STIMULATE -6 (Scientific and Technological Information Management in Universities and Libraries: an Active Training Environment) An International Training Program Announcement Information about this training program can be found at http://www.vub.ac.be/BIBLIO/itp/ The program is planned to take place mainly in Brussels, Belgium, from Monday morning October 2 to Thursday evening December 21, 2006. Language used is English. Context and evolution of the program: The initiative has been approved by the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR) and is sponsored by the Belgian Government (the directorate named DGOS since December 2002). This fits in a series of similar international training activities that have been organized since 1991, named MIST 1, 2, 3, KNOW-HOW, and STIMULATE 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. This initiative is aimed primarily at persons with a university degree (Bachelor or Master), who work in universities, information and documentation centers, and libraries, including of course university libraries, and who have a few years of practical experience. The term Active Training Environment in the title of the training program reflects our wish to create an environment in which each participant is stimulated to get involved actively, supported by the lecturers and the infrastructure provided by the training program. This fits well into the general, worldwide trend away from "teaching" to "learning management". Contents of the program: The sessions are organised in such a way that --the first month = introduction level, --the second month = intermediate level, and --the third month = more advanced level. Thanks to this approach and organisation, it may make sense to participate exceptionally during only one or two of the three months, depending on expertise. However, the available scholarships are granted only to persons who will participate for the full three months. To start with, the participants are offered an orientation tour of the University and the Library. Then some of the following subjects are covered. Of course, due to the limited available time, not all the mentioned subjects can be discussed in each training program, but a SELECTION will be made by the organisers. The concrete content of each training program depends on the availability of suitable expert lecturers from Belgium and from abroad during the period of the training program. As soon as possible, the concrete schedule is made available through the WWW site of the program. 1. Management in libraries and information centers: Statistics to support decision making for information science and for library management. Business plans for libraries and information centers. Using spreadsheets in the management of libraries and information centers. Collection development. Consortia of libraries for the acquisition of electronic journals and databases. Scientific writing methods. ISBD = International Standard Bibliographic Description. Formats for computer-based cataloguing; MARC formats. National libraries and national bibliographies. Knowledge organisation: subject classification schemes; thesaurus systems, ontologies. Citation analysis. Assessing the influence of scientific journals; citations and impact factors. The bibliometric laws. Scientometrics. Architecture of libraries and information centers. Orientation of information users; relations with information users. Interlibrary lending and co-operation; document delivery. Development of a national or regional information network. The information society. Cultural aspects of the information society and information technology transfer. Copyright; information security; trans-border data flow. Writing a project proposal (for instance related to the establishment of an information network). Conservation/preservation of printed documents. Conservation/preservation of digital documents. Informetric aspects of the Internet. Artificial intelligence and knowledge representation in information science. Electronic journals: implementation in a library. Integration of e-learning environments and library services. Libraries involvement in scientific publishing. International co-operation projects. 2. Information and communication technology for libraries and information centers: Microcomputer systems: evolution of hardware. Disks for computers. CD-ROM. CD-ROM in a local area network. CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW. Microcomputer operating systems. Microcomputer systems: applications software. Text editing; word processing; desktop publishing. Presentation of data, using a microcomputer. Creating charts to present information. Image processing; graphics file formats; photo/image editing. Multimedia / Hypermedia. Data communication; computer networks; Internet. Internet services. Client-server systems. Electronic mail. World-Wide Web; hypertext and hypermedia. Data-communications networks and librarians. Selecting and procuring a computer system; writing a proposal for a computer implementation. Providing access to information through public Internet workstations. Methods for access to databases through Internet: telnet, http/WWW, Z39.50 and ISO239.50, Open Archives Initiative - Metadata Harvesting Protocol. 