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The strategic development guidelines of research process at Vilnius University and
the Library activities in its implementation in 2013
Irena KrivienėDirector General
Vilnius University LibraryLithuania
[email protected]://www.mb.vu.lt
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Vilnius University: facts and figures
• One of the oldest and most famous establishments of higher education in Eastern and Central Europe, founded in 1579.
• 12 faculties, 7 institutes, 4 study and research centers, the oldest Library in Lithuania, 2 university hospital s, an Astronomical Observatory, a Botanical Garden, a Centre of Information Technology Development, and St. John's C hurch.
• Statistics (2014-01-01):
• Personnel - Total: 3858• Dr. Hab. (including procedures for habilitation) - 275
• Doctors - 1373
• Academic staff - 1367
• Professors - 251
• Docents - 479
• Research Fellows - 509
• Students: 20831
• International students: 785
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Vilnius University
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Vilnius University Library: facts and figures (2013)
• Founded: CL- 1570; SCIC – 2013;
• 5,492,177 items;
• 536,769 check-outs from the printed
collection;
• subscribed to 56 databases; 513,111
times of access to DB; users were
provided with 933,180 FT articles from
DB;
• readers: 31,865;
• the number of visits to the Library in
2013 exceeded one million for the first
time in it’s history - 1,055,874 visits.
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1+1=1: CL+SCIC=VUL
• Historic library of humanitarian and social sciences
• Cultural Heritage Collections’ Research Centre
• Library serving the faculties located at the central campus of VU (CL)
• Library serving the Sunrise Valley science, studies and business communities
• Library of physical, technological and life sciences; social sciences library
• Library serving four faculties at Saulėtekis (Sunrise) campus of VU
VU Central Library (CL)
VU Scholarly Communication and Information Centre (SCIC)
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National Open Access Scholarly Communication and Information Centre
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SCIC and Saulėtekis (Sunrise) Valley • State policy on scientific researches:
• the consolidation of sciences and business;
• integration of researches, studies, and business bases on newest technological achievements
• 5 research valleys in Lithuania: 2 in Vilnius, 2 in Kaunas, 1 in Klaipėda.
• Saulėtekis (Sunrise) Valley:• SCIC - the first building and integral part of Saulėtekis valley,
• Centre of Physical Sciences and Technology,
• Centre of Life Sciences
4 branch of research are planed to be developed in Vilnius Saulėtekis valley: laser and light technologies; material studies and nanotechnology; physics of semiconductors, electronic and organic electronic; civil engineering.
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5 strategic directions of Vilnius University for the year 2013-2020
• University of Science;
• Internationally competitive studies;
• Vilnius University for active partnership;
• Harmonious and open community, fostering academic traditions;
• Effective management.
• Purpose of the presentation – to overlook in short the Library activities in the implementation of 1, 2, 3 strategic goals of Vilnius University.
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Implementing strategic goals for science and studies we offer (1):
• Open stacks (384,806 items);
• 56 databases;
• 24/7 services (SCIC);
• information resources on a certain field of science concentrated in one place,
• 1,528 study spaces;
• Rooms for individual work; rooms for group work;
• seminar rooms equipped with a wide range of technologies;
• special software in IT laboratories of the SCIC;
• conference hall (with possibility to organize distance meetings, presentations, learning, conferences, as well as record them);
• research activities in scientometrics/bibliometrics and field of cultural heritage.
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Bibliometric analysis for Vilnius University, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas Technological University and Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
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Implementing strategic goals of VU we are active partners and participants in projects (1):
• The Consortium of the Lithuanian Academic Libraries for the
Maintenance and Development of an Information Infrastructure for Scientific research and Studies (LABIIMSPPK);
• 47 members; VU Library as an administrative institution of the Consortium;
• The LITMIS programme for 2013–2015, regarding the development of Lithuanian science and studies information infrastructure
• Lithuanian academic online library information system eLABa - a joint information system of Lithuanian research and studies electronic documents, functioning as national Open Access Repository.
• Since 2013 – EU project “Creation and development of eLABa integral services”.
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Implementing strategic goals of VU we are active partners and participants in projects (2):
• From 2012 - project National Open Access Research Data Archive (in Lit. MIDAS); lead institution – Vilnius University.
• Project partner – Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių Klinikos (Santariskes Clinics).
• Project participants: 13 institutions of science and studies and medical institutions.
• Project funded by EU Structural Funds and national budget (almost 15 mln. Lt (~4, 34 mln. Eur).
• Purpose - the infrastructure of national research data archive
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