1. The Continuing Education
for Librarians in Ukraine:
the ULA`s Role
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2. The continuing education (professional
development) for Ukrainian librarians
One of the main strategic directions of
the Ukrainian Library Association (ULA).
Over 17 years of its work the ULA has
proposed different types of professional
development.
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3. The continuing education
for Ukrainian librarians
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4. The continuing education
for Ukrainian librarians
In 2000 the Center for the Continuing
Library and Information Science
Education was created jointly by the
ULA and the National Academy of
Administrators in Culture and the Arts.
So over the last 12 years thousands of
Ukrainian librarians have taken part in
the trainings, workshops, conferences,
and fairs, among others.
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5. The continuing education
for Ukrainian librarians
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6. The continuing education
for Ukrainian librarians
The new period of the continuing
education has begun since 2009 with
the launch of the Bibliomist Program in
Ukraine.
The National Training Center (NTC) in
Kyiv and 24 Regional Training Centers
(RTC) were established and created the
All-Ukrainian professional educational
network for librarians.
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7. The continuing education
for Ukrainian librarians
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8. The NTC`s statistics
since the start of its operation
6 Training courses
5 Handbooks for Trainers
2 Handbooks for Trainees (librarians)
2 Distance learning courses
5 Blitz-workshops courses
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9. The NTC`s statistics
42 NTC Trainers
72 RTC Trainers
2 All-Ukrainian Librarian Trainers`
Conferences
About 1430 Librarians trained
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10. 6 Training Courses
 Basics of Computer
Literacy. Internet
Basics for Librarians
 New Library Service:
Using Information
Technologies and the
Internet in Libraries
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11. 6 Training Courses
 Library Innovations
Based on Project and
Human Resources
Management and
New Library Initiatives
 Intellectual Freedom
and Access to
Information in a
Democratic Society. A
Librarian's Ethics
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12. 6 Training Courses
 Advocacy:
Representation of
Library Interests
 Web 2.0 for Libraries
and Users: New
Opportunities for the
Library Environment
Development
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13. Training centers offer a variety
of approaches to learning
 At training centers
 Based in libraries
 Distance learning
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14. Licensing and Certifying
All training courses are
licensed by the Ministry of
Education and Science of
Ukraine.
All participants become
certified by and receive
certificates from the Ministry
of Culture of Ukraine.
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15. Interactive methodology
Brainstorming
Role-playing games
Modeling and Designing
Field research and field work
World Café
Debates
Video presentation and ‘debriefing’
Puzzles and “psychological” exercises.
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16. Interactive methodology
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17. Success stories from trained librarians
“When I first came to study at
the Training center, I did not
even know how to use the
mouse, and now I`m running
the blog of my library”.
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18. Success stories from trained librarians
“After completion of my training, I had an
idea to open ‘A Library without Walls’ and
reach out to users and offer it next to the
playground in our area”.
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19. Success stories from trained librarians
“Learned not only to use the Internet, but
also improved my communication with
readers and colleagues and created more
partnerships”.
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20. Next Steps
Designing 3 more training courses, for
example, Library and e-governance
In addition to the Bibliomist Program
participants, training a wider librarian
audience.
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21. Questions?
Thank You!
Contact Information:
u_b_a@ukr.net www.uba.org.ua
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22. Ukrainian Library
Association
Libr@ry — create your future
(2012 ULA Motto)