Presentations about STIMULATE 08Brussels, BelgiumDecember 2008

Bahiru Shifaw Yimer, Assistant Librarian,Faculty of Veterinary

Medicine,Addis Ababa University,

EthiopiaEmail address: z

enba2007@yahoo.com

Summary of the STIMULATE 08 Program

Library visits to gain practical experience of how they actually work

Presentation of information in a scientific environment

Elementary statistics for effective library and information service management

CDS/ISIS, ABCD and other softwares for library automation

Greenstone software for digitizing libraries

HTML and XML for developing web pages

Citation analysis, network and graph theory

Copyright, inter lending and document supply

Developing a business plan for libraries

Weak Points and Suggestions to Improve the Organization of the Program

Handouts and manuals of some of the courses are given late. It is better to prepare earlier and give prior to the start of the program

The time given for library visit is not enough

It is good to include courses on network administration and management to make information professionals all rounded so that they can deal with databases and web pages efficiently

Strong Points of the Organization of the Program

Coordination of students as well as timely information about changes to the schedule of the program provided by Alexander Coppens with his decent and interesting behavior

Provision of computers and network infrastructure not only in the classrooms but also in the living rooms

Best Components of the Contents of the Program

All courses are best components

Not so Good Components of the Contents of the Program

One day long class by the same lecturer

Recommendation for the Management of my Institution

Developing websites not only for the library but also for the institution itself

Initiation and establishment of consortium

Designing and incorporating information literacy program to the curriculum of the institution

Automation and digitization of the library

Wiki

Institutional repository

Finally, I would like to thank

The government of BelgiumPaul P. Nieuwenhuysen (Coordinator and Director)LecturersVLIRUOS Scholarship TeamStimulate 8 Students