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Addresses
Main Library:
Plöck 107-109
D-69117 Heidelberg
Tel.: +49 6221 54 2380
Fax: +49 6221 54 2623
Branch Library:
Im Neuenheimer Feld 368
D-69120 Heidelberg
Tel.: +49 6221 54 4272
Fax: +49 6221 54 4204
Mail address
Postfach: 10 57 49
D-69047 Heidelberg
Training team:
Tel.: 54 2547
54 2390
Contact persons:
Benno Homann
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Information and
training: library instruction, user education, information literacy
(Interdisciplinary development
courses, Additional courses)
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Vocational
training and professional development for librarians
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Development of
online tutorials and e-learning platforms
Hauptbibliothek (Zi. ZG
245)
Tel.: +49 6221 54 2547
Fax: +49 6221 54 2623
Christiane Hirschberg
(course 20 - 2006: How
to search for and find information and literature on the Internet; course 17
- 2004)
Hans-Christoph
Hobohm (course 22 –
2006: User guidance in searching information)
University of Applied Sciences, Potsdam
Fachhochschule Potsdam
Pappelallee 8-9
Potsdam, Brandenburg
14467, Germany
Tel: ++49-331 5801514, Fax: ++49-331 5801599
Michael
Fischer (course 23 – 2006: Methods for effectively providing
information and media literacy training)
University of Freiburg
Tel. ++49 (0) 761/70 50 3 - 21
Anne-Katrin
Pflästerer (course 27 – 2006: Professional writing)
Press and publishing activities
Maria Effinger
(Professional
development for scientific librarians: Information literacy for Art History:
databases and searching the Internet)
Heidelberg University
Library
Tel: ++49 (0)6221-54-3561
Sabine Häußermann
(Professional
development for scientific librarians: Information literacy for Art History:
databases and searching the Internet)
Heidelberg University Library
Tel.: +49 6221 54 3521
Fax: +49 6221 54 2623
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Vocational training, continuing education and professional
development
for Heidelberg University employees – 2006
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How to search for and
find information and literature on the Internet
(course n. 20 - 4 hours)
Target group:
university employees
Level:
basic and advanced
Within the seminar the participants learn to use the web browsers and the
main search tools. Other main contents:
- an
overview about the information offers of the University Library;
- Databases
- Vortals
on the Internet
- Search
engines
- Deep
web
- Types
of databases and search tools for databases
- Search
strategies
The course gives the participants the possibility of practising their skills
in searching databases and catalogues.
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User guidance in
searching information
(course n. 22 – 1 day)
Target group:
university employees with qualified tasks at the library information desk
Level:
advanced
Main contents:
- The
role for the librarians working at the information desk and finding and
mediating information (the focus is on their skills to solve information
problems and to transfer more complex search competencies)
- Psychology
and behaviour of information searchers
- Information
needs and support possibilities
- Strategies
for analysing information problems with a customer-oriented approach
- Guidance
and counselling as learning assistance and the new role of information, for ex.
in the Bachelor degree.
Methods:
short lectures, plenum discussions, conversation simulations, work documentation
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Methods for
effectively providing information and media literacy training
(course n. 23 – 2 days)
Target group:
university employees with training activities in the areas of library, new
information media and communication technology
Level:
basic and advanced
Within this course basic didactic-methodical knowledge and skills are taught to
specialist professionals who will provide training in these new competences.
Examples in systematically searching information systems.
Main contents:
- Elements
of learning psychology
- Factors
to consider in planning and designing training
- Learning
objectives and didactic reduction
- Alternative
training methods
- Training
evaluation
Methods:
short lectures, group work, training simulations
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Professional writing
(course n. 27 - 4 and half
hours)
Target group:
university employees
Level:
basic
Aim:
in a block seminar (4 hours) the necessary
hand tool for professional writing will be provided
Main contents:
- Text
forms: informative, demonstrative, reader-friendly
- Practice
with representative text types
- Structure
of a discussion memo
- How
to prepare minutes/proceedings of a meeting, business letters, e-mails
- Avoidance
of errors
Keywords:
vocational training and professional development for university staff -
vocational training and professional development for university librarians –
information searching – literature searching on the Internet – user guidance –
methods for providing information – media literacy training – professional
writing
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