Introduction to NMPLIS Summer School

1. Introduction to NMPLIS Summer School Professors: Casarosa Vittore, Keefer Alice, KravchenkoVita, Olden Tony, Perez-Montoro Mario, Tammaro Anna Maria, Aleksejs Zorins NMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010

2. 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) NMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010

3. Parma University Team • Anna Maria Tammaro • Vittore Casarosa NMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010

4. Where do we live? NMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010

5. LIS in Parma University Postgraduate 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 NMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010

6. Unit 1 Users 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 2 Access 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 Parma team courses in NMPLIS NMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010

7. Barcelona University Team • Mario Perez Montoro • Alice Keefer NMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010

8. Where do we live? NMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010

9. LIS in Barcelona University • Faculty of Library and Information Science recently celebrated its ninetieth anniversary NMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010

10. Unit 4 Information 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 5 Digital 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. Barcelona Team courses in NMPLIS NMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010

11. Middlesex University Team • Tony Olden NMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010

12. Where do we live? NMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010

13. LIS in Middlesex University School of Engineering and Information Sciences NMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010

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

15. Rezekne University Team • Aleksejs Zorins • Vita Kravchenko NMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010

16. Where do we live? NMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010

17. LIS in Rezekne University Professional Master Study Program • Archive studies NMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010

18. Unit 6 Implementation 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 7 Document 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 Rezekne Team courses in NMPLIS NMPLIS Summer School, Tblisi, July 5-15, 2010