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Nos últimos anos, surgiram diversas reflexões relacionadas à s rápidas mudanças, nas áreas científica, política, educacional e social, resultantes das inovações tecnológicas. A finalidade deste artigo é apresentar o resultado da pesquisa de mestrado que teve como objetivo estudar, analisar e sistematizar as principais ideias que norteiam e configuram a gestão de bibliotecas universitárias públicas, especificamente no que se refere à s inovações tecnológicas. Para tanto, foi utilizado o método comparativo, elaborado a partir de quatro categorias de pesquisa, fundamentados na base teórica referente à gestão de bibliotecas universitárias, visando a sua avaliação. Foram focos da pesquisa as questões que provavelmente teriam maiores impactos nas bibliotecas universitárias, além dos principais desafios enfrentados: planejamento e avaliação; pessoal; usuários; produtos e serviços. Identificou-se a evolução e a adaptação das bibliotecas universitárias em relação ao uso das Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação, a fim de melhor atender as necessidades informacionais de seus usuários. Planejar a unidade informacional e visualizar o futuro são possibilidades advindas da gestão do conhecimento, que podem instrumentalizar os gestores a posicionarem as bibliotecas no contexto das universidades, de forma que sejam prioritárias na alocação de recursos orçamentários e que se consolidem como corresponsáveis pelo processo de geração do conhecimento na universidade.

Se realiza una revisión del actual contexto de las bibliotecas universitarias, incidiendo tanto en los cambios operados en el entorno competitivo de la universidad que otorga una creciente importancia a la función investigadora, como en la exigencia de que las bibliotecas demuestren su valor y rindan cuentas de su acción. Se analiza el papel de los servicios bibliotecarios de apoyo a la investigación como un elemento clave para que las bibliotecas muestren su capacidad para alinearse con los objetivos de la universidad y para que ocupen una posición relevante en las políticas institucionales de investigación. Se concluyen los principales retos, oportunidades y herramientas de las bibliotecas universitarias a este fin.

Se realiza una aproximación a la evaluación de edificios e infraestructuras de bibliotecas, centrándose especialmente en las académicas. A pesar del coste e importancia que para las bibliotecas tienen sus espacios, este tipo de evaluación ha sido descuidado hasta los últimos años. Aun ahora se encuentran pocos ejemplos de herramientas para efectuar estas evaluaciones. Por ello, se realiza una comparación entre dos modelos utilizables con este fin: un cuestionario de evaluación aplicable de forma universal y derivado del uso de los decálogos de Faulkner-Brown y McDonald; y el Questionnaire on Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Library buildings de la IFLA, debidamente adaptada. La evaluación se realiza sobre una biblioteca universitaria real, para valorar su idoneidad y posibilidades de aplicación práctica.

El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar el desarrollo de la herramienta Evaluareed, diseñada para evaluar recursos electrónicos educativos, en especial aquellos orientados a la enseñanza superior. A partir de la revisión de la literatura científica relativa a esta cuestión y utilizando una metodología con un doble enfoque cualitativo-cuantitativo, se definen un conjunto de criterios y subcriterios que conforman el checklist. Los indicadores de calidad son los siguientes: 1) calidad del contenido, 2) objetivos y metas de aprendizaje, 3) feedback, 4) usabilidad, 5) motivación, 6) accesibilidad, 7) requerimientos técnicos, 8) propiedad intelectual, y 9) efectividad del recurso desde el punto de vista del aprendizaje. El instrumento permite la evaluación de los recursos y genera un informe con la valoración de la calidad de los mismos y recomendaciones sobre su mejora. Se encuentra disponible en un portal web que proporciona además un repositorio de OCW evaluados de universidades españolas, una selección bibliográfica especializada e información relativa al desarrollo del proyecto.

