Full-day training session “Citizen Science Competences for Librarians”, organised by LibOCS project partner KTU Library and the associated partner Adomas Mickevičius Public Library of Vilnius County will take place on 28 April (Friday), from 9.00 a.m. at the Vilnius County Adam Mickiewicz Public Library (Trakų g 10, Vilnius). The training is dedicated for academic and public library staff, as well as for all people interested in citizen science and its implementation possibilities. The training session will be provided in Lithuanian language.
This is an activity of the international Erasmus+ project “University libraries strengthening the academia-society connection through citizen science in the Baltics” (LibOCS). The aim of the training is to introduce library staff to the basics and possibilities of citizen science and to guide librarians on how to participate in citizen science projects.
Training session will be led by dr. Assoc prof. Gintare Tautkeviciene and project specialist Aiste Pranckute.
Short agenda of the event:
9.00-11.00 Fundamentals of citizen science: typology, participants, challenges, and opportunities
Librarians’ roles and competence needs in citizen science projects – focus group discussion.
11.00-11.15 Coffee break
11.15–12.15 Engagement and communication in citizen science projects
12.15-13.00 Lunch break
13.00-14.30 Project Management Skills for Citizen Science
14.30-14.45 Coffee break
14.45-16.15 Research and Data Management Skills for Librarians Involved in Citizen Science Projects
Certificates will be issued to participants.
Registration is open until April 24: REGISTRATION.
For more information:
Aiste Pranckute,
Kaunas University of Technology Library,
aiste.pranckute@ktu.lt
The training is funded by the Erasmus+ project LibOCS (2021-1-EE01-KA220-HED-000031125).
