Publishing Service in Times of Crisis: A Case Study of the Academic Library’s Contribution to the New Knowledge Dissemination

Introduction: Academic libraries play an important role in scholarly communication and the dissemination of new knowledge about the state of science in their educational institutions. The article presents a case study of the contribution of the library of Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts (Ukraine) to the university’s publishing program, which includes the publication of 10 peer-reviewed open access journals, monographs, and conference proceedings. Description of Service: It is found that the library’s publishing house edited 598 scientific works, including 107 monographs/textbooks and 115 conference proceedings. To promote the publishing program and scientific journals, a digital interactive project of 12+ Books of the Year was developed. Visualisation of information about the results of the library’s publishing activity has made scientific communication instant and universal. The article adds to the list of references on library publishing services; explores the evolution and range of publishing services; identifies the factors that have influenced library publishing in the crisis times of COVID-19 and martial law. The article can be useful for librarians-practitioners involved in library publishing. Next steps: In the future, the research library will continue to facilitate production and post-production publishing processes and promote the university’s publishing program. It is also intended to intensify the library’s participation in the system of formal scholarly and scientific communication, to increase publication activity as an impact factor of university journals, and citation of articles.