Voloshyn Dmytro

Library Support for Military Personnel, Veterans, and their Families (Ukrainian Experience, 2014-2024)

Abstract: Purpose of the article. The objective of the article is to identify, systematize, and analyze the directions of library support provided to military personnel, veterans, and their families in Ukraine during the period of 2014-2024. It also aims to assess the effectiveness of these programs and determine ways to improve them. Despite the common features of the needs of all categories of the population, which were somehow affected by the war, we considerit important to consider separately the specific needs of military personnel, veterans, and their families. These features are manifested, in particular, in the need to provide targeted psychological, social and legal assistance, as wellas in adaptation to new living conditions after coming back from hostilities. Research Methods. To achieve the stated objective, systematic, logical, and analytical-review methods were employed. Scientific Novelty. A comprehensive analysis of Ukrainian libraries’ experience in supporting military personnel, veterans, and their families during the 2014-2024 period was conducted. For the first time, library initiatives in this field were systematized, and a list of libraries most actively implementing such programs, was compiled, highlighting their effectiveness and potential areas for enhancement. Conclusions. The analysis revealed the main directions of support for veterans provided by libraries in Ukraine, including organizing cultural and educational events, offering psychological assistance, facilitating professional adaptation, and fostering community integration. These findings enabled the evaluation of program effectiveness and identified ways to enhance them, such as expanding the range of services, implementing innovative approaches, and strengthening partnerships with other organizations.

Keywords: libraries, veterans, military personnel, electronic resources, legal assistance, psychological assistance, scientific and informational library activities, digitalization, online services, innovative directions of work.

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• Voloshyn Dmytro (V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, Ukraine, Kyiv, [email protected]) ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9239-8496

Cite:
Voloshyn Dmytro (2024). Library Support for Military Personnel, Veterans, and their Families (Ukrainian Experience, 2014-2024). Academic Papers of V. I. Vernadskyi National Library of Ukraine, (73) 231-248. (In Ukrainan). doi: https://doi.org/10.15407/np.73.231

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