El rápido desarrollo de las redes sociales en todo el mundo ha propiciado una explosión demográfica del número de perfiles de bibliotecas universitarias que pretenden acercar sus servicios y actividades a un público más alejado, por las facilidades que ofrece la Web para encontrar información y recursos. A pesar de todo, las bibliotecas universitarias desarrollan estrategias para acercar a los usuarios y fomentar el uso de los fondos documentales en los espacios físicos y digitales. En este caso, se estudian los contenidos de mayor impacto de los 50 perfiles más importantes de bibliotecas universitarias de China, en la red social Weibo, destacada por su volumen de tráfico y usuarios. El estudio relaciona los datos de fecha de creación, seguidores, publicaciones e impacto para determinar qué actividades y contenidos publicados tienen mayor relevancia entre los usuarios, de forma que puedan ser utilizados en las bibliotecas universitarias españolas para perfeccionar su interacción social. Por otra parte, también se proporcionan datos sobre el posicionamiento de las bibliotecas universitarias analizadas en el ranking de universidades de China, su tasa de interacción, el tipo de contenidos más abundante y que mayor número de comentarios y re-publicaciones obtiene.

Objetivo: Analizar la incursión de bibliotecólogos y bibliotecarios en los procesos editoriales de revistas académicas en México. Método: Se aplicó una encuesta a una muestra aleatoria estratificada de bibliotecólogos y bibliotecarios que afirmaron trabajar o haber trabajado en los procesos de edición de revistas académicas nacionales para obtener información concerniente a: 1.) los aspectos de formación profesional y práctica laboral de estos profesionales que le permiten llevar a cabo tareas editoriales en revistas académicas; 2.) las tareas en que se han desempeñado dentro del proceso editorial y de gestión de esas publicaciones y 3.) la presencia de esos profesionales en los equipos editoriales de revistas académicas mexicanas actualmente. Resultados: Fueron contestadas 8 encuestas por 8 bibliotecarios de 4 Instituciones de Educación Superior del país, obteniéndose que: la tarea del proceso editorial de las revistas académicas que mayormente hacen los encuestados es la revisión preliminar del material enviado; la biblioteca ha fomentado la participación de los bibliotecarios en los procesos editoriales de las revistas en más del 50% de los casos y entre los aspectos de formación profesional que les facultan para realizar tareas editoriales en revistas académicas, los bibliotecarios refieren algunos cursos de licenciatura y el desarrollo de competencias tecnológicas. Conclusiones: la incursión de bibliotecólogos y bibliotecarios en los procesos editoriales de revistas académicas en México es particularmente escasa aunque estos profesionales consideran que deben integrarse a esas labores por sus conocimientos en la estandarización de la información.

Se presentan los resultados del cuestionario pasado a 15 bibliotecas universitarias españolas sobre la gestión de la conservación de sus colecciones de fondo antiguo. El cuestionario ha sido diseñado para esta investigación y refleja los aspectos esenciales relacionados con la conservación. Se ha partido del estudio de los principios, pautas, estándares, etc. que guían la conservación y preservación de colecciones. Con los datos obtenidos se describe de manera global los rasgos principales de la conservación de las colecciones de fondo antiguo en las bibliotecas universitarias y se comparan con dos directrices de referencia.

Este trabajo pretende analizar la inclusión de contenidos relacionados con competencias informacionales en los planes de estudio de Grado en enfermería en España. La elección de este escenario nos permitirá conocer la importancia que los diferentes centros otorgan a estas competencias en sus planes de estudio y obtener una visión sobre cómo se enfoca la integración de esos contenidos a partir de las guías docentes de las asignaturas. Se realiza una investigación de tipo exploratorio y descriptivo. La muestra final incluye 118 centros de 58 universidades y 325 asignaturas, pertenecientes al curso 2014-2015. Se observan las diferencias que cada centro otorga a esta inclusión. Son casi inexistentes los itinerarios curriculares completos con este tipo de contenidos. Se considera necesario incidir en la importancia de diseñar programas de ALFIN para enfermería específicos en cada centro, en los que estos contenidos queden recogidos de forma progresiva en diferentes asignaturas por curso.

