Art. 1: Enid Pryce-Jones, Janice Bell,
User education at UCE

This article describes steps being taken by the Library Services at University of Central England to try to raise the awareness of the importance of information literacy as a key skill for students amongst academic staff.
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Art. 2: Lidia Derfert-Wolf ,
Information literacy - concepts and problems of education.

The article presents an overview of the concept and definitions of information literacy. Standards and models are also reviewed. Some examples of international and regional initiatives and organisations are also given. An overview of the current practices of information literacy education, particularly in higher education sector is provided. The author describes selective Polish governmental initiatives and librarians experiences. Final part presents the role of librarians in information literacy development. The article is based on literature review.

Art. 3: Maria Anna Jankowska,
Information-communication literacy as an attribute of academic librarianship.

Today's changing economic market demands a certain amount of plasticity in all of its participants. In order for businesses and organizations to thrive in this new market, employers are placing an ever growing value upon reasoning, critical thinking and the ability to use certain information and communication technologies. Information-communication literacy programs supply students finishing colleges and graduate schools with all three of the above mentioned goals. The author developed an online information literacy portal streamlined to cooperate with the University of Idaho's Core Discovery courses that students can use for development of new information-communication skills in accordance with standards set by the American Association of College and Research Libraries. It was found that in order for this kind of program to be effective, the education must not only support the university's curriculum, but there must be strict cooperation between librarians, teachers, professors, and computer-media specialists. Upon setting this program to work in Poland, the author found that information-communication literacy would only work if Polish librarians and administrators take the responsibility to outline how and who will be responsible for the educating programs.
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Art. 4: John Crawford, Christine Irving,
Moving towards an information literacy agenda: recent and current work at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland and beyond.

The Learner Support Department (Library) of Glasgow Caledonian University has undertaken a number of studies of the usage of electronic information services by staff and students at the University. A study of ICT skills and internet usage was also done at a local secondary school. An information literacy agenda emerged strongly from all these studies and the need to link information literacy strategies across the educational sectors. While there are now many information literacy definitions, documents and models there is a lack of frameworks which link the curriculum to information literacy training in a way which joins training across secondary and tertiary education and provides a preparation for the world of work. A research project is under way which seeks to develop an information strategy for the secondary sector which can be integrated with work going on n higher education in Scotland. Polish interest in the project will be welcome.
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Art. 5: Bożena Bednarek-Michalska, Jolanta Szewczak, Urszula Zaborska,
Training strategy of the Nicolaus Copernicus University Library in Torun - employee training.

The article presents a several-year strategy of employee training developed by a special panel of specially selected employees of the NCU Library in Torun. It opens with an analysis of employee needs, developed on the basis of a special survey, and offers a model of the survey, as well as, a discussion of its results. Furthermore, it presents methods of training planning and realization of the training programme, while specifying the form and content of training. Finally, the article describes the form and methods of educating the instructors, as well as, monitoring and further planning. The importance of planning and quality management of training in libraries is particularly stressed.

Art. 6: Małgorzata Krawczyk,
The development and the meaning of publications exchange based on the case of selected Polish and foreign libraries.

The author discusses the history of publications exchange, as well as, the functioning of this form of acquisitions based on selected Polish and foreign libraries. She describes the beginnings of foreign exchange of documents in Poland reaching back to the 17th century and continues with the history of foreign exchange of publications in the world. She concludes by discussing the functioning of exchange at the Main Library of AGH.

Art. 7: Ewa Piotrowska, Renata M. Zając,
User training in the Main Library of the Pedagogical University in Cracow.

The article introduces a method of delivering training to users of the Main Library of the Pedagogical University in Cracow. These include:

• Introductory library training for first-year students of day and external programmes, following the format of lecture, individual training and demonstration of electronic resources. The sessions are obligatory, ending with an earned credit, noted in the student book and on the examination record.
• Training programmes for groups of seminar participants and scholars, delivered as a free-elective course titled Basics of catalogue and database searching, organized for groups of 8-10. The training sessions combine an interactive lecture with exercises, delivered at an earlier determined time.
• Training for individual users.

The article also discusses ways of informing users about the library's activities, such as a booklet about the library, exhibits and its own website. The Library is currently working on developing an electronic guide for first-year students to be available on its website.