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Institution:
Jyväskylä
University Library (JUL)
Jyväskylä
Address:
Jyväskylä University Library (JUL)
Street address:
Seminaarinkatu 15
Postal address:
P.O.Box 35 (B)
FI-40014 UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ, FINLAND
Tel.: +358 14 260 1211
Contact persons:
Anja Agander
(JYKDOK and NELLI in English))
Tel.: 014 260 3389
Fax: 014 260 3371
Liisa Hughes (Effective database searching)
Phone: 014 260 3383, (abroad) +358 14 260 3383
Fax: 014 260 3371 , (abroad) +358 14 260 3371
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Training
at the Jyväskylä University Library
Jyväskylä
University Library (JUL) is a depository library for
Finnish publications, and a European documentation centre for EU resources. It
carries out national information services especially in education, psychology
and sport sciences.
The Library is a diverse learning environment integrating traditional and
electronic resources into a modern information environment.
Library instruction enhanced
with hints of information literacy
Target groups: university students; university staff (including visiting
scholars)
Level: basic
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Library instruction
The JUL arranges an orientation course for international students at
the beginning of each semester including an introduction to University
Library Services.
Library instruction is given in English to foreign students and visiting
scholars on request.
- JYKDOK
and NELLI in English (0 ECTS cr.)
The JUL provides short courses (1 and half hours each) in English
on how to use JYKDOK, the Library's online catalogue, and NELLI,
the portal to databases and other electronic resources.
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Effective database searching
The JUL provides training in database searching,
so that the participants can learn more about JYKDOK, NELLI, other databases
and e-journals, and update their skills.
JUL
tutorials - Information skills online
Two online courses to improve users'
library and information skills.
They learn:
- to
use the library effectively,
- to
find information,
- to
improve their search strategies,
- to
search databases,
- to
explore the Internet for research and information skills.
Keywords:
library
instruction - information literacy - basic courses for university students -
basic courses for university staff - IL tutorials - library services - library's
catalogue - electronic resources - database searching - information searching -
library skills - information skills - searching skills |
