Italian EDC cooperation with the academic world How to share the gained experience Lisbon, 22-24 October 2008 The Italian EDCs Isolde Quadranti (EDC University of Verona) National coordinator Silvia De Luca (EDC University of Catania) The Italian European Documentation Centres www.cdeita.it

La ricerca bibliografica The Network In Italy there are 48 EDCs, mostly situated in universities Organisation of the network : a national coordinator a national vice coordinator a coordination group (7 EDCs) The italian EDCs organize an annual meeting with the support of the Representation of the European Commission in Italy. Bocconi University Library - EDC 2 The Italian European Documentation Centres www.cdeita.it Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 2

ITALIAN NETWORK INITIATIVES La ricerca bibliografica ITALIAN NETWORK INITIATIVES Introduction In the last years we attended to the development of the propelling role of the EDCs at the academic and local level because they achieve a diffusion of the communitarian information and a research support about the European integration process. The EDC’s specific role made that their users are universities and research centres (students, professors, researchers) but this status not prevent that the centres propose initiatives open to the citizenship. In this context the Italian EDCs realized, with the support of EC Italian Representation, network’s projects and activities which are used to distinguish oneself in the Universities and attaint to general public allowing a co-operation with other networks and associations. The Italian European Documentation Centres www.cdeita.it Bocconi University Library - EDC 3 Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 3

La ricerca bibliografica Working together 1/2 We have noticed that only by working together and sharing experiences we are able to: obtain better results realize projects which may be interesting to promote our role in the host institutions The Italian European Documentation Centres www.cdeita.it Bocconi University Library - EDC 4 Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 4

La ricerca bibliografica Work together 2/2 Network projects and activities to allow the EDCs to share their practices A national web site edited by a group of 5 EDCs, with the contribution of all the italians EDCs; the web server is located at the University of Sassari. The aim is to give information about the EU policies, events, masters, courses and seminaries, and give publications access to citizens and public in our own national language vademecum on the better way to run an EDC: new instrument for the documentalists is available on the national web site a discussion list common activities and projects between the EDCs and other networks The Italian European Documentation Centres www.cdeita.it Bocconi University Library - EDC 5 Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 5

The EDCs and academic world La ricerca bibliografica The EDCs and academic world Presentation realized in occasion of the specific training seminar New tools in Information management (Brussels, May 2008) Available on the Intranet and on the national web site The Italian European Documentation Centres www.cdeita.it Bocconi University Library - EDC 6 Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 6

Vademecum on the better way to run an EDC 1/3 La ricerca bibliografica Vademecum on the better way to run an EDC 1/3 Objectives: a practical guide to share experiences between EDCs: - document experience gained over the years - good practices exchange - help new colleagues show the host institutions (universities, research centres) the ability and the results obtained by the EDCs Target: direct: the documentalists indirect: the host institutions The Italian European Documentation Centres www.cdeita.it Bocconi University Library - EDC 7 Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 7

Vademecum on the better way to run an EDC 2/3 La ricerca bibliografica Vademecum on the better way to run an EDC 2/3 Sections of the document: contact points, rights and duties of the EDCs the documents: kind of documents received ; EDC library management data banks useful to documentalists EU and EDCs information italian EDCs activities to promote their role in the host institutions: national projects and single initiatives. The Italian European Documentation Centres www.cdeita.it Bocconi University Library - EDC 8 Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 8

Vademecum on the better way to run an EDC 3/3 La ricerca bibliografica Vademecum on the better way to run an EDC 3/3 A guide that has been realised by working together: The various parts have been realised by 5 EDCs: EDC University of Genova, EDC IUSE Torino, EDC University of Sassari (member of the coordination group), EDC Scuola superiore della pubblica amministrazione (vice coordinator), EDC University of Verona (coordinator). The majority of italian EDCs have contributed by giving the cordinator information about the management of their own libraries and the activities of the previous years (publications, courses ecc.). For further information : http://www.cdeita.it/ The Italian European Documentation Centres www.cdeita.it Bocconi University Library - EDC 9 Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 9

EDCs role promotion by the host institutions La ricerca bibliografica EDCs role promotion by the host institutions The last part of the vademecum describes projects that network and single EDCs have realized in the previous years for the public and the host institutions national projects publications realized with help or by the EDCs masters, courses conferences and seminaries other initiatives The Italian European Documentation Centres www.cdeita.it Bocconi University Library - EDC 10 Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 10

National projects realized in 2007 La ricerca bibliografica National projects realized in 2007 50 years of Europe together Conferences about the Treaty organized in 26 italian cities, and creation of a web site dedicated to this project Youth and Europe together on the move Project for the Erasmus Days (conferences, exhibitions, speeches of Erasmus students, representations on the intercultural dialogue) For further information: http://www.cdeita.it/ The Italian European Documentation Centres www.cdeita.it Bocconi University Library - EDC 11 Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 11

