Presented at LILAC 2010

1. The concepts ofThe concepts of
informational process ininformational process in
collaborative projectscollaborative projects
Prof. dr Angela Repanovici
Transilvania University of Brasov, Roumania
Cand. Philol Ane Landøy
Bergen University Library, Norway
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2. Information literacyInformation literacy
Recognised as an important skill
Needed for all citizens
Special responsability for Institutions of
Higher Education
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3. CollaborationCollaboration
Practicalities
Who teaches?
What material to use?
Best practices
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4. Common researchCommon research
Fall 2007/spring 2008
Brasov and Bergen
App 100 students each place
Different subjects
Students already in the library
Romanian to English to Norwegian
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5. Some findingsSome findings
Students using both public and university
library
Huge majority see library as prerequiste
for further knowledge
Advantages: Pleasant study
environments, more knowledge
Some similarities but also differences
between Bergen and Brasov
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6. Use of documentsUse of documents
97 % of Bergen students agree that the
documents of the university library meet
their study needs in their field in a very
good (47 %) or passable (50 %) manner.
In Brasov the number is 53 %, while
almost 40 % report that the study need is
met in a badly manner.
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7. Use of documentsUse of documents
In Bergen 67 % would rather study both
electronic and printed documents. 23 %
would like only printed documents, and 7 %
would prefer to only use electronic
documents.
In Brasov 56% would rather study both
electronic and printed documents. 25%
would like only printed documents, and 18 %
would prefer to only use electronic
documents.
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8. Finding informationFinding information
When asked about where to go to find
information in order to solve a problem
concerning a theme for a prject, 52 % of the
Bergen students answers that they will go to
the Internet, while 22 % will go to the library
catalogue and 16 % to the library databases.
From Brasov the answers from 43 % of the
students is that they will go to the Internet,
while 37 % will go to the library catalogue
and only 20% prefers library database.
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9. Impact from the findingsImpact from the findings
Planning the teaching of information
literacy:
◦ students both in Norway and Romania prefer
the Internet as information source
◦ not acquainted with proper scholarly conduct
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10. Students not acquainted withStudents not acquainted with
the rigorously scientific documentation
sources,
the academic literature,
the scholar internet,
the invisible web,
the evaluation of the resources,
the ethic notions,
plagiarism
communication of results in scientific
research
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11. Web-based modulesWeb-based modules
developeddeveloped
Brasov: Research and write
Bergen: Search and write
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12. Research And Write
Online Tutorial
IM.MF.I.01.07 Tehnici de documentare si
comunicare
DOCUMENTATION TECHNIQUES ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT
TRANSILVANIA University of Brasov, ROMANIA
http://elearning.unitbv.ro/im/course/view.php?id=407
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16. Strategic and CollaborativeStrategic and Collaborative
Interdisciplinary ApproachesInterdisciplinary Approaches
for Information Literacy Skillsfor Information Literacy Skills
WORKSHOP EXPLORATORY WORKSHOP
21_WE/2009
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18. WORKSHOP EXPLORATORY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP EXPLORATORY WORKSHOP
21_WE/200921_WE/2009
Objectives of the workshop:
Development objectives, in the long term:
Development of a unitary policy in the development of a
curriculum in IL
Creation of an online tutorial
Determining differentiation elements on different fields
Development of a national program for including IL in the
study curricula
Immediate objectives:
Creation of a pilot program in IL for professors’ and
librarians’ trainers.
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19. WORKSHOP EXPLORATORY WORKSHOPWORKSHOP EXPLORATORY WORKSHOP
21_WE/200921_WE/2009
Products of the workshop:
Development of curriculum materials
Trainers’ instruction in IL and components
of the curricula
Evaluation and synthesis of the curricula
experience
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20. http://mfm.unitbv.ro/site_OLD/pagini/proiecte_ro/ID_21AR/01%2http://mfm.unitbv.ro/site_OLD/pagini/proiecte_ro/ID_21AR/01%2
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22. First institutional repository Brasov- a collaborative result
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23. Transformation of Curricula at TransilvaniaTransformation of Curricula at Transilvania
University of Brasov,University of Brasov, completecomplete IL tutorial with OAIL tutorial with OA
modulmodul
The Open Access movement in scholarly
communications poses new issues and
concerns for medical education in general
and information literacy education
specifically.
Open Access can affect the availability of new
information, instructional materials, and
scholarship in medical education.
For students, Open Access materials continue
to be available to them post-graduation,
regardless of affiliation.
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24. Modul OA: Open accessModul OA: Open access
toto scientific literaturescientific literature
"Berlin Declaration on Open Access to
Knowledge in Science
Basic principles of open access
Archiving electronic documents accessible
online digital warehouse
Open access journals
Copyright and self-archiving-archiving to
be available in the Internet
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25. Modul OA: Open accessModul OA: Open access
to scientific literatureto scientific literature
Directory of open access journals
Institutional repository
Directory of Open Access Repository
SHERPA-Romeo
DRIVER
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26. InformationalInformational resourses fiindresourses fiind
in Open Access journalsin Open Access journals
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27. Informational resourses find inInformational resourses find in
institutional repositoriesinstitutional repositories
OpenDOAR – The Directory of Opean
Access Repositories
Ranking Web of World Repositories
Repository 66
Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Instiutional
Repositories, Tout de Suite
Registry of Open Access Repositories
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28. First International Conference in Information Literacy,
Sibiu, Romania April 2010
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29. ConclusionsConclusions
Colaboration between Bergen University
and Brasov University was very fruitfull.
We developed a lot of common project,
collaborative activities, we started a small
ring and developed one big RINGIDEA
collaboration.
We share experiences, we meet new
collaborators and all for
the benefit of humanities!
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30. ReferencesReferences
 Brower , Stewart M,Medical Reference Services Quarterly,
1540-9597, Volume 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85 – 91
 Herring, J E, Teaching Information Skills in
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Herring, J E, Exploiting the Internet as an Information
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Publishing (1999)
Herring, J E, The Internet and Information Skills: A guide
for teachers and school librarians. London: Library
Association Publishing (2003)
 The Final Report from the Presidential Committee on
Information Literacy, released on January 10, 1989, in
Washington, D.C.
 OCLC: “Perceptions of Libraries and Information
Resources”, 2005, p 1-4
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31. ReferencesReferences
 OCLC: “Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources”,
2005, p 1-17
 Kibirge, H.M. & DePalo, L. (2000). "The Internet as a source
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 Jacobson, F.F. (1991). "Gender differences in attitudes
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 Repanovici, Angela; Landoy, Ane.(2007): Information Literacy
Applied on Electronic Resources; Practices from Brasov,
Romania and Bergen, Norway. In: Proceedings of the World
Library and Information Congress: 73rd
IFLA General
Conference 2007, Durban, South Africa
 Valentine, B. (1993). "Undergraduate research behavior:
using focus groups to generate theory" Journal of Academic
Librarianship, 19(5), 300-304
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