3. Information retrieval/searching: Introductory concepts about information. Internet-based information resources: introduction. Bibliographic databases. The information industry and the information market. Online information retrieval and database searching; search tactics and strategies. Internet search engines. Information available free of charge; open access. Online access databases about journal articles. Electronic newsletters and journals. Computer-network based interest groups. Patent information. Online systems versus CD-ROM. Citation searching. Theoretical and quantitative aspects of information retrieval. Evaluating the quality of information sources. Evaluation of information retrieval strategies and systems. 4. Information architecture: Basic, fundamental, theoretical concepts. Software packages for local storage and retrieval of bibliographic information. Introduction to the ISIS software package family for information storage and retrieval. The application of ISIS: searching, editing data in a database, output of selected data to file or printer; developing a database structure; indexing data for fast retrieval; ISIS for Windows; WINISIS; history and future of ISIS; programming in ISIS. Formats: MARC; application of MARC in ISIS. Databases (and ISIS in particular) through the WWW. Downloading of information and record format conversion. Relational databases. Library automation. Online Public Access Catalogues (OPACs). Archives and records management. Archives in the domain of science and technology. Geographic Information Systems (GIS): an introduction. Developing a web site; HTML, CSS, XML, XSL; intranets; developing an intranet. Evaluating web sites. Dynamic web pages. Developing co-operative community WWW sites; Web contents management systems. Setting up an electronic newsletter. Extensions of the classical WWW. (Client-based and server-based). Study visits: In addition to the courses taking place at the university campus, study visits are organised. At the end of the program all participants obtain a certificate stating that they have indeed participated, with a reference to the full detailed overview of the program contents on the WWW site of the program. Several substantial parts of the program are followed by an evaluation by the responsible expert of the knowledge and skills acquired by each participant; this can lead to a certificate of active and successful participation. Participants should of course bring a notebook or laptop computer, if they have one available. Ideally they should buy or rent a personal notebook computer as soon as they arrive, assisted by the program organisers. Grants: Participation is free of charge (!) for 12 to 15 participants from developing countries, who are selected by the organisers, VL.I.R. (the Flemish Inter-university Council) and DGOS. They also receive a grant to cover the costs of accommodation and an airplane return ticket. The detailed grant application form is available as a PDF file through the Internet from http://www.vlir.be/ There you can also find an explanation of the procedures to apply for the grant. That PDF file can be printed with the suitable program provided free of charge by Adobe through the WWW: http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html Grant applications must be received by VLIR before the end of February! (Do NOT send requests for a grant or any other correspondence about the grants to the organisers, but only to VLIR.) If this procedure is not suitable for you, you can ask your local Belgian embassy for a printed version of the application form for the grant, or you can ask further information from VLIR: please contact Mr. Maarten Timmermans, tel. +32 2 289 05 58 or maarten.timmermans@vlir.be or Mrs. Kristel Wijshof, tel. +32 2 289 05 57 or kristel.wijshof@vlir.be at the VLIR-UDC Secretariat; the general e-mail address is scholarships@vlir.be. The ideal participant applying for a grant is younger than 40 years, and will be able to apply what has been learned directly in a professional scientific or technical environment afterwards. Normal registration: Besides the persons who receive a grant from the Belgian Government through VLIR, 5 to 8 persons can participate after paying a tuition fee that is small in comparison with similar programs. The costs mentioned do NOT include air travel, meals and accommodation, but do include transport from the airport upon arrival, course materials, study visits and social activities. The cost of living in Belgium is not exceptional. -To participate during the full period: 2400 Euro -Exceptionally, persons who cannot participate for the whole period can nevertheless participate during 2 months only (1800 Euro) or during 1 month only (1000 Euro). It makes sense to attend for instance the first month or the first two months only. It makes less sense to participate only during the second or the third month, as introductions to some activities or topics may be missed. -To participate to particular items selected from the program: 30 Euro per half day. To register and pay the tuition fee, send the form (see below) by classical mail together with an international bank transfer / bank cheque / bank draft, payable to University Library V.U.B., Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 BRUSSEL, Belgium, with no need for any bank account numbers. If however this simple procedure is NOT suitable for you, then you can transfer the required sum of money to the following bank account of the V.U.B.: Fortis Bank located at Warandeberg 3 in B-1000 Brussel, Belgium, account number 001-0686459-66 or IBAN = BE07 0010 6864 5966 and do not forget (!) to mention as a remark: for WD006240 BIBL WER3 The money received by the VUB must be transferred internally to this account. (Without your remark, the money may be not retraceable