1 Carmen Cuartero Communication manager Madrid, 2012

2 Esdelibro is a pioneer initiative in Spain born with aim to encourage the value of books as a way to access information and knowledge, and as one of the basic pillars of education and culture. For students from 12 to 18 years old. It has also the goal to spread the importance of creation and the character of the author, as well as the need to respect the rights of intellectual property that allow its development. Esdelibro, that starts its way in the course of , has the support of the ministries of Education and of Science and Culture (not finance), and is conceived as a set of proposals directed to the educational community to put at their disposal the information and materials needed for a better knowledge of the book, reading and textual creation ecosystem, the author’s rights and its educative and cultural importance. In this way, Esdelibro adds to the efforts from another initiative –most of them developed by different Public Administrations– with coincident objectives, like the encouragement of reading and the school libraries. Background of the project

3 Main activity of the project Si eres original, eres de libro is a contest about original research, developed by students on a topic of interest: music, science, literature, art, nature, history, film, sports, philosophy, technology, mathematics... The work may be done with our guides.Si eres original, eres de libro The contest is aimed to ESO students and teachers, high school and middle level training courses in all regions of Spain. The work must be done in groups (a minimum of two and a maximum of four students) and should always be coordinated by a teacher. There are prizes for students, teachers and schools. Si eres original, eres de libro

4 Educational web: For students, teachers and the rest of the educational community.Educational web Guide for teachers: How to do an original, well documented work respecful with the author’s rights.Guide for teachers Guide for students: How to do an original, well documented work respecful with the author’s rights. From twelve to eighteen years old.Guide for students Decalogues: Decalogues for students, teachers, teacher training and resources centers, and educational supervisors. Decalogues Means and channel used for the activities

5 Result of the activity Si eres original, eres de libro began in The six editions of the competition have involved:  students.  teachers.  groups.  schools.

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