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Zmiana roli biblioteki w strukturze uczelni na przykładzie nowych obszarów działalności Biblioteki Uniwersytetu Opolskiego

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The entry into force of Act 2.0 did not change one fact – the library still remains an important part of the university’s micro and macro academic world, although it was formally noticed by the legislator to a small extent. However, the dynamically changing academic reality forced the necessity of rapid adaptation of libraries to new roles and functions, which were assigned to them for various reasons. The article compares the functions of the scientific library resulting from the current legislation with the present-day activities of the academic library. On the example of the activities of the Library of the University of Opole, the implemented organizational changes in its operation resulting from the legal regulations formulated on the basis of the currently binding act were discussed. It shows the complicated but fast adaptation process of introducing the policy of openness in access to publications at the university. The state of the epidemic introduced on March 20, 2020 in Poland has shaken the process of preparations at universities for the evaluation scheduled for 2021 by an ordinance of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. It imposed a new style of work in academic libraries in the area of documenting and reporting scientific achievements and in supporting the implementation of university didactic activities. The events of recent months and the systemic transformations of 2018-2020 at universities are the beginning of a new quality of information and library services, they also gave impetus to the introduction of many new organizational solutions in academic libraries.