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LIBRARIES
AND THE INTERNET
20 - 31 July, 1998
Course Director: Peter Burnett
(University of Oxford, UK)
Resource Persons:
Lyn Robinson
(University College, London)
David Bawden (City University, London)
Course Description
This course is organised in cooperation
with the Open Society Institute Network Library Program and will be delivered
by expert lectures.
The content will include Internet basics
and applications from Telnet to the Web, emphasising their use in the library
and information environment. Problems and existing solutions to information
retrieval, use of the Internet for reference and research work, intranet
technology and introductory level HTML will also be covered, enabling
participants to create (or enhance)
their own institutional home pages. Attention will be given to methods
of training library staff and users in Internet usage. The course will
provide ample opportunity for participants to discuss issues relating to
the evaluation of the
quality and content of Internet resources,
and the impact of electronic resources on the management of the modern
library.
The course will last for ten working
days. It is intended for professional members of the library and information
community who have little experience in the above areas and for those who
wish to bring their skills up to date, and also for those who may have
responsibility for delivering Internet
training within their own organisation. The course will provide participants
with extensive opportunity for hands-on practice. Each day will be divided
into a morning and afternoon session, with the morning session usually
devoted to taught work and discussion,
and the afternoon session devoted to practical work at the computer.
Course Outline
Day 1:
Internet terminology and applications
Day 2:
The World Wide Web
Day 3:
Finding resources on the Internet I
Day 4:
Finding resources on the Internet II
Day 5:
Using the Internet for reference and research
Day 6:
Training the trainer: aspects of helping others to learn
Day 7:
Making information available on the Internet
Day 8:
Getting started with HTML I
Day 9:
Getting started with HTML II
Day 10: Quality
on the Internet / The Librarian in the Information Age
This course will help to equip librarians
with the knowledge and expertise required to perform many of their day-to-day
activities, including helping to guide their users through the complex
Internet maze. It will also introduce librarians to some of the problems
of managing libraries which will consist increasingly of both traditional
printed materials and the growing volume of electronic resources.
The course is designed for Library and
Information Science faculty and library practitioners involved in the use
of electronic resources.
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