The transparency of CSUC member university libraries

被引:6
作者
Rey Martin, Carina [1 ]
Rodriguez Parada, Concepcion [1 ]
Camon Luis, Enric [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Barcelona, Dept Bibliotecon Documentacio & Comunicacio Audio, Barcelona, Spain
[2] Univ Pompeu Fabra, Escola Super Ciencies Socials & Empresa, Tecnocampus, Mataro, Spain
关键词
University libraries; Websites; Transparency; Indicators; Consortium of University Service of Catalonia (CSUC); Libraries management;
D O I
10.1108/LM-02-2018-0008
中图分类号
G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];
学科分类号
1205 ; 120501 ;
摘要
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the level of transparency of the libraries of Catalan universities that are members of the Consortium of University Services of Catalonia (CSUC). Design/methodology/approach The analysis involved reviewing the information available on the websites of the ten libraries belonging to CSUC. For each library's website, the presence of 18 indicators was explored. These indicators had been defined by the Commitment and Transparency Foundation (Spain). Findings There is a notable difference between the level of transparency of Catalan universities and their libraries. Moreover, the universities' culture of transparency is not reflected in that of the libraries. Four of the libraries can be considered transparent because they have accomplished from 12 to 18 indicators; three can be considered "translucent", due to their indicators ranging from 11 to 7 points; and three are considered opaque as a result of obtaining from 1 to 5 indicators. Originality/value The information regarding transparency is incomplete and should be organised with parameters that make it easier to find. Libraries that occupy the lowest positions in the ranking all belong to private universities. Their poor results are due to the lack of information justifying their management or providing information on how the service is organised. Some conclusions of this study are very similar to those of the study on Madrid's Madrono Consortium (Pacios Lozano, 2016) which has been taken into account in this paper.
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页码:558 / 569
页数:12
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