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The aim of this paper is to point out the importance of the concept of Open science within the academic community and highlight the connection and application of this global idea within higher education, emphasizing its advantages as well as the obstacles that may be encountered. The paper will highlight numerous European initiatives that are being developed between different organizations with the aim of advocating Open science. Furthermore, the emphasis of the paper will be on the idea of openness in science and the importance of the values promoted by the European University initiative in relation to the given topic. Methodology. this paper aims to show, through the Case study - example of the Library and Documentation Center of the Faculty of Economics and Business in Zagreb (FEB), that it is possible to successfully use the integrative approach of open science within the academic community by following examples of good practice within the University and higher education libraries. The limitation of the paper is that it is a Case study of one organization - the Faculty of Economics and Business Zagreb and its Library and Documentation Center. Originality. The originality of this paper is that on the basis of researching recent literature of the foreign and Croatian experts on open science and higher education, we present an overview of this topic from the aspect of the higher education Library and Documentation Center of the Faculty of Economics and Business Zagreb (FEB). The social impact and practical application of this paper is manifested in the need to promote the concept of open science in higher education, describing the current practice at the FEB Zagreb and the associated higher education library, which shows the efforts to adopt the model of "openness" through various activities and numerous projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective. The aim of the research is to point out the differences in the scientific discourse that prevail in the domains of information literacy and graduate employability. The previous research results of the two authors of this paper have shown a very weak overlap between the domains of information literacy and employability. In this research, through the analysis of the notions of skill and competence, the authors have tried to determine why these two very important notions from the context of employability do not contribute to the stronger connection between information literacy and the issue of youth employability. Methodology. The mapping and visualization of the domain of research was done by performing a bibliometric co-word analysis over the sets of documents extracted from the Scopus citation base. The analysis was carried out using the VOSviewer software developed at the Center for Science and Technology Studies in Leiden. Results. By constructing the model of the domains of information literacy and employability, the visual mapping of the key concepts has shown the differences that prevail in their discourse. The analysis was carried out through the concepts of skills and competences, which are characteristic terms related to graduate employability. From their position in the information literacy domain, it is evident that they are on the edge of the cluster of 'information literacy', in the environment and context of 'acquiring skills and competencies' that are very generally related to acquiring information literacy, regardless of work and/or employability. However, in the domain of employability, it is evident that they are at the center of the cluster of 'graduate employability', which embraces 'work and employability' on the one hand, and 'students and higher education' on the other hand. It is especially indicative that in the information literacy model constructed with minimal restrictions, there are no concepts related to work, employability or employment, which indicates that the entire discourse of the domain of information literacy is not oriented in that direction. Originality. So far, no comprehensive analysis of the employability domain and its discourse in the graduate employability segment has been carried out, especially from the information literacy point of view. This paper presents a specific aspect which suggests why the discourse of these two domains is different, although both terms of skills and competences are actively present. By using the methods and tools of visual mapping, the results are presented very intuitively, in a clear and easy manner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In order to follow the development of science and technology, libraries are faced with the need to change the ways they use their space and services, but also the ways they train users for their present and future needs. The advance of Internet and various communication channels available through Internet have created a new paradigm in the education of library users. More and more users are turning to Internet and other forms of e-education (e-journals, e-books, etc.) and their number is growing every day. Also, the forms of e-education in libraries are easily available, facilitate the communication between users and librarians, stimulate the education which does not depend solely on users' actual coming to the library, and as the final result, libraries have satisfied users. This paper follows the phases of creation and development of e-materials for educating library users, from the first decision to create the e-materials (initial discussions on the forms of e-education, choosing the best tools combinations, preparing the materials, etc.) to the final moment of publishing the materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]