Activities within the JFDP in the Field of Library and

Archive Sciences

Tatyana ZaytsevaKhazar University Library Information Center

11 June, 2007

About the JFDP

• JFDP is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. JFDP provides university instructors with a semester-long opportunity to expand their knowledge and expertise in their academic field by attending classes and working with faculty members at universities in the United States.

• In the JFDP Program 2006-2007 took part sixty-six Fellows representing fifteen countries across Eurasia and Southeast Europe: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

4 Week Program Overview in the University of Kansas

Academic Program Components

• Speaking & Listening Seminar• Pronunciation Lab• Writing Seminar• Reading Seminar• Grammar Seminar• Academic Culture Seminar• Computer Training Workshops• Library Research Workshops• AEC English Language Entrance & Exit Proficiency

Test• Life as a JFDP Forum (Guest Speaker Series)• Country Presentation

4 Week Program Overview in the University of Kansas

Cultural Program Components

• Welcome Reception• Field Trips: • Lawrence Campus (Burge Union, Watson and

Anschutz Libraries, Natural History Museum, Spencer Museum of Art)

• Kansas: Baseball Museum, American Jazz Museum, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, KU Basketball Game

• Topeka: Kansas State Capitol Building, Performing Arts Center

• Christmas and New Year’s Party• Farewell Ceremony & Luncheon

Educational and Practical Experience at the University of

IowaMy professional goals:

• Receive knowledge for my growth professionally;

• explore teaching skills and techniques, educational methods at the University of Iowa;

• expand the information base in the fields of Library and Archive Science;

• develop on-going contact and exchange between Khazar University and the University of Iowa

Some facts about the University of Iowa

• A major national research university

• Iowa is composed of 11 colleges, the largest of which is the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Medicine, and the Colleges of Education, Engineering, Law, Nursing, Pharmacy

• More than 29,000 students

• International students from 109 countries

• The faculty numbers about 1,700 and there are about 13,000 staff

• Total annual operating budget is about $2.1 billion

• More than 120 major buildings

• The University of Iowa Libraries is the largest library system in Iowa and 18th in collection size among U.S. research libraries

Study at the School of Library & Information Science

Courses:● Reference and Information Service

coursework in reference, online information retrieval, managing electronic resources/services

● Seminar in Library & Information Sciencereal-world opportunity to employ my academic and professional interests around improvements to the eGranary Digital Library, information networking, an innovative program that serve the information poor in the developing countries and the U.S

● Library Research in Contextthe effective use of the library research in the appropriate academic discipline

● Capstonecreating my professional portfolio by making of self-examination, comparison to standards, personal assessment

Educational and Practical Experience while the JFDP

WiderNet project The University of Iowa Widernet Project has come with innovative way to deliver digital information quickly and cheaply to seven of eight people in the world who do have access: it’s called the eGranary Digital Library- the Internet in Box.

Within The University of Iowa's School of Library and Information Science the Widernet Project gives students, staff, and faculty an opportunity to help provide digital communication in developing countries through practical service. The WiderNet Project focuses on the improvement of educational technology by helping universities furnish faculty and students with access to computers, digital communication, and the Internet.

Cooperation between the WiderNet Project and Khazar

University• To promote the eGranary within Khazar

University and

• Use the content of the eGranary to develop course curriculum at home university in the field of Information Competency.

• Cooperation between the WiderNet Project and Khazar University has started. I signed Memorandum of Understanding between the Widernet Project and Khazar University. Khazar University will provide a copy of the eGranary Digital Library via a hard drive that I have received as a subscriber.

How will eGranary help Khazar University?

● Khazar University is striving to respond more effectively to the educational and development problems facing his community

• Development the communication and information technology that can enhance students' more understanding of course content

• Increasing home university’s capacity for understanding, teaching and training on eGranary Digital Library in education

• Implementation Intranet between main home university library & affiliated library branches

Information Literature Skills Training Course

Objectives:

After completing this course, students should be able to:

• Formulate a research strategy to find information about a selected topic.

• Find materials in the online catalog and obtain them for use.

• Search library online databases for articles and information.

• Use search engines and directories to find information on the World Wide Web.

• Use reference sources: Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Almanacs, Yearbooks & Handbook.

• Evaluate information sources for accuracy, authority, objectivity, purpose, currency, and appropriateness.

• Demonstrate a basic understanding of plagiarism and copyright as applied to the research process.

Professional and Other Activities

• Conferences:- JFDP a two-week virtual conference March 19-30, 2007

The online conference took place on the JFDP Forum (www.jfdp.org/forum) offering Fellows over thirteen on-line academic focused and practical training sessions. Topics included: Assessment & Evaluation, Curriculum & Instruction, Distance Learning, Financing of Higher Education, Public-Private Partnerships, Research, Student Services, Barriers to Higher Education Access, and Tenure

- 8th Crossing Borders Convocation “The Vulnerabilities of Labor Migrants” April 5-7th, 2007 under the University of Iowa International Programs.

• Presentations: √ “Labor Migrants in Azerbaijan” for International Community.

April l7, 2007√ “Professional Portfolio for Career Development” for the

School of Library and Information Science faculty. April 20, 2007

√ “Activities within the Widernet Project” for Seminar in Library and Information Science. May 9, 2007

Professional and Other Activities (continue)

• Workshops, seminars, library exhibitions, English classes under International Women’s Club, Immigration Orientation Session organized by the Office of International Students and Scholars of the University of Iowa.

• Culture Activities10th DVIP Souper Bowl Slavic Bazar, Asian Heritage Festival, Music and Dancer Festivals

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