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Announcing
Professional Development Courses for Librarians
and Practicing Information Specialists
in Central and Eastern Europe
The International Centre for Information Management
Systems and Services (ICIMSS)
Torun, Poland.
Announcement
An international school for librarianship and information management,
formed in association with Nicholas Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
invites practising librarians, information specialists and library school
teachers (especially from Eastern and Central European countries) to apply
for enrollment.
The Professional Development program delivered through a combination of
residential and distance learning (across the Internet) methods, has been
implemented in October 1997 and tested by students taking part in its pilot
program, who have succesfully finished the full program of studies.
You can read their opinions and make individual contact by looking at the
"Student Directory" pages on the ICIMSS www site:
http://www.poniecki.org/ICIMSS/StudentsF.html
According to their suggestions there were introduced changes, so the
entire PDC lasts for 1,5 year and is experienced now by the second group
of students from Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Moldova, Russia, Serbia and
Poland.
An International board of highly visible and recognized experts from the
region, the United Kingdom and the United States have assembled an
internationally renowned faculty and written a curriculum specifically
aimed at conditions in Central and Eastern Europe.
Dates
ICIMSS announces that it will offer post-diploma Professional Development
courses in Information Science beginning October 11th, 1999. It will offer
a course of studies leading to an MLS (Masters in Library Science) degree
beginning in the following year. Professional Development courses will be
recognized towards the Masters program.
Background
Information science is one of the richest and most important research and
practice areas in today's environment. Social evolution and technological
progress continually raise new questions and challenges for librarians,
whether they work in public, academic, or specialized research libraries.
To help librarians gain the skills with which to solve these fundamental
challenges and to facilitate improved efficiency in library work, the
professional development courses will include sessions on the following
topics:
Semester I
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATION
Module Leader: Czes=B3aw Grycz, Bekeley (USA)
Assistant: Dr Dincho Krastev, Sofia (BG)
Distributed Networks
Client/Server Technology
Structure of Documents and Encoding Standards
Internet Tools
Document Presentation Tools (Style Sheets, HTML)
Practice in Creating Home Pages
Introduction to Applicable International Intellectual Property Law
PLANNING AND MANAGING THE PROCESS OF CHANGES
Module Leader: Simon Francis, London (UK)
Development and Planning.=20
Strategic planning and SWOT analysis.
The stages and structure of the planning process.
The Mission, Aims and Goals of the library.
Management structures and styles.
Managing change.
Staff structures and management.
Leadership.
Teamwork.
Semester 2
DIGITAL LIBRARIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Module Leader: Derek Law, Glasgow (UK)
Assistant: Maryla Styblinska, Katowice (PL)
Digital Libraries, Electronic Libraries and Hybrid Libraries: A Comparative
Study
Range of Alternative Exemplars Visible on the Internet Today
Resource Identification, Verification and Navigation
The organisation of networks
Search Engines and Information Retrieval Strategies
Z39.50 Protocols and OPACs
Cataloguing and Exchanging Bibliographic Information across the=20
Internet
Specific Useful Information Resources=20
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY
Module Leader: Maria =8Cliwi=F1ska, Torun (PL)
Assistant: Chris Hagar, Newcastle (UK)
Human Resources Managament:=20
- identifying the library needs and hiring people.
- training needs of the librarians
- appraisal systems
Communication
Customer care
Library resources
Dealing with vendors: submitting tenders, and RFP,=20
evaluating vendors.
Value of co-operation
Semester 3
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Module Leader : Terry Weech, Urbana-Champaign (USA)
Assistant: Geoff Weston, Hull (UK)
Fundamentals of Financial Documentation
Financial Analysis
Elements of Budget Formats and Financial Reporting
Financial Control and Organisational Procedures
Sources of Income, including Grants and Contracts
Planning for Financial Change in Organisation
Managing Resources: technological, human, knowledge, and financial
resource management
ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING
Module Leader: Edward Valauskas, Chicago (USA)
Advantages of Disadvantages of Electronic Publication
Digital Strategies: Planning in Preparation for Publication
Content and Design
Testing Electronic Publications
Making Publication Available: Licenses and other Solutions
Future Prospects for Electronic Publishing
Courses leading to an MLS degree will treat many of these same topics in
greater depth, allowing students to explore the areas in detail, and to
consider a variety of implications of modern digital networks on
collections development, library automation, patron services, and
library management.
Professional Development - Methodology
Students enrolled in Professional Development courses will be required to
attend a two-week residency in Torun, (October 11-22, 1999) during which
they will participate in a series of lectures and workshops. Following
this, students will return to their home institutions from which--for
another four months --they will conduct online exercises (using e-mail,
www, and Internet technology), interacting with their fellow students and
teachers using distance education facilities. Another two residential
sessions are planned around Easter vacation and in the next October. Each of
these sessions will be finished with the final assesment of two modules and
start with an introduction to another two modules.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the professional development program, candidates must
have a Bachelors' degree or the equivalent. Candidates will be selected on
the basis of the following criteria and requirements
* appropriate computer skills,
* knowledge of English,
* letters of reference (from their own institutions),
* demonstrated aptitude for study.
All applications will be review by the Centre's Recruitment Committee.
Since the Centre is international in scope the official language of
instruction will be English.
Application Deadline
The deadline for applications for the Fall 1999 semester is August, 31,=
1998.
Further Information
For additional information and an application package, please contact:
mailto: icimss@bu.uni.torun.pl
or visit our Web site, at
http://www.poniecki.org/ICIMSS/
Conclusion
If you wish to...
* learn more about the latest changes in the information
environment,
* update your expertise as a librarian or information
specialist,
* learn how is information created, recorded, and organised
for fast and easy retrieval,
* how prepare a www home page for your institution,
* how conduct an effective online search
...join us!
Yours truly,
Maria Sliwinska
Executive Director,=20
ICIMSS
Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika
ul. J. Gagarina 13
87-100 Torun, Poland
