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AIS Course of Continuing Professional Education
January-July,
1999
AIS has developed a training
course of continuing professional education for librarians and information
specialists. This is a three-month course. In this period of time
9 trainers with master degrees in the library-information science
will teach students state of art information technologies, Western
cataloging rules and standards as well as library administration.
Classes for this course have been designed with help and guidance
from the Mortenson Center for the International Library Programs.
There are 7 classes: 4 required
classes and 3 electives.
Required classes are:
Library
Administration
Information
Organization and Access
Cataloging
and Classification
Intellectual
Freedom Issues and History of Libraries
Elective classes are:
Basic
Computer Literacy
Networked
Information Services
Information
Systems Analysis and Management
The classes will be 3 hour per
week each. There will be one class held every weekday and two classes
on Saturdays. Auditoriums of the Tbilisi State University main building
or the National Library of Georgia will be
rented for these purposes. The
computer basics and network information services classes will be held
at AIS computer laboratory. The USIS library in Tbilisi will provide
support of the reference class with reference sources available at
the library printed, online as well as those on CD-ROMs. Classes will
be in evening, after work hours - 6pm-9pm.
Information
Systems Analysis and Management.
Emphasizes information
organization and access in settings and systems of different kinds.
Traces the information transfer process from the generation
of knowledge through its storage and use in both print and non-print
formats. Consideration will be given to the creation of information
systems: the principles and practice of selection and preservation,
methods of organizing information for retrieval and display, the operation
of organizations that provide information services, and the information
service
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Information
Organization and Access
Explores reference
services in all types of libraries; provides a comprehensive examination
of widely used print and on-line sources, and develops question negotiation
skills and search strategies.
User services: bibliographic
instruction, creating a user-friendly environment.
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Cataloging and Classification
Theory and application
of basic principles and concepts of descriptive and subject cataloging;
emphasis on interpreting catalog entries and making a catalog responsive
to the needs of users; provides beginning-level experience with choice
of entries, construction of headings, description of monographs (and,
to a lesser extent, of serial publications and nonprint media), filing
codes, Dewey, and Library of Congress classification systems, and
Library of Congress subject headings.
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Library Administration
Designed to supply
knowledge of the internal organization of libraries and of the principles
of library administration; emphasis on comparison of the conditions
found in the several kinds of libraries and on applications of the
general theory of administration.
Fundraising and grant-writing.
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Intellectual Freedom
Issues and History of Libraries
Issues of intellectual
freedom, open access to information; the origins, development, and
evolution of libraries and related institutions, from antiquity to
the twentieth century, as a reflection of literacy,
recognition of archival responsibility,
humanistic achievement, scientific information needs, and service
to society.
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Basic Computer Literacy
Elementary
Knowledge of a Microcomputer Operating System.
After taking this
class trainees will understand the concept "operating system."
They will be able do tasks such as save to a floppy disk, find a file,
create a directory or folder, and run/execute a program. They will
know how to copy text in one software program and paste it in another;
how to use fax-modem, copy machines, scanner.
Information
Retrieval Skills.
Trainees will be taught
how to use online catalogs and common bibliographic databases such
as those on CD-ROMs.
Trainees will have the
following Internet information skills: connecting to other computers
via telnet, transferring files, and finding information on the Web
Email and
Bulletin Board Skills
Trainees will be taught
how to use email and news groups with proper etiquette. The ethical
use of network connections is essential.
Basic HTML
coding
Trainees will be taught
basic HTML coding. After taking this class they should be able to
create their own homepages.
Basic
Database course (ACCESS, EXCEL, RBASE)
Trainees will design and implement
a simple database application.
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Networked Information
Services
Issues and tools for remote
technology-based communication and information systems. Current and
historical trends in methods for electronic information dissemination
and communication, and their impact on society, organizations and
individuals are discussed. Topics include systems, issues, and changes
in interpersonal, group, and mass communication; publishing; information
access; education, and other areas. Hands-on use and evaluation of
currently available network-based communication and retrieval systems.
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