The presentation describes the Library Online Tour and Self-Paced Education (LOTSE) project for Slavic Studies (LOTSE-Slavistik) at Bochum University Library, Germany. LOTSE Slavic Studies is an open access online tutorial that provides German-speaking students and researchers an introduction to the…

Many definitions of IL focus on the subjective value of information - the learner expected to be the initiator, agent and evaluator of an information search. However, we must also judge information against the objective domain: without it, we risk…

Google Wave, launched in 2009, can generate a wave, which is a kind of conversation between users and at the same time a document. The conversation can be made of text, pictures, videos, maps, and more. This poster will show…

It is common in many institutions of higher education to have a diverse student population with respect to language and culture in addition to diversity in ability and talent. For many students the language of instruction is not their first…

This presentation introduces the concept of “backward planning” in course design based on a general model consisting of three major components: frames (or frame factors), processes and outcomes. The model is principally “open” in the sense that it can be…

The term transliteracy describes “a unifying perspective on what it means to be literate in the 21st Century [including] the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools and media from signing and orality through handwriting,…

Oppfølging av Bologna prosessen i Norge krystaliseres bl.a. i det nasjonale kvalifikasjonsrammeverket, som Kunnskapsdepartementet ferdigstilte i 2009. Kvalifikasjonsrammerverket formulerer kunnskaper, ferdigheter og generelle kompetanser alle studenter forventes å oppnå gjennom endt studieløp på ulike nivåer. Utdanningspolitisk legges det stadig mer…

Fagmiljøene spør ofte etter en publiseringsoversikt innen egen enhet, enten i forbindelse med en evalueringsprosess, søknadsskriving, eller litteraturstudier. Det knytter seg ofte en del usikkerhet til datagrunnlaget, det vil si hvor opplysningene hentes fra og om de er komplette. Dette…

This paper presents an overview of how the university library at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) participates in the education and support of Ph.D. candidates.  NTNU has a broad academic scope, the range of subjects are from…

Paper om samspelet mellom fagreferentar, it-gruppe, leiing, universitetstrykkerier, bibliotekarar og pedagogar. Tanken min er å presentere korleis fagreferenten må samarbeide med ei rekkje andre fagfolk for at biblioteket får ein mest mogleg optimal presentasjon av websidene, kursportefylgja, tenester og verkty.…