Publications
ERYICA produces guides, toolkits, manuals, research reports and other resources aimed to share knowledge and to support youth information services and professionals.
Chatbots in Youth Information Work — Navigating AI, Changing Information Behaviour and the Future of Youth Information
Developed as part of the ERASMUS+ youthinfo.ai project, this report addresses how rapid advancements in generative AI are transforming young people’s information-seeking behaviour.
It pairs an analysis of young people's shift toward conversational AI tools with an examination of the opportunities, limitations, and necessary conditions for integrating chatbots into youth work.
AI Tools for Youth Work: Testing, Cascade Training & Key Findings
As part of the Erasmus+ project AI Youth Navigator, this report describes the testing workshops, cascade training, and feedback and findings on the selected AI tools, which are now available on the project website.
Ethical AI in Youth Information Work — Ethical Landscape and Survey Findings
Created as part of the ERASMUS+ youthinfo.ai project, this publication presents the initial findings on AI ethics, regulations, and practical use in the sector.
It pairs a review of the European ethical and regulatory landscape with an analysis of a survey gathering 195 responses from youth information and youth work professionals.
Policy recommendations for enhancing Youth Mental Health Support
This report compiles and presents nine policy recommendations for stakeholders to enhance youth mental health support. This can be used as a document to lean on for advocacy at the local, regional, national and international level.
Mental Health Literacy in Youth Information Work
This guide is an indispensable tool for youth workers, information professionals, and anyone interested in the welfare of young people in the field of youth information work.
I'm voting: A guide to the 2024 European elections
This guide is a practical tool intended for young people and all people in contact with young people to cover basic concepts and information about the EU, the impact of the EU in daily life and provide information about voting.
MedYIa Manual
The MedYIa training and eLearning course offers a solid foundation for anyone who encounters young people in their work and who wants to integrate the topic of media and information literacy (MIL) in their activities in one form or another.
Guide on youth participation in Youth Information
The guide aims to discover how youth information services can involve youthe in the design, delivery, dissemination, evaluation, and governance of youth information services.
Report on the survey of youth information professionals for the project medyia
The report provides recommendations to policymakers, institutional bodies and youth information professionals to enhance young people’s Media and Information Literacy skills.
#YouthInfoComp — A European competence framework for Youth Information workers
The framework offers a shared reference tool for describing the competences required by youth information workers.
The DesYIgn toolkit
The toolkit provides information and practical resources to support youth workers and youth information workers to design services with young people.
Ensuring Quality in Youth Information and Counselling
This user-friendly document gives practical ideas for the implementation of the Charter principles, showcases good practices and includes testimonies of young people.