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University of Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina. Developing information literacy for lifelong learning and knowledge economy in the Western Balkans -overall progress. RINGIDEA, Tirana, 11.032013. The University of Mostar comprises. Faculties: Agriculture Economics Civil engineering
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University of Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina Developing information literacy for lifelong learning and knowledge economy in the Western Balkans -overall progress RINGIDEA, Tirana, 11.032013
The University of Mostar comprises • Faculties: • Agriculture • Economics • Civil engineering • Medicine • Law • Mechanical engineering and computing • Philosophy • Natural Science and Education • Health studies • Academy of fine arts • Pharmacy • Institutes for: • Agriculture • Economics • Civil engineering • Croatian language, literature and history • Latin language • Law • Mechanical engineering • Social researches • Other: • University library • Student Hostel (Hall of Residence) • Student Union and Student Associations, • Student Services • University Sport Facilities
Universityof Mostar – facts • More than 16000 students • 1000 teachers and associates • From 2005/2006 the University established threeCycles according to Bologna • In 2006 the first generation was enrolled in doctoral studies at the Faculty of Philosophy • In 2008/2009 the first generation was enrolled in the second cycle
The studies are composed of followingthreelevels: 3 YEARS 180 ECTS PhD DOCTORAL STUDY THIRDCYCLE SECOND CYCLE MASTER STUDY 1-2 YEARS 60-120 ECTS Master 3-4 YEARS 180-240 ECTS Bachelor UNDERGRADUATE STUDY FIRST CYCLE
University organisational structure – present state • Faculties are still legal bodies • Employment at faculty level • Students’ enrollment at faculty level • Small number of services (offices) at university level (Office for international cooperation, QA office) • Commissions at university level: • For Bologna process • For normative activities • For interuniversity cooperation • For finance, investment and development
Libraries at University • University library + faculty libraries • Total of 40000 literary units, 5650 different titles • Total of 850 m2 of space • 14 employees
University library • Trained staff with certification exam • Part of COBBIS • Co-operative Online Bibliographic Systems and Services • reference model of a system representing the platform for the national library information systems of Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia
University library • Service of database search • Access to online databases: • EBSCO • ARDI
Faculty Libraries • Offer • Books • Journals • Handbooks • Graduaton, master, PhD thesis of former students
Faculty Libraries • Some of them part of COBBIS: • Law faculty • Agriculture faculty • Philosophy faculty • Access to databases • Economics: EBSCO • Medical: OVID, Springer (partial access);HINARI, Web of science end similar medical DB (interlibrary exchange)
Other sources of information • Individual (faculty) web sites: • General information • Important announcements • Learning materials
Student side • Libraryactivity – connection between space,structure and habits varies from faculty to faculty • Not familiar with existance of COBBIS • Not familiar with other databases • Quick solution: google search
Student side • Negative student habits with information gathering: • “Copy-paste” method • Unorganized collected information • Lack of effort at information search • Basic english knowledge • ICT literacy (poor)
Academic staff • Searching and using electronic databases (domestic and international) • Using other libraries (e.g. Croatia) • Individual efforts, not institutionally supported (financial reasons) • Poor subscription to paper or electronic scientific journals (lack of finance)
Administrative staff • Subscription to official papers and gazettes • Accounting seminars (obligatory for certified accountants)
The concept of IL • Mostly unmentioned • Unknown by general public • No special programs or initiatives for IL per se
IL in disguise • Within courses at some faculties • methodology of scientific work • introduction to seminar paper etc.
IL news • Study program „information sciences” at Philosophy Faculty • Started in academic 2011/12 • Oriented at searching, evaluating and selecting information with basic skills of their description, protection and presentation
Perceived needs • Public identification of IL concept • Better introduction of IL to students (and academic and administrative staff) • Practical work with students to enhance their IL
Progress on activites of IL project at University of Mostar • How will IL be embedded into curricula? • Have the IL programs now been approved at the highest level? • How the IL programs will be taught? • How IL will be promoted? • How University of Mostar will involve the community in the IL programs?
How will IL be embedded into curricula? • Elective course or • Include chapter(s) concerning to the IL in the syllabus of existing subjects related to the matter: • methodology of scientific work • introduction to seminar paper etc.
Have the IL programs now been approved at the highest level? • Technical issues of changing curricula because faculties are still legal bodies: • Commision(s) • Faculty Councile • Senat of University • It is easier to include IL in existing curricula (no needs for changing curricula, only syllabus of some subjects)
How the IL programs will be taught? • 10 practitioners will be trained in IL at University of Mostar (through Tempus project RINGIDEA) • They will run training for others at Faculties of University of Mostar • Practical work with students
How IL will be promoted? • Dissemination • Flyers • Circular e-mails • Web sites of faculties • etc.
How University of Mostar will involve the community in the IL programs. • IL seminars, workshops • Questionnaires related on IL which will help to improve content and methodology of teaching and training • etc.
Summery of activities done till March 2013 • Initial activities runed under certain technical difficulties (transition of authorities on university level, final adoption of the Law of High Education ) integrity of the IL team wasn’t questionable • Preparations and organisation of SWG meeting in Mostar held from 25-28th June 2012
Summery of activities done till March 2013 • October 2012 –although short period betwen reception of questionary -“Training needs analyses “ survey was sucessfully involved all relevant University members • Project documentation translated-publishing in process (public tender procedure) • Prepartions for training are in process
Summery of activities done till March 2013 • Disseminations are planned during April, May through faculty councils, Deans, student organisations and various internal channel(news on websites, posters, etc) • Beginning of June is planned for public promotion of translated publications
University of Mostar Thank you for your attention!