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Information Literacy: Experiences of the Finnish University Libraries
Kaisa Sinikara,
Director of Information and Library Services
University of Helsinki, Finland
The UK 17.-19.2007
Content
Some facts and figures – Finnish university libraries´network University of Helsinki
Information Literacy & Finnish academic libraries Information Literacy as a part of strategies Integration into the Bologna process Collaboration is essential Assessing IL skills Promoting IL Conclusion
University Libraries’ network in Finland
Active collaboration (21 university libraries)
National services provided by the National Library
Linnea2 Consortium (Voyager – the library system)
FinELib Consortium (Nat. Electr. Library), Metalib/Ex
Libris portal and SFX
The Council for Finnish University Libraries
Strategy 2003-2007 Strategy 2007-2012
Vision : Finnish university libraries – the heart of the
infrastructure of high-level research and teaching. http://www.nationallibrary.fi/libraries/council.html Main projects
Competence map (to 2010) Collection mapping Information Literacy – joint development A Study on Financing Structures and Practices Quality and Impact assessment
Basic facts : University of Helsinki
Established in Turku in 1640 Transferred to Helsinki in 1828
Degree students 38 000 Teachers,researchers 3 700 Other staff 3 800
Degrees 2005 4 300 doctorates 400
Libraries on four campuses HU
Kumpula CampusFaculty of Science
students 7 000, staff 1 000
Kumpula Science Library
ViikkiCampusFaculty of Agriculture
and Forestry, Faculty of Biosciences,Faculty of Pharmacy,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
students 6 400, staff 2 500
Viikki Science Library
Meilahti CampusFaculty of Medicine
students 2 300 staff 1 500
HUCH 10 000
National Library of Health Sciences
City Centra CampusFaculty of Theology,
Faculty of Law,Faculty of Arts,
Faculty of Behavioural Sciences,
Faculty of Social Sciences
students 22 000, staff 3 000
National LibraryUndergraduate Library
five faculty libraries
Information Literacy & Finnish academic libraries
A long tradition of library instruction but varied ways
Past 10 years
Learner-centred & problem-based learning model
E-library increasing fast
New demands on the libraries
Curriculum Plan for Information Literacy: a Joint Virtual University Project of the Finnish University Libraries 2004-2006
The project coordinator: the University of Helsinki http://www.helsinki.fi/infolukutaito/english/index.htm The aim of libraries:
to inform decision makers at all levels and to integrate IL into academic studies and to test the implementation of IL with different projects
A framework: Information Literacy Compentency
Standards / ALA 2000 Learner-centred point-of-view; What kind of skills the
students need?
IL as a part of the strategies: the national level
The Ministry of Education; the Dev. Plan for
Education and Research 2003-2008 Libraries contributing the development of teaching
and study methods and for their part to ensure that
graduates have good information literacy
A strategy of the Council of Finnish University
Libraries 2003 – 2006 (new: 2007-2012) Right timing and good marketing needed A shared vision important
Strategies at the University level incl. IL
Integration into the Bologna process
New degrees at the Finnish universities 1.8.2005- Recommendation for universities for including IL
compentency in the new degree structures drawn up by the steering group of the national IL
project and shared with the coordinators of the Bologna process
in the universities in June 2004
A survey 2005 – libraries reported usefulness of the
recommendation The joint website has given visibility at the national and
international level
Collaboration is essential (1)
Libraries´ networks on the
national level A network of specialists Seminars and conferences The website
Collaboration on the
university level Faculties and teachers, IT
department & libraries
teaching the students The teachers´ IL education
Collaboration is essential (2)
International networks and collaboration NordINFOLIT: http://www.nordinfolit.org/ Steering group: all Scandinavian countries Summerschool Seminars Creating Knowledge
EnIL IFLA IL section (Eva Tolonen from Finland) Collaboration with Croatia, Slovenia Contacts with The US, Australia etc.
Assessing IL skills
Assessing the quality of all academic skills (background) The national IL project has launched a joint question bank Questions are divided into four categories
Defining the topic
Selecting information topics
Information retrieval: planning and executing information searches
Evaluating and using information (sources)
Questions are divided also into three levels
New students – Basics in IL
BA level – IL in intermediate level studies
MA level – IL in advanced level studies
Creative Commons Attribution
Assessing IL skills (2)
The test can be used for the measurement of the baseline
level in order to direct students most proper teaching
groups Feedback important
Updating Responsibility to update the question bank shared by
the IL specialists and Tritonia Library in Vaasa Responsibility to update the software: the Finnish
Virtual University
How to promote IL?
Libraries should play an active role Good collaboration with the teachers and administration
and IT departments Key persons and leaders of the universities The Ministry responsible for education and research The Parliament members European university and library networks and
organisations
Thank you for your attention!
Kaisa Sinikara
University of Helsinki
Finland
IL-website
http//www.helsinki.fi/infolukutaito
UH Libraries:
http//www.helsinki.fi/kirjastot/eng