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Placing the Academic Library at the center of the veterinary PhD students’ formation

BSV. EAHIL. Placing the Academic Library at the center of the veterinary PhD students’ formation. Christine Brouwir - Sandrine Vandenput. Life Sciences Library University of Liège, Belgium. European Conference of Medical and Health Libraries - June 2008, Helsinki, Finland.

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Placing the Academic Library at the center of the veterinary PhD students’ formation

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  1. BSV EAHIL Placing the Academic Library at the center of the veterinary PhD students’ formation Christine Brouwir -SandrineVandenput Life Sciences Library University of Liège, Belgium European Conference of Medical and Health Libraries - June 2008, Helsinki, Finland

  2. Veterinary schools in French-speaking Belgium NORTH SEA Dutch-speaking Bruxelles Louvain-la -neuve Liège University ULg ULB UCL Namur French-speaking FUNDP 3 years masters (ULg only) 3 years bachelors (all schools) M3 M2 M1 B3 B2 B1 DVM (2007) n = 320 6 years

  3. + Library action The place of the Library in the vet cursus and in the practitioners’ life Time Bachelors Masters Professional level Basics in IT literacy ▪ IT literacy advanced courses ▪ Scientific writing Targeted and advanced courses

  4. + Library action At the professional level Continuing education (conferences,…) • Bibliographic management • (EndNote) • Support in publishing • (AMV) Practitioners PhD students Trainings in scientific writing IT literacy advanced courses Researchers Complementary Master How does the Life Sciences Library help them ?

  5. In practice for the PhD students • Specific targeted courses and training sessions (a) Advanced skills in information literacy (b) How to write and publish a scientific paper (c) Bibliographic management • Support in scientific writing (a) Opportunities to publish a review article (b) Open access publication of PhD thesis

  6. + Library 1. Courses and trainings a) Advanced skills in information literacy 10 h theorical + 5 h workshop by a librarian With a scientific vet librarian, DVM Exclusively centered on the students’ own scientific interests and needs

  7. + Library 1. Courses and trainings b) How to write and publish a scientific paper Discussion based on the different aspects of scientific writing ▪ Structure of the article ▪ Citations ▪ Ethics With a librarian, PhD in veterinary medicine

  8. + Library 1. Courses and trainings c) Bibliographic management EndNote trainings since 2007 Workshop with maximum 12 PhD students ▪ EndNoteweb (free for institutional members) - 5 h ▪ EndNote desktop version: advanced trainings- 3 x 2 h Technical support Continuing assistance: ▪ technical helpdesk ▪ customized help

  9. 2. Support in publishing Local requirementsfor the PhD students: → 3 publications minimum in peer-reviewed journals 2 research articles + 1 «state of the Art» article

  10. + Library 2. Support in publishing a) Opportunities to publish in a ‘State of the Art’ review Les Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire (AMV) → Advantages for the young researchers: ▪ First publication ▪ In a peer-reviewed journal ▪ Extended dissemination of their first scientific publication ▪ Formal procedures simplified ▪ In mother tongue (French) Familiar context for publication  Easy access to the editor-in-chief (scientific librarian of the university)

  11. + Library 2. Support in publishing b) Online publication of the PhD thesis Electronic deposit of theses in Bictel: http://bictel.ulg.ac.be/ Advantages for the young researchers: ▪ Valorization of the PhD research ▪ Increased visibility and notoriety Technical assistance

  12. In the future… ▪ Developing objective evaluations of the different trainings ▪ Improving the librarians’ teaching skills and expertise ▪ Reinforcing the Library’s position and the variety of its roles in the Vet Faculty ▪ Strengthening the Cooperation between Library and Faculty In october 2008, a scientific will be hired by the VMF to develop pedagogic tools in collaboration with the Library

  13. FACULTY AND LIBRARY PARTNERSHIP FOR A GOOD…TEAM WORK ! For a good Thank you for your attentive listening

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