PANITZALIBRARY
INFORMATION LITERACY REPORT
2014/2015 Academic Year
The diverse background of all students enrolled at AUBG calls for the need of training and
instruction on the Library’s resources and services. Panitza Library has adopted and is following
the standards and guidelines of the Association of College and Research Libraries for
information literacy instruction. Through this program, we teach Library patrons to be able to
complete the following information-related tasks:
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Identify – define the need of information
Find – locate, access, and retrieve the information from a variety of print and electronic
sources
Evaluate – assess the credibility, currency, reliability, validity, and appropriateness of the
information retrieved
Organize – compile the information so it can be used to meet the information need
Communicate – use the information legally and ethically
In 2014/2015 academic year, the Information Literacy program continued to be one of the
priorities for AUBG Library and the University as a whole. Panitza Library kept sustainable the
collaboration with faculty for the improvement of the program as a whole and the disciplinespecific instructions in particular to ensure that information skills are taught as part of the
curriculum and that students exploit effectively the Library’s collections and services. New
libGuides and video tutorials were posted on the Library’s website for the further improvement
of these skills.
All Library educational programs give students a solid foundation for improvement of their
information literacy skills, good reading habits, and opportunities for professional development.
Last academic year AUBG Library offered the following types of information literacy instruction:
1. Orientation Trainings – designed for:
1.1. freshmen,
1.2. EMBA students,
1.3. faculty,
1.4. staff, and
1.5. non-AUBG visitors
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2. In-Class Trainings – tailored to the purposes of the ENG102 classes
3. Online Trainings – tailored to support the in-class trainings of the ENG102 classes
through the use of an online platform
4. Discipline-Specific Library Instruction – tailored to the specific needs of the higher-level
courses
5. Individual Trainings
ORIENTATION TRAININGS
Most of the orientation trainings are offered at the beginning of (mainly for the freshmen,
EMBA students, and faculty) or during the academic year (mainly for the staff and non-AUBG
visitors). They cover introduction to the Library’s rules and regulations, policies and procedures,
knowledge of Library’s web page, basic catalog search techniques, locating books and
periodicals on the shelves, reading LC call numbers, basic knowledge of databases, and
introduction to the facilities of the Library. In 2014/2015 academic year, we conducted 25 such
trainings (14 in the Fall and 11 in the Spring semester) with 343 students trained.
IN-CLASS TRAININGS
These trainings are integrated within the ENG102 classes. They include a detailed instruction on
the steps of the research process: identifying and developing a topic, finding background
information, books, periodical articles (print and electronic) and Internet resources, evaluation
of those sources, and citation. In 2014/2015 academic year, we conducted 14 such trainings (3
in the Fall and 11 in the Spring semester) with 275 students trained.
ONLINE TRAININGS
In addition to the in-class trainings and to keep up with the newest trends in teaching, we
continued to incorporate the online platform for blended learning called Imagine Easy
Academy. The platform is embedded in the Blackboard Learn module of the ENG102 classes so
that students can use it anytime anywhere. With well-designed content that is frequently
updated, the platform effectively teaches students all the steps of the research process. Using
it, we are able to develop and strengthen students’ analytical critical thinking skills with
standards-aligned, subject-specific content and practice. In 2014/2015 academic year, there
were 275 students online trained.
DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC LIBRARY INSTRUCTION
The target group for this type of instruction is students who have taken a decision on a major
study program. Those students understand the need for more specific subject-oriented
searches within the databases. They are taught special concepts and techniques and how to
conduct advanced searches in the databases. In 2014/2015 academic year, we conducted 20
such trainings (12 in the Fall and 8 in the Spring semester) with 444 students trained.
INDIVIDUAL TRAININGS
These are extra, mainly individual, trainings for students and faculty who need additional
training on various topics related to the Library’s resources and services. They are generally
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held in Panitza Library. In 2014/2015 academic year, we conducted 6 such trainings (4 in the
Fall and 2 in the Spring semester) with 6 students trained.
All in all, through our program we motivate AUBG students to become information literate and
life-long learning members of the society. This is evident by the number of trainings conducted
in 2014/2015 academic year. The total students trained were 1,068 and the total sessions were
66. Therefore, we believe that last academic year was a very productive one.
Table of Classes Conducted During FALL 2014
In-Class and Discipline Specific Training
No.
