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

Thank you for your attention!