Objetivo. Pesquisa que propôs pensar o Desenvolvimento de Coleções em bibliotecas universitárias inspirado na Teoria da Complexidade e na Análise de Domínio. Buscou aporte teórico na Teoria da Complexidade de Morin e no paradigma social da Ciência da Informação, mais especificamente na Análise de Domínio de Hjørland, para pensar como poderiam ser tecidas diretrizes para o Desenvolvimento de Coleções em bibliotecas universitárias de forma a enfrentar os desafios da contemporaneidade. Método. Estabelece como caminho metodológico os pressupostos da Teoria da Complexidade e a perspectiva qualitativa para a abordagem do problema. Para tal, conta com quatro dimensões de análise: epistemológica, do pensamento registrado, do pensamento institucionalizado e do pensamento vigente Resultados. Os resultados indicam que o Desenvolvimento de Coleções engloba inúmeros elementos e enfrenta dificuldades, é orientado ao atendimento das demandas da instituição e usuários, requer a participação da comunidade acadêmica, inclusive na elaboração da política, que deve ser alinhada à missão da instituição e atualizada constantemente. Conclusão. Conclui que pensar sobre as diretrizes para o Desenvolvimento de Coleções, adotando a perspectiva social da Análise de Domínio e baseado no anel tetralógico de Morin, contribui para o desnudamento de questões que envolvem esse processo em bibliotecas universitárias.

A proposta desse artigo é analisar na literatura dos últimos cinco anos, o que se discute sobre inovação no contexto das bibliotecas universitárias. Para tal, pesquisou-se em base de dados nacionais e internacionais de 2014 a 2018 artigos que continham no título, nos resumos ou nas palavras chaves os termos: Inovação, Bibliotecas, Bibliotecas Universitárias, Desenvolvimento de novos serviços, Serviços e produtos informacionais, Nativos digitais. Os objetivos foram caracterizar as teorias em torno do processo de inovação, entender a evolução do conceito de inovação em diversos contextos da sociedade e no Brasil e finalizar com uma revisão em torno do processo de inovação no âmbito dos serviços informacionais, em especial os ofertados nas Bibliotecas Universitárias. Percebe- se que no Brasil, mesmo o processo sendo lento, as Bibliotecas Universitárias estão investindo em novos serviços focando a mudança de postura dos seus usuários. Muitas bibliotecas por exemplo, já oferecem espaços colaborativos de estudo, para além dos individuais, estabelecem parcerias verticais com empresas de tecnologias de informação e centros culturais, de modo a atenderem as atuais necessidades da geração formada pelos nativos digitais.

Com o objetivo de investigar a percepção dos responsáveis pelas unidades informacionais dos campi do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia (IFBA), no que tange aos procedimentos para a formação e desenvolvimento da coleção de material informacional da autarquia e a comparação dessa percepção com os preceitos da literatura da área, foi realizada uma pesquisa com a população de representantes das unidades informacionais da instituição, metodologicamente caracterizada como exploratória no que tange aos objetivos, quantitativa no que se refere à abordagem do problema e de levantamento ou survey, quanto aos procedimentos. De início, conjecturou-se que, na visão dos representantes dessas unidades informacionais, as bases teóricas acerca do tema eram empregadas com parcimônia e que não assentia a construção do acervo informacional colaborativo das unidades, apesar da estrutura multicampi do IFBA. Os resultados, alcançados a partir da análise de dados correlatos por meio da proposta de Macnaughton e do oscilador estocástico de Wilder Júnior, apontaram para algumas variáveis o emprego moderado, para outras o uso apresenta robusteza e em algumas variáveis a empregabilidade do ensinamento teórico-conceitual, quanto ao gerenciamento da coleção informacional, é frágil.

