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Institution:
Freiburg
University Library
Freiburg im Breisgau
Address:
Universitätsbibliothek
Freiburg
Werthmannplatz 2
79098 Freiburg im Breisgau
Postal address:
Postfach 1629
79016 Freiburg im Breisgau
Tel.: 0761 - 203-3918
(General information)
0761 - 203-3900 (Secretary’s office)
Fax: [+49] (0)761 - 203-3987
Contact:
Training
Tel.: 0761/203-3972
Contact persons:
Section: Information services, Competence and learning centre
Dr. Wilfried
Sühl-Strohmenger (Head)
Universitätsbibliothek
Postfach 16 29
79016 Freiburg im Breisgau
Tel. : ++49 (0) 761 / 203 - 3924
Fax: ++49 (0) 761 / 203 - 3987
Ulrike Schöpperle
(General information)
Tel. 203-3970
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The Competence and
Learning Centre of the Freiburg University Library provides a rich offer of
training and courses, which contribute to develop and enhance essential
competencies (key qualifications) of the students, especially
undergraduate. In particular:
· Competence of
targeted media and information searching
· Competence of
ready media and information provision
·
Competence of media and information handling.
They are all included in
the Anglo-American concept of “information literacy”.
These key qualifications should be taught at different levels
according to the different study degrees.
Information and media
literacy (basic competencies)
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Know how to autonomously perform literature searching in the
online catalogue of the University Library and on the Internet
· Know how to autonomously reserve available
literature through the OLAF loan system of the University Library and the
Internet
· Know how to autonomously use the different media- reading- and work areas of the University
Library
· Know how to autonomously use when needed
the literature external supply (including the electronic document delivery on
the Internet)
· Know how to autonomously perform simple
literature searches using bibliographic databases
· Know how to orient oneself in the great
quantity of information and media
Information and media
literacy (specialised competencies)
·
Know how to autonomously perform complex literature searches
using bibliographic databases
· Know how to select relevant bibliographic
databases for a topic search and a suitable conventional information medium
· Know how to autonomously perform
topic-oriented searches using specialised bibliographic databases
· Know how to use the available electronic full texts (for ex. electronic journals) in a subject field
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Know how to introduce the audiovisual media in topic-oriented multimedia
arrangements (designs)
· Know how to use further specialised
information available in the Internet on a subject
These basic and
specialised competencies are taught and practiced in different learning forms:
· Library introduction
· Library presentation to small groups (2-5
people)
· Library presentation to large groups (from 6
people)
· Exercises for groups up to 10 people
· Free exercises under guidance
· Distance learning through the www (for ex.
the
tutorials of the University Library)
· Roadshows of the University Library
· Discussion and debate about specific study
and research projects (including multimedia offers)
Introductions and
training offers in the Competence and Learning Centre
·
Library
instruction
· Disciplinary
information literacy
· Media
literacy
Special introductions and courses:
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Teaching of media literacy - introductions to
digital image and sound processing
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Performance of multimedia applications
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Performance of PDF files for the publishing on the
Freiburg document server (FreiDok)
Profession-oriented competences (BOK) – Information/Media
literacy
Roadshow
The Roadshow is aimed at informing students
about the electronic offers and services of the University Library. The
disciplinary referees present them on a fixed day.
Its main objectives are:
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To increase the use of electronic resources
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To provide media and
information literacy
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To make students and teachers sensitive to the
concrete benefits and advantages of these products and services
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To strengthen the relations between the University
Library and the disciplinary Departments, to present innovations related to the
scientific and technical
information.
E-learning – Freiburg electronic learning offers
Further information about
the information literacy teaching provided by the Freiburg University Library,
its features, planning and organisation (with an useful kit of charts
and a selected bibliography) can be found in the Matthias Reifergerste’s
presentation
Integration of information literacy teaching into academic courses in the Humanities (Philology, Anglistics, Germanistics and Romanistics) at the University of Freiburg
made in German at
the 94th Annual Meeting of German Librarians in Düsserdolf
(translated in
English).
Keywords:
training for university students – library
instruction – information literacy – media literacy – key qualifications – basic
competencies – specialised competencies – distance learning – profession
oriented competencies – university didactic competencies – courses for
university collaborators
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