Digital Art Collections of Libraries of Higher Education Institutions

O. YU. MARINA; I. O. DAVYDOVA; S. O. MARIN; O. M. KOBIELIEV

doi:10.15802/unilib/2025_344632

Authors

O. YU. MARINA Department of Digital Communications and Information Technologies, Kharkiv State Academy of Culture (Kharkiv, Ukraine), Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7248-2147
I. O. DAVYDOVA National Academy of Sciences of Higher Education of Ukraine; Department of Digital Communications and Information Technologies, Kharkiv State Academy of Culture (Kharkiv, Ukraine), Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1635-4973
S. O. MARIN Department of Software Engineering, Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics (Kharkiv, Ukraine), Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2012-7477
O. M. KOBIELIEV Department of Digital Communications and Information Technologies, Kharkiv State Academy of Culture (Kharkiv, Ukraine), Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8806-0662

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15802/unilib/2025_344632

Keywords:

digital library, digital art collections, libraries of Higher Education Institutions, usability of digital art collections, digital cultural heritage

Abstract

Objective. Digital collections of artistic direction are of great value to society from cultural, social and economic points of view. The article aims to study the existing digital art collections created by libraries of higher education institutions, to analyse the subject matter, structure, assess the scope, accessibility and usability. Methods. The study was conducted on the basis of a content analysis of 5 digital art collections launched by libraries of leading higher education institutions of Ukraine: National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukrainian Catholic University, Scientific Library of Yurii Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts, Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. Results. A content analysis of digital art collections of libraries of higher education institutions of Ukraine was conducted. Integration into the scientific and educational space of the studied collections occurs mainly through their use in the educational process and research practices, which allows us to state that the potential of the studied resources remains only partially realized. Conclusions. It was found that digital art collections are currently presented in a rather fragmentary manner within the framework of local digital projects of individual higher education institutions. The main problematic aspects of the technical, technological and organizational implementation of digital art collections were identified. Directions for their development were proposed.

Author Biographies

O. YU. MARINA, Department of Digital Communications and Information Technologies, Kharkiv State Academy of Culture (Kharkiv, Ukraine)

Olena Marina,
Doctor of Science in Social Communications,
Head of the Department

I. O. DAVYDOVA, National Academy of Sciences of Higher Education of Ukraine; Department of Digital Communications and Information Technologies, Kharkiv State Academy of Culture (Kharkiv, Ukraine)

Iryna Davydova,
Doctor of Science in Social Communications,
Professor of the Department of Digital Communications and Information Technologies,
Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Higher Education of Ukraine

S. O. MARIN, Department of Software Engineering, Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics (Kharkiv, Ukraine)

Serhii Marin,
PhD in Technical Sciences,
Associate Professor

O. M. KOBIELIEV, Department of Digital Communications and Information Technologies, Kharkiv State Academy of Culture (Kharkiv, Ukraine)

Oleksii Kobieliev,
Doctor of Social Communication Science,
Professor of the Department of Digital Communications and Information Technologies

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