Professor
Class
Topic
Date
Place
1
Diana
Stantcheva
Diana
Stantcheva
Diana
Stantcheva
Rossen
Petkov
Rossen
Petkov
Rositsa
Gradeva
Introductory
German I
Introductory
German I
Intermediate
German I
Marketing
Research
Marketing
Research
The Ottoman
Legacy in the
Balkans
Marketing
Finding Library Resources for Studying
German (Including a Subject Guide)
Finding Library Resources for Studying
German (Including a Subject Guide)
Finding Library Resources for Studying
German (Including a Subject Guide)
Secondary Data
9/15/2014
MB 4a
Number of
Students
18
9/15/2014
MB 101b
17
9/15/2014
MB 101b
10
9/24/2014
MB 244
21
Secondary Data
9/24/2014
MB 4b
18
History Research
9/29/2014
MB 120
18
Finding Company and Industry
Information
10/2/2014
MB 4b
16
Marketing
Finding Company and Industry
Information
Finding Company and Industry
Information
Discipline-Specific Resources
10/3/2014
MB 4b
31
10/3/2014
MB 4b
22
10/22/2014
MB 121
22
Discipline-Specific Resources
10/22/2014
MB 120
23
Discipline-Specific Resources
10/23/2014
MB 121
24
Steps of Research
10/24/2014
MB 121
16
Steps of Research
10/24/2014
MB 121
22
2
3
4
5
6
7
13
Patricia
Loubeau
Patricia
Loubeau
Patricia
Loubeau
Serguey
Ivanov
Serguey
Ivanov
Serguey
Ivanov
Sean Homer
Introduction to
World Religions
History of
Christianity
Introduction to
World Religions
Persuasion
14
Sean Homer
Persuasion
8
9
10
11
12
Marketing
3
15
Maya
Parmakova
16
Faculty
Orientation
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Strategies for
Academic
Success
Library Services
& Resources
Orientation
Prof. Georgi
Library Services
Burlakov
& Resources
Orientation
New
Library Services
Students
& Resources
Orientation
Orientation
New
Library Services
Students
& Resources
Orientation
Orientation
New
Library Services
Students
& Resources
Orientation
Orientation
New
Library Services
Students
& Resources
Orientation
Orientation
New
Library Services
Students
& Resources
Orientation
Orientation
New
Library Services
Students
& Resources
Orientation
Orientation
New
Library Services
Students
& Resources
Orientation
Orientation
New
Library Services
Students
& Resources
Orientation
Orientation
Ivaylo Urdev
Library Services
& Resources
Orientation
Alexandra
Library Services
Dimitrova
& Resources
Orientation
Alexandrina
Library Services
Shipochky
& Resources
Orientation
Student
Library Services
Ambassadors
& Resources
Orientation
Non-AUBG Library Resources
Students
Orientation
Steps of Research
11/13/2014
BAC 001
22
Orientation and Individual Trainings
8/25/2014
Library Services, Resources,
Facilities
BAC 101
14
Individual Library Orientation
8/27/2014
Library 331
1
Library Orientation – Group 1
8/28/2014
BAC 101 /
Library
23
Library Orientation – Group 2
8/28/2014
BAC 101 /
Library
18
Library Orientation – Group 3
8/28/2014
BAC 101 /
Library
20
Library Orientation – Group 4
8/28/2014
BAC 101 /
Library
16
Library Orientation – Group 5
8/29/2014
BAC 101 /
Library
9
Library Orientation – Group 6
8/29/2014
BAC 101 /
Library
17
Library Orientation – Group 7
8/29/2014
BAC 101 /
Library
22
Library Orientation – Group 8
8/29/2014
BAC 101 /
Library
19
Individual Library Orientation
9/2/2014
Library
1
Individual Library Orientation
9/2/2014
Library
1
Individual Library Orientation
9/2/2014
Library
1
Presenting the Library
10/1/2014
BAC
Auditorium
32
Presenting Library Resources
10/8/2014
Library
6
4
31
32
33
34
Non-AUBG
Students
Orientation
Non-AUBG
Students
Orientation
Non-AUBG
Students
Orientation
Non-AUBG
Students
Orientation
Library Resources
Presenting Library Resources
10/8/2014
Library
6
Library Resources
Presenting Library Resources
10/8/2014
Library
6
Library Resources
Presenting Library Resources
10/8/2014
Library
6
Library Resources
Presenting Library Resources
10/8/2014
Library
6
Table of Classes Conducted During SPRING 2015
In-Class and Discipline Specific Trainings
No.
