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La función de la biblioteca penitenciaria en la reinserción social de los internos del Complejo Penitenciario Puente Grande, Jalisco, México

2020 , Ochoa-Garcia, Julian , Martínez-Camacho, Humberto

En el presente trabajo se analiza la influencia que tienen las bibliotecas dentro de los centros penitenciarios, en relación con la readaptación social de sus internos. El artículo aborda la perspectiva de los propios responsables de las bibliotecas o espacios de lectura dentro de los centros carcelarios que componen el Complejo Penitenciario de “Puente Grande”, en el Estado de Jalisco, México, por medio de un cuestionario que fue aplicado a los encargados de las bibliotecas de los cuatro centros que componen dicho complejo, en el cual se abordan, desde la perspectiva cualitativa, el concepto de biblioteca y su influencia en la readaptación social, el análisis de los servicios prestados y por último la atención y formación de usuarios. Entre los principales resultados se rescatan: 1) la importancia de la actividad lectora y formativa como instrumento para la reinserción social, 2) la falta de formación profesional para que los encargados, así como 3) la deficiencia en cuanto a los recursos físicos y tecnológicos.

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Document delivering services: a strategy to support research in Mexican universities in the pandemic by COVID-19

2020 , César Saavedra-Alamillas , Josmel Pacheco-Mendoza , Héctor Eduardo García-Meléndez , Amado Vilchis López , Martínez-Camacho, Humberto , Ortiz-Díaz, Erik Miguel , Eugenia Ortega-Martínez

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report and to regulate the users’ documentary necessities of six Mexican universities involved, in a cooperative manner and during the period of confinement by SARS-CoV-2, through the Document Delivery Service (DDS). Design/methodology/approach A diagnostic was conducted within the participating institutions that considered the information resources and sources, documents requested and the number of users per institution, which were counted daily for one month. This research used documentary and quantitative methods. Findings The authors determined that DDS is a reliable service for information supply although it is going to be necessary to adjust legal schemes and interlibrary loan policies to develop a process and to adapt this one to the current information services in the future or “in our new normality”; DDS will have a high impact on the conformation of networks of librarian cooperation. Originality/value This study exposed the importance of DDS as a relevant service to provide information on demand by using information and communication technologies, which is a safe way to operate, avoiding exposure to physical contact, ensuring the continuity of research processes in the communities and always monitoring and promoting the copyright.

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Technological scenarios for the new normality in Latin American academic libraries

2022 , Lourdes Feria Basurto , Martínez-Camacho, Humberto , Calderón Swain, María Alejandra

The technological scenarios that have arisen in Latin American universities have been substantially changing in recent months as a result of the international health emergency caused by COVID-19. The lockdown policy revealed the need to develop digital and informational skills to adapt to the environment and the demands of distance learning required for integral online education. In order to observe and systematize the transformation of the technological environment in academic libraries during these months, the recent situation was identified based on data analysis obtained from a questionnaire applied in Latin American countries. The results reported significant changes in the use of digital applications, services, user assistance and librarian training during the pandemic, as well as the libraries’ mid-term commitments.