and lost.) We recommend you to register as early as possible: first come, first served: the arrival of your participation fee determines who can participate. There is NO need to apply prior to the registration, to request permission to participate from the organizers and their universities. The decision if the program is suitable and appropriate for an interested person is to be made by that person and not by the organizers. Accommodation: The organisers of this program normally book a single, cheap, basic room in advance as accommodation for each participant, unless a participant writes us that he/she wants to take care of accommodation personally, for instance by staying with a friend or by renting a room that offers more luxury. Participants pay for their own accommodation. If we can book many weeks in advance, then we can normally find basic accommodation for about 300 euro per month; however, a late receipt of the tuition fee forces us to book a more expensive room. Medical insurance: It is recommended that participants are covered during their stay by a full medical insurance. In Belgium, this costs about 40 euro per month. The program organisers take care of this. How to contact the organizers? E-mail (Internet): stimulate at vub.ac.be or Paul.Nieuwenhuysen at vub.ac.be (change at in @ when you want to use an address) Fax 32 2 629 2693 (or 2282) Tel. 32 2 629 2629 or 32 2 629 2429 or 32 2 629 2609 Telex 61051 vubco-b Classical mail: STIMULATE-ITP (or Paul NIEUWENHUYSEN), University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, BELGIUM Location: The training is mainly organized at the University Library of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B). The campus is located south of the older centre of the city of Brussels, and can easily be reached by Metro (subway), tram and bus. Program and Steering Committee: The course director is Dr. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and guest professor at Universiteit Antwerpen, Science and technology librarian, and Head of the information and documentation department of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. An official, formal Steering Committee is composed of members from the co-operating universities in Flanders, -Vrije Universiteit Brussel, -Universiteit Antwerpen -Katholieke Universiteit Leuven This Steering Committee supervises the organisation, the program and the budget; this committee reports formally to VLIR. Feel free to distribute this document; this version is dated 25 July 2005. ---------------------------- Forwarded by J K Vijayakumar Member Standing Committee IFLA-UN Section --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. STIMULATE -6 (Scientific and Technological Information Management in Universities and Libraries: an Active Training Environment) An International Training Program Announcement Information about this training program can be found at http://www.vub.ac.be/BIBLIO/itp http://www.vub.ac.be/BIBLIO/itp/ The program is planned to take place mainly in Brussels , Belgium , from Monday morning October 2 to Thursday evening December 21, 2006. Language used is English. Context and evolution of the program: The initiative has been approved by the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR) and is sponsored by the Belgian Government (the directorate named DGOS since December 2002). This fits in a series of similar international training activities that have been organized since 1991, named MIST 1, 2, 3, KNOW-HOW, and STIMULATE 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. This initiative is aimed primarily at persons with a university degree (Bachelor or Master), who work in universities, information and documentation centers, and libraries, including of course university libraries, and who have a few years of practical experience. The term Active Training Environment in the title of the training program reflects our wish to create an environment in which each participant is stimulated to get involved actively, supported by the lecturers and the infrastructure provided by the training program. This fits well into the general, worldwide trend away from "teaching" to "learning management". Contents of the program: The sessions are organised in such a way that --the first month = introduction level, --the second month = intermediate level, and --the third month = more advanced level. Thanks to this approach and organisation, it may make sense to participate exceptionally during only one or two of the three months, depending on expertise. However, the available scholarships are granted only to persons who will participate for the full three months. To start with, the participants are offered an orientation tour of the University and the Library. Then some of the following subjects are covered. Of course, due to the limited available time, not all the mentioned subjects can be discussed in each training program, but a SELECTION will be made by the organisers. The concrete content of each training program depends on the availability of suitable expert lecturers from Belgium and from abroad during the period of the training program. As soon as possible, the concrete schedule is made available through the WWW site of the program. 