Project’s fourth transnational meeting was organized between 27-31 July 2015, in Varna, Bulgaria. All partner institutions were represented in the meeting. First day (27th July) was dedicated to project management issues such as preperation and submission of the mid-term project report, updates on website, tasks and outputs completed so far, new library services developed in Turkey, Lithuania and Germany, as well as dissemination activities. Continue reading “Transnational Meeting & Workshop, held in July 27-31, 2015, Varna, Bulgaria”
Bookface Exhibition, June 29-30, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey
A Bookface branding campaign within gamification approached launched during the second day of the Istanbul Workshop at Kadir Has University Information Center. An exhibition on Bookface has also launched.
Shelfie Exhibition, June 29-30, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey
Our second Shelfie Exhibition opened its doors on 29th of June at Kadir Has University Information Center. Based on the request from library director it will remain open for couple of weeks.
Workshop, organized in June 29-30, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey
A two days workshop was organized at Kadir Has University Information Centre in Istanbul between 29-30 June 2015. First day was on Branding for Libraries and 13 librarians from several libraries in Istanbul participated in this workshop. Following a prsesntation on branding participants work on branding services they could develop based on X-Libris Methodology. Second day was on Game Design in Social Media. 14 librarains participated to this workshop. Participants trained about gamification and some tools such as istopmotion and they developed some games which can be played in libraries to atract and train users.
Both workshops were designed based on actual training needs of librarians which explored during Ankara Workshop in February. Total 16 librarians were trained (11 participated in both workshops).
Transnational Meeting & Workshop, held in June 8-12, 2015, Leipzig & Kabelsketal, Germany
Project’s third transnational meeting was organized between 8-12 June 2015, at Leipzig and Kabelsketal, Germany. First day was for study visits to Stadtbibliothek Leipzig (City Library of Leipzig) and Bibliotheca Albertina (Albertina University Library) to observe innovative smart ICT based library services. Second day is dedicated to project management issues such as reports and documentation of activities, costs, and dissemination initiatives. A workshop will be organized on the following two days (10-11 June) with local stake holders. Last day was for the evaluation of the workshop and preparations for first year’s project report. Workshop will take place at Dorfgemeinschaftshaus Kabelsketal, while the other meetings will be at seminar room of Wisamar in Leipzig.
Workshop Flyer – Program – Minutes – Participants List – Photos & Videos
Workshop on Branding for Libraries, organized in May 27, 2015, Paris, France
Within the project a workshop on branding for libraries titled as New Opportunities, New Behaivours, New Consumers was organized during QQML2015 Conference (7th International Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries) on 26-29 May 2015, in Paris, France.
In this two hours workshop participants learnt about branding, how libraries can use branding, what tools are available and how to evaluate the metrics. 11 librarians and 4 faculty (total 15 people) particiapted in this workshop.
Workshop on Greening Libraries, October 19-22, 2015, Tallinn, Estonia
Within the project a workshop on greening libraries is planned. Our workshop proposal titled as Go Green and Keep the Earth Clean is accepted by the review committee of ECIL2015 (3rd European Conference on Information Literacy). ECIL2015 will be held on 19-22 October 2015, at Tallinn University in Tallinn, Estonia.
In this two hours workshop participants will learn about green library services and how to design new green services. At the workshop X-Libris Methodology will be further tested.
Workshop, June 29-30, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey
A two days workshop is organized at Kadir Has University Information Centre in Istanbul between 29-30 June 2015. First day will be on Branding for Libraries and the second day will be on Game Design in Social Media. This workshop is designed based on actual training needs of librarians which explored during Ankara Workshop in February.
Shelfie Exhibition will open its doors on 29th of June at Kadir Has University Information Center and will remain open during the workshop dates.
Shelfie Competition is Growing – Hurry up to Participate
We have recieved more than hundred shelfies from around the world for the Shelfie Instagram Competition. Contributions can be seen in the following link: http://iconosquare.com/tag/xlibrishelfie. The number is growing. Deadline is extended by May 15, 2015. First exhibition will take place at QQML Conference in Paris on 26-29 May, 2015. Second exhibition will open its doors on 29 June 2015 at Kadir Has University Library, Istanbul.
Transnational Meeting & Workshop, June 8-12, 2015, Leipzig & Kabelsketal, Germany
Project’s third transnational meeting is organized between 8-12 June 2015, at Leipzig and Kabelsketal, Germany. First day is for study visits to Stadtbibliothek Leipzig (City Library of Leipzig) and Bibliotheca Albertina (Albertina University Library) to observe innovative smart ICT based library services. Second day is dedicated to project management issues such as reports and documentation of activities, costs, and dissemination initiatives. A workshop will be organized on the following two days (10-11 June) with local stake holders. Last day is for the evaluation of the workshop and preparations for first year’s project report. Workshop will take place at Dorfgemeinschaftshaus Kabelsketal, while the other meetings will be at seminar room of Wisamar in Leipzig.