Library Training and Services on an Individual Basis Dana Mazancová

Presentation Outline Faculty of Social Studies Orientweek Courses on Informacion fluency for BA and MA students Activities and services for PhD students Library services supporting science and research at the faculty

Faculty of Social Studies Established in 1998 Seven departments 13 BA, 12 MA, 9 PhD programmes Three research institutes Nearly 3,500 students

First Experience 1998-2007 - small group of students - Library tour´s for new users - Information lessons - e-resources - small group of students - voluntary basis - library computer´s room 2008 - questionnaire survey on e-resouces at FSS innovative model of lessons on a voluntary basis planning the new courses

Courses on Information Fluency: Basic Facts IF integrated into the long-term plan of MU Financing from European Social Fund (ESF) - Innovation of Bachelor´s Degree Programs for Better Employability - for BA students - Internalization, Innovation and Practice: Social Science Education for 21st centrury - for MA students Start in 2012 Duration of the projects - 3 year Zdroj: http://ec.europa.eu/esf/home.jsp

Library training: Current Situation Orientweek Courses on IF for BA and MA students Services and training for Ph.D. students Zdroj: pixabay.com

Orientweek Group trainings especially for first-year students Each september Two parts - theoretical lecture and guided library tour

Implementation of Courses Inclusion of all couses provided by Central library into the regular degree programs offered by the faculty "Compulsory optional status" Credit evaluation

Structure of Courses Number of courses - 9 courses for undergraduate students - 3 courses for graduate students Content of courses - 1 month - 4x lectures - 2x theoretical, 2x practical - 90 minutes Lecturers

Teacher´s Notebook

Sample Course Description Basics of IF for Students of the Department of International Relations and European Studies for undergraduate students course capacity 90 students four groups for practical lessons

Sample Course Description: Lectures The First Lecture - Theoretical - introduction to the course - basic terminology - introduction to the methodology of writing essays and final thesis - overview of useful e-resources The Second Lecture - Practical - takes place in computer study rooms - focus on specific search processes - practical task as homework

Sample Course Description: Lectures The Third Lecture - Theoretical - citation methodology - citation style preferred by individual departmens - citing various types of printed and electr. documents - citation managers The Fourth Lecture - Practical - work with submitted task - focus on additional tools (EDS, Full Text Finder etc.) - available e-books collections

Course Requirements Compulsory attendance at all lectures Submitting practical task Passing the final test at the end of the semestr Zdroj: pixabay.com

Sample of Final Test

Positive Feedback from Student Survey "The subject offers exactly what we need..." "This is truly one of a few courses which are really useful…" "…It was very nice to have all the presentations the teachers used at hand with all the necessary links…"

PhD Students Autumn semestr Spring semestr Anytime - invitation letter - meeting "Coffee in the library" Spring semestr - workshops Anytime - one-to-one or small group face to face or email consultations

PhD Students 2 Workshops - Basic orientation in WoS - spring semestr 2017 - Basic orientation in WoS - Predatory Publishers and Open Access

Support of Science and Research I. Habilitation and professorship procedure at MU help with preparation part 5 (List of scholarly or artistic works) and part 6 (List of responses to works listed under scholarly or artistic works or under pedagogical works) Zdroj: pixabay.com

Support of Science and Research II. Study of feasibility preparating data from WoS and Scopus (number of publications, number of responses, h-index) Zdroj: pixabay.com

Near Future Courses modification in new academic year 2017-18 Intense focus on PhD students Creation of internal rules and guidelines for habilitation and professorship procedure at FSS Implementation of researcher unique identifiers Discussion about new library services with faculty management

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