La ricerca bibliografica Conferences, lessons Many EDCs organize conferences, lessons, …a part from the national projects (ex. Europe Day on the 9 May ). This kind of activities is always indicated on the national web site: http://www.cdeita.it/eventi.htm The Italian European Documentation Centres www.cdeita.it Bocconi University Library - EDC 12 Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 12

Masters, courses and seminaries 1/2 La ricerca bibliografica Masters, courses and seminaries 1/2 A great part of the EDCs contributes to realize masters, courses and seminars: courses for the students on the information policy and on the documents right access data base courses for students, reference librarians and EDCs documentalists. In the last case we develop self education practices! The Italian European Documentation Centres www.cdeita.it Bocconi University Library - EDC 13 Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 13

Masters, courses and seminaries 2/2 La ricerca bibliografica Masters, courses and seminaries 2/2 Courses on EC financing programmes The majority of these courses are costless; only in some cases it is necessary to pay to allow the EDCs to cover the expenses (the EDCs do not receive any funding!) The Italian European Documentation Centres www.cdeita.it Bocconi University Library - EDC 14 Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 14

La ricerca bibliografica Publications Several EDCs make publications (in electronical and paper format) which are firstly addressed to the academic world. They propose: -monographs; -review’s publications; -articles available on the EDCs web sites. Bocconi University Library - EDC 15 Les Centres de Documentation Européenne en Italie www.cdeita.it Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 15

PUBLICATIONS – kinds and examples 1/3 La ricerca bibliografica PUBLICATIONS – kinds and examples 1/3 European documentation Centre’s “Working papers “examples WP of EDC of the University of Catania- “I quaderni europei” – The online publication, organised in few sections (legal sciences, political sciences and international relations, economy, linguistical sciences), collects Italian and foreign Universities specialist’s contributions which collaborate in the University of Catania on European integration themes. Working Papers in electronic format http://www.lex.unict.it/cde/quadernieuropei WP of EDC of the University of Trento - From 1997, the collection proposes contributions presented by seminar’s conference reporters, organised by the Centre. Books in paper and electronic format http://www.cde.provincia.tn.it/prodotti_editoriali/quaderni_elenco.htm Bocconi University Library - EDC 16 Les Centres de Documentation Européenne en Italie www.cdeita.it Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 16

PUBLICATIONS – kinds and examples 2/3 La ricerca bibliografica PUBLICATIONS – kinds and examples 2/3 Acts and reports’ conferences organized in pre-existent collection – Examples EDC of Verona (2004-2008) Publication of conference interventions, organized by the EDC in collaboration with the EU Law Office, in the Law faculty of the University of Verona collections. Last publication: From European Constitution to Lisbon Treaty; EDC of Calabria The book, Growth and perspective of the enlarged European Union , by Davide Infante, a relations collection on the conference organized in 2004 by the EDC and Tarantelli Library. Bocconi University Library - EDC 17 Les Centres de Documentation Européenne en Italie www.cdeita.it Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 17

PUBLICATIONS – kinds and examples 3/3 La ricerca bibliografica PUBLICATIONS – kinds and examples 3/3 Publications of deepening articles on EDC web site Ex. EDC of Verona - Publication of communitarian interest articles written by University doctors and researchers. Articles are moreover published in the Bulletin news, online monthly bibliographical service, also sent by email to the registered users. Collaboration on review Ex. EDC of Trento - Collaboration on review “Europa”. From 1999, Trento EDC collaborates with autonomous Province of Trento on redaction of the review, Europa, in taking care of some sections. The review is published in paper and electronic format; Ex. EDC IUSE Turin - Euroregione Bulletin. From 1978 this publication offers an update on few aspects of EU activities. In particular, the Bulletin, published by the Presidency of the Regional Council, is organised in a variety of theme sections concerning EU policies and programs. On line Newsletter Ex. EDC of Verona – Information Letter on EU policies, published on national web site. Bocconi University Library - EDC 18 Les Centres de Documentation Européenne en Italie www.cdeita.it Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 18

Others initiatives Examples: La ricerca bibliografica Others initiatives Examples: Projects on the EU policies for small and medium enterprises (EDC of Modena) Cooperation with public libraries to gain exhibition spaces dedicated to the information on the EU (EDC of Trento) Participation of the EDCs to the Open Days organized by the University (CDE of Bologna) Les Centres de Documentation Européenne en Italie www.cdeita.it Bocconi University Library - EDC 19 Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 19

The Italian European Documentation Centres La ricerca bibliografica The Italian European Documentation Centres Conclusions The experience of the italian EDCs shows: the importance of the EDCs role may have inside the host institutions. The cooperation between documentalists should be enlarged to the professors who are responsible for the EDC. The aim is to pay attention to the special value of the EDCs inside the universities. the practices sharing importance of each EDC about the cooperation with the academic world the EDCs possibility to educate and do self education The Italian European Documentation Centres www.cdeita.it Bocconi University Library - EDC 20 Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 20

Thank you for your attention! La ricerca bibliografica Thank you for your attention! Les Centres de Documentation Européenne en Italie www.cdeita.it Bocconi University Library - EDC 21 Università Bocconi – Biblioteca 21