Desafios de concepção e implantação de bibliotecas digitais nas universidades em Moçambique

Abstract

This work reports on the challenges of designing and implementing digital libraries in universities in Mozambique, based on the Library of the Pedagogical University of Maputo. It aims to identify the challenges of designing and implementing a digital library, describing the challenges faced by information professionals working in that institution in terms of their profile, in addition, characterizing the infrastructure challenges. From a methodological point of view, it supports a qualitative approach that aims to provide us with a better interpretation of the challenges of implementing digital libraries. The technical procedures were based on bibliographical research, with the questionnaire being applied to employees of that information unit. In the context of this study on the challenges of designing and implementing digital libraries at UPM, interviews were conducted with key informants who occupy strategic positions at the UPM Library. These informants are experts with relevant knowledge about library operations, its infrastructure needs, information professionals' skills, and demands for technological resources. Their views and insights were instrumental in understanding the specific challenges faced by the library during the process of transitioning to a digital library. The data obtained indicates that the lack of a digital library in the library of the Pedagogical University of Maputo derives from the absence of trained information professionals, who are proficient in the use of ICTs and also an adequate infrastructure, prepared for the installation of technological resources.