Anne Kakkonen and Antti Virrankoski
The purpose of this paper is to document the co‐operation between a librarian of a science library and the teaching staff of a university in a project where a pilot course of…
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to document the co‐operation between a librarian of a science library and the teaching staff of a university in a project where a pilot course of information literacy was constructed. The central aim of the project was to integrate information literacy teaching into the bachelor‐level studies and thus implement the national recommendation to include information literacy competency in new degree structures based on the Bologna Declaration, which aims to harmonise higher education in Europe
Design/methodology/approach
This paper describes how the pilot course of information literacy was constructed and conducted and presents the results of a feedback questionnaire which was sent to the students after the thesis course.
Findings
Based on the experiences of the teaching librarian and the feedback given by students and their teachers, the integrated information literacy course was found to be very useful and needed. After the course, students had a broader perspective on the information sources of their own subject area and on the scientific information seeking process as a whole.
Originality/value
This paper offers practical guidance for libraries in similar situations in how to co‐operate with the departments when integrating an information literacy course into thesis seminars. It also gives an example of how to construct and conduct such a course.
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Eelon Mikael Lappalainen, Olli Seppänen, Antti Peltokorpi and Vishal Singh
With the ongoing digitalization of the construction industry (CI), situational awareness (SA) is becoming increasingly important in construction management. The purpose of this…
Abstract
Purpose
With the ongoing digitalization of the construction industry (CI), situational awareness (SA) is becoming increasingly important in construction management. The purpose of this article is to identify the requirements of SA system development in the CI and to provide recommendations for the future development of SA systems.
Design/methodology/approach
In this exploratory multi-case research study, a literature review and five Finnish cases were used to gather the evidence on how system developers have planned SA systems and what motives and objectives were behind their development efforts. An analysis of the cases, along with a review of SA models and concepts from other sectors, was used to identify requirements and deficiencies of the SA systems developed by CI actors.
Findings
This study reveals deficiencies in the recent SA systems. The systems seemed to be based on traditional project models, in which the role of the individual as the creator and interpreter of an SA system is still significant. Major requirements and future development of the systems are related to better SA levels of perception and projection and data quality.
Research limitations/implications
This study contributes to an understudied area of SA in the construction context and provides new insights into how construction companies develop their SA systems. The main study limitations are its geographically limited case selection and the limited generalizability of the results.
Practical implications
The research (1) shows what requirements and systemic weaknesses SA developers in the CI must consider in future development work and (2) shows developers the requirements to obtain holistic SA.
Originality/value
The study provides insights into the content of newly developed SA models and integrates developers' requirements into the SA theory.