Directions for the development of information resource management in military libraries of higher education institutions in Poland on the example of the Library of the War Studies University and the Library of the Military University of Technology

Abstract

The article addresses the directions of management development in military libraries of higher education institutions in Poland. These changes are noticeable in such areas as information technology, interpersonal communication, spatial architecture, and library budget. The article also presents two most important and largest libraries in the Polish Armed Forces, namely the Library of the War Studies University and the Library of the Military University of Technology. It provides a brief historical outline of the mother universities of these libraries and the beginnings of their activities. Then, the essential modern solutions implemented there and have directly contributed to their development, are analyzed.

Keywords

• military libraries
• libraries of higher education institutions
• information infrastructure
• digitization
• information systems