Thanks Alice On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 8:41 AM, alice esguerra <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: alice esguerra <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 8:56 AM > Subject: Fwd: [IFLA-L] announcement : l...@web International Training > Program at University of Antwerp > To: [email protected] > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: libatweb <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 11:03 PM > Subject: [IFLA-L] announcement : l...@web International Training Program at > University of Antwerp > To: libatweb <[email protected]> > > > > > > l...@web : Management of Electronic Information and Digital Libraries > A new International Training Programme based on a long tradition > > > l...@web is the successor to the STIMULATE ITP which has been running > successfully for 10 years (2000-2010) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. > > 1. General introduction : aims and scope of the training > - Short description of the ITP : > Training of the new digital and electronic li-bra(r)i(a)ns to manage modern > library technologies which can effectively support development in science, > culture and technology. Emphasis is given to affordable electronic > information resources and locally produced digital libraries : libraries > and/or/on/for the web. > - Location : University of Antwerp, Belgium > - Date and duration : October-December 2011 (3 months) > - Target group : Young but technologically skilled librarians and > information managers in universities and research institutes > > 2. The programme : [sessions are half-day events] > > 1 Basic > - general introduction : poster session presenting the participants, > practical introduction to the ITP, modern trends in information services, > new information models (e.g. Open Access) [2 sessions] > - introduction to computer-, web- en internet technology (computer > networking, HTML, XML, website editing en evaluation) [10 sessions] > - introduction to digital documents and images : formats (PDF, ODF, JPG, > TIFF etc), tools (softwares) and management [6 sessions] > - introduction to digitalisation 2 > - introduction to documentary databases (ISIS and Greenstone) [6 > sessions] > - metadata : electronic bibliographic formats (MARC), Dublin Core and other > metadata standards [2 sessions] > > 2 Intermediate > - GreenStone Digital Library software : simple applications [2 > sessions] > - ISIS-software : principles of library automation, ABCD introduction and > overview, using the basic functions [4 sessions] > - visits to Flemish/Dutch scientific libraries [10 sessions] > - informetrics and evaluation of electronic information [6 sessions] > - review of electronic information resources : free and paid [4 > sessions] > - online searching : strategies and search practices [2 sessions] > - introduction to libraries and electronic learning platforms [2 > sessions] > > 3 Advanced > - ABCD : creating new applications, use of advanced loans module, > (e-)journals management and advanced Meta Search OPAC and Site [5 > sessions] > - Greenstone : advanced applications [3 sessions] > - Management of e-journals : usage monitoring and evaluation, > consortia-building [4 sessions] > - Presentation techniques and preparation of the project presentation [3 > sessions] > - Individual guidance sessions for participant's projects [5 > sessions] > > total : 80 sessions > > 3. Admission criteria : > The course will accept 2 types of participants : > > - Normal applicants who qualify according to the academic admission > criteria (see below) and pay for their participation fee (about 2500 euros) > themselves or by other sponsors. > > - VLIR/UOS grantees : up to 12 scholarships will be granted to > candidates who have submitted the full VLIR/UOS scholarship application form > (see VLIR/UOS website at http://scholarships.vliruos.be). Such applicants > should come from the Belgian Development Co-operation list of co-operating > countries and not be employed by VLIR/IUC partner universities; the > selection will aim at a gender balance (50-50), a good spread over > South-East Asia, Africa and Latin-America but with special emphasis on > Sub-Sahara African countries. For all questions about the scholarships, > please refer to the VLIR/UOS website mentioned above. No questions on this > will be replied by the l...@web organizers. > > Academic admission requirements > - Applicants should hold a university degree (BA or MA), ideally in > Information & Library Science, Computer Science or a related discipline. > - Applicants ideally are in between 25-35 years old. Candidates over > 40 years old will not be accepted. > - Applicants have at least 2 years of professional experience in a > scientific/academic library or similar information-intensive job. > - Applicants must show strong institutional support from their > employer. The applicant’s employer should state his support with an official > letter. > - Applicants must be proficient in English. Those who received a > university education in English must provide an official certificate > confirming this. Other applicants must submit one of the following test > results: TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): minimum score of 550 > for paper-based test, or 79 for internet-based test (see www.toefl.org) or > IELTS (International English Language Testing System): minimum score of 6.0 > (see www.ielts.org) > > 4. Application procedure and deadlines > - The application form, together with all required documents, should be > sent directly to the promoter of l...@web, prof. Dr. Egbert de Smet > /University of Antwerp (Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium). > Applications that are incomplete, illegible or reach the admission office > after the deadline will be automatically rejected. Electronic applications > are not accepted. Applications sent to VLIR-UOS Scholarship office shall not > be considered. > - Applicants applying for both admission and VLIR-UOS scholarship must meet > both the academic admission requirements and the scholarship criteria. > Applicants applying for admission only, simply need to consider the > admission requirements. > - Applicants applying for the VLIR-UOS scholarship must fill in the > pre-screening form of VLIR-UOS in order to obtain a VLIR-UOS file number. > This pre-screening form is available on www.scholarships.vliruos.be > > 5. Further information > For all other information and possible updates on this International > Training Programme, please refer to its website : > http://www.ua.ac.be/l...@web . > > > > > -- > Alicia C. Esguerra > Assistant Prof. III/ Librarian > Bulacan State University > City of Malolos, Bulacan 3000 > Philippines > +63 044 7961417 > www.bulsu.edu.ph > > > > > > -- > Alicia C. Esguerra > Assistant Prof. III/ Librarian > Bulacan State University > City of Malolos, Bulacan 3000 > Philippines > +63 044 7961417 > www.bulsu.edu.ph > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Filipino Librarians" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<filipinolibrarians%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/filipinolibrarians?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/filipinolibrarians?hl=en.