Professor
Class
Topic
Date
Place
1
Sean Homer
Persuasion
Steps of Research
1/30/2015
MB 121
Number of
Students
24
2
John
Rodrigue
John
Rodrigue
Dannie Chalk
Persuasion
Steps of Research
2/2/2015
MB 121
15
Persuasion
Steps of Research
2/2/2015
MB 121
24
Persuasion
Steps of Research
2/5/2015
MB 121
24
Filitsa
Mullen
Rosen
Petkov
Vladimir
Levchev
Michael
Cohen
Rositsa
Gradeva
Persuasion
Steps of Research
2/10/2015
MB 121
24
Marketing
Research
Persuasion
Secondary Data
2/11/2015
MB 14
32
Steps of Research
2/17/2015
MB 121
25
Persuasion
Steps of Research
2/18/2015
MB 121
24
History Research
2/23/2015
MB 121
15
Steps of Research
2/24/2015
MB 121
24
Steps of Research
2/25/2015
MB 121
15
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
John Mullen
Muslims,
Christians and
Jews in the
Ottoman Empire
Persuasion
11
John Mullen
Persuasion
5
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Serguey
Ivanov
Serguey
Ivanov
Serguey
Ivanov
Maia
Parmakova
Evelina
Kelbetcheva
Evelina
Kelbetcheva
Evelina
Kelbetcheva
Maia
Parmakova
Introduction to
World Religions
The Bible as
Literature
New Age
Spirituality
Strategies for
Academic
Success
Bulgarian History
681-1990
Myth Making in
History
Modern Europe
Discipline-Specific Resources
2/25/2015
MB 121
25
Discipline-Specific Resources
2/25/2015
MB 121
26
Discipline-Specific Resources
2/26/2015
MB 121
23
Steps of Research
2/27/2015
BAC 003
14
Discipline-Specific Resources
3/17/2015
MB 121
19
Discipline-Specific Resources
3/17/2015
MB 121
26
Discipline-Specific Resources
3/18/2015
MB 121
11
Strategies for
Academic
Success
Steps of Research
3/31/2015
BAC 003
24
Library Orientation
1/11/2015
BAC 101 /
Library
22
Library Orientation – Group 1
1/15/2015
BAC 101 /
Library
18
Library Orientation – Group 2
1/15/2015
BAC 101 /
Library
20
Library Orientation – Group 3
1/15/2015
BAC 101 /
Library
21
Library Orientation – Group 4
1/15/2015
BAC 101 /
Library
18
Individual Library Orientation
1/26/2015
Library 331
1
Individual Library Orientation
1/27/2015
Library
1
Presenting Library Resources
3/18/2015
Library
5
Library Resources
Presenting Library Resources
3/18/2015
Library
5
Library Resources
Presenting Library Resources
3/18/2015
Library
5
Orientation and Individual Trainings
20
21
New EMBA
Students
Orientation
New Student
Orientation
22
New Student
Orientation
23
New Student
Orientation
24
New Student
Orientation
25
Prof. Dan
Fellner
26
Kaloyan
Aleksandrov
27
Non-AUBG
Students
Orientation
Non-AUBG
Students
Orientation
Non-AUBG
Students
Orientation
28
29
Library Services
& Resources
Orientation
Library Services
& Resources
Orientation
Library Services
& Resources
Orientation
Library Services
& Resources
Orientation
Library Services
& Resources
Orientation
Library Services
& Resources
Orientation
Library Services
& Resources
Orientation
Library Resources
6
30
31
32
Non-AUBG
Students
Orientation
Non-AUBG
Students
Orientation
Non-AUBG
Students
Orientation
Library Resources
Presenting Library Resources
3/18/2015
Library
5
Library Resources
Presenting Library Resources
3/18/2015
Library
5
Library Resources
Presenting Library Resources
3/18/2015
Library
4
7