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University Library Highlights 2019 2019 Teacher support ‘Minervalia’ Research support Wellbeing Digitalg assessment Open science Student Hotel Training Learning spaces Information literacy Entrance policy Open access Going Canvas Collections ORCID ID University Library Highlights 2019 Introduction intro In 2019 the University Library gave To reach 100% Open Access, contracts Meanwhile... priority to the major themes of Open with publishers regarding scholarly Just before Christmas UM was hit by Science, learning environments and communications were intensified. a cyber attack with major impact on collectioning to support researchers, UM Library invested in research data library users and staff. The attack made teachers and students at Maastricht management support with data stewards, (painfully) clear how crucial access to University (UM). In this annual report, operating at faculties. Within the digital scientific sources is for education we illustrate these themes with framework of academic and societal and research and how it is missed if it is examples of new services, support and impact, we provide data and analyses and not there. With the extraordinary support activities. offer workshops to transfer knowledge. from UM library staff we were able to Our specialists give support and restore services and be there – also in Learning environments recommendations and share thoughts 2020 and the upcoming years – to add We provide high-quality physical on Open Science opportunities with UM value to education, research and society. learning spaces and a digital learning research policy makers and individual environment, to engage and facilitate researchers. Ingrid Wijk students. At Tapijn, new learning spaces Director University Library have been created which will be available Relevant collections early 2020. In 2019 the choice was Both the current and special collections made for a new Learning Management are important basic needs for UM’s System (LMS) and a large transition education and research. We are working project started. Digital assessment is to provide the users of the Online Library introduced in all faculties, completing the best quality of sources. More and the circle of the digital education process more content is available online and of teaching-learning-assessing. open access, publicly available. On the other hand, we cherish unique heritage Open Science advocacy materials. In 2019 we were able to Open Science@UM was boosted by acquire two precious Mediaeval books signing the DORA declaration and with a fundraising campaign, a valuable establishing an Open Science policy. acquisition for UM’s Special Collections. University Library Highlights 2019 Learning environments Education Library as a place to be In addition to the online environment, the University Library as a building and a location forms an anchorage for the university; a breeding site for scientific progress, an inspiring environment and an interdisciplinary knowledge centre facilitating collaboration and community building. Maastricht University (UM) strives to maintain the current ratio of the number of study spaces related to the number of students at the UM campus. This implies that for every additional 700 students, 100 formal and 50 informal study places are envisioned. Formal study places are used for long-term studying and informal study places are used for short studying or group work. The library excels with up-to-standard study places in five locations. 2,549 817 1,069 The Student Hotel 24/7 The Student Hotel was Working towards the exam (XXL) weeks of May a 24/7 the primary location for study facility was launched. UM students could make my studying; it was a use of the facilities of the Student Hotel for 24 hours great place to study as it each day of the week. A novelty, kicking of similar would not be as crowded openings in Dutch university cities. The pilot was a as the library in the inner success and was implemented as a permanent library city. Most of the time it Total formal library Total informal Total informal study service in all XXL weeks. Students, who can now make study places study places places Randwyck use of a good and safe study environment outside the is perfectly peaceful but Inner City UM campus, appreciate the extra service. students must not forget it is still a hotel. Jack Reilly Student International Business Strategy and Innovation, School of Business and Economics University Library Highlights 2019 Learning environments Education Prevention of stress and burnout Digital Detox problems for students Thanks to a workshop developed by the The University Library wholeheartedly library and UM Career Services, students supports the policy of Maastricht are trained how to deal with online University (UM) on wellbeing. information overload. The training is part Every day, thousands of students visit of the UM project Information-Wise. the library locations. It is important that You can read more about that project in library employees in the front the section ‘Education support’ on the offices can detect situations where help following pages. is needed. Thanks to several lectures by psychologists of the Student Services Leisure activities in the library Centre (SSC), we form an important link To stimulate a sense of wellbeing, we in the prevention of stress and burnout set up rooms in both library locations problems for students. Our staff is aware during the 2019 Wellbeing Week (4 -7 of possible services and support from UM November). In these wellbeing rooms, specialists and can refer solidly. students could relax and enjoy leisurely activities. This was much appreciated. 414,249 17,767 Entrance policy This past year the library has modified its entrance policy, taking into account students’ appeal for a more restrictive policy, to make sure UM students can make Number of Number of optimum use of the available study places. visiting students visiting employees As from April 2019, access is limited to UM/MUMC users, University of Midwifery Education & Studies users 68 42 and Open University students and employees. Private memberships are available for UM alumni and SenUM members (SenUM is the UM association of retired employees). Within the capacity limitations we are Private Non-UM happy that we can still provide one-day access, guided membership / MUMC+ tours and open days for visitors. New entrance gates visitors make the implementation of the new policy possible. Wellbeing room in the Inner City Library Total number of visitors between May 2019 to December 2019 University Library Highlights 2019 Learning environments Education Modern learning spaces Leading change in teaching & Traditionally, the University Library offers a learning spaces variety of study spaces for students. We aim to On 26 September, Adam create rich and interactive teaching and learning Finkelstein, Associate Director hubs where students, lecturers, researchers and Learning Environments at McGill external partners will be able to meet, create, University, presented his vision at share and apply knowledge. Maastricht University. His presentation addressed the Students are encouraged to participate in design- change process from traditional thinking processes or by using user-experience lecture halls to Active Learning research to, for example, design the new Tapijn Classrooms (ACLs) and Active Learning Spaces. The input of student panels is Learning Labs (ALLs), where used to adapt library services and to develop new collaborative, constructive learning space concepts. and self-directed learning are facilitated with classroom design and technology. He focused on didactic, strategic and organisational aspects of such a transformation. Leading change in teaching & learning spaces Adam Finkelstein’s talk beautifully showed the possibilities for education when place is taken seriously, and what can be achieved when design takes the principles of learning as a starting point. Anna Harris, Assistant Professor, Tapijn learning spaces designed based on the Faculty of Arts and Social input of students Sciences University Library Highlights 2019 Digital learning environment Education Digital assessment All in all, I prefer As of May 2019, we provide large-scale facilities for taking a digital digital assessment on a structural basis to be used exam over a in MECC Maastricht. Since autumn 2019, up to 800 standard hand- students can make an exam digitally at the same time. written exam as Test software is in place for a large variety types of the benefits outweigh the pitfalls tests. The digital assessment tool TestVision was, after a in my opinion. succesful pilot period, licensed by the University Library. In addition, we provide support on using this assessment Titus von Pachelbel-Gehag, tool and have developed workshops to help teaching Student at School of Business and staff effectively. Due to the growing demand for online Economics testing, the number of seats will be extended to 1400. Blended PBL support Throughout the The library provides lecturers and students with tools whole process for several teaching and learning activities as well as I did not only assessment. Relevant topics are elaborated such as: learn a lot about what do you want (your students) to know or be able working with to do at the end of the course? What teaching and the Testvision program, but I learning activities fit this goal? And how to facilitate also learned to think even more this? carefully about making exam questions smartly. I would not Next to teacher qualification