1. Management in libraries and information centers: Statistics to support decision making for information science and for library management. Business plans for libraries and information centers. Using spreadsheets in the management of libraries and information centers. Collection development. Consortia of libraries for the acquisition of electronic journals and databases. Scientific writing methods. ISBD = International Standard Bibliographic Description. Formats for computer-based cataloguing; MARC formats. National libraries and national bibliographies. Knowledge organisation: subject classification schemes; thesaurus systems, ontologies. Citation analysis. Assessing the influence of scientific journals; citations and impact factors. The bibliometric laws. Scientometrics. Architecture of libraries and information centers. Orientation of information users; relations with information users. Interlibrary lending and co-operation; document delivery. Development of a national or regional information network. The information society. Cultural aspects of the information society and information technology transfer. Copyright; information security; trans-border data flow. Writing a project proposal (for instance related to the establishment of an information network). Conservation/preservation of printed documents. Conservation/preservation of digital documents. Informetric aspects of the Internet. Artificial intelligence and knowledge representation in information science. Electronic journals: implementation in a library. Integration of e-learning environments and library services. Libraries involvement in scientific publishing. International co-operation projects. 2. Information and communication technology for libraries and information centers: Microcomputer systems: evolution of hardware. Disks for computers. CD-ROM. CD-ROM in a local area network. CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW. Microcomputer operating systems. Microcomputer systems: applications software. Text editing; word processing; desktop publishing. Presentation of data, using a microcomputer. Creating charts to present information. Image processing; graphics file formats; photo/image editing. Multimedia / Hypermedia. Data communication; computer networks; Internet. Internet services. Client-server systems. Electronic mail. World-Wide Web; hypertext and hypermedia. Data-communications networks and librarians. Selecting and procuring a computer system; writing a proposal for a computer implementation. Providing access to information through public Internet workstations. Methods for access to databases through Internet: telnet, http/WWW, Z39.50 and ISO239.50, Open Archives Initiative - Metadata Harvesting Protocol. 3. Information retrieval/searching: Introductory concepts about information. Internet-based information resources: introduction. Bibliographic databases. The information industry and the information market. Online information retrieval and database searching; search tactics and strategies. Internet search engines. Information available free of charge; open access. Online access databases about journal articles. Electronic newsletters and journals. Computer-network based interest groups. Patent information. Online systems versus CD-ROM. Citation searching. Theoretical and quantitative aspects of information retrieval. [A] Evaluating the quality of information sources. Evaluation of information retrieval strategies and systems. 4. Information architecture: Basic, fundamental, theoretical concepts. Software packages for local storage and retrieval of bibliographic information. Introduction to the ISIS software package family for information storage and retrieval. The application of ISIS: searching, editing data in a database, output of selected data to file or printer; developing a database structure; indexing data for fast retrieval; ISIS for Windows; WINISIS; history and future of ISIS; programming in ISIS. Formats: MARC; application of MARC in ISIS . Databases (and ISIS in particular) through the WWW. Downloading of information and record format conversion. Relational databases. Library automation. Online Public Access Catalogues (OPACs). Archives and records management. Archives in the domain of science and technology. Geographic Information Systems (GIS): an introduction. Developing a web site; HTML, CSS, XML, XSL; intranets; developing an intranet. Evaluating web sites. Dynamic web pages. Developing co-operative community WWW sites; Web contents management systems. Setting up an electronic newsletter. Extensions of the classical WWW. (Client-based and server-based). Study visits: In addition to the courses taking place at the university campus, study visits are organised. At the end of the program all participants obtain a certificate stating that they have indeed participated, with a reference to the full detailed overview of the program contents on the WWW site of the program. Several substantial parts of the program are followed by an evaluation by the responsible expert of the knowledge and skills acquired by each participant; this can lead to a certificate of active and successful participation. Participants should of course bring a notebook or laptop computer, if they have one available. Ideally they should buy or rent a personal notebook computer as soon as they arrive, assisted by the program organisers. Grants: Participation is free of charge (!) for 12 to 15 participants from developing countries, who are selected by the organisers, VL.I.R. (the Flemish Inter-university Council) and DGOS. They also receive a grant to cover the costs of accommodation and an airplane return ticket. The detailed grant application form is available as a PDF file through the Internet from http://www.vlir.be/ http://www.vlir.be/ There you can also find an explanation of the procedures to apply