Abstract

A mass media information management web portal that effectively integrates access to documentation of a thematic channel via iptv was created to disseminate content and generate programmes related to documentation. This is accomplished in a distributed and collaborative fashion, using the web 2.0 or social web parameters. The web portal is an online university platform that supports the creation and diffusion of a wide variety of multimedia and didactic materials as a resource to lecturers, students and professionals. The TV channel is able to transmit live or on demand, carrying content from the newspaper library, image library, video library, or the complete media library using streaming and other technologies. This web portal also benefits from the fact that the multimedia documentation service coordinates access to e-learning tools in the Information Sciences Faculty. E-DocuInfo/TVDoc emerged precisely at the centre of this environment.

Abstract

Spanish university libraries have had to adapt their services to the virtual environment after the classroom-based teaching lockdown in March 2020 due to Covid-19. Given the possibility of a greater virtual dimension of learning and teaching during the next academic year, these library services should be improved. This paper analyzes how university libraries are strengthening their support for online learning and are progressively being integrated into the virtual campus, as well as the actions that are necessary to enhance these services and the main difficulties perceived by their librarians. For this purpose, a sample of professionals from university libraries was interviewed, and the research literature on this subject was also reviewed to identify the main international experiences that can be considered as benchmarks for improving virtual library services. Both the research literature and the librarians interviewed agree on two aspects: the need to increase collaboration with other university departments and the wide scope for improvement in the integration of the library into online learning, which is currently limited.