DIGLIB – DIGITAL LIBRARIES

The aim of the project is to strengthen the potential of libraries as community hubs for lifelong learning, and of librarians as facilitators of digital education. The ever-accelerating pace of new technological development and its impact on every aspect of personal, social and professional life increases the risk of digital and social exclusion for ever-larger groups of residents. Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as an example: as information professionals, librarians can play a key role in teaching critical thinking and countering the disinformation generated by AI. They can also teach residents how to use the benefits of technology, including AI tools, in an informed, sensible and ethical manner, so as to derive the greatest possible benefit from them.

The project is being implemented by a partnership comprising: the Information Society Development Foundation (ISDF, Poland – leader), Fundatia pentru Educatie Digitala (EOS, Romania), Consorzio Sistema Bibliotecario Nord-Ovest (CSBNO, Italy), Dot Beyond (DoB, Italy) and Public Libraries 2030 (PL 2030, Belgium).
The project is co-funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ programme (Partnerships for Cooperation, KA2 Adult Education).

KEY DATA:

  • Budget: EUR 400,000
  • Funding: European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme, Partnerships for Cooperation, KA2 Adult Education
  • Duration: 31 December 2024 – 30 December 2027
  • Scope: European.

KEY ACTIVITIES:

  • Assessing the level of digital skills among librarians and adult library users (in relation to the European digital competence frameworks: DigComp for citizens and DigCompEdu for teachers).
  • Developing a training programme and educational materials to enhance the capacity of libraries and librarians.
  • Development of an immersive and interactive educational platform through which, amongst other things, the above-mentioned resources will be made available to librarians.
  • A pilot scheme in 20 libraries – 5 in each partner country (Belgium, Poland, Romania, Italy); a total of around 550 adult residents will benefit from the libraries’ educational support.
  • Dissemination of the project’s results at European level (Belgium) and national level (3 events: Poland, Romania, Italy).

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Project coordinator: Elżbieta Dydak, elzbieta.dydak@frsi.org.pl