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University of MostarBosnia 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 comprisesFaculties:
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
University of Mostar – facts
More than 16000 students1000 teachers and associatesFrom 2005/2006 the University established
three Cycles according to BolognaIn 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 following three levels:
FIR
ST C
YC
LE
SEC
ON
D
CY
CL
E
UNDERGRADUATE STUDY
DOCTORAL STUDY
MASTER STUDY
Bachelor3-4 YEARS
180-240 ECTS
1-2 YEARS
60-120 ECTS
Master
3 YEARS
180 ECTS
PhD
TH
IRD
C
YC
LE
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 librariesTotal of 40000 literary units, 5650 different titlesTotal of 850 m2 of space14 employees
University library
Trained staff with certification examPart 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 searchAccess to online databases:
EBSCOARDI
Faculty Libraries
OfferBooksJournalsHandbooksGraduaton, master, PhD thesis of former students
Faculty LibrariesSome of them part of COBBIS:
Law facultyAgriculture facultyPhilosophy faculty
Access to databasesEconomics: EBSCOMedical: OVID, Springer (partial access);HINARI,
Web of science end similar medical DB (interlibrary exchange)
Other sources of information
Individual (faculty) web sites:General informationImportant announcementsLearning materials
Student side
Library activity – connection between space,structure and habits varies from faculty to faculty
Not familiar with existance of COBBISNot familiar with other databasesQuick solution: google search
Student side
Negative student habits with information gathering:“Copy-paste” methodUnorganized collected informationLack of effort at information searchBasic english knowledge ICT literacy (poor)
Academic staffSearching 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 gazettesAccounting seminars (obligatory for certified
accountants)
The concept of IL
Mostly unmentionedUnknown by general publicNo special programs or initiatives for IL per se
IL in disguise
Within courses at some facultiesmethodology of scientific workintroduction to seminar paper etc.
IL news
Study program „information sciences” at Philosophy Faculty
Started in academic 2011/12Oriented at searching, evaluating and selecting information
with basic skills of their description, protection and presentation
Perceived needs
Public identification of IL conceptBetter 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 courseor
Include chapter(s) concerning to the IL in the syllabus of existing subjects related to the matter:methodology of scientific workintroduction 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 CouncileSenat 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?
DisseminationFlyersCircular e-mailsWeb sites of facultiesetc.
How University of Mostar will involve the community in the IL programs.
IL seminars, workshopsQuestionnaires related on IL which will help to improve
content and methodology of teaching and trainingetc.
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
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