Libocs project

02/12/2025

An information overload open-access course developed by SKS during the CAELUM project (https://caelum.ut.ee/).

More information about a free workshop (December) and the course materials:
https://academy.knowledge.services/course/caelumlms1

22/10/2025

20/10/2025

We are extremely happy and delighted to be noticed and rewarded as a significant ERASMUS + project. Thank you, Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps Estonia.

03/03/2025

On February 28, the Estonian Librarians Association recognized the best librarians and achievements in libraries from the past year. The award for "Best Initiative in a Research and Special Library" was given to the Estonian team of the international Erasmus+ project LibOCS for successfully promoting the concept of citizen science and introducing the topic in Estonian universities and libraries.
The recognition was given for their work within the international Erasmus+ project LibOCS, which aimed to strengthen collaboration between researchers and citizen scientists while supporting the development of librarians' skills in this field.

🤩 Meil on taas põhjust uhkust tunda!🤩

Reedel, 28. veebruaril Rapla kultuurikeskuses toimunud Eesti Raamatukoguhoidjate Ühingu tänuüritusel jagati tunnustusi möödunud aasta tublimatele.

🏆 On suur rõõm, et tiitel "Aasta noor raamatukoguhoidja" anti seekord meie suurepärasele kolleegile, erialainfo spetsialistile Svea Kaseorule. Svea pälvis tunnustuse silmapaistva ja pühendunud panuse eest Tartu Ülikooli raamatukogu arengusse. Svea on selle tunnustuse kuhjaga ära teeninud!

🏆 Tiitli “Aasta tegu teadusraamatukogus” said Tartu Ülikooli ja Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli raamatukogude töötajad, kes panustasid kodanikuteaduse mõtteviisi levitamisse Eesti ülikoolides ja raamatukogudes. Meie raamatukogust andsid sellesse suure panuse Liisi Lembinen, Lilian Neerut ja Svea Kaseorg.

🎉Palju, palju õnne! 🎉

Fotol: Svea Kaseorg ja Lilian Neerut TÜ raamatukogust ning Tuuliki Tõiste Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli raamatukogust

📷 Maris Nool

19/12/2024

LibOCS Project Featured at Biržiška Readings ’24​
The LibOCS project was presented at the international conference “Biržiška Readings ’24: Culture and Citizen Science,” held on December 2–3 in Panevėžys, Lithuania.
https://www.libocs.ut.ee/2024/libocs-project-featured-at-birziska-readings-24/

Organized by the Lithuanian Librarians’ Association, the conference focused on the role of libraries in advancing citizen science initiatives. It highlighted the untapped potential of public libraries to engage with these projects actively.

The conference which was held at the Stasys Museum featured speakers from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Iceland, and Spain. The event was opened with a discussion involving researchers and professionals from higher education institutions, libraries, and library associations, emphasizing libraries’ critical roles in introducing citizen science to both professional communities and the public.

Representing the LibOCS project, Svea Kaseorg and Lilian Neerut from the University of Tartu shared their experiences implementing citizen science at the university. They proposed ideas for fostering collaboration with public libraries. Aistė Pranckutė from the Kaunas University of Technology Library spoke about the skills needed for successful participation in citizen science projects and strategies for building these competencies. As part of the event, participants were introduced to the open self-paced course “Citizen Science for Librarians: Self-Paced Learning Course,” designed to help library professionals engage with citizen science initiatives.

“Biržiška Readings” is an annual conference for library and information professionals in Lithuania, celebrating the legacy of Vaclovas Biržiška, a renowned bibliographer and book scientist.

The conference recording, including an English translation, is available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8t4mnCQKoo

04/12/2024

Connect
Driving citizen science success through academic libraries
November 8, 2024

By Susan Jenkins

We hear from library professionals in Europe who are building new models and networks for participatory science in universities. We sat down with a co-chair of the Association of European Research Libraries opens in new tab/window (LIBER) Working Group on Citizen Science opens in new tab/window and three librarians from the University of Tartu in Estonia to talk about their efforts to develop citizen science services in academic libraries. All are involved in the LibOCS, which opens in a new tab/window project, EU-funded research into best practices, and strategies for libraries to support public research participation at their institutions.

We hear from library professionals in Europe who are building new models and networks for participatory science in universities

28/10/2024

Sharing the success of the LibOCS project at the academic and special libraries’ day in Tartu, Estonia.

15/10/2024

Introducing libraries’ role as well as LIBOCS project in Estonian Citizens Science seminar in Tartu, Estonia.

03/10/2024

We are honored to present LIBOCS project results in the IX International Conference "University Library at a New Stage of Social Communications Development" (http://conflib.diit.edu.ua) today.

19/09/2024

We are happy to share that our article has been published in LIBER Quarterly. Birk, K., Tõiste, T., Ignat, T., Kaseorg, S., Neerut, L., Lembinen, L., Rozenberga, G., Tautkevičienė, G., Pranckutė, A., Sabaitytė, G., Bucevičiūtė, L., Zourou, K., Oikonomou, S., & Saviča, M. (2024). Implementing Citizen Science Activities in Baltic University Libraries: On the Road to a Citizen Science Hub. LIBER Quarterly: The Journal of the Association of European Research Libraries, 34(1), 1-34.

Implementing Citizen Science Activities in Baltic University Libraries: On the Road to a Citizen Science Hub Authors Kaarin Birk Tallinn University of Technology Library, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8358-8736 Tuuliki Tõiste Tallinn University of Te...

18/06/2024

The LibOCS team members from University of Tartu and Kaunas University of Technology shared the success of the LibOCS project to colleagues from ten different countries at the International Library Staff Week at The University Library of Southern Denmark this week.