[LIS-Forum] IFLA ALP COURSE FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS IN ASIA-OCEANIA
JK Vijayakumar
vjkjk at yahoo.com
Mon Apr 21 09:56:46 IST 2003
CURRENT IT APPLICATIONS IN INFORMATION SERVICES:
A COURSE FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS IN
ASIA-OCEANIA
The School of Information Management, Victoria
University of Wellington
New Zealand
Sponsored by the IFLA Advancement of
Librarianship Programme
This short course is tailored specifically to the
needs of information professionals working in
developing countries in Asia and Oceania. It
provides basic knowledge and skills in the
application of information technology to the
operation of a modern information service,
whether public or private sector, as well as
hands-on experience in the development and use of
key technologies for the production, storage and
dissemination of information in proactive
information environments. The course includes
classroom instruction, extensive IT lab work, and
visits to a wide range of excellent,
state-of-the-art libraries and information
services in Wellington.
There are limited places for a small number of
fee-paying students - the cost of study in New
Zealand is low in comparison with other developed
countries. November-December is spring and early
summer in New Zealand, so the climate is
relatively mild. Students are provided with
single room accommodation in a University hostel
in the centre of Wellington, New Zealand's
harbourside capital city.
Week 1: IT for Information Services
Overview: the changing role of information
services, 'customer' focus, proactive management
Searching: online databases, Web searching,
search engines, search strategies
Website creation and management: Introduction to
software, basics of content management
Week 2: Databases and Metadata
Basics of database creation
Metadata basics, practical applications of
metadata
DB Textworks
IT-assisted thesaurus construction
Electronic publishing and writing
Week 3: IT for Collection Services
Overview: trends in collection management,
digital library concepts
Development of a digital library
Digitisation and preservation
Electronic records management
Week 4: Using the Web
Designing a Website
Use of key software: Fireworks, Dreamweaver, etc.
Putting a site together
Evaluation of Websites
Creation of a personal Website
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Approx dates: 4 weeks, Monday 17 Nov - Friday 12
Dec 2003
Approx cost: US$2500 (includes tuition, teaching
materials, accommodation and some meals). Airfare
extra
For further information please contact:
Professor G E Gorman
School of Information Management
Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600
Wellington 6015
New Zealand
email gary.gorman at vuw.ac.nz
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J K Vijayakumar
INFLIBNET
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