Institution:
Undergraduate Library,
University of Helsinki
Helsinki
Address:
Undergraduate Library
University of Helsinki
PL 53 (Vuorikatu 7)
00014 UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI
Project team:
Chief librarian
Kaisa Sinikara (coordinator)
Assistant librarian
Ilkka Pellikka
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Academic Information
Skills is a joint project
of the
Undergraduate Library,
Helsinki University Library and
Faculty Libraries of Theology, Law, Arts, Pedagogy and Social Sciences.
It has produced an Internet learning environment that spans from basic
steps of library use to field-specific information retrieval techniques. The
learning environment can be exploited as an integrated part of subject tuition,
in information skills courses given by libraries, as well as in
self-access studies.
The Undergraduate Library takes charge of designing first levels of the
environment, common to students of all faculties. A special module in English is
geared for international students. Tuition given by library to first-year
students and other patrons is remodelled accordingly.
In the project, questions of crediting information skill studies and librarians'
pedagogical skills are specially attended to.
The Undergraduate Library works together with the University of Berkeley, US,
for advancement of user research, and for harmonizing the objectives of
information retrieval training.
Keywords:
Internet learning environment - librarians' pedagogical skills – credit-giving
information skills courses – academic information skills – information retrieval
training - field specific information retrieval |
