The one-day EMPATIC Project International Workshop was held on May 30, 2011 at the National Library of Turkey in Ankara. The program included opening speeches, two keynote speeches on the importance of information literacy and on vocational education and training, breaks, a presentation on the EMPATIC Project, lunch, a workshop on vocational education and information literacy, remarks and an evaluation, and closing. The workshop aimed to discuss topics related to information literacy and vocational education.

1. EMPATIC Project International Workshop
Monday, May 30, 2011, National Library of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey
PROGRAMME
09:30 Registration and Opening Speeches
10:00 Keynote Speech: The Importance of Information Literacy (Prof. Dr. Serap Kurbanoğlu,
Hacettepe University Department of Information Management)
10:45 Break
11:05 Vocational Education & Training (Ass. Prof. Dr. Mersini Moreleli-Cacouris, Department of
Library Science and Information Systems, Alexander Technological Educational Institute of
Thessaloniki, Greece)
12:00 Break
12:15 What is EMPATIC Project? (Prof. Dr. Bülent Yılmaz, Hacettepe University Department of
Information Management)
12:45 Lunch
14:00 Workshop: Vocational Education and Information Literacy (Chairman: Prof. Dr. Bülent
Yılmaz, Hacettepe University Department of Information Management)
15:00 Break
15:20 Remarks and Evaluation (Prof. Dr. Serap Kurbanoğlu, Hacettepe University Department of
Information Management)
16:00 Close
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