Organiser: National Science Centre (OPUS call)
Aim: Studying the information needs and behaviours of neurodiverse users in the context of designing inclusive services in the physical space of academic libraries
JU Institute of Information Studies participants: Dr hab. Magdalena Wójcik, Prof. UJ (Principal Investigator), Dr Paloma Korycińska, Dr Dorota Rak
Notes: Other participants include Dr Roksana Ulatowska (JU Institute of Public Affairs) and Dr Krzysztof Gerc (JU Institute of Applied Psychology)
Organiser: European Union (Horizon Europe, Grant Agreement: 101120406)
Aim: Redefining human–AI collaboration for complex decision-making
JU Institute of Information Studies participant: Dr hab. Magdalena Wójcik, Prof. UJ
Notes: Grant led by JU Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science; JU Institute of Information Studies contributes to team activities
Organiser: Jagiellonian University
Aim: Developing a platform for integrated search across the resources of the Jagiellonian Library, JU Museum and JU Archives
JU Institute of Information Studies participants: Dr hab. Magdalena Wójcik, Prof. UJ, Dr Paloma Korycińska, Dr Aneta Januszko-Szakiel, Dr Małgorzata Jaskowska, Dr Marek Deja, Krzysztof Darmoń
Notes: Project led by Prof. Grzegorz J. Nalepa; JU Institute of Information studies is responsible for task implementation
Organiser: International consortium coordinated by Jagiellonian University (Dr hab. Jakub Petri, JU Faculty of Philosophy); funded by the European Commission
Aim: Developing new frameworks for participation through VR as a pioneering and engaging method of knowledge sharing via multimodal communication across fields such as the humanities, social sciences, art, technology and education
JU Institute of Information Studies participants: Dr hab. Monika Krakowska, Dr Magdalena Zych
Organiser: International consortium (JU + Scandinavian and African countries); funded by the European Commission
Aim: Strengthening higher education in Africa through library reform
JU Institute of Information Studies participants: Dr Sabina Cisek (Polish coordinator), Dr hab. Magdalena Wójcik, Prof. UJ, Dr Dorota Rak, Dr Marek Deja, Dr Magdalena Zych
Organiser: European Union (Framework Programme)
Aim: Implementing innovative methods for digitising cultural resources
JU Institute of Information Studies participants: Dr hab. Magdalena Wójcik, Prof. UJ, Dr Sabina Cisek, Dr hab. Monika Krakowska (task leader), Dr Marek Deja, Dr Magdalena Zych, Hanna Gaweł
Notes: Grant led by Dr Żaneta Kubic from the JU Museum; assigned to disciplines within the JU Faculty of Management and Social Communication, including social communication and media studies
Organiser: National Science Centre (CHIST-ERA, Grant No. UMO-2020/02/Y/ST6/00070)
Aim: Explaining datasets generated by artificial intelligence
JU Institute of Information Studies participants: Dr hab. Magdalena Wójcik, Prof. UJ, Dr hab. Monika Krakowska, Dr Dorota Rak, Dr Paloma Korycińska, Dr Magdalena Zych
Notes: Grant led by JU Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science; JU Institute of Information Studies is responsible for the task 'Development of multimodal interfaces and visualisation methods for explanations'
Project title: From climate change to a climate for change. Analysis of science communication experiences based on research among European scientists involved in climate communication. A proposal for optimising climate change communication models
Organiser: National Science Centre
Project objective: Optimising models for communicating scientific findings on climate change
JU Institute of Information Studies participants: Dr hab. Magdalena Wójcik, Prof. UJ (academic supervisor of Jagoda Mytych's project)
Organiser: Ministry of Education and Science – National Programme for the Development of the Humanities
Project objective: Documenting the history of the Jagiellonian Library
JU Institute of Information Studies participants: Dr Piotr Lechowski (Principal Investigator), Prof. Dr hab. Zdzisław Pietrzyk, Dr Barbara Krawczyk
Notes: Project of the Jagiellonian Library
World Heritage in the Former Prussian State Library: Digitalization – Interdisciplinary Research
Organiser: Excellence Initiative – Jagiellonian University
Aim: Development and implementation of artificial intelligence tools to support manuscript research; creation of a research platform integrating existing and new studies on the collections of the former Prussian State Library conducted within and beyond the Jagiellonian University in Kraków
JU Institute of Information Studies participants: Dr hab. Remigiusz Sapa, Prof. Dr hab. Zdzisław Pietrzyk
Notes: Project coordinated by the Jagiellonian Library, JU Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, and JU Faculty of Philosophy
Organiser: JU Office for Institutional Analysis and Reporting
Aim: To assess the current state of JU’s institutional information resources and processes, and to formulate recommendations for designing and implementing an integrated information system for the University and its future management
Team: Staff and doctoral students of the JU Institute of Information and Library Science
Principal Investigator: Dr hab. Remigiusz Sapa
Duration: 1 October 2014–30 April 2015
Project title: HaZarD: Harmonisation of Teaching Management at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków (2013–2014)
The JU Institute of Information and Library Science is a partner in the research project funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education within the framework of the National Programme for the Development of the Humanities: Jagiellonian Library – History from 1775 to 1918.
Participating institutions: Jagiellonian Library, JU Institute of Information and Library Science, JU Institute of History, JU Archives, Archives of Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences, Estreicher Polish Bibliography Research Centre, Kraków Society of Friends of Fine Arts
Principal Investigator: Dr Piotr Lechowski (JU Institute of Information and Library Science)
Project duration: 60 months (2011–2016)
This research project is a direct continuation of work on the first period in the history of the Library, from 1364 to 1775, which resulted in the publication of Historia Biblioteki Jagiellońskiej Tom I 1364–1775 (The History of the Jagiellonian Library, Vol 1: 1364–1775) by J. Zathey, A. Lewicka-Kamińska and L. Hajdukiewicz (Kraków: JU, 1966, 511 pp.). Although further research was planned, it was not carried out. To this day, despite the Library’s role in Polish science and culture over more than six centuries, the Jagiellonian Library has not been the subject of a comprehensive monograph.
