Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week 2015

Information literacy & scientific publication

Gembloux

Bernard Pochet, PhDHead fo the Gembloux Agricultural LibraryLecturer in information literacy (ULg)Director of Gembloux academic Publisher

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Some datas about the BSA● 1150 m2 floor space (300 m2 for the public)

● 3715 m of shelves

● 163.000 volumes

● 1000 students

● 80 seats for users

● Wifi everywhere

● Integration into the ULg : 2010

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Introduction● Intervention based on the new library's

paradigm : « the library as a service »

● Two specificities of the Gembloux agriculturallibrary

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The new paradigm ...

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

The new paradigm ...

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Introduction➔ The librarian as :

✔ (Information literacy) Teacher

✔ Publisher (of a serial)

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Information literacy● From 1985 to 1994, 3 h integrated in an other

course (Ms Populer, previous head librarian)

● From 1995, Introductory course (propedeutics)for first grade students (3 h)

● From 1997 course for PhD students (10 h)

● A printed manual / some online supports

● 2000, first (free) course for fourth gradestudents (10 h)

● 2001, integration in an other course (3 h)

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Information literacyEvolution 2000-2010

– Progressive integration of the courses in the curriculum(mandatory courses … faculty rapprochement)

– Progressive integration of blended learning

– New supports creation :● A book edited by DeBoek Education (2 editions)● Online courses integrated in WebCT (Online Learning System)● A book edited by the Gembloux academic publisher

– Integration of the faculty of Gembloux in the University ofLiège (2010)

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Information literacyActually

– A information literacy task force inside the ULglibrary (19 members)

– Introductory courses for first grade students

– three courses integrated in the curriculum (mandatory)

– Online and printed supports

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The ULg IL task force● Members are from the 5 libraries

● Reflexions/share about IL

● Organisation of courses for PhD students

● IL courses and trainings inventory

● Communication & advocacy

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

The ULg IL task force● Structuring the PhD's training/teaching program

– In collaboration with the ARD (Research andDevelopment Administration) of the university

– Unique structure of the courses● 5 levels● 3 hours sessions

– Centralised● Communications● Registrations● Validations (credits)

will be developed this afternoon...

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

The ULg IL task force● Register of courses and training

– 26 IL courses integrated in the curriculum (librarianas teacher)

– 44 IL courses with the participation of a librarian

– 57 IL trainings

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

The ULg IL task force● Communication to the public :

– Students

– University

– Outside the university

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Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

And at Gembloux

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

IL – introductory courses● In september, for first grade students

● Inside two weeks of “knowledge update”

● 2 h for discovering the library (exercises)

● 2 h for “an effective use of Internet”

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

IL - courses integrated inthe curriculum

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

From 2005 : MA 1 → BA3 (2011) → MA2 + post grad programs (2013)

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From 2004 in collaboration with the faculty of veterinary medicine (ULg)

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The newest (from 2014 september) = problem based teaching with 4 teachers

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IL courses principles● Blended learning, combination of :

– Online courses

– Classroom courses

● Inverted classroom– Student learn alone first (with online supports)

– In the classroom : discussion/exchange about what they learnt +exercises

● Elaborated supports● A strong methodological approach : understanding the the

process of academic publication vs focus on the informationretrieval tools

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IL - supports● Elaborated : slides, documents, exercises...

● In permanent evolution

● Two online tools

– The official ULg Web site● Blackboard● Integrated with the student's MyULg

– A specific web site (outside ULg) : infolit.be● In open access (creative commons)● = LOOC (Light Open Online Courses) ...

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

A free access course with 12 lessons :

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

IL - projects● On the short term : a conference on may 18

(Gembloux)

● More on the long term : improvement of thecourse INGE0008 (Problem Based course) 3ECTS → 6 ECTS

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Why the librarian as ateacher ?● “Library as a service” !

● = a “natural” role of the librarian (he's the onewho knows)

● Enhance the user's competences

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...And the librarian as apublisher : BASE● Publishing activities of the library since 1980

(“Bulletin des recherches agronomiques deGembloux”, previous title of BASE)

● Creation of BASE in 1997

● In association with the “Presses agronomiquesde Gembloux” (naturally integrated in the library… with the same person in charge ;-) )

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Erasmus staff mobility week – Gembloux – 2015/26/03

Why the library/librarian aspublisher?● “library as service” ! : a (proximity) tool for our users● Integration in the process (of scholarly publication)

● Benefits :

– Visibility (in the world and in the institution)

– Credibility (also in the institution)

– Serials exchange

– Books review (… and new books in the shelves = +/- 5000€/y)

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Thank you for your attention !

Some questions ?