El propósito del presente artículo se enfoca en exponer los resultados de un estudio llevado a cabo en la comunidad universitaria del Colegio de Bibliotecología de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), que pretende cimentar un camino para identificar los aspectos necesarios que permitan una posible integración de servicios de información y referencia en tecnologías móviles acordes al perfil específico de la comunidad mencionada; para ello, se describen los servicios de información y referencia disponibles, las tipologías de Apps móviles actuales y se explora un panorama general de las Apps en el ámbito bibliotecario mexicano; posteriormente, se describen los elementos que permitieron el diseño de una encuesta como mecanismo de recolección de datos, para analizar los resultados de dicha pesquisa y, por último, establecer los datos relevantes de los entrevistados e identificar su valor potencial para una posible implementación de servicios hacia el entorno móvil.

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This paper addresses the issue of risk management in relation to a specific type of library, the university library. A bibliographic review is carried out from different fields and connects it with the reality of this kind of institutions. Also, an analysis of the interviews with the libraries' directors of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina, is presented. These interviews included different axes such as policies and procedures, the interest of the authorities about the topic, staff and users training, measures adopted, risk factors, among others. The results show that although some specific implementations have been developed in this sense, there is still a pending account in issues related to the implementation of risk management in Universidad Nacional de La Plata university libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article aims to shed light on the values that guide professional practice in Spanish university libraries and the strategies deployed to publicise them on library websites. Identifying the statements that inform each library staff's behaviour called for analysing the corporate documents published on such sites. Value visibility and accessibility were assessed on the grounds of the length of the route from the home page. The prominence of the corporate document containing the information was also studied. The analysis initially revealed values relating to the administration of public assets, such as engagement with the institution, its services and users. That was followed by professional values such as defence of access to information, data and science. The values most frequently espoused were innovation and professionalism. Libraries are encouraged to define their values which, along with their mission and vision, are a significant component of their internal and external strategy and communication policy. Their publication, in turn, redounds to transparency and enhances the relationship with their target audience. [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 potential role of university libraries in raising awareness about fake news and its problems is addressed. For this, a study that allows to know the current work and actions developed by the Spanish university libraries regarding this phenomenon was carried out. A questionnaire was sent to the 75 public and private universities in Spain. The response rate was 56%. The results show concern about the phenomenon of disinformation in higher education and highlight the necessary role of libraries as infomediarian agents. This study is an approximation based on data on the current relationship between university libraries and the phenomenon of post-truth in the Spanish library framework. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The libraries of Spanish universities have significantly increased their presence and activity on social networks, especially on Twitter. This article analyzes the use that Spanish university libraries (member of the Red de Bibliotecas Universitarias Españolas, Rebiun) make of Twitter. Specifically, through the analysis of social networks, content analysis and non-parametric statistical tests, this research analyzes the network generated on Twitter by the 59 Spanish university libraries that have profiles on this platform as well as the purpose, content, the format and engagement of their tweets. The results indicate that the university libraries form a single-component network on Twitter with a certain degree of cohesion, but with several communities, in which the tweets about service information and the tweets with pictures are the most numerous. Tweets with pictures generate greater engagement independently of their content. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study presents the university libraries as organizations that, along the way, to keep offering services and goods in adequacy with user informational needs, became too dependent on new information technologies. In this context, it is pointed, based on scientific literature, what the necessary competences are to people who work in this environment, more and more improved and dynamic. Qualitative approached, this work is aimed to identify how the competence management in the Mato Grosso Federal University libraries occur, which purpose is to help people management on this sector. For so, interviews were conducted with three managers from these libraries, intending to identify how the competence management is done in these places. The manager answers show that the competence management on the libraries is not effective still, for this competence does not apply to all libraries staff, because of the insufficient amount of persons without the level of instruction compatible with the activities to be developed and the need to hire new qualified people, intellectually and culturally, to work on libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In university library environments, the use of digital technologies has been a natural evolution stimulated by the users of the academic world, quite susceptible to changes and innovations. Information before disseminated through physical murals migrated to online communication platforms such as websites, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, among others. The purpose of this study is to investigate how national and international university libraries how communicate in the modern and technological environment of social media. This research has a qualitative character and will use the method of content analysis in the sense of categorizing the data collected through observation. The study has as pragmatic bias, the elaboration of a communication model aimed at university libraries in the context of social media. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Research developed on the duties of the users of university libraries of Federal Institutions of Higher Education- IFES, from Brazil, regarding the non-return of bibliographic material that composes the collection of these libraries, as well as the legal validity of these same duties by means of a study on the laws applied to the Federal Public Administration. It aims to verify if the university libraries have formally constituted regulations in ordinances or resolutions by the rectory or the management of the institutions they are part of. This research is based on existing documents in the areas of Law and Librarianship, more specifically in the administrative management within the university libraries of the Brazilian IFESs. It presents the criteria adopted for the analysis, with the sample being limited to one library per IFES from each region of the country and dividing sanctions by type, with the goal of allowing an analysis on several aspects. It discusses the implications of not returning bibliographic material from the legal point of view. It suggests the adoption of administrative tools to support decisions by the managers of university libraries, in order to provide control over the transit of the collection, as well as an educational campaign to bring awareness regarding the importance of returning bibliographic material. