University libraries: 10 global portraits

El "The Guardian" publica un interessant reportatge on els directors de 10 grans biblioteques universitàries d’arreu del món expressen els seus pensaments sobre les biblioteques, el seu futur i el seu paper en l’educació superior.  Hi trobareu:

• America: New York University library. “Well-designed space is one of the most important services an academic library can offer”, says dean of library Carol Mandel
•  UK: University of Manchester library. “The library is not being used less, it's just user needs that are changing”, says university librarian Janet Wilkinson
• Japan: Hachioji library, Tama Art University. “A university library designed by a world-leading architect inspires and challenges in equal measure”, says library head Hidemi Kondo
•  Nigeria: American University of Nigeria library. “Open access and libraries centred around online learning and research are key in developing countries”, says library director Amed Demirhan
•  UK: Bodleian library, University of Oxford. “We need to shape the skills of library staff to meet user needs while maintaining specialist knowledge”, says interim Bodley's librarian Richard Ovenden
•  Australia: Queensland University of Technology library. “With 97% of its research downloads from outside Australia, the library's open access expertise is invaluable”, says library director Judy Stokker
•  Singapore: Nanyang Technological University library. “Finding information is not the problema– libraries are now taking the lead on how to communicate it”, says university librarian Choy Fatt Cheong
•  Brazil: Unicamp library System. “The academic library must go where the user is and provide access to the latest tecnologies”, says library coordinator Luiz Atilio Vicentini
• Canada: Harris Learning library, Nipissing University. “Traditional research methods are still in high demand and library staff continue to play a vital role”, says director of library services Nancy Black
•  Italy: European University Institute library. “Libraries small and large will benefit from collaboration to sustain learning and exchange knowledge”, says deputy library director Tommaso Giordano

The Guardian anima a exposar-hi opinions i a fer comentaris a Twiter fent servir el hashtag #libraryfutures, diuen. “Help us document the university library of the 21st century by sharing your photos on GuardianWitness” (una oportunitat, doncs, de difondre la feina feta des de les vostres biblioteques).

Trobareu el reportatge a: http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2013/aug/07/university-libraries-10-global-portraits