Презентації. VIII Міжнародна конференція «University Library at a New Stage of Social Communications Development». Тема 2023: «Бібліотека та управління знаннями в кризовий час», 5-6 жовтня 2023

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ENG: Presentations. VIII International conference «University Library at a New Stage of Social Communications Development». Topic 2023: "Library and knowledge management in times of crisis", October 5-6, 2023

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Libraries Civic Roles and Responsibilities: Issues in Information Crises and Information Disorders
(Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, Dnipro, 2023) Yap, Joseph Marmol
ENG: Introduction. Public libraries can be strong advocates of civic engagement. Libraries that educate and inform society have a responsibility to rekindle civil society and must spread their role beyond physical and virtual space. Civic practices on fighting fake news in certain areas are highlighted. Coward et al. (2018) mentioned several examples. Public libraries can use their influence to help students and librarians spot misinformation and caution others against spreading it. The objective of this paper is to introduce how librarians understand information crises and information disorders. Methods. Using discourse analysis, public librarians were interviewed to identify how they conceptualize and understand information disorders. Results. This ongoing study showed that their understanding of credible sources should be verified, objective, and reliable. An in-depth analysis is underway for this study. Conclusions. This pilot study provides a picture of how public librarians interact with the information around them and how they are able to filter information circulating on social media.
Professional Competencies and Job Performance of Select Academic Librarians in the 21st Century
(Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, Dnipro, 2023) Rambuyon, Novie Claire; Yap, Joseph Marmol; Duguil, Analou; Padilla Jenefer
ENG: Objective: Academic libraries formulate missions, visions, goals, and objectives based on the aims of the parent organization. There are issues with how librarianship is introduced, particularly in post-generation Z, when individuals have misconceptions about the functions of librarians. This study examined the level of Professional Competencies and Job Performance of Selected Academic Librarians in the 21st Century. Methodology: Descriptive-correlation method of research to provide static pictures of situations as well as to establish relationship between different variables. The respondents of this study are selected Academic Librarians in Region IV-A Philippines. Results: Findings revealed that majority of respondents were 31 years old and above and were female. Meanwhile, the majority of the respondents attained their bachelor's degree and had been in the service for 10 years and below. The academic librarians are highly competent in managing information technologies among three domains of professional competencies. The academic librarians are achieving very high level of job performance maintaining high quantity of work, fulfilling job duties, consistent for high quality of work, respond to the needs of users, provide accurate resources, demonstrate responsiveness, able to use technology, and actively participate in forums. The academic librarians aged 31 years old and above, with master's degree and have 11 years and above of service have higher level of professional competencies than their younger counterpart, with bachelor's degree and 10 years and below of service. The academic librarians aged 31 years old and above, with master's degree and have 11 years and above of service have higher level of job performance than their younger counterpart, with bachelor's degree and 10 years and below of service. The higher the respondents' level of professional competencies in all its dimensions, the higher the level of respondent’s job performance. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the majority of academic librarians in this study were female, 31 years old and above. They had a bachelor's degree and 10 years or less of service. Academic librarians showed high competence in managing information technologies and consistently performed well in their job duties. Older librarians with a master's degree and over 11 years of service displayed higher professional competency and job performance compared to younger librarians with a bachelor's degree and less than 10 years of service. There was a positive correlation between professional competencies and job performance. Overall, academic librarians in this study exhibited strong professional competencies and high job performance. Keywords: academic librarians, professional competency, job performance, Philippines.