Cultural and Educational Mission of the University Library: Project Approach

Abstract

The introduction of the project approach as a tool for the development of cultural and educational activities of university libraries is an urgent topic against the background of trends of increasing public and scientific attention to the “third mission” of the university as a cultural center of the region. The problem lies in the fact that libraries of higher educational institutions as scientific libraries pay priority attention to the promotion of research activities and the educational process at the university, and the potential of project cultural and educational activities in comparison with public libraries is not fully used. The purpose of the article is to summarize the experience of implementing cultural and educational projects in the university library.
The experience of the Fundamental Library of Tambov State University named after G.R. Derzhavin shows that the use of the project approach allows you to gradually concentrate efforts on the implementation of socially significant cultural initiatives, and, following the ideology of the “entrepreneurial university”, to receive additional financial support for projects through participation in grant competitions. As conditions for the successful implementation of cultural and educational projects, the involvement of specialized departments as internal partners and the formation of creative competencies among library staff are highlighted.