New Roles of a Librarian: The Experience of Grinchenko University
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15802/unilib/2024_316705Keywords:
changing roles of librarians, summer school for researchers, advanced training, library, internationalization of higher educationAbstract
Objective. The article considers the transformation of the roles of librarians in the modern information society: from information providers to educators, which is a sign of the successful process of internationalization of higher education. The object of the research is the new forms of work of librarians on the example of the experience of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University and the First Summer School for Beginners and Experienced Scientists “Scientific Career at the International Level: Tools for Researchers and the English Language” held in June 2024. Methods. The methods of marketing and monitoring research are described to determine the most popular topics and emotionally attractive names among the target audience. Results. The results and their discussion focus on the fact that the experience of the Grinchenko University Summer School showed the possibility of high-quality training and advanced training of scientists of different levels and fields of knowledge on the basis of the library of the higher education institution. Conclusions. The change in the role of librarians from information providers to educators in the context of internationalization of higher education is inevitable. Moreover, librarians are forced to be one step ahead of the rest of the university's scientists.
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