The study of the Library’s history from 1775 to 1918 is a long-term academic undertaking of fundamental importance to Polish heritage and national culture. The history of the Jagiellonian Library is not only the history of the institution itself, but also of the Jagiellonian University and the city of Kraków. It is expected that the research will significantly contribute to expanding knowledge about Polish science, culture and librarianship.
The project involves research into the history, organisation, activities and role of the Jagiellonian Library in Polish and European culture, science and education between 1775 and 1918. The transformation of the Library’s function during this period – from a university library to a repository of national heritage – set against the turbulent history of Galicia, deserves thorough investigation and documentation.
The research is based on extensive, largely unexplored Polish and foreign-language (mainly German) sources, including official documents, manuscripts, printed materials, records and descriptive sources produced by the Library itself and by related or superior institutions. These include official correspondence, reports, leaflets, personal archives (especially of directors, staff and individuals associated with the JU), memoirs and other personal documents.
Systematic source queries are planned in archives holding key materials on the Library’s history: JU Archives, Manuscripts Department of the Jagiellonian Library, State Archives in Kraków, Kraków Society of Friends of Fine Arts (materials related to Karol Estreicher), Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw, and foreign archives including the Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (e.g. records of the Galician Governorship) and the Österreichisches Staatsarchiv Wien.
The project is multi-year and collaborative, involving specialists from various institutions and academic disciplines. The core team consists of staff from the Jagiellonian Library and the JU Institute of Information and Library Science. Scientific consultants include the current Director of the Jagiellonian Library, Prof. Dr hab. Zdzisław Pietrzyk, and his predecessor, Prof. Dr hab. Krzysztof Zamorski.
The tangible outcome of the research will be a comprehensive publication – a monograph on the history of the Jagiellonian Library from 1775 to 1918. Key source materials will be published in a dedicated reading room of the Jagiellonian Digital Library .
The aim of the project is to create a universal, open, repository-based hosting and communication platform for networked knowledge resources for science, education and the open knowledge society.
The project will be carried out within the framework of the strategic programme Interdisciplinary System for Interactive Scientific and Scientific-Technical Information. It is funded by the National Centre for Research and Development.
The JU Institute of Information and Library Science is a partner in the international project EMPATIC (Empowering Autonomous Learning Through Information Competencies).
The aim of the EMPATIC project is to influence the implementation of new teaching paradigms and strategic thinking about curriculum reform by collecting and evaluating the outcomes of previous projects focused on developing information competencies across the sectors of education, higher education, adult learning and vocational training. The project seeks to use these outcomes to reshape how information literacy education is perceived by decision-makers across Europe.
Information competencies are among the key skills and form the foundation of many, if not most, of the European Union’s major goals and strategies, including the i2010 and Education and Training 2010 initiatives. It is therefore essential that progress in this area continues across all EU member states and that these experiences are collected and used to inform actions throughout Europe.
However, the potential of information literacy education remains largely untapped within mainstream education systems in Europe:
- Curriculum integration across all levels and sectors of education is relatively weak,
- Significant barriers hinder the inclusion of information literacy in curricula, including issues with the relevance and appropriateness of syllabus content,
- There is a lack of widespread awareness of the relationship between information competencies and related areas such as digital literacy and media literacy,
- Decision-makers often misinterpret the nature and importance of information literacy education,
- Teachers are frequently unprepared to develop their students’ information competencies,
- Information skills are interpreted and implemented inconsistently across Europe, based on varying assumptions and educational concepts.
The EMPATIC project will offer new solutions by:
- Adopting a policy-oriented approach to solving the problem, focusing on policymakers as key actors who can drive change and convincing them that information competencies are a vital component of developing an information society,
- Effectively using the results of previous research on information literacy,
- Leveraging and sharing experiences from other fields to support practitioners working in information literacy education.
The objective of the programme is to pave the way for further research and initiatives aimed at integrating information literacy education into curricula at all levels and embedding it within broader curriculum reform.
The international EMPATIC project was conducted under the European Lifelong Learning Programme. The consortium includes five organisations from Greece, Poland, the United Kingdom, Italy and Turkey. The project duration was 24 months, from January 2010 to December 2011.
Between 2005 and 2009, final-year students of information and library science at JU had the opportunity to participate in the international academic and educational project Promotion and Documentation of Polish Cultural Heritage in the United Kingdom. The project, led by Małgorzata Stanula, was initiated through cooperation established by Dr hab. Maria Kocój, Prof. UJ, then Director of the JU Institute of Information and Library Science, with two Polish institutions based in London: the Polish Library of the Polish Social and Cultural Association and the Polish Underground Movement Study Trust.
The project aimed to develop and disseminate scholarly information (in Poland and abroad) about emigrant documents of unique national and historical value held by Polish academic and cultural institutions in the United Kingdom. The research focused on a collection of social life documents, comprising several thousand items in the Polish Library of POSK and over 8,000 volumes in the Polish Underground Movement Study Trust in London. Through the ongoing processing of these documents, a rich body of material and sources is being created for research into the history and socio-cultural and academic life of Polish émigrés since the Second World War.
EURIDICE: European Recommended Materials for Distance Learning Courses for Educators, 2005–2007
COINE: Cultural Objects in Networked Environments, 2002–2004