Nature Library: The Establishment and Analysis of the First Nature Library in Turkey

Year 2021, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 51 - 56, 26.06.2021

Yusuf Yalçın Şeref Demirtaş

https://doi.org/10.16918/jblu.931855

Abstract

One of the basic provisions of any kind of scientific survey and study is to have a specialization library as well as adopting the principle of obtaining a complete documentation, which, today, attaches more and more importance to the special libraries. In accordance with this increasing importance, it has been observed that new generation special libraries have been established with the aim of meeting the knowledge requirements of researchers studying in specific fields. Within the scope of this study, the foundation studies of Nature Library, the establishment of which started in 2018 and which began to render service in March 2020, have been discussed in order to provide the knowledge and documentation for subjects including particularly birds, endangered species, Key Biodiversity Areas /KBA, Important Bird Areas / IBA and Indigenous Production Landscapes /IPL as well as protection of the biodiversity, the culture of nature, the law of nature, the philosophy of nature, nature literacy and natural arts both in Anatolia and in different parts of the world. Besides, the actions to be improved and recommendations have been specified in detail with the intention of carrying out services better as a result of the evaluations.

Keywords

special libraries, Role of special libraries, Library services, Nature library, Nature

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