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Annual Report 1994-1995
Ms Oili Kokkonen (Jyväskylä University Library, Seminaarinkatu 15, POB 35, FIN-40351 Jyväskylä, Finland (fax: + (358-41) 603511/603371; e-mail: oili.kokkonen@jyu.fi)) is Chair of the Round Table on User Education. Martin Kesselman (Rutgers University Library of Science and Medicine, POB 1029, Bevier Road, Piscataway, NJ 08855, USA (fax: +(1-908) 4453208; e-mail: martyk@rci.rutgers.edu)) is Secretary. Each officer was elected to the posts previously held by the other officer.
Executive Committee Membership
The Round Table has 12 members from nine countries on its Executive Committee. The membership in the Round Table amounted to 78 members from 22 different countries by the end of the Istanbul Conference. The increase of 10 new members during the year also shows a growing interest for user education among the profession.
Project
The Round Table's project to create an electronic directory on worldwide experts in user education and information literacy was discussed at the Executive Committee meeting and during the conference. It was decided to build it on the IFLANET service to provide up to date information.
Publications
Newsletter
One issue of a Newsletter, edited by Ms Kokkonen, was published and sent to the persons on the list of members. The Newsletter was e-mailed to 45 e-mail addresses, faxed for 12 recipients, and posted for 20 addresses. The Newsletter was also sent whenever possible by e-mail, to Chairs and Secretaries of all IFLA Sections and Round Tables. It was also published on the BI-L listserv.
Brochure
The Round Table published its recruitment brochure in 1000 copies and it was available at the Istanbul Conference. Executive Committee members will arrange to have this translated into French, German, Russian and Spanish over the next few years.
Meetings
Seminar in Tunis
The Seminar "Psychologie et Comportement des Usagers face aux Nouvelles Technologies de l'Information" was held in Tunis, 16-18 November 1994. The Seminar was organized by the Institut Supérieur de Documentation (ISD), Université des Lettres des Arts et des Sciences Humaines de Tunis under the auspices of BIEF (Banque International d'Information sur Etats Francophone, Agency de Coopération Culturelle et Technique, Canada) and IFLA. Ms Kokkonen extended the greetings of IFLA and the Round Table to the Seminar, and Ms Marie-Joelle Tarin (France) presented its activities and objectives. The report of the seminar and the recommendations adopted are published in the Round Table Newsletter, May 1995.
Istanbul Meetings
All papers at the open session and at the workshop were presented in English. Four papers were available on IFLANET before the conference, and three papers were added after the conference.
Open Session
The Round Table organized an open session on the theme, "Educating Users Internationally". The meeting attracted an audience of 250+ persons. The availability of SI services was a great asset, and very welcome, especially from the point of view of the large audience attending the session.
Workshops
The Round Table held two workshops, one on access and training issues of electronic journals with the Section on Science and Technology Libraries, and the other with the Section on University Libraries and other General Research Libraries on training issues and the Internet.
Papers presented
EDUCATE: A Networked User Education Project in Europe
by NANCY FJALLBRANT
Abstract:
The paper describes the EDUCATE (End-user Courses in Information Access through Communication Technology) project for end-user training in information access. EDUCATE is a CEC Libraries Programme Project which involves six members: Limerick University, Ireland (coordinator); and the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, France; Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden; Imperial College and Plymouth University, UK; and the University of Barcelona, Spain. The aim of the EDUCATE project is to produce a new type of model self-paced user education course in the selection and use of information tools. EDUCATE courses have been produced within two subject areas: physics and electrical and electronic engineering. The EDUCATE project started in February 1994 and will run for a period of three years. The paper starts by describing the need for courses in Information Retrieval and Handling in the age of the information superhighways. It continues with a presentation of the course design. The goals for the EDUCATE project are given, together with a short description of the media developed. The use of networks in connection with EDUCATE is then discussed, followed by a presentation of tools and interfaces used. The paper concludes with a description of the potential uses of the programme.
User Education in Academic Libraries: A Study of Trends and Developments in Southern Africa
by BABAKISI T. FIDZANI
Abstract:
This paper examines user education programmes in academic libraries in Southern Africa. The discussion focuses on the planning, organization and implementation of these programmes. It highlights problems and barriers of user education in various academic libraries. The paper further examines the influence of information technology on user education. It looks at how users are introduced to OPACs, CD-ROMs, and Internet where available. Finally, the paper explores the possibilities of cooperation in the implementation of user education programmes in academic libraries in the region.
Current Trends in User Education in the United States
by BARBARA WITTKOPF
User Education and Information Literacy for the next Decade: An International Perspective
by HANNELORE B. RADER
Abstracts:
Not available.
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