1. Training of librarians and library users: the Lithuanian case Gintarė Tautkevičienė Aistė Pranckutė Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania

2. Training librarians and users at the national level Trainings at institutions Outline 2

3. Lithuanian Research Libraries Consortium: Opening of Research Databases for Lithuania eMoDB.LT (2009-07-21 – 2012-07-21) eMoDB.LT2 (2012-05-30 – 2015-09-20) Main goals: –to improve the access to worldwide scientific information, –to develop the competence of librarians and academic community in searching for, retrieving and using information resources.

4. Types of training and online training material 4 Survey of the training demands and content in using online information resources http://www.lmba.lt/apie-lmba/projektai/emodblt2/mokymo-moduliai Online self-training material: textbook, slides, exercises, reading lists 10 training modules on the use of the online research information resources 1 specialized module for librarians – databases administrators

5. Participants of the training courses 5 Benefits: 2-3 librarians from every institution were trained to be trainers Training eMoDB.LT (2010-2011): 1046 participants from 33 institutions: 760 lecturers and researchers 286 students 84 librarians Training eMoDB.LT2 (2014-2015): 838 participants from 32 institutions: 533 lecturers and researchers 305 students 81 librarians Training the trainers (providing training and consultations on the use of the databases) Training the researchers and students (duration - 8 hours; 20-25 researchers and/or students in a group).

6. Training librarians and users: case of Kaunas University of Technology 6

7. New strategy of KTU library 7

8. Subject Librarians 8 Provide individualized thematic consultations and assistance Inform about library resources and services Develop users’ (students, academic staff and researchers) information competence Organize educational and cultural events Provide individualized thematic consultations and assistance Inform about library resources and services Develop users’ (students, academic staff and researchers) information competence Organize educational and cultural events How to develop training materials? How to organize and provide training? How to communicate with users? How to manage information effectively? How to share and disseminate information using technologies? … How to develop training materials? How to organize and provide training? How to communicate with users? How to manage information effectively? How to share and disseminate information using technologies? … Need to improve professional, organizational, educational skills

9. What can we do without big money? 9 Training for Librarians Monthly training sessions Internal resources – librarians (experience, topics) Guest lecturers from other departments Information providers (workshops) Weekly English classes Provided by colleagues (professionals in the English language)

10. 10 Training the users In groupsIndividualHands-on trainingsInvited publishersWebinars Creating additional material Video tutorials Support and help guides Subject guides Go to meet the users rather than wait for them to come Trainings for the users

11. Topics of training sessions 11 Library information system and services;Library information system (For PhD students);Search strategy at the Library;Information search in the Library catalogue and KTU virtual library;Search and ordering publications in the catalogue;Scientific information search;Search e-resources from subscribed databases;Citation and copyright;Scholarly communication and open accessHow to find a journal for publishing…

12. Trainings for international students 12

13. Library video tutorials 13 How to use the library catalogueHow to renew the lending termHow to request the book from the catalogueHow to locate books in the reading roomHow to find the books from the reading listHow to pay finesHow to make a copies…

14. Conclusions 14 Librarians need different competencies: information management, educational, communication, digital literacy, etc. The competencies may be developed by using internal resources, attracting external experts and publishers. The training of users in the library is a welcome practice, but it is more effective when the training is part of the study curriculum. There should be partnership between the library and the academia on different levels (study and research support, acquisition of resources, atracting the users, etc.). To be an effective agent in the academic community, the library is responsible for developing this partnership by being proactive.

15. Thank you for your attention More information is available at www.ktu.edu/en/library 15