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Libraly Journal ›› 2023, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (390): 34-45.

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Strategic Directions of Digital Scholarship Services inAcademic Libraries

Sun Shaowei (School of Information Management, Sun Yat-sen University)   

  • Online:2023-10-15 Published:2023-11-01
  • About author:Sun Shaowei (School of Information Management, Sun Yat-sen University)

Abstract:

This paper aims to identify major strategic directions of digital scholarship services ofacademic libraries in the strategic planning of world-class university libraries. Firstly, this paper obtained27 libraries’ strategic plans by accessing and reviewing the library websites of the top 50 universitieslisted in the QS World University Rankings. Then, the content analysis method was adopted to encoderelated terminologies for further refining the concept of digital scholarship services. Finally, it concluded24 digital scholarship terminologies related to digital scholarship activities and summarized 5 strategicdirections of digital scholarship services in academic libraries, that is, building digital infrastructures,advancing open scholarships, embedding in the academic life cycles, supporting digital empowermentsand expanding academic influences. Meanwhile, this study made proposals concerning the developmentof digital scholarship services in Chinese academic libraries, including building digital infrastructure tostrengthen academic competitiveness, enhancing digital literacy education to inspire digital competence,and implementing open scholarship services to expand academic influences.

Key words: Digital scholarship services, Strategic plan, Academic libraries