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research analyzes the use of the Digital Libraries of the Biblioteca Central (BCE) by the indigenous students of the University of Brasília (UnB), precisely in the accomplishment of academic and research activities. The specific objectives of this study are: to identify the academic profiles of the indigenous students in the UnB; detect if these students are familiar with the BCE/UnB digital libraries and distinguish their informational skills in the use of these platforms; check how do they use them in their academic and research activities; and, finally, to identify possible difficulties of the indigenous students in the process. This study is theoretical, exploratory and descriptive. From the methodological point of view, it is a quali-quantitative, non-experimental and ethnographic approach. The sample included indigenous students enrolled in UnB. The results showed that these students access digital libraries, however, with minimal frequency. Regarding informational behavior, although the study shows that they are influenced by modernity, when they seek information to meet their information needs, BCE digital libraries are not a priority because they prefer to access the Google search engine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of using performance indicators in Brazilian university libraries is to provide information for decision making and to promote quality in the educational system. We analyzed the performance indicators used in 95 university libraries. Among them, the relevance of the indicators and their use in the decision-making process was assessed. The performance evaluation models were the performance indicators for the evaluation of university libraries based on "International Organization for Standardization 11.620/2008 Information and documentation - Library performance indicators". It was evidenced that indicators are relevant for decision making. However, there is a discrepancy between their use and relevance. The set of indicators applied to university libraries is usually the same as those proposed by the Ministry of Education. An adequate management of the performance indicators and the application in the decision-making process promote the quality of the offered products and, therefore, the quality of the education of the higher education institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Virtual reference services offer reference services to electronic environments using communication and information technology. There are a number of resources that can be used for the benefit of university libraries and users who interact through this technology. In order for the opportunities arising from the offer of reference services in the virtual environment to be utilized in the context of university libraries, the aim of this study was to analyze the virtual reference services from the point of view of users by using a survey that considers tools developed and used in electronic businesses. Therefore, qualitative analyses were conducted by using focus groups and quantitative analysis using questionnaires available electronically. Thus, virtual reference services were analyzed from the point of view of their users to identify their most important attributes. Among the attributes analyzed according to the users' satisfaction of virtual reference services, those that were rated as the most relevant were the general functionality of the site and access to updated electronic content. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Proceedings of Microbiology, published by Paulo de Góes, founder of the Institute of Microbiology of the University of Brazil (now Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) that takes his name, were the starting point for the development of research that showed the role of different actors in the growth of Brazilian Science. A historical publication, the Proceedings constituted the guiding line of actions for the celebration of the centenary of the creator of Microbiology's Institute Paulo de Góes (IMPPG). The demand for an update of the memory of this unit leveraged new investigations that included interviews with contemporaries of the creator of the Institute. Through the research were revealed names of Brazilian personalities who contributed to the consolidation of the sciences in the country. The use of the Filmorex system of the National Center for Scientific Information in Microbiology (CENIM) made the Microbiology Library a pioneering space for health research and a place of sociability in the formation of the scientific memory of the University. The research highlighted the conformation of the field of Microbiology in Brazil, such as the Library itself and were part of an investigation line that addressed the theme Institutional Memory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The purpose of this article is to validate the Secaba-Rank methodology based on the System Potency indicator to measure the efficiency of libraries. It is carried out a comparison of the efficiency results according to three methods: Secaba-Rank methodology, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), and the Finland method. These three methods have been used to measure the efficiency of the public libraries at the level of autonomous communities and provinces, and the Spanish public university libraries. The method used for the comparison of the results is the analysis of the linear correlation coefficients for each pair of variables. The results are very close to 1 or -1 and statistically significant in all the cases. Thus, it can be concluded that the different methods, including the Secaba-Rank methodology, measure the efficiency. Finally, some advantages for the Secaba-Rank methodology are presented and argued. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In order to investigate the perception of those responsible for the libraries of the campuses of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Bahia (IFBA) regarding the procedures for training and development of informational material's collection authority and the comparison between this perception and the precepts of it's field's literature, a survey of the population of representatives of lib raries of the institution was carried out, methodologically characterized as exploratory in relation to the objectives, quantitative in relation to the problem approach. Initially, it is conjectured that, from the point of view of the representatives of these libraries, the theoretical basis of the topic was used sparingly and not agreed to the construction of collaborative informational collection of the units, despite the multicampi structure of IFBA. The results, obtained from the related data analysis through the proposed Macnaughton and Stochastic Oscillator of Wilder Jr., pointed to some moderate employment for some variables, a robust employment for others and, for the rest, the employability of the theoretical and conceptual teaching about the management of how the information collection is fragile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The proposal of this article of theoretical nature is to analyze in the literature of the last five years, what is discussed about innovation in the context of university libraries. It was reserched in national and international databases from 2014 to 2018 articles related to this subject, as well as on innovation, in a general way. The objectives were to characterize the theories around the innovation process, to understand the evolution of the concept of innovation in different contexts of society and in Brazil, and to conclude with a review about the innovation process in the scope of information services, especially those offered in University Libraries. It is noticed that in Brazil, even the process being slow, the University Libraries are investing in new services focusing on the change of posture of its users. Many libraries, for example, already offer collaborative study spaces, in addition to the individual ones, establish vertical partnerships with information technology companies and cultural centers, in order to meet the current needs of the generation formed by digital natives. [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]

