Kherson State University

On June 6, 2025, the Director of the Scientific Library of KhSU, Alla Koval, participated in a meeting of university library heads, which was held at the State University of Trade and Economics (Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics, DTEU).

The KSU Scientific Library announces that on June 4, 2025, from 12:00 to 13:00, a webinar "Dissertation without Borders, How Open Access is Changing the Academic Landscape" will be held, organized jointly with the National Library of Ukraine.Speakers: Iryna Tikhonkova, leading specialist at Clarivate, Tetyana Yaroshenko (National Library of Ukraine).

The KSU Research Library announces that the Research Smart series webinars will be held in Ukrainian.

On May 16, the Scientific Library of KhSU hosted a webinar on the topic "Your research is open access: working with the Zenodo platform," which was conducted by the library director, Alla Koval.The event was attended by teachers, researchers, graduate students, and students of our university.

During the All-Ukrainian seminar "Libraries of Relocated Universities: New Challenges - New Opportunities", representatives of the Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University library made a generous gift - they donated a selection of books to the Scientific Library of Kherson State University. We sincerely thank you for the valuable addition to the fund and the gesture of support, which is evidence of the unity of the Ukrainian academic community in difficult times. Together - we are strong. Together - we build the future of Ukrainian education.

On May 16, 2025, an all-Ukrainian seminar for librarians was held at Kherson State University, dedicated to the challenges and opportunities of libraries of relocated universities in modern conditions.The event was held in a hybrid format: in person in Ivano-Frankivsk and online via the Zoom platform.

Every year in May, Ukrainians around the world celebrate Vyshyvanka Day!It is a kind of unique code of the Ukrainian ethnic group with encrypted amulets and codes.By wearing an embroidered shirt, we demonstrate not only its beauty and uniqueness, but also confirm our belonging to the centuries-old Ukrainian cultural tradition. On the occasion of the holiday, the staff of the Scientific Library of the KhSU prepared a virtual book exhibition “Vyshyvanka – spiritual armor of Ukrainians. Ukraine – armor of the world!”

May 3 is World Press Freedom Day, and on this occasion, the KhSU Scientific Library has prepared information from open sources.

The staff of the KhSU Scientific Library sincerely congratulates Viktor Tikhonovich Gurba, People's Artist of Ukraine, Associate Professor of Kherson State University, on his anniversary and has prepared information from open sources on this occasion. We are proud of our acquaintance and friendship with the famous singer of our time!We wish him peace, health and new creative achievements in the territory of our glorious country.

As part of the internal interaction of structural divisions of Kherson State University, specialists from the Kherson State University Scientific Library participated in a webinar dedicated to the issue of rating scientific and pedagogical employees.

To mark the 105th anniversary of the birth of Hryhoriy Tyutyunnyk, a Ukrainian writer, publicist, journalist, and teacher, the KhSU Scientific Library has prepared information about his life and work from open sources.

On April 23, the world celebrates World Book and Copyright Day - a celebration of authors, publishers, critics, librarians, readers, and everyone who sometimes remains "behind the scenes" of book publishing.

Kherson State University ranked 30th in the updated ranking of the effectiveness of participation of Ukrainian higher education institutions in scientific project competitions in 2024. This result indicates the high level of scientific activity of Kherson State University, its active international cooperation and competitiveness in the scientific field. We sincerely congratulate the KhSU team and wish them further success in research activities, expansion of international scientific ties and new victories in future competitions!

March 27 is International Theatre Day.On this day, a professional holiday is celebrated by theatre workers, and together with them millions of interested spectators.The holiday has been celebrated since 1961 after a corresponding decision at the IX Congress of the International Theatre Institute under UNESCO.

On March 21, 2025, Kherson State University was included in the 2025 HE Higher Education Ranking, ranking 208th out of 422 participating universities.This outstanding result reflects our institution’s unwavering commitment to academic excellence and innovation.

To mark the 165th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Ukrainian archaeologist, local historian, public figure, publicist, founder of the Kherson Regional Museum of Local Lore, VIKTOR IVANOVYCH HOSHKEVYCH, the Kherson State University Scientific Library has prepared information about the life and activities of this outstanding person from open sources.

On March 20, 2025, employees of the KhSU Scientific Library took part in the webinar “Academic Integrity: Challenges, Problems and Prospects”, organized by the National University “Zaporizhzhya Polytechnic”.During the event, the prospects for the development of legislation in the field of academic integrity were discussed, as well as the challenges associated with the impact of artificial intelligence on education and science.Participation in the webinar allowed library specialists to deepen their knowledge of modern approaches to ensuring academic integrity and their implementation in library activities.

To mark the 180th anniversary of the birth of Ukrainian historian, archeographer, and educator Oleksiy Oleksandrovych Andrievsky, the Scientific Library has prepared information about the life and work of this outstanding person from open sources.

On March 5, the staff of the scientific library joined a Zoom consultation dedicated to rating issues.During the meeting, the latest changes in the rating methodology and the new opportunities they open up were discussed.In particular, these updates will contribute to more efficient information processing and improvement of mechanisms for calculating indicators. The participants of the consultation had the opportunity to ask questions, share experiences and receive useful recommendations for further work.

The KSU Scientific Library announces that as part of the International Open Data Day on March 5, an online webinar “Open Access, Open Science, Open Data: Challenges of the Time” will be held. You can join the online webinar in ZOOM by calling: https://surl.li/saylgx.

On February 25, 2025, the Director of the Scientific Library of KhSU was invited to speak as a lecturer at a lecture as part of the course "Academic Integrity", conducted by Professor Serhiy Omelchuk.The topic of the lecture was devoted to software tools and services for detecting signs of plagiarism in scientific papers.

Every year on February 21, starting from 2000, the world celebrates International Mother Language Day, which was declared at the XXX session of the UNESCO General Conference in 1999 in Paris. In Ukraine, the holiday began to write its history in 2002. This day reminds us of the inalienable right of every person to speak their own language.

February 20 marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of Ulas Samchuk, a Ukrainian writer, journalist, and publicist, editor, and UMMAN laureate.On this occasion, the staff of the KhSU Scientific Library prepared a virtual open-source exhibition “The Legacy of Writer Ulas Samchuk.”