Projects

KA2 – Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices. KA203 – Strategic Partnerships for higher education. Brain @ Work – Information competence as booster for prospective scientists

Coordinator: The library of CNR Bologna Research Area (Italy)

Partners: University of Liège (Belgium), University of Minho (Portugal), Rīga Stradiņš University (Latvia); Fundacio Eurecat (Spain); Smart Skills Center (Italy)

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Erasmus+ project in the adult education sector - Medical information literacy

Coordinator: Riga Stradins University 

Partners: National Library of Latvia; Lithuanian University of Health Science; Tartu University Hospital; Tallinn University 

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KA2 – Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices. KA203 – Strategic Partnerships for higher education. Brain @ Work – Information competence as booster for prospective scientists

Project aim - to deepen the knowledge on how Information Literacy is applied to STEM disciplines in Europe and, consequently, to improve the educational offer of the organizations participating in the project through the creation of a modular set of innovative learning units for researchers and doctoral students, current and future workers in technical-scientific sectors.

Coordinator: The library of CNR Bologna Research Area (Italy)

Partners: University of Liège (Belgium), University of Minho (Portugal), Rīga Stradiņš University (Latvia); Fundacio Eurecat (Spain); Smart Skills Center (Italy)

The project, during 26 months, foresees the following activities:

• start-up activities and organization of 4 intensive training courses addressed to the project team itself
• design and realization of research reports, training modules and tools for measuring acquired skills
• local trainings addressed to researchers and students and training of trainers
• dissemination of project results

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Erasmus+ project in the adult education sector - Medical information literacy

The project aims to develop an innovative, international professional development education program for librarians in the field of medical information literacy, based on andragogical principles, to develop methodological materials (e-book) for lecturers and teaching materials.

Coordinator: Riga Stradins University 

Partners: National Library of Latvia; Lithuanian University of Health Science; Tartu University Hospital; Tallinn University 

Expected project results:

• Innovative, international, professional development program;
• Methodological and teaching materials addressed to the lecturers.

Target audience:

• Library specialists from public, school, college, university and hospital libraries;
• Healthcare professionals interested in reliable information for work purposes;
• Health science teachers who are interested in information for the study process;
• European medical information professionals planning to develop and / or deliver similar training programs.

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Participation in the project Electronic publications for Latvian libraries: 

EBSCO eBook Academic Subscription Collection; EBSCO DynaMedPlus; EBSCO MEDLINE Complete; EBSCO national e-resource package databases; ProQuest Health Research Premium; ProQuest eBooksAcademic Complete; ProQuest Dissertation & Theses set B; PsycARTICLES, Wiley Journals Online Core Collection; Newspaper library NEWS.lv

Participation in the project Electronic publications for Latvian libraries:

EBSCO eBook Academic Subscription Collection; EBSCO DynaMedPlus; EBSCO MEDLINE Complete; EBSCO Communication Source; EBSCO Sociology Source Ultimate; EBSCO Dentistry & Oral Sciences Source; EBSCO national e-resource package databases; ProQuest Health Research Premium C; ProQuest eBooksAcademic Complete; ProQuest Dissertation & Theses set B; PsycARTICLES, Wiley Journals Online Core Collection; Wiley Cochrane Library; SAGE Premier; Newspaper library NEWS.lv; Letonika.lv; LETA Arhīvs/ Nozare.lv

Participation in the project Electronic publications for Latvian libraries:

EBSCO eBook Academic Subscription Collection; EBSCO DynaMedPlus; EBSCO MEDLINE Complete; EBSCO Communication Source; EBSCO Sociology Source Ultimate; EBSCO national e-resource package databases; ProQuest;Health Research Premium Collection; ProQuest Academic Complete; PQDT(B); Wiley Journals Online Core Collection; Wiley Cochrane; SAGE Premier; Newspaper library NEWS.llv; Letonika

Latvia

Participation in the project Electronic publications for Latvian libraries:

EBSCO national package, EBSCO Discovery Service, Wiley  Online Library Full Collection, EBSCO eBooks Academic Full Collection, EBSCO two academic databases, Lursoft newspaper library (25 % Cultural Information System Centre (CISC) funding), LETA archive and Nozare.lv

Participation in the project Electronic publications for Latvian libraries:

EBSCO eBooks Academic Full Collection, Wiley Online Library Full Collection, EBSCO three academic databases, SagePremier2012, Wiley  Cochrane, EBSCO Discovery Service, LETA archive and Nozare.lv, Letonika.lv (25 % Cultural Information System Centre (CISC) funding, Lursoft newspaper library (40 % CISC funding)

Participation in the project Electronic publications for Latvian libraries:

EBSCO eBooks Academic Full Collection, Wiley  Online Library Full Collection, EBRARY Ebooks, EBSCO five academic databases, SagePremier2012, EBSCO A-to-Z, Wiley Cochrane, EBSCO national package, LETA archive and Nozare.lv, Lursoft newspaper library (40 % Cultural Information System Centre (CISC) funding), Letonika.lv (25 % CISC funding)