Stimulate7,

2007

A REVIEW ON STIMULATE 7

MAGIMBI GEOFREYASSISTANT LIBRARIAN

AFRICAN RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRE

UGANDA MARTYRS UNIVERSITYP.O BOX 5498, KAMPALA

UGANDAEMAIL: gmagimbi@umu.ac.ug gmagimbi@yahoo.com

Stimulate7,

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Summary of the contents of the programme• Presentation of information in a scientific form• Database designing and multi-media applications using

WINISIS, GENISIS and WEBLIS• Website designing using HTML and XML• Elementary statistics for effective information service

management and informetrics• Citation analysis and information retrieval instruments• Bibliographic description for books, and thesaurus• Building digital libraries using Greenstone software

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Suggestions to improve the organization of the programme• Evaluation of the participants

should be made compulsory• The time for the programme

should be increased to atleast three and half months

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Strong points

• Very qualified professors giving assistance whenever you need it

• Effective communication between the participants and the stimulate office (Assistant for stimulate 7)

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Best academic components of the programme

• Database management and multi-media applications using WINISIS, GENISIS and WEBLIS

• Statistics for effective library and information service management

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The least interesting academic component of the programme

• Bibliographic description for books

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2007

Recommendations for management in my home University• To fully use free software in

information management (WINISIS, GENISIS and WEBLIS)

• Continuous training of staff in technological information management

Stimulate7,

2007