for the grant. That PDF file can be printed with the suitable program provided free of charge by Adobe through the WWW: http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html Grant applications must be received by VLIR before the end of February! (Do NOT send requests for a grant or any other correspondence about the grants to the organisers, but only to VLIR.) If this procedure is not suitable for you, you can ask your local Belgian embassy for a printed version of the application form for the grant, or you can ask further information from VLIR: please contact Mr. Maarten Timmermans, tel. +32 2 289 05 58 or mailto:%20maarten.timmermans@vlir.be maarten.timmermans@vlir.be or Mrs. Kristel Wijshof, tel. +32 2 289 05 57 or mailto:%20kristel.wijshof@vlir.be kristel.wijshof@vlir.be at the VLIR-UDC Secretariat; the general e-mail address is mailto:%20scholarships@vlir.be scholarships@vlir.be . The ideal participant applying for a grant is younger than 40 years, and will be able to apply what has been learned directly in a professional scientific or technical environment afterwards. Normal registration: Besides the persons who receive a grant from the Belgian Government through VLIR, 5 to 8 persons can participate after paying a tuition fee that is small in comparison with similar programs. The costs mentioned do NOT include air travel, meals and accommodation, but do include transport from the airport upon arrival, course materials, study visits and social activities. The cost of living in Belgium is not exceptional. -To participate during the full period: 2400 Euro -Exceptionally, persons who cannot participate for the whole period can nevertheless participate during 2 months only (1800 Euro) or during 1 month only (1000 Euro). It makes sense to attend for instance the first month or the first two months only. It makes less sense to participate only during the second or the third month, as introductions to some activities or topics may be missed. -To participate to particular items selected from the program: 30 Euro per half day. To register and pay the tuition fee, send the form (see below) by classical mail together with an international bank transfer / bank cheque / bank draft, payable to University Library V.U.B., Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 BRUSSEL, Belgium, with no need for any bank account numbers. If however this simple procedure is NOT suitable for you, then you can transfer the required sum of money to the following bank account of the V.U.B.: Fortis Bank located at Warandeberg 3 in B-1000 Brussel, Belgium, account number 001-0686459-66 or IBAN = BE07 0010 6864 5966 and do not forget (!) to mention as a remark: for WD006240 BIBL WER3 The money received by the VUB must be transferred internally to this account. (Without your remark, the money may be not retraceable and lost.) We recommend you to register as early as possible: first come, first served: the arrival of your participation fee determines who can participate. There is NO need to apply prior to the registration, to request permission to participate from the organizers and their universities. The decision if the program is suitable and appropriate for an interested person is to be made by that person and not by the organizers. Accommodation : The organisers of this program normally book a single, cheap, basic room in advance as accommodation for each participant, unless a participant writes us that he/she wants to take care of accommodation personally, for instance by staying with a friend or by renting a room that offers more luxury. Participants pay for their own accommodation. If we can book many weeks in advance, then we can normally find basic accommodation for about 300 euro per month; however, a late receipt of the tuition fee forces us to book a more expensive room. Medical insurance: It is recommended that participants are covered during their stay by a full medical insurance. In Belgium , this costs about 40 euro per month. The program organisers take care of this. How to contact the organizers? E-mail (Internet): stimulate at vub.ac.be or Paul.Nieu wenhuysen at vub.ac.be (change at in @ when you want to use an address) Fax 32 2 629 2693 (or 2282) Tel. 32 2 629 2629 or 32 2 629 2429 or 32 2 629 2609 Telex 61051 vubco-b Classical mail: STIMULATE-ITP (or Paul NIEUWENHUYSEN), University Library, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, BELGIUM Location: The training is mainly organized at the University Library of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B). The campus is located south of the older centre of the city of Brussels , and can easily be reached by Metro (subway), tram and bus. Program and Steering Committee: The course director is Dr. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and guest professor at Universiteit Antwerpen, Science and technology librarian, and Head of the information and documentation department of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. An official, formal Steering Committee is composed of members from the co-operating universities in Flanders , -Vrije Universiteit Brussel, -Universiteit Antwerpen -Katholieke Universiteit Leuven This Steering Committee supervises the organisation, the program and the budget; this committee reports formally to VLIR. Feel free to distribute this document; this version is dated 25 July 2005. ---------------------------- Forwarded by J K Vijayakumar Member Standing Committee IFLA-UN Section Yahoo! for Good http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.