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The transition from traditional to modern technologies, which proved to be much easier for the user, was not a sudden leap, but happened in time, during which the two features operated in a moderate parallel. The pandemic forced things, unbalancing this parallelism, producing functional syncopes and putting the library at the end of a road, which, although it had been prepared to travel, it had planned for a longer run. The “silence” produced by the exclusive presence of users in the virtual environment generated a state of “unrest” inside the library. The Internet, the only proof of the expression of this institution, has become a reading room, a reference office, an amphitheater for conferences - all in one place, in a single environment, in which the library has managed to make itself heard, to continue to serve the user, to guide him in all this informational noise, to assist and guide him during searching or researching processes. The purpose of the article is to make known how one of the largest university libraries in Romania - “Carol I” Central University Library in Bucharest - went through the difficult time caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, managing to adapt its current services and products and even to propose new ones, in order to keep the interest of its users awake and to convince them that the library is a source of meeting their concrete needs. The presentation summarizes the reference services and products, in their adapted, technological version, in accordance with the new experiences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nowadays, given the global crisis generated by the new coronavirus COVID-19 that led to the installation of a global pandemic, the role of libraries, regardless of their type (public, academic, university, specialized etc.), is very important, given that they represent the main sources of trust in the distribution of verified information. The way they responded to the challenge was different from case to case. Public libraries were the first to realize that they need to find solutions to stay in touch with their users, using the new media technologies, bringing to them credible and up-to- date information on topics of interest to each citizen or for each institution. Knowing the aspects of information literacy (especially digital literacy) have proved indispensable to be able to relate in this virtual form. In this paper we want to do a research on the mechanisms identified by each type of library to come in real support of users, given that fake news has invaded social media and it has become increasingly difficult for ordinary people to assess the correctness and the veracity of the information. The analysis was performed on all 41 county libraries plus the Metropolitan Library of Bucharest, National Library of Romania, Library of the Romanian Academy, as well as on a number of university and specialized libraries, the aim being to observe their reaction capacity and adaptability in times of crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this study is to introduce the solution offered by the reference librarian who integrates the online guides of an academic library into Koha catalog. Attention is given to the video format of these tools created to support remote users. This study challenges libraries to join Koha community, either by migrating bibliographic data from a library software which is not working well, or by adopting Koha in case that such a vital tool is missing. The integration and retrieval of video tutorials in library catalog add value to the reference services. Users can retrieve library guides along with traditional document types in OPAC, save them and tag them from a personal account created in Koha. In addition, they can watch the videos directly from the catalog, consequently increasing the impact on the YouTube channel. The remote assistance of library users directly from Koha catalog is a novelty element for the reference services provided by the academic libraries in Romania. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Professional School of Forestry de la Pădurea Verde (Green Forest) was established in 1885. The educational complex includes the museum and the hunting grounds, the offices, library, arboretum, home and cafeteria. Currently, the book fund holds 21,164 bibliographic units and is the only one in the western region of Romania that includes about 6,000 b.u. in the field of forestry. The year 1969 marks the establishment of the Forestry High School in Timişoara and, with the advent of the high school, the book fund diversifies, responding to the new documentation requirements. Currently, the library has an encyclopaedic character and, in perspective, will adopt the Oxford Classification for forestry publications. Library users have access to references, bibliographies on demand, thematic bibliographies, advice on identifying the most complex information in a timely manner, using traditional and electronic resources, etc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The unconventional libraries have emerged as a result of initiatives by individuals, NGOs or other types of organizations in order to facilitate access to reading in a different context from the traditional, institutional one. In most cases, these are public access libraries consisting of collections of print books for borrowing available in unconventional spaces (cafes, malls, hotels, outdoors, etc.) or as itinerant collections. Their main function is not to preserve their collections, but to make them more accessible and more attractive to users. Unconventional libraries can be an alternative to the collections and services of conventional libraries but also a unique solution, when serving certain disadvantaged users in terms of access to conventional libraries. The authors propose a division of unconventional libraries into three categories - libraries organized in unconventional spaces, mobile libraries and micro libraries - and present examples of unconventional libraries in Romania. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

University libraries are constantly trying to keep up with the changes within the information and academic environment and to provide the best responses possible through collections and services tailored to the needs of their users. Starting from the results of a recent study, this article provides an overview of the changes that the directors of the Romanian university libraries have found in recent years regarding the needs and expectations of users, but also the actions of university libraries in response. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lately, most academic libraries have been experimenting with different innovative methods for improving their information services and for reaching out to their users who display new information practices and expectations. The advance of the new technologies and the variety of applications available nowadays offer the necessary context for academic libraries to try new formats for delivering information. One of these new ways is to use social networks, such as Facebook or MySpace, in order to communicate better with the users and to provide them with specialized assistance. This paper analyzes the presence of large Romanian academic libraries on Facebook, how they use this outreach tool and what information they deliver through their Facebook page. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Professional School of Forestry de la Pădurea Verde (Green Forest) was established in 1885. The educational complex includes the museum and the hunting grounds, the offices, library, arboretum, home and cafeteria. Currently, the book fund holds 21,164 bibliographic units and is the only one in the western region of Romania that includes about 6,000 b.u. in the field of forestry. The year 1969 marks the establishment of the Forestry High School in Timişoara and, with the advent of the high school, the book fund diversifies, responding to the new documentation requirements. Currently, the library has an encyclopaedic character and, in perspective, will adopt the Oxford Classification for forestry publications. Library users have access to references, bibliographies on demand, thematic bibliographies, advice on identifying the most complex information in a timely manner, using traditional and electronic resources, etc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]