BIP: Building Bridges: Fostering Unity Among Library Staff through Intercultural Communication and Collaboration

During this course, participants will seize the opportunity to gain insights into the operational methodologies employed by fellow libraries within the Ulysseus alliance, encompassing their diverse tools and spatial configurations.

Registration dates 29 January 2025 01 April 2025
Course dates 26 May 2025 30 May 2025
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BIP: Building Bridges: Fostering Unity Among Library Staff through Intercultural Communication and Collaboration

Course Content

  • Intercultural communication
  • Presentations from participating libraries
  • Building spaces
  • Research Support Services and Bibliometrics Units
  • AI service in the Ulysseus Libraries
  • New needs, new profiles
  • Teaching innovation experiences in the BUS: CODIUS, bus guides, novabus
  • Establishment of alliances, projection of cooperation

Learning Outcomes

Following this course, students will be able to:

  • Understand how other Ulysseus libraries work.
  • Share experiences and best practices.
  • Lay the groundwork for establishing alliances and joint projects.

Requirements

Participants should be related to this field of study 0322: Library, information and archival studies.

Agenda

Day 1-3

Day 1

Morning:

Welcome

  • Introduction to Ulysseus
  • Creation of a cooperation group
  • Proposals from Rocío Martínez de Pablos, Academic Director for Ulysseus at the University of Seville
  • Group dynamics
  • Intercultural communication

Afternoon:

  • Presentations from participating libraries
  • Conclusions
  • Cultural activity

 

Day 2

Morning:

Spaces and technology

  • Workshop: Building spaces
  • Where are technologies going?
  • Conclusions

Afternoon:

  • Where are technologies going?
  • Conclusions
  • Cultural activity

 

Day 3

Morning:

Research and skills

  • Visit Old Fund
  • Research Support Service and Bibliometrics Unit
  • Workshop: AI service in the Ulysseus Libraries
  • Conclusions

Afternoon:

  • New needs, new profiles
  • Conclusions
  • Cultural activity

Day 4-5

Day 4

Morning:

Training and good practices

  • Teaching innovation experiences in the BUS: CODIUS, bus guides, novabus
  • Workshop: Conclusions

Afternoon:

  • CRAI Antonio de Ulloa visit
  • Free time

 

Day 5

Morning:

Alliances and cooperation

  • Establishment of alliances, projection of cooperation
  • Conclusions

Virtual Component/Part

Webinars will run on selected online platform tool (to be specified later by e-mail).

Professors

Almudena Pascual del Pobil Valdenebro (Head of Planning and Projects Service, University of Seville Library) and other library members.

Application Process

Each university has its own selection process. Once you have been selected by your university, you can confirm your attendance by clicking on the Registration link (Please click this button to register only if you have been selected by your university).

Here you can find the contacts of each of the Ulysseus universities where you can be informed about the selection process.

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