NMPLISNMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010 Introduction to NMPLIS Summer School Professors: Casarosa Vittore, Keefer Alice, Kravchenko Vita, Olden

NMPLIS NMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010

Introduction to NMPLIS Summer School

Professors: Casarosa Vittore, Keefer Alice, Kravchenko Vita, Olden Tony, Perez-Montoro Mario, Tammaro Anna Maria, Aleksejs Zorins


Tempus Jep - NMPLIS

• Project Website for TEMPUS JEP– http://www.flib.sci.am/eng/Tempus/

• Partners– Middlesex University (London, UK) (Grant Contractor)

International Scientific Educational Centre of the National Academy of Sciences (Yerevan, Armenia)Fundamental Scientific Library of the National Academy of Sciences (Yerevan, Armenia)Ilia Chavchavadze State University (Tbilisi, Georgia)Georgian Library Association (Georgia)University of Parma (Parma, Italy)Rēzekne Higher Education Institution (Rēzekne, Latvia)The Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen, Scotland)University of Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)Tashkent Institute of Culture (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)Tashkent University of Information Technologies (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

http://www.flib.sci.am/eng/Tempus/


Parma University Team

• Anna Maria Tammaro• Vittore Casarosa


Where do we live?


LIS in Parma UniversityPostgraduate International Courses – in English • International Master Digital Library Learning

(Master 1° level) with Oslo Univ. College (coord.), Tallinn University.

– http://dill.hio.no/ Learning objectives• To gain knowledge of digital librarianship

through studying the cutting edge of digital library research as well as real world applications and best practices.

• To develop research skills through supervised independent research projects within the digital environment, using relevant methods and analytical approaches.

• To understand the impact of digital environments on the role of information professionals in the knowledge society.

Erasmus Mundus Scholarship http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/mundus/projects/index_en.html


Parma team courses in NMPLISUnit 1Users and usage

– The module will illustrate methodologies to analyse different communities of practice and learning needs and behaviours.

Learning objectives− To plan, develop and manage

a digital library programme centered on users

− To consider and make appropriate judgements about users needs, expectations and perceptions

Unit 2Access to digital libraries

– The module provides a conceptual framework for digital libraries, illustrating the relationship between people, content and technologies; it is based on research and experiences of digital libraries in a worldwide and universal context.

Learning objectives– To utilise their knowledge

of digital library technologies, and to develop strategic approaches to digital library


Barcelona University Team

• Mario Perez Montoro• Alice Keefer


Where do we live?


LIS in Barcelona University

• Faculty of Library and Information Science recently celebrated its ninetieth anniversary


Barcelona Team courses in NMPLIS

Unit 4Information Architecture

This course introduces the intellectual foundations of information organization and retrieval in web’s environment: basic concepts, organization systems, labeling systems, navigation systems, search systems and controlled vocabularies, as well as methodological strategies for information architecture implementation.

Unit 5Digital Preservation

This course offers an overview of the myriad challenges to preserving the digital resources found in virtually every library collection, including both “born digital” objects and those that result from digitization projects of documents in traditional formats.

Learning Objectives :

• To understand the main challenges for guaranteeing access to digital information over time.• To understand the institutional and economic implications for libraries assuming responsibility for preserving access to digital information.• To be aware of the major initiatives taking place on an international scale to stem the loss of digital information.


Middlesex University Team

• Tony Olden


Where do we live?


LIS in Middlesex University

School of Engineering and Information Sciences


Middlesex team course in NMPLIS

Unit 3

Marketing Library and Information Services By the end of the course participants will be:- Aware of the concepts of marketing and how ro apply

them to libraries and information- Aware of how to segment a market and of the

importance of targetting the most appropriate segments


Rezekne University Team

• Aleksejs Zorins • Vita Kravchenko


Where do we live?


LIS in Rezekne University

Professional Master Study Program

• Archive studies


Rezekne Team courses in NMPLIS

Unit 6Implementation of Digital Libraries

with MS Visual Studio

This course will bring students deeper understanding of digital library theory as well as knowledge integration with practical skills.

Unit 7Document Management and

Systematization

The course provides deeper knowledge about the principles of archives operation, their kinds, structure as well as documents regulating archives operation; course includes basic issues about work organization in archives, concentration, storage and usage of documents, as well as introduces students with one of the elements of the information resources and communication process

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NMPLISNMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010 Introduction to NMPLIS Summer School Professors: Casarosa Vittore, Keefer Alice, Kravchenko Vita, Olden