A reflection on the fake news fenomenon is presented from a scientific perspective. Information and scientific knowledge have their own challenges regarding disinformation (quality of the information published in scientific journals), but also in relation to emerging content on the Internet regarding pseudosciences. The curation of scientific content is proposed to fight the problem, and an alliance of scholars and university libraries is suggested to promote information literacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In recent years research has been devoted to the variables that determine academic achievement within the different educational levels. Many researches place reading and reading habit as one of the variables that most favor academic results. This fact contrasts with the data on reading habits in Spain, being worrisome the percentage of young people and college students who show no interest in reading. In this paper we discuss the importance of promoting reading at all educational levels, especially in the university context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This work aims to reflect the discursive practice in relation to information literacy through a comment in a M. Seale's (2013) chapter: "The neoliberal library". A critical, historical and interdisciplinary perspective is adopted by the author in order to address the analysis of the conceptual, social and political keys that underlie information literacy. Seale does not agree with technocratic and ahistoric visions about information literacy so its origin is framed within the logic of "information society" and academic capitalism in the eighties in the EEUU. Seale's work is important as it involves political and educational perspectives that are usually hidden within the academic and librarian field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article analyses the importance of the new ways of active collaboration between the teachers of the documentation subject in the translation area and librarians of the Pontificia Comillas University of Madrid. The aim is to go beyond the traditional training of users to reach a high literacy in information skills so that students are able to meet the challenges of the Higher Education European Space. It describes the role of the university library as a service linked to the learning process of the students, aiming to provide them with the necessary skills to locate, select, value and manage the useful information throughout their university training as translators. Finally, it describes in detail all the elements of a case of collaboration between these two entities all along the academic year.

