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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (M. Sliwinska)
Mon Jun 5 20:13:40 2000
Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 15:13:31 +0200
From: "M. Sliwinska" <maria@ICIMSS.UNI.TORUN.PL>
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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 programme, of 1.5 years' duration,
is
delivered through a combination of residential and distance
learning
(across the Internet) methods, was implemented in October 1997
and
tested by students taking part in its pilot programme, who have
succesfully finished their studies. You can read their opinions and
make
individual contact by looking at the "Student Directory" pages on
the
ICIMSS www site:
http://www.icimss.uni.torun.pl/StudentsF.html
Since its inception, the course has received students from Austria,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia,
Serbia,
Slovakia and Poland.
An International board of 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 the post-diploma Professional
Development courses in Library and Information Management
beginning 4th September 2000.
Background
Information management 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 and other information professionals gain the skills
with which to solve these fundamental challenges and to facilitate
improved efficiency in library work, the Professional Development
Programme is composed of the following courses:
Semester I
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATION
Module Leader: Czeslaw 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.
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 Internet Specific Useful
Information
Resources
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY
Module Leader: Maria Sliwinska, Torun (PL)
Assistant: Chris Hagar, Newcastle (UK)
Human Resources Managament:
- 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,
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
Professional Development - Methodology
Students enrolled in the Professional Development Programme will
be
required to attend a two-week residency in Torun, (4-16
September,
2000) during which they will participate in a series of lectures and
workshops. Following this, students will return to their home
institutions from which, for several months, they will conduct on-
line
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 September. Each of these sessions will be
finished with
the final assessment of two modules and start with an introduction
to
another two modules.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Professional Development Programme,
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 1
August 2000
Further Information
For additional information and an application package, please
contact:
mailto: icimss@icimss.uni.torun.pl
or visit our Web site, at
http://www.icimss.uni.torun.pl/
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 on-line search
...join us!
Yours truly,
Maria Sliwinska
Executive Director,
ICIMSS
Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika
ul. J. Gagarina 13
87-100 Torun, Poland
