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Institution:
Main
Library of Poznań University of Technology
Poznań
Address:
POZNAN
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - MAIN LIBRARY
Pl. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 5
60-965 Poznań
tel. (048-61) 665-3519
fax (048-61) 665-3615
Contact
persons
Programme
Committee
Prof.
Bogdan
T. Maruszewski,
Poznan University of Technology
Prorector for University Development
mgr
Halina Ganińska
Poznan
University of Technology
Director of the Main Library
tel. (+48)
(0)61-665-3668
dr
hab.
Mirosław
Górny
Professor of University
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan
Poznan Foundation of Scientific Libraries
dr
Maria Anna Jankowska
Professor of University
University
of Idaho, University Library, Moscow, USA
mgr Urszula Błaszczak
scientific
secretary
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Conference
Scientific
libraries in culture and civilisation: activity and everyday life
Poznań,
15-17 June 2005
Main organiser: Main
Library of Poznań University of Technology
Goal
The present conference aims at seeing a library
as a cultural and civilization institution of the beginnings of the 21st
century.
The goal of the conference is an attempt at analyzing and answering the
following questions:
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how much Polish technical and universal libraries (state
and private) include the "philosophy of action" among their tasks
to better serve readers and users; |
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to what extent do they use in their everyday life (according
to "every day life philosophy") the library traditions of long
standing, as well as specialist knowledge and professional experience; |
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how well they are prepared to take part in the
globalization process as well as cultural and civilization changes in
communities surrounding the libraries. |
Main topics
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discussion on the holistic nature of a scientific library (changes
in structure, long-term activity versus trends in management concepts, the
influence of tradition versus modern activity);
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globalization processes in a library (from the library in a
national state to the library in a network state, from the library in a
guardian state to the library in a neo-liberal state);
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the evolution of library catalogues (distributed catalogs
and NUK at National Union catalog, model of structural catalog); also
internet directories and guides in usage (branch directories, information
search on the WEB, development possibilities;
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the presence of electronic civilization in a library (attempt
at description of the civilization, at least 10 years of electronic
resources' usage research, digital collections and services);
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usage of information and communication technologies (in
academic education and scientific and technical research);
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views on the educational status of a librarian and
scientific information specialist in a library (training forms available,
levels of education - comparison and evaluation, abilities and knowledge in
educational programs). |
Program
Main
sessions and speeches of special interest
Wednesday, 15th June 2005
Session one
ABOUT NATURE OF A RESEARCH LIBRARY
ˇ Bożena
Jaskowska, The library in the culture, the culture in the library:
informational-library process in relation to the Polish national culture.
The paper describes the influence of Polish national culture on the
informational processes, on the behaviour of the information users and their
informational culture. The first part of the paper presents cultural differences
and their comparative analysis in terms of the isolation of the authorities, the
individualism-collectivism and the level of tolerance to uncertainty. The second
part of the paper shows the impact of Polish culture on informational - library
processes from two points of view: from the organizational culture in academic
libraries and information centers, and that of the users, their behaviour and
informational culture. The aim of this paper is to initiate a discussion about
the organizational culture in the Polish academic libraries and information
services.
Thursday, 16th June 2005
Session two
GLOBALIZATION IN LIBRARY WORK
Session three
LIBRARY - TRADITION AND THE PRESENT
ˇ Danuta
Konieczna, Academic library as the institution promoting
educational process.
The paper describes the role of academic libraries in information
literacy and its use for higher education, both during day-time courses and
future lifelong learning. Among others the Bologna Process, forms and methods of
education in libraries, distance learning, organizational culture in libraries,
organization of library space, promotion of library services, training of
library staff are discussed. The librarianship course syllabi are explored from
the point of view of the preparation of future librarians for educational tasks
in libraries. The proposed didactic activities in the new
library building of the
Warmia and Mazury University in Olsztyn are presented.
ˇ Aldona
Chachlikowska, Culture-making role of a research library
with the case example of Poznan University Library.
A research academic library primarily provides services to staff and
undergraduates fulfilling the function of assisting the didactic process and
research work carried out in the fields represented at a given university or
within the research community of the town. However, it is also a public
institution that has an additional task of sharing its expertise, experience and
its collections with the general public. Consequently, assuming the
responsibility for disseminating culture and culture-making use of the nation's
heritage, a research library, and an academic library in particular, should aim
at being viewed as an open and friendly place. The paper presents proposals and
actual activities of Poznań
University Library in the field of broadly understood forms of
disseminating culture. The activity of documenting the nation's cultural legacy
is targeted at a broad spectrum of active and potential users of the Library:
undergraduates, research workers and University staff, as well as general public
from and outside the town.
ˇ Agnieszka
Majewska - Mariola Szyda, Student expectations in the
changing libraries based on the example of three faculty libraries of the Main
Library of Czestochowa University of Technology.
The purpose of this paper is to present the position and the role of the
three faculty libraries of the Main
Library of Częstochowa University of Technology in the students
education process and in meeting their expectations. The results of the survey
allow assessing the activity of the faculty libraries, their resources and
access to electronic sources. The recognition and understanding of user needs
and the analysis of their satisfaction contribute to implementing changes.
Session four
DIGITAL CIVILIZATION AND LIBRARY
Friday, 17th June 2005
Session five
LIBRARIAN EDUCATIONAL STATUS
ˇ Dorota
Gill-Tarnowska, Librarian educational status - past and
present.
Jubilee session
MAIN LIBRARY OF THE POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 1919 - 1945 - 2005
ˇ Iwona
Pujanek - Paulina Kwaśnik, Electronic Library Study of
the Main Library of Poznan University
of Technology - origins, present status, development perspectives.
The paper presents an overview of literature data bases accessible local
and networking at the Poznan University of Technology over the last ten years.
The paper shows how these data bases are used by the staff and students of PUT.
It also describes the training offered to the users of electronic data bases. Finally, the paper presents the development perspectives of electronic library
resources, based on experience and the analysis of new methods of online access
to bibliographic information and full text source materials.
ˇ Halina
Ganińska, Libraries of Polish universities of
technology and the Library of the Poznan University of Technology in development.
Main contents of the paper: Libraries of universities of technology:
short chronological presentation; basic legislation; holistic nature of the
library information system. The
Library of the Poznan University of Technology in development: staff, work
organization and premises; development of library resources; digital information
sources; collection and information peculiarities; library services and
information services. The place of libraries of universities of technology in
the education system and culture: participation in education, fighting
functional illiteracy, creating scientific-technological civilization.
The Conference
proceedings are freely available in Polish.
Keywords: scientific libraries - electronic civilization - electronic
resources - digital services - library services - information sources -
librarian educational status - information professional educational status -
librarians' skills - globalisation in library work - library and Polish national
culture - information users' behaviour - academic libraries - information
literacy - information literacy in higher education - librarianship course
syllabi - librarians' educational tasks - research libraries - research academic
libraries - dissemination of culture - student expectations - students'
education process - user needs - use of scientific databases - training on
scientific databases - use of electronic library resources
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