O objetivo dessa pesquisa é analisar a relação entre o sucesso acadêmico e a biblioteca universitária, procurando verificar se existem efeitos concretos decorrentes da utilização dessa e, particularmente, do serviço de empréstimos domiciliares, sobre o sucesso na trajetória dos acadêmicos. Para tanto, recorreu-se a um estudo de caso junto à Biblioteca Central da Universidade de Caxias do Sul, utilizando-se dos relatos de nove ex-alunos de graduação com melhor desempenho acadêmico entre os anos de 2005 e 2012, além dos seus dados de empréstimos de livros, bem como das informações de suas respectivas turmas, fornecidos pelo sistema gerencial da referida biblioteca. Como resultado, observou-se que os alunos entrevistados atribuíram um papel relevante à biblioteca para sua aprendizagem e êxito nos estudos, assim como foi possível perceber uma relação entre a média de desempenho acadêmico e o número de empréstimos. Os resultados obtidos sugerem que a biblioteca universitária contribui para o sucesso acadêmico = This research aims to analyze the relationship between academic success and university libraries investigating whether the use of libraries and, particularly, of their loan services have concrete effects on the level of success in academic careers. We resorted to a case study by Central Library from Caixias do Sul University, making use of the testimonies of nine former students with outstanding academic performance between 2005 and 2012, along with data provided by the Library management system related to their book loans and that of their class colleagues. Our conclusions highlight that students attribute a highly relevant role to the Library in their learning and success in studies. It can also be perceived that there is a relationship between their average academic performance and the number of loans. The results we obtained suggest that the university library contributes to academic success = El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar la relación entre el éxito académico y la biblioteca universitaria, con la intencionalidad de verificar si existen efectos específicos debido al uso de esta institución y, en especial, de los préstamos domiciliarios como un factor de éxito en la trayectoria de los académicos. Para ello se tomó, como caso y objeto de estudio, la Biblioteca Central de la Universidad de Caxias do Sul (Brasil); se emplearon los informes de nueve ex estudiantes graduados con mejor desempeño académico entre los años 2005 y 2012, sus datos de préstamo de libros, así como las informaciones de sus respectivos cursos, proporcionados por el sistema de gestión de la biblioteca. Se observó, como resultado final, que los estudiantes entrevistados atribuían un papel relevante a la biblioteca tanto en el aprendizaje como en el éxito de sus estudios, ya que fue posible percibir una relación entre el rendimiento académico promedio y el número de préstamos. Los resultados obtenidos sugieren que la biblioteca universitaria contribuye al éxito académico.

A automação das bibliotecas universitárias no Brasil passou por uma reserva de mercado de computadores e de softwares, que ocorreu no país entre 1980 e 1990, a qual restringiu a adoção inicial de sistemas de automação. No entanto, foi muitas vezes desenvolvida de formas criativas: sistemas e aplicativos foram criados e usados em diversas universidades, alguns como software livre, outros baseados na plataforma ISIS da UNESCO, além da adoção de modernos sistemas estrangeiros, que aconteceu apenas nos anos 1990. A primeira parte do artigo resume a história do desenvolvimento da automação de bibliotecas universitárias do país, desde o momento em que os pesquisadores brasileiros começam a disseminar a informática, criando a cultura da automação em instituições de ensino superior. Muitas pessoas e instituições também contribuíram para promover e implantar a automação em bibliotecas universitárias. A segunda parte do artigo trata de perspectivas futuras em automação de bibliotecas acadêmicas no Brasil com ferramentas de descoberta, sistemas de próxima geração baseados em nuvem e equipamentos de automação de bibliotecas. Apresenta também alguns desenvolvimentos futuros possíveis.