1. Italian EDC cooperation with the academic world
How to share the gained experience
Lisbon, 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

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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.
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3. ITALIAN NETWORK INITIATIVES
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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.
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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
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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
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Bocconi University Library - EDC
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6. The EDCs and academic world
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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
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7. Vademecum on the better way to run an EDC 1/3
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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
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8. Vademecum on the better way to run an EDC 2/3
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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.
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Università Bocconi – Biblioteca

9. Vademecum on the better way to run an EDC 3/3
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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 :
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10. EDCs role promotion by the host institutions
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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
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11. National projects realized in 2007
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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:
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Bocconi University Library - EDC
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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:
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13. Masters, courses and seminaries 1/2
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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!
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14. Masters, courses and seminaries 2/2
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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!)
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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.
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Les Centres de Documentation Européenne en Italie
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16. PUBLICATIONS – kinds and examples 1/3
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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
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
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17. PUBLICATIONS – kinds and examples 2/3
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PUBLICATIONS – kinds and examples 2/3
Acts and reports’ conferences organized in pre-existent collection – Examples
EDC of Verona ( )
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.
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18. PUBLICATIONS – kinds and examples 3/3
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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 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.
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19. Others initiatives Examples:
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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)
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20. The Italian European Documentation Centres
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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
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Università Bocconi – Biblioteca

21. Thank you for your attention!
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Thank you for your attention!
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