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Centre for Science and Environment based in New Delhi, is conducting a Four
day Workshop on Empowering Institutions: Training Programme on Library,
Information Management and Web-based Outreach at New Delhi on February
12th, 2013.

The workshop is our response to repetitive requests from varied
organizational sectors; this specially designed course will teach
participants on how to manage all aspects and types of information, at an
institutional level and develop a virtual resource centre using open source
tools and technologies

Training Detail:

Empowering Institutions: Training Programme on Library, Information
Management and Web-based Outreach

February 12-15, 2013

Managing information, in the internet era with explosive information
availability demands special skills and calls for investments in
strengthening the information infrastructure and skills of an organisation.

This specially designed course will teach participants on how to manage all
aspects and types of information, at an institutional level and develop a
virtual resource centre using open source tools and technologies.

Some fellowships available for: Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
Bhutan and Maldives

Conducted by:

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) with more than 25 years of
experience in managing thousands books, articles, news clippings, video
films, photographs and contact addresses. CSE is also the developer and
manager of virtual information gateway “India Environment Portal (
http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in)”

Course content

    Planning and managing resource centres in the digital age

    Sourcing information (print/electronic, internet for research)

    Organising Information:  Classification & Indexing (including digitized
resources)

    A primer on managing  audio-visual resources (films, photos, Cds, etc.)

    Digitisation and e-documentation of news clippings, articles, reports
and documents

    Building contact databases

    Knowledge creation and dissemination (Information Services/Products)

    E-mail for outreach (mass mail using open source s/w)

    Online presence : reaching out through the web

    Potential of social media and web 2.0 for information dissemination and
communication

Course fee

NGOs: Rs. 4,400 per participant
Corporate, government and international organizations: Rs 8,800 per
participant
Accomodation and related costs are not included in the cost. However, CSE
can help you find a place to stay.

The course fee should be paid in advance by demand draft/cheque in the name
of CENTRE FOR SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT. (Add Rs.15 for all non-Delhi cheques)

Who should attend

Information professionals in NGOs/ Government /International Organisations/
Corporate/ Individuals interested in quality information management and
strengthening their organizational capacities.

Programme Schedule

Date: February 12-15, 2013;
Time: 10.30 am to 5.00 pm
Venue: Centre for Science and Environment, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional
Area, New Delhi- 62

Register Online

http://www.cseindia.org/content/empowering-institutions-training-programme-library-information-management-and-web-based-outr

For information contact:

Kiran Pandey
Programme Director-Library and Information Management
Centre for Science and Environment
41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi - 62
Phone: +91 (011) 29955124/125 (Ext. 287)
Mob: 9968767698
Fax: +91 (011) 29955879
Email:  kirandwi at gmail.com, kiran at cseindia.org



Thanks & Regards

Lalit Maurya
Astt. Information Manager
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
New Delhi

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