Becoming a global library at the local: internationalization activities and practices of Philippine academic libraries
ISSN: 0143-5124
Article publication date: 16 January 2023
Issue publication date: 7 March 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to examine the perceived role of libraries and contributions to the internationalization of higher education and identify the available library services for international students and faculty.
Design/methodology/approach
This descriptive research used a survey method to study the different activities and practices of the internationalization of academic libraries.
Findings
The results of this study reveal that academic libraries support the teaching, learning and research needs of international students and faculty members, provide library instruction for international students to acquire information literacy skills and promote the rationale and goals of the institution's internationalization activities. Many respondents are engaged in staff development with internationalization dimensions and international library benchmarking and research paper presentation at international conferences with institutional support.
Practical implications
The results of this study could benefit the profession and library managers by deepening the managers' understanding of the role of libraries in the internationalization of Philippine higher education.
Originality/value
This study will be of interest and value to library and school administrators interested in developing or expanding internationalization activities that positively respond to the redefinition of the role of libraries and librarians in globalization.
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Acknowledgements
The author would like to thank Dr Ma. Lourdes F. Melegrito, who was her professor in EDM540D Educational Leadership and Management in Educational International Institutions and all the library managers in the Philippines who took part in the survey.
Citation
Ramos-Eclevia, M. (2023), "Becoming a global library at the local: internationalization activities and practices of Philippine academic libraries", Library Management, Vol. 44 No. 1/2, pp. 133-151. https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-01-2022-0008
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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