What is the Direkt project?
Developing Trans-regional information literacy for
lifelong learning and the knowledge economy (click here for opening official web site).
Aims and Objectives
DIREKT follows three wider objectives and seven specific objectives. These innovative programmes and technologies will benefit all stakeholders such as undergrad and postgrad students, librarians, academic staff, ministries, national and public libraries, local communities, non-academic members and society organisations (for more information click here).
Educational platform of the project
As part of the agreement, each university participating in the project acquired anLibGuides educational platform for a 5-year period, with the possibility of extension (click here for opening the platform)
Attention! For all questions and consultations please contact:
Subject Liasion Librarian: Tastankulov Yerkin Serikzhanovich.
E-mail: tastankulov.yerkin@kaznu.kz
Whatsapp: +77078416651
Project modules
1st module “English for Specific purposes (Libraries, library terminology and library access)” (Click to go to content)
2nd module “IL Marketing skills for Academic staff librarians: Theory and practice – Creating IL Awareness Campaign Strategies to address all Stakeholders.” (Click to go to content)
3rd module “Information Literacy 1: for Librarians to train them to help learners find and use information effectively and ethically. This module will cover:” (Click to go to content)
4th module “Information Literacy 2: for Librarians to train them to help Learners access information online and in print, to liaise effectively with Library users to enhance their pedagogical and teaching skills” (Click to go to content)
5th module “Information Literacy 3: Innovative online library services for 21st Century Librarians: aimed at librarians to help them develop new innovative online library services for Information Literacy” (Click to go to content)
6th module “Information Literacy & Academic Writing 1: relating information literacy to academic writing” (Click to go to content)
7th module “Information Literacy and Academic Writing 2” (Click to go to content)
8th module “English for Professional Purposes: aimed at all stakeholders to enhance competence in professional writing, to develop skills in successfully managing professional correspondence and the job application process.” (Click to go to content)
What is the peculiarity of the project?
The DIREKT project was funded by the European Commission under the Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) Program under Key Action 2. CBHE is a European Union program that aims to improve, develop and modernize higher education systems and support cooperation between countries partners in various regions of the world such as Eastern Europe and (Central) Asia, mainly through university cooperation projects.
