Valorificarea dimensiunilor culturale în dezvoltarea website-ului de bibliotecă
Leveraging Cultural Dimensions in Library Website Development

Summary/Abstract: Information technologies facilitate, in the modern era, the global distribution of services provided by information and documentation structures through library websites and online communication channels. For the web interface with users to help improve the organization's performance, it is necessary for the development strategies of the library website to prioritize a deep understanding of user needs and the recognition of the socio-cultural impact on their behaviour in the online environment.In our paper, we explore the new version of the official website of the National Library of Romania, launched in March 2024, to discover to what extent it meets the needs of its users. We analyse the website’s development strategy, the way information is structured in the online space, methods of interaction with website visitors, and its design. Our reference point for this study is the intercultural theories developed by Geert Hofstede, which help us identify the needs and preferences of users in the Romanian online environment.Previous research has highlighted a close connection between website development strategies and the cultural environment of the community it serves. Our objective is to attempt to define the connection between local socio-cultural dimensions and the web development strategies used by the National Library of Romania, and to establish how much the new website improves the user experience at the library.

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