The academic library during the process of change. Change process, disruption and evaluation

The goal of this article is to describe the process of change implementation in an academic library organisation. Managing change and adjusting the structure of the organisation at the Centre for Scientific and Technical Information at the Lublin University of Technology was intended to present the main areas of the unit’s activity within the university structure. It was also intended as a starting point for adopting a modern library management model. The article describes the stages of the change process and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on this process

Strategic human resource management as exemplified by the Centre of Scientific and Technical Information of the Lublin University of Technology

So far, there has been no study on strategic management issues at the Library of the Lublin University of Technology. The article presents the main elements of the strategic management of the unit, i.e., the methods and techniques of employee recruitment, staff adaptation and turnover, the employee evaluation system, as well as incentives and motivation. It presents a training strategy supporting professional development and defines the problem of pathology and dysfunction in a unit

Activities of the Lublin University of Technology and its staff to enhance the web visibility of scientists

W artykule omówiono działania wpływające na zwiększenie widoczności naukowców w sieci: wybór prestiżowych źródeł do publikowania, praktyka otwartej nauki, współpraca naukowa wśród badaczy, obecność w społecznościowych serwisach skierowanych do ludzi nauki oraz śledzenie alternatywnych wskaźników metrycznych. Przedstawiono również przykłady dobrych praktyk stosowanych przez badaczy Politechniki Lubelskiej oraz ich współpracę z innymi pracownikami uczelni (bibliotekarzami, pełnomocnikiem do spraw otwartego dostępu) w tym zakresie.The article discusses activities that enhance web visibility of scientists, such as: selecting prestigious sources for publishing, practice of open science, collaboration among researchers, presence on academic social networking sites and tracking of altmetrics. Examples of good practices applied by Lublin University of Technology researchers and their cooperation with other university employees (librarians, open access coordinator) in this area are also presented