Subject: Empowering institutions: Short course on “Managing information in the digital age”
(January 12-15, 2010, CSE,
Managing information, in the internet era with explosive information availability demands special skills and calls for investments in strengthening the information infrastructure and skills of an organisation.
This specially designed course will teach participants on how to manage all aspects and types of information, at an institutional level and develop a virtual resource centre using open source tools and technologies.
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) with more than 25 years of experience in managing thousands books, articles, news clippings, video films, photographs and contact addresses. CSE is also the developer and manager of virtual information gateway “
- Sourcing information (print/electronic, internet for research)
- Organising Information: Classification & Indexing (including Digitized resources)
- Managing audio-visual resources (films, photos, CDs, etc.)
- Digitisation and documentation of news clippings, articles, reports and documents
- Building contact databases
- Potential of E-mail based communication (mass mail using open source s/w)
- Knowledge creation and dissemination (Information Services/Products)
- Online presence : Developing a portal and reaching out through the web
- Web 2.0 for social networking and communication
Course fee
Corporate, government and others: Rs 8,800 per participant (USD225)
Accomodation and related costs are not included in the cost. However, CSE can help you find a place to stay.
Who should attend
Information professionals in NGOs/ Government /International Organisations/ Corporate/ Individuals interested in quality information management and strengthening their organizational capacities.
Programme Schedule
Venue: Centre for Science and Environment, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional
Area,
How To Apply
Nominations accepted online also
http://www.cseindia.org/aagc/managinginformation.asp
Kiran Pandey
Coordinator-Environment Resources Unit
Centre for Science and Environment
41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area,
Phone: +91 (011) 29955124/125 (Ext. 287)
Mob: 9968767698
Fax: +91 (011) 29955879
Email: kiran@cseindia.org, kir_nov@yahoo.co.in, kirandwi@gmail.com
Last Date for Applying: December 31, 2009
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