Libraries as centers of support for veterans: foreign experience
The purpose of the article is to study foreign experience of supporting veterans using the example of national, university, and public libraries and to identify possibilities for using successful practices in Ukraine. The methodological basis of the study are principles of objectivity, complexity, c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Bìblìotečnij vìsnik |
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http://nbuv.gov.ua/j-pdf/bv_2025_1_14.pdf
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| Summary: | The purpose of the article is to study foreign experience of supporting veterans using the example of national, university, and public libraries and to identify possibilities for using successful practices in Ukraine. The methodological basis of the study are principles of objectivity, complexity, continuity and comprehensiveness. From the standpoint of scientific methodology, the problem is examined on the basis of a systematic and historical approaches. The achievement of the study purpose was carried out with a system of general scientific and special methods: theoretical (analysis, synthesis, abstraction, explanation, generalization, etc.), empirical (description, comparison), historical comparative, chronological, identification and analysis of sources and others. Scientific novelty. In Ukrainian library science, the foreign experience of national, university, and public libraries in supporting veterans is being studied for the first time. Conclusions. Based on the analysis of the experience of the USA, Great Britain and Canada, the work of national, university, public and other libraries in supporting veterans was studied It was revealed that foreign libraries have significant valuable experience of working with veterans; public libraries work with this group of users the most. Libraries offer veterans, their family members and related professionals a wide range of resources and services and provide support in various spheres of life. Partnerships of libraries with other organizations and institutions working with veterans are characterized It has been proven that the study and practical use of the successful experience of foreign libraries’ work with veterans is one of the urgent tasks of libraries in Ukraine. It is emphasized that libraries should build their work considering the results of the research and study of the composition of veterans in the local community and their needs. |
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| ISSN: | 1029-7200 |