Lina Blovesčiūnienė

Vytautas Magnus University Library Director

Lina Bloveščiūnienė is Vytautas Magnus University Library Director from 2006. Graduated from Vilnius University in 1988, specialization: library science and bibliography. Until 2006 employed at Kaunas University of Technology Library as Head of Cataloging Department, Chair of Library Council. From 1999 she worked also as Main System Librarian and was responsible for implementation and maintenance of Library Information System ALEPH (Exlibris), Publication‘s, Electronic Theses and Dissertations databases in the libraries of Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), as well as organized training seminars for network employees. 2015–2019 she was chairman of the board of Lithuanian Academic Electronic Library (eLABa) Consortium. 2011–2022 was responsible for creation, maintenance and development of open access database Lituanistika for Research Council of Lithuania. From 2018 – implementer of Current Research Management system in Vytautas Magnus University. L. Bloveščiūnienė – an expert in projects, participant in library organizations, lecturer of information literacy for students and researchers, co-author of publications on library information systems, open access databases and repositories, etc. The Minister of Culture of Lithuania awarded L. Bloveščiūnienė as the best head of the library in 2015. Research Excellence Awards Lithuania 2022, organized by the international publisher Elsevier and Lithuanian Research Library Association, nominated her in the Research Library Impact category for the development of the Research Management System (VMU CRIS). VDU CRIS profile: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/153047

Library builds comprehensive University research profile

This presentation introduces Vytautas Magnus University Library’s journey in creating and managing an information system related to research and scientific activities. Starting with DSpace repository administration in 2015, the library developed it into the implementation of Vytautas Magnus University Research Management System (VDU CRIS, based on DSpace-CRIS open source software) in 2019.

VDU CRIS operates as a unified platform designed to collect, manage, preserve, evaluate, and disseminate the university’s research and academic information, including publications, research data, final academic papers, projects, researcher profiles, research units, events, and other data. The system addresses essential institutional needs: automating research information processes, increasing research visibility and openness, ensuring accessibility for both the University and external stakeholders, and maintaining compliance with international standards and FAIR principles.

The system’s key benefits include improved decision-making through structured data analytics, streamlined reporting for national and international evaluations, support for open science initiatives, and enhanced research collaboration opportunities. The presentation will cover the system’s objectives, tasks, integration capabilities with external databases, and other results from more than six years of operation.

Date and time: 2025-12-02, 16:20-16:40 (20 min)

Hall: GAMMA