Methodological Activity in the Web Space: Results of the Research

The purpose of the research is to study the opinion of library specialists on the use of methodological resources posted on libraries’ websites and portals, social networks and blogs, and the frequency of access to them. The article gives the results of this survey. The respondents were heads and employees of libraries, representatives of methodological services. The total of 754 respondents took part in the survey. The answers of the employees of methodological services were analyzed separately. It was found that in order to obtain professional information, respondents more often go to the “Professionals” / “Colleagues” section on the library’s official website. According to the survey, heads of the libraries and methodological service employees partially had the same requests with which they applied to the “Professionals” / “Colleagues” section. They were looking for webinar recordings, full texts of regulatory documents, announcements of professional events, scenarios of events, information on advanced training courses. The main attention of library staff was focused on access to full texts of scripts for events, recordings of webinars and announcements of professional events. For library employees, it was important to have access to up-to-date information that reflected the current problems of libraries with detailed comments and explanations. The majority of respondents indicated the ease of navigation and information search on the libraries’ websites or portals in the “Professionals” / “Colleagues” section. Some survey participants identified problems in accessing professional information on the library’s website. It was concluded that professional information posted on the websites and portals of libraries needed structuring and clarifying entries used.

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