Kaunas University of Technology has published a new monograph, "Bibliotekininkų kompetencijos, įgalinančios įsitraukimą į piliečių mokslo veiklas" (Librarians' competences enabling engagement in citizen science activities), prepared on the basis of research from the international project "University libraries strengthening the academia-society connection through citizen science in the Baltics" (LibOCS), carried out in 2022-2024.
The monograph analyses which competences are needed by librarians who want to take an active part in citizen science activities and become intermediaries between researchers and society. The LibOCS project studied how university libraries can strengthen the connection between the academic community and society through citizen science in the Baltic region.
About the team of authors
The monograph was prepared by researchers from Kaunas University of Technology: Assoc. Prof. Dr Gintarė Tautkevičienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr Aldona Augustinienė and Aistė Pranckutė. The publication was reviewed by representatives of the Lithuanian Citizen Science Association.
Book launch event
- Date: 23 April 2026 (Thursday)
- Time: 15:00
- Venue: KTU Campus Library (Studentų g. 48, Kaunas), room M10
- Moderator: Prof. Dr Eglė Butkevičienė
All three authors of the publication will take part in the event and present the main findings and recommendations of the monograph. The launch event will be moderated by Prof. Dr Eglė Butkevičienė.
We invite everyone interested in citizen science, the role of libraries in science communication and the involvement of communities in research activity to attend the book launch.
LibOCS is an international project that studied the potential of university libraries to strengthen the connection between the academic community and society through citizen science in the Baltic countries.