library spaces, quantitatively abundant and at the same time stable with fairly constant figures throughout the period. In the authorship variety and a certain dispersion can be appreciated. Co-authorship is present in 58 % of the works. 91.4 % of the publication sources are scientific journals, 6.5 % conference proceedings and 1.9 % book chapters. Scientific production is concentrated in university-level institutions. The variety of perspectives on which the theme of library buildings and spaces is addressed indicates that it is consolidated as an area of research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to analyse the artistic bindings of the eighteenth-century prints stored in the Historical-artistic Binding Database of the Royal Library, in order to locate the endpapers made with decorated papers, and to classify and describe them according to the proposals of the specialist literature. Methodology: The records from the database were retrieved using the "date" field, and the information is extracted from the "endpapers" and "notes" fields. The reproductions of the endpapers were analysed, identified and described following the classification model of decorated papers inspired by the works of Professor Carpallo Bautista, consisting of five techniques and their variants. Finally, a comparative analysis was carried out. Results: Among the 382 eighteenth-century prints with artistic bindings, ten were located and analysed that include endpapers decorated with xylographic plates, 135 with marbled or mottled papers (with designs corresponding to seven variants), four with paste-glued papers, three with dotted papers, 18 with gold and embossed papers, and four of other kinds such as silver or percaline paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To examine the main aspects of the activity undertaken to conserve the rare book and manuscript collections in the Spanish autonomous communities' fourteen regional libraries. Methodology: Based on a study of the principles and standards used to guide conservation activities in the preservation of rare book and manuscript collections, a questionnaire comprising 39 questions in seven sections was administered to the libraries in question between November 2018 and January 2019. The questionnaire assessed how the libraries managed their conservation activities and compared their performance using two reference models: the UNESCO Library and the Red de Bibliotecas Universitarias Españolas (Spanish University Libraries Network, REBIUN). Results: The study showed the following: six libraries use in-house regulations to guide their conservation activities; eight adopt regulations or standards published by an external authority; sve have a preventive preservation plan; ten employ closed book boxes made of acid-free board to store pamphlets and other special, small-format materials; ten control the artiscial lighting of their holdings; thirteen control humidity levels; twelve have general protocols for users wishing to consult the library and nine, book handling protocols; thirteen conduct digitisation activities; and two have restoration plans. The libraries were also classised by their degree of observance of the guidelines of the two reference networks, the UNESCO/PERSIST Guidelines (the regional libraries in the autonomous communities of Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, Galicia and Madrid, amongst others) and REBIUN's Normas (the regional libraries in Castilla and León, Catalonia, Extremadura and Murcia, amongst others) and by their conservation policy as this is retected in their answers in the questionnaire r (Catalonia, Castilla-La Mancha and Madrid, amongst others). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this work is to check if the libraries of the universities of Madrid and Catalonia offer the use of some of their spaces as a library service. The information of the websites of the libraries is studied and a questionnaire is sent to the libraries that do not have this information. The analyzed aspects are: quantity and variety of spaces, use or not use of the websites to promote the offer of this type of services, location of this information on the websites and content provided. Among the results of the analysis of the 30 universities studied, it has been proven, for example, that 23 universities offer some of their library spaces as a service, of which 20 indicate it on the websites of the libraries; that the variety of spaces offered includes 26 different types, highlighting for their greater presence the space available for group work (21 universities), individual and / or silence work spaces (12 universities) or computer spaces (10 universities), etc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The results of a questionnaire about the preservation of old collections are studied. The questionnaire has been answered by 23 Spanish university libraries. The questionnaire has been designed for this research, and reflects the essential aspects related to preservation. We have consulted principles, guidelines, standards, etc. that guide the conservation and preservation of collections. With the data obtained the preservation of the collections in the university libraries is described and compared with two reference guidelines. Improvement proposals are indicated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The results of the collection and analysis of 87 online promotional videos from 45 Spanish university libraries are presented, using a 11-field record. The general study covers aspects such as the titles of the videos, location, years of publication, duration, technical resources, contents, etc. and it has allowed to classify them and to obtain conclusions on the purpose of these videos, their usefulness, model of library that they reflect, etc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The sections for biblioguides of all the Spanish university library websites were analysed and described. 41 of them have online biblioguide sections. They were described by their name, URL, location, concept, organization and classification and formats. Library biblioguides are conceived as a manifestation of user training in the field of information literacy in online environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Most information resources that make up university library collections are copyrighted works, which means that conflicts between such rights and the activities of libraries are common. The development of the digital setting has affected both sectors. On the one hand, it has led to changes in copyright legislation; on the other, it has affected the services provided by libraries, as they adapt to the new needs of users and to the characteristics of digital information. This paper aims to discover where the main points of collision between the two sides lie, and to what extent they are adequately resolved by the present legislation governing copyright. To this end we use a list of the main processes of academic libraries taken from quality manuals of a sample of Spanish university libraries. The results make manifest that the evolution of both sides is not yet balanced, and important maladjustments interfere with an adequate provision of services in academic libraries. Some are resolved through new legal proposals, but for many others there is no proper solution in sight. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]