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- Title
ANALIZA KVALITETE VISOKOŠKOLSKIH KNJIŽNICA KROZ PRIZMU POSTUPKA REAKREDITACIJE HRVATSKIH VISOKIH UČILIŠTA.
- Authors
Pikić, Aleksandra
- Abstract
The periodic evaluation of the Croatian academic libraries was started within the re-accreditation of higher education institutions in Croatia during the academic year 2010/2011. The libraries of polytechnics, colleges and university constituents were assessed in the context of their support to student learning and research by the expert panels teamed up with professors and students. The aim of this study was to identify the quality aspects by which the academic libraries were assessed, and to determine the quality level of the libraries. The research was conducted in late 2015 on 107 reports with comments and remarks on the Croatian higher education institutions library resources. The thematic analysis of comments resulted with the following domains of library services quality: 1) relevance of printed and electronic library collections, 2) adequacy of size and the characteristics of library space and premises, 3) ease of access to library materials, electronic resources, and the Internet, 4) general impressions on the quality of libraries, 5) adequacy of the library staff number and their competence, 6) adequacy of finances, and 7) use of other institutions' library resources. The results showed that the expert panels had considerably criticized the quality of library resources of the re-accredited higher education institutions. The criticized libraries were often qualified as an inadequate support for the students' learning and research. On the other hand, the expert panels assessed favorably only a small number of higher education institutions libraries. However, the positive evaluation of these libraries may indicate the future direction in which other higher education institutions could develop their library resources, with the aim of improving their students' and employees' working conditions and effectiveness.
- Publication
Vjesnik Bibliotekara Hrvatske, 2017, Vol 60, Issue 2/3, p47
- ISSN
0507-1925
- Publication type
Article