Analiza jakości i użyteczności informacji wybranych zasobów WWW małopolskich bibliotek

Abstract

This article presents an analysis of the quality and usefulness of information from randomly selected websites of the Małopolska libraries. On the basis of a wide choice of the subject literature, a synthesis of the problems concerning the development of the internet in the historical context and the use of internet in libraries was conducted. The beginnings of automatization in libraries abroad and its development in Poland were described. The questions of usefulness of library websites and their role as a modern tool of information in contacts with contemporary readers were discussed more elaborately. A detailed analysis of the websites of Małopolska libraries was conducted, with the use of research questions prepared especially for this article. The analysed subjects included the identification of an institution, and updating, usefulness and quality of information. The structure and navigation of the analysed websites were described, together with the efficiency test and speed test of the e-mail services in contacts with the clients. Statistical techniques were used to create an in-depth analysis of the research results and to supply the collected data with commentaries.