Transformative libraries and participatory culture
Do you work in a library? Join the first CIVIS blended Staff Week!
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- CIVIS International Academy
- Course dates
- 3 June - 10 July 2026
- Apply by
- 30 January 2026 Apply now
Join an opportunity for academic librarians to exchange knowledge and share best practices, but also to strengthen international collaboration! The programme is designed for library professionals with various backgrounds, working in academic libraries or other research-oriented libraries with interest in sharing ideas, benchmarking practices and networking with international colleagues on the programme’s topics.
Main topics addressed
- Ensure Community engagement and partnership
- Mind the Gap: Bridging User Needs and Library Services
- Decode AI. Empower Research. Redefine Libraries
- Open up Science! Explore the many ways in which libraries help to promote Open Science to students, scientists and the general public to make resources available to everyone.
photo: AMU.students_Aix.Schuman.University.Library_Elea.Ropiot
| Dates: 3 June - 10 July 2026 | Organiser(s): amU, NKUA, US, SUR |
| Format: Blended | Selection process: Applications coming from CIVIS will be prioritised. |
| Location: Marseille (France) | Language: English |
| Contact: anne-celine.lambotte-mosseron@univ-amu.fr | Apply by: 30 January 2026 |
The Staff Week is conceived using the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) model, containing both a virtual and a physical component.
Virtual part
- 3 - 18 June 2026: three sessions
- 6 - 10 July 2026: three sessions
Physical mobility
The physical mobility section of the course will take place between 22 - 26 June 2026, in Marseille, France. It will include:
- Aix-en-Provence walking tour;
- visit of the Cosquer cave (reproduction of a prehistoric cave);
- hike in the Calanques;
- visits to selected libraries.
*please consult the attached provisional program for details
The programme is designed for library professionals with various backgrounds, working in academic libraries or other research-oriented libraries with interest in sharing ideas, benchmarking practices and networking with international colleagues on the programme’s topics.
The number of participants is limited to 25. Priority will be given to librarians from the CIVIS alliance.
Fill-in the application form until 30 January 2026.
Contacts
For more detail, don't hesitate to contact Anne-Celine.Lambotte-Mosseron.
Partner universities:
- Aix-Marseille Université (France)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece)
- Sapienza Università di Roma (Italia)
- University of Salzburg (Austria)
Professors:
Linda Ohrtmann is an academic librarian at Paris Lodron University of Salzburg. She works as Open Science Coordinator and Data Steward and has managed the Universities Open Access Services for the last ten years. She will share her experience in storing, publishing and archiving open resources such as academic publications, research data and digitized cultural heritage objects.
Kyriaki Papadopoulou is a Senior Librarian at the Library of the School of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, having joined the university in 2003. With a career in librarianship dating back to 1999, she is also a member of the Laboratory Teaching Staff at the Laboratory of Informatics (Faculty of Philology). Leveraging her extensive experience, she specializes in teaching Information Literacy and AI Literacy, bridging the gap between traditional library science and digital pedagogy to guide users through the ethical and practical challenges of the evolving digital landscape.
Linda Ohrtmann is an academic librarian at Paris Lodron University of Salzburg. She works as Open Science Coordinator and Data Steward and has managed the Universities Open Access Services for the last ten years. She will share her experience in storing, publishing and archiving open resources such as academic publications, research data and digitized cultural heritage objects.
Julie Willems worked during 17 years in academic libraries, including over 10 years as head of user services at the luxembourg learning centre of the university of luxembourg. She is now an independant consultant. Her interest in user-centered approaches led her to integrate UX methodologies into her professional activities. In parallel, she offers UX design training to support librarians in designing innovative, relevant, and user-adapted services.
to be confirmed: Europe Challenge - an annual programme that brings together libraries and communities to address Europe's key transitions - social, digital, and green - by implementing creative solutions with support from the European Cultural Foundation and its partners. As a network of European libraries and expert librarians, EC also offers innovative workshops and mentoring sessions to libraries and communities.
The number of participants is limited to 25. Priority will be given to librarians from the CIVIS alliance.