The promotion of the BΙBLIO-Boosting digital skills and competences for librarians in Europe project continues dynamically through the radio frequencies! In particular, the project is honored to be presented on the radio program entitled “Libraries on FM”, which is the first radio show ever organized in Greece that concerns Libraries! This program is an outcome of the cooperation of the Association of Greek Librarians and Information Scientists-EEVEP with the Municipal Library and the Municipal Radio Station “Communication 94FM” of the Municipality of Heraklion, Attica region, and it is organized once a week.

More precisely, the BIBLIO project was presented on Friday, October 22th 2021 (17: 00-18: 00), on the radio program coordinated by Christina Kyriakopoulou and Anthi Baliou, and edited by Frosso Pavlidou, all being members of the EEVEP.

The presentation of BIBLIO was delivered by Thomas Chiotis, Archivist-Librarian, member of the working group of the DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU), partner in Greece, and began with a brief description of the project content and its objectives. Then, a detailed description was made about all types of the research carried out during the implementation of the BIBLIO project as well as the research results, which led to the two emerging job role profiles in the Library world: the Community Engagement and Communication-CECO and the Digital Transformation Facilitator-DIGY . The presentation was finalized by referring to the content of the BIBLIO MOOC modules, emphasizing on the benefits of developing new skills, to be gained by those participating in the training program.

• Besides the BIBLIO project, the topics of the radio program also included a special tribute to the General State Archives (GSA)-Department of GSA of Fthiotida area as well as a reference to the 27th PanΗellenic Conference of Academic Libraries.

• The DAISSy Research Group of the HOU is thankful to the Association of Greek Librarians and Information Scientists-EEVEP about the invitation to participate in the «Libraries on FM» radio program. DAISSy-HOU wishes for enhanced cooperation with the EEVEP, towards the development of additional joint actions for the benefit of the Library community in Greece.

• The DAISSy Research Group of the HOU is the Greek partner of the BIBLIO project (ERASMUS+ / 612411-EPP-1-2019-1-IT-EPPKA2-SSA) and implements it, in cooperation with the Distance Library and Documentation Centre (DLIC) of the HOU, associate partner.

Stay tuned and remember to visit the site of the BIBLIO project and to check the “Stories” of the BIBLIO partners! https://www.biblio-project.eu/stories/

For more information about the BIBLIO project as well as other activities of the DAISSy-HOU:

• Website : http://daissy.eap.gr/en/https://www.biblio-project.eu/
• Facebook : @DAISSyResearchGroup, @DigitalBiblio
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daissyresearchgroup/
• Twitter : https://twitter.com/daissy_research, @digitalbiblio
• Instagram: @daissy_researchgroup
• Email : info@daissy.eap.gr

Undoubtedly, the national dissemination event in Greece, entitled “Enhancing the digital skills of the Library community“, was a very successful initiative! It was organized online on 27^th September 2021 by the DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU), within the framework of the implementation of the “BIBLIO: Boosting digital skills ad competencies for librarians in Europe” EU project. It triggered the interest of library professionals, experts and practitioners, representatives of authorities and institutions, active citizens, and more generally anyone interested in the digital evolution within the library world.

More precisely, the dissemination event included six (6) speakers, was attended by more than sixty (60) participants and addressed not only the multiple challenges but also the significant opportunities of the libraries in the digital era, as identified through the BIBLIO project outcomes. 

Prof Achilles KAMEAS, Director of DAISSy and Scientific Coordinator of the BIBLIO project in Greece, launched the event by welcoming the participants and then, presenting the valuable work done by the DAISSy Research Group of the HOU. The map of currently ongoing projects was impressive – he emphasized on the strong international character of the Group and its involvement and representation in international networks and scientific boards. He also addressed the firm links achieved by DAISSy in order to relate the BIBLIO project with other ongoing EU projects under implementation (such as DELTA, SILVHER, etc.) aiming at producing a net for the transfer of results and the enhancement of sustainability.

Then Ioanna SEFERLI, Librarian, representing the Distance Library and Information Centre of the HOU (DLIC-HOU) delivered a speech about the activities of this unit. She presented the e-services of the Centre and in parallel she pinpointed the extrovert nature of the DLIC operation in supporting both numerous initiatives of the Academic Libraries in Greece and projects carried out by the Schools and Research Groups of the HOU. In parallel she explained the role of the DLIC of the HOU as the fundamental associate partner of the DAISSy Research Group for the implementation of the BIBLIO project in Greece.

The Project Manager of BIBLIO and researcher of DAISSy-HOU, Eleni GEORGAKAKOU, took the floor and triggered the interest of the participants about the content of the project and its methodology. Through a brief presentation of all BIBLIO work-packages, she emphasized on the demanding project concept, its strong European partnership, its direct link with the needs and challenges of the modern library world and the effective way that the BIBLIO project addresses those challenges and provides tools that benefit the personal development of the library professionals.

The speech delivered by Thomas CHIOTIS, Archivist-Librarian at “Constantinos Simitis Foundation”, followed. It included a detailed description of all types of the research carried out by the BIBLIO project and its findings. Thomas, emphasized on the need expressed by the librarians to update their skills to fulfill their tasks at work and more precisely, their need for strong basic digital skills to answer users’ queries and ensure a level of digital autonomy. He showcased how two new job profiles emerged and presented the expected multiple roles of the Community Engagement and Communication-CECO and the Digital Transformation Facilitator-DIGY.

Then, Leonidas PAPACHRISTOPOULOS, Librarian at DLIC-HOU, presented in detail the BIBLIO MOOC putting emphasis on the way it is linked with the research findings and the tasks of the new job role profiles of CECO and DIGY, so that to address them effectively. All BIBLIO MOOC modules were briefly described as well the timetable, study effort and benefits. Leonidas, also referred to the multi-dimensional content of the BIBLIO training program, by explaining that the MOOC is part of the modular training programme for the development of the competences included in the CECO and DIGY job role profiles, to be followed by the BIBLIO blended training course and the work-based learning activities.

The last speech of the event was delivered by Prof Maria Hatzinikolaou, who is a Professor of HOU and the Deputy Scientific Coordinator of the BIBLIO project in Greece. In parallel she is a member of the Administrative Board of the HEALink (Hellenic Academic Libraries link) and she is fully aware of the role of this association and its activities at national and international level. Therefore, she presented briefly a set of distinctive initiatives of the association and showcased how they are benefited by the BIBLIO findings. In addition, she emphasized on the relation achieved among the HEALink, the DAISSy and the DLIC-HOU towards the promotion as well as the exploitation of both the BIBLIO MOOC and the rest of the project deliverables.

The presentations were completed by announcing the BIBLIO MOOC call for registrations and its official launch on 4^th October 2021 and explaining the registration process which is open (until then) and free of charge.

A brief but vivid discussion took place at the end of the event, through the exchange of questions-answers, comments and interventions by the participants. More precisely, they acknowledged the need for the digital autonomy of the library professionals and the new skills for coping with the challenges of serving their library users through a holistic approach, they made positive remarks on the research findings, they confirmed the importance of the BIBLIO MOOC and expressed their initial interest in its content.

The national event was organized in Greek, a pre-registration process was applied for attending it and all participants received certificates. The organizer has kept all related material (invitations, proof of promotional actions, registration forms, certificates, presentations, photos, etc.) within the dossier of the event.

The DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU), Coordinator of the event, is thankful to all organizations that supported the event (especially the DLIC-HOU being the associate partner), as well as the speakers, the experts and every participant for their contribution to the success of the organisation.

Find out more about BIBLIO and other activities of DAISSy at:

• Website   : http://daissy.eap.gr/en/   https://www.biblio-project.eu/
• Facebook : @DAISSyResearchGroup, @DigitalBiblio
• Linkedin   : https://www.linkedin.com/in/daissyresearchgroup/
• Twitter     : https://twitter.com/daissy_research, @digitalbiblio
• Instagram: @daissy_researchgroup
• Email        : info@daissy.eap.gr

The BΙBLIO project is honored to be presented at the ALL DIGITAL Summit (13-15.10.2021)! The BIBLIO presentation was included in the first round table entitled “Lightning talks and Informative sessions” in the afternoon of the first day of the Summit – this session was dedicated to the applications regarding a) the digital competences of professionals in the sectors of education, libraries (etc.) and the beneficial role they play to their personal development and b) the awareness about tackling inequalities and discrimination (e.g. managing hate speech and gender inclusiveness).

Within this framework, the characteristics of the BIBLIO emerging role profiles in Libraries i.e. the Community Engagement and Communication-CECO and the Digital Transformation Facilitator-DIGY, were showcased.

Emphasis was put to presenting the content of the BIBLIO MOOC modules and the benefits of attending them, as well as the development of the MOOC e-platform by DAISSy Research Group of the Hellenic Open University (HOU). It was clarified that the MOOC is only a part of the multidimensional BIBLIO blended training course.

• The AD Summit 2021 was implemented online and triggered the interest of academics, researchers, representatives of local government organizations, professionals in the sectors of culture, education, environment, etc.

• The speech was delivered by Eleni GEORGAKAKOU, Project Manager of BIBLIO in DAISSy Research Group of HOU. The Group is a member of the ALL DITIGAL network and implements the BIBLIO project in Greece, with the Distance Library and Documentation Centre of the HOU, as the fundamental associate partner.

Stay tuned and remember to visit the site of the BIBLIO project and to check the “Stories” of the BILBIO partners! https://www.biblio-project.eu/stories/

For more information about the BIBLIO project as well as other activities of the DAISSy-HOU:

• Website   : http://daissy.eap.gr/en/         https://www.biblio-project.eu/
• Facebook : @DAISSyResearchGroup, @DigitalBiblio
• Linkedin   : https://www.linkedin.com/in/daissyresearchgroup/
• Twitter     : https://twitter.com/daissy_research, @digitalbiblio
• Instagram: @daissy_researchgroup
• Email